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Ulcerative Colitis Disrupts Many Aspects of Daily Life: Survey

...king it difficult for physicians to understand the impact of UC on their patients' lives. One-third (34 percent) said they are sometimes reluctant to tell their doctor about flare-ups. "If patients are experiencing multiple flare-ups a year, they should feel empowered to talk to their physicians openly ab...

Deep-sea Mining can Damage Marine Ecosystem

...cosystems and minimize the potential environmental impact of this industry. Imposing regulations after operations begin would prove very difficult, and some of the governments in the jurisdictions targeted by this industry have a poor record of mining oversight. The prospects for regulation of underwater mi...

Study Finds the Spread of Rabies in North American Raccoons

...accoons are common throughout North America, their impact as a rabies host before the 1970s was limited to the southeastern United States, particularly Florida. However, this situation changed dramatically in 1977 when a raccoon-specific rabies virus variant (RRV) was detected in West Virginia. The RRV late...

Green Campaigners Concerned About Yamuna's Shrinking Floodplains

...Village "in the name of development". "This will impact the water security of the city in the long-term and change the character of the river," the group behind the event warned. The campaign plans to begin with a study of causes of pollution of the river and the role it plays in the life of the people...

The Plight of Jharkhand's Mysterious deaf Village

...ace a hearing problem." "Even treatment makes no impact on us," he said. Ahmad pointed out that there was hardly a house in the village without at least one hearing impaired. The problem has refused to go away. "My grandfather had a similar problem too. While my father was spared, I and my daughter ha...

FDA Approves Ranbaxys Allergy Drug

...rdable generic alternatives which have a favorable impact on the economics of the US healthcare system," he said. Based in Jacksonville, Florida, RPI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (RLL), India's largest pharmaceutical company. RPI is engaged in the sale and distribution of g...

Research Suggests Breast Cancer Fatigue Begins Before Chemo

...igue. Cancer-related fatigue can have a profound impact on an individuals life with significant physical, emotional, social and economic consequences that may persist for months or years after completing treatment. Even after treatment ends, between 30 and 50 percent of patients say their fatigue remains ...

Health Benefits Of Traditional Land Ownership

...ecent changes to land rights could have a negative impact on the health of Indigenous populations. The Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill, passed in mid-2006, gives traditional owners the choice to grant 99-year leases over townships to a government body, which can then grant subl...

Spirituality And Health

..., says there is reason to believe spirituality can impact on a persons health. Studies demonstrating health benefits of religion are many, and growing in number. Spiritual needs arising from religious beliefs should be identified and addressed as part of whole- person health care. Prof Koenig suggests...

Teenage Self Confidence Can Translate Later into Material Wealth

...made, it is surprising to see what little positive impact socioeconomic status has in the absence of self-esteem, Judge said. Research has shown that positive people who believe in themselves have more ambitious goals, so that even when they encounter adversity, theyre not as likely to internalize it, he ...

Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer Recurrence

...the researchers write in their abstract. Dioxins impact is dose-related, and while the researchers did not measure levels of dioxin or Agent Orange, they suspect that blacks, who were more likely to be ground troops, also were more likely to have had more Agent Orange exposure. Researchers found veteran...

Sleep Apnea may Increase Risk of Diabetes

...evels also appear to play an important role. The impact of diabetes on public health is great, Dr. Botros says. Diet and exercise, along with a medication regimen, are the mainstays of treatment, but unfortunately diabetes remains a major public health challenge. New approaches are needed to better unders...

Avandia Could Increase Risk of Heart Attack, New Study

...ntroversy surrounding Avandia is likely to have an impact on the Houses look at FDA reform. "It is incredible that the agency charged with protecting the public health has such a poor record when it comes to post market drug safety," he says. "Regrettably it is incidents like this that demand legislative ...

Gel Made of Patients Own Platelets may Speed Up Wound Healing

...t gel treatment during surgery could have a useful impact on the enhancement of postoperative dermal wound healing in surgical patients, the authors added. The study is published in the in the May/June issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals....

Researchers Use Gene Therapy to Restore Eyesight in Blind Mice

... hereditary blindness. The finding may have an impact on many of the common blinding diseases in humans, researchers now state. The study was conducted by a team of researchers led by John J. Alexander at the University of Florida. As part of the study, researchers conducted experiments on mice that...

Climate Change Threatening to Wipe Out Wild Relatives of Key Crops

... growing conditions. Findings revealed that the impact of climate change was likely to be more pronounced in some species than in others but that, in general, all three groups of species would suffer. Jarvis further said the extinction of crop wild relatives threatened food production as they contained...

Exercise may Help Breast Cancer Patients to Lead a Healthy Life

... those brought on by its treatment can have a huge impact on everyday life. Physical symptoms commonly include fatigue, post-surgery pain, hormone-related symptoms including hot flashes, sweats, palpitations, urinary incontinence and cognitive and mood changes. Psychological effects such as anxiety and de...

Work Less to Sustain Planet Earth, Say Activists

...sume 15-30 percent more energy by 2050. This would impact fuel prices worldwide and boost carbon emissions, resulting in additional global warming of 1-2 degrees Celsius. Any reductions in greenhouse gas emissions made through conservation, cleaner fuels or green technology would be overwhelmed by increased...

Single-tablet With Two Drugs may Help Control High BP Better

...ment with single-tablet combination to compare the impact of two different two-drug combinations on the long-term health of a global sample of people with hypertension. The trial randomly assigned patients to one of two drug combinations. Both combinations contained a drug called benazepril, which belongs...

Men With Chronic Gum Disease at Higher Risk of Tongue Cancer

... this association is confirmed, it has a potential impact on understanding the etiology of oral cancer as well as on its prevention and control," the authors added. The findings of the study were published in the May issue of Archives of OtolaryngologyHead & Neck Surgery, one of the archives of the Journa...

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