Tag: "implications" at medical news

Virus Level could Predict Cervical Cancer Risk

...of developing cervical cancer within 10 years, the implications are that women with low levels of the virus could be safely monitored by regular repeat testing, rather than being referred directly to a gynecologist,'...

Nasal Spray Could Take Drugs Direct to Brain.

...fused in brain tissue,” Frey said. Asked about the implications of Frey's work, Dr. Philip Gorelick, director of the Center for Stroke Research, Chicago, Illinois, said the study was very preliminary but said that it was an intriguing notion. Gorelick pointed out that one of the more daunting aspects of brain res...

CDC reveals relationship between prepregnant weight and heart defects in infants

... between maternal weight and heart defects has its implications in preventive medicine....

Birth weight key factor in heart diseases

... being overweight that matters-that has profounded implications for public health' he says. Hence, he urges health workers to return to the tradition of keeping meticulous records to the size of babies so that they can assess the risks of later heart trouble....

Osteoporosis Drugs: right time to take-off

...crease awareness levels about the disease and it’s implications on both the physician as well as patient level. New compounds that rebuild bone mass and are associated with minimal side effects represent another area of opportunity. Currently, Selective Oestrogen Receptors Modulators (SERMs) such as Raloxifene an...

Emotional callers hamper speedy ambulance dispatch

...elayed because of such communication problems. The implications of such a high number of ambulance delays to patients who need urgent medical attention are enormous, according to Martin Shalley of the British Association of Accident and Emergency Medicine. Nearly 2,000 emergency calls were monitored at West Mid...

Slightly High BP Poses Health Risk

...normal values. The findings could have important implications for how aggressive doctors are in giving medications to patients whom they previously simply observed....

Antioxidants used for longevity

...d they stay healthy. This research has significant implications for human disease....

Legume Consumption Can Cut Heart Disease Risk

...lood pressure and diabetes. // The findings have implications for the health of America, where heart disease is the leading killer of adults and one of the leading causes of premature and permanent disability, according to Dr. Lydia A. Bazzano from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Legumes are rich ...

Too much fibre can aggrevate cancer

...s and cereals." He added: "This trial has no clear implications for the development of colorectal cancer, because most adenomas do not turn into cancers."...

Nasal Spray Could Take Drugs Directly to Brain

...used in brain tissue,” Frey said. Asked about the implications of Frey's work, Dr. Philip Gorelick, director of the Center for Stroke Research, Chicago, Illinois, said the study was very preliminary but said that it was an intriguing notion. Gorelick pointed out that one of the more daunting aspects of brain res...

Body can reshape heart damage

...the heart cannot repair itself and the finding has implications for heart disease treatment. The realization that the body works to repair a damaged heart much as it does other organs came after Dr. Federico Quaini and his colleagues examined tissue from eight men who had received heart transplants from women. ...

Robots craft medical history

...menal step and we cannot even begin to imagine the implications for medicine the surgeon who conducted the operation says.The robotical surgical system, called Zeus, is manufactured by hi-tech medical device provider, Computer Motion, for what it calls the new world of possibilities in minimally invasive surgery ...

To get the better of

...lity, then the findings outlined may have cardinal implications for infertile couples....

Delirium linked to death

...ing hospital stays. The results of this study have implications for the care of older medical inpatients and for research in such patients. First, delirium should be considered a significant, serious problem in its own right and as a marker of serious risk of mortality. The detection of delirium should prompt ef...

A new recovery for heart attacks

...allows it to activate the genes. "The finding has implications for treating heart diseases in which tissues are deprived of oxygen because the blood vessels are not functioning correctly," Dr Whitelaw said.He said his findings could be used to help develop drugs that enhance cells' adaptation to low-oxygen condi...

Epilepsy can be predicted

...anticipate seizure may have considerable practical implications for the large population of patients with uncontro...a potentially exciting breakthrough which may have implications for the future treatment of seizures....

Prefiguring Alzheimer's disease

...logy. There has been a lot of controversy over the implications of mild cognitive decline the loss of memory and certain other aspects of mental function,// like problem solving and planning.Some people think it is a normal part of aging, others that it is an early sign of Alzheimer's dementia, while there is als...

Birth weight may be influenced by genes

... also help determine a newborn's weight could have implications for preventing low birth weight, Ha said, since the effects of environmental factors may vary depending on a person's genes....

Ginseng aids Diabetes

...tract used in this study may one day have clinical implications for the treatment of humans with diabetes....

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