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Cholesterol; Can Be Reduced By Sunflower Seeds, and Pistachios

...ls, a compound that reduces cholesterol levels and improves heart health, according to a study.// Chemists at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University analysed some 27 nut and seed products in what is believed to be the most comprehensive analysis to date, science portal EurekAlert reported. They...

Smoking lowers chances of surviving throat cancer

...Eating eating a vegetable-rich diet with vitamin C improves their chances of survival, a study published in current issue of the International Journal of Cancer. Various studies have established links between smoking, alcohol drinking, and diet to the development of cancer in the larynx and hypopharynx, the...

Asthma Attacks May Be Triggered By Inhalers

...relation. 'We showed that the degree of ordering improves as the clinical condition improves. It is possible to analyze the data for individual subjects, and to predict the likelihood of an acute attack occurring over the next month'. He said it was a matter of alarm that the results show that an inhaler,...

Regular light exercise slows down aging of the brain

..., and to test whether reducing the stress actually improves brain function....

Another Benefit For Human Health Attributed To Omega-3-Fats

...e story. He also found that fish oil consumption improves a mouse’s responsiveness to chemotherapy. Dr. Pardini’s research on the anticancer effect of fish oil was inspired by observations that Inuit Eskimo populations have less breast and prostate cancer deaths. While high dose of fish oil and golden al...

New sensors developed to predict effectiveness of radiotherapy treatment

...ams so that the tumour receives a uniform dose. It improves clinical outcomes by more accurately targeting tumors and minimizing the amount of radiation absorbed by healthy tissue. INVORAD developed two sensors that can perform the task in a simple way. The small size of the sensor, the response to differen...

Aspirin May Protect Against Hyperglycemia With Diabetes

...ition, these results provide evidence that aspirin improves the calcium response to agonist and NO production and/or biodisponibility in high concentration glucose condition. The authors assume that the antioxidant properties of aspirin are accountable for these effects, since data show that aspirin may scave...

Diabetic drug Pioglitazone found to reduce heart risk

... who are at high cardiovascular risk, pioglitazone improves cardiovascular outcome, and reduces the need to add insulin to glucose-lowering regimens compared with placebo....

People Suffering From Chronic Pulmonary Disease To Get Relief From Harmonica

...disease can focus on their breathing in a way that improves their respiratory function. Playing the harmonica in the rehabilitation group requires a slow breath in and out to be able to modulate the tones that are coming out of the harmonica, so that the harmonica playing in itself requires the individual to...

Walnuts a source of the Anti –oxidant Hormone Melatoni

...t is absorbed when it is eaten, and it is found to improves our ability to resist oxidative stress caused by toxic molecules called free radicals. Although it is not clear how many walnuts humans would need to eat in order to benefit, in theory researchers say they expect it to reduce the incidence of cancer...

Benefits Of Robotic Prostate Surgery- But At What Cost?

.... However, there is no evidence that the procedure improves cure rates. Infact the cure rates for all three procedures were found to be identical. Open prostatectomy had a significantly higher overall complication rate of 15 percent, while non-robotic laparoscopic prostatectomy had a rate of 10 percent and r...

Short Workouts May Not Prevent Weight Gain And Diseases

...Aerobic exercise, which raises your heart rate and improves cardiovascular health, has proven long-term payoffs. According to the Harvard Health Letter, a workout routine that doesn’t include aerobic exercise is sorely lacking. While these quickie workouts are shortcuts that most people can’t afford to take...

Calcium and Protein Equals Strong Bones

...ditional research is needed to see whether protein improves bone density in older people who get all their calcium and vitamin D from dietary sources, not supplements, Dawson-Hughes and Harris note. The relationship between protein and bone density is not clear-cut. Some studies have detected a decreased ris...

Arthritis risk reduced by exercise

... studies have found that exercise reduces pain and improves muscle tone, balance and the ability to do things such as walk, but this is the first to go to the next level and examine prevention of disability, researchers said. This study gives a strong foundation to current medical support for exercise. Accor...

Molecular markers for early diagnosis of breast and ovarian cancer

...dy. "However, the use of multiple markers clearly improves the diagnostic ability. There are indications that these markers may also one day be useful for prognosis of the disease course," he said. Early detection is crucial for effective treatment, particularly for ovarian cancer. "If we can use a simpl...

Dark Chocolate Is Helpful In Lowering Blood Pressure.

...ers blood pressure by an average of 10 percent and improves insulin sensitivity in patients with hypertension. The team studied 20 people, 10 men and 10 women, each were assigned 3.5 ounces of dark chocolate every day for 15 days. All the subjects were patients of hypertension and on no medication. The stud...

Amputation may depend on availability of vascular surgeons

...ove and amputations avoided by bypass surgery that improves blood circulation of the limbs and is performed by a vascular surgeon. According to the research report, for 0.3% increase in the number of vascular surgeons in the area, there happens almost 1% increase in the number of bypass surgeries performed a...

Cobblestone Walking May Be The Key For Healthy Living.

...ted in significant reduction in blood // pressure, improves balance and physical performance among the age groups of 60 and adults. John Fisher,Ph.D., from the Oregan Research Institute said that Compared to conventional walking, the experience of walking on the river rock-like surface of manufactured cobb...

Obese women with breast cancer may be under treated.

...pread of the cancer beyond the primary tumor. This improves the overall survival in the breast cancer patients. Data on patients with early stage breast cancer treated with adjuvant therapy between 1990 and 2001 was analyzed. This included 9,672 women from 901 practices who were treated with doxorubicin hydr...

New gene therapy for Alzheimer’

...owth factor (NGF) stimulates cholinergic function, improves memory and prevents cholinergic degeneration in animal models of injury, amyloid over _expression and ageing. The scientists have delivered NGF gene in eight individuals with mild Alzheimer’s disease. They had followed up the patients for 22 months a...

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