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Women's stroke indications vary from men's

... among women. The traditional symptoms of stroke include sudden weakness and/or paralysis of one side of the body, balance problems, visual disturbances and speech difficulties. But some people with stroke experience unexpected symptoms, such as headache, limb pain, hiccups, nausea and chest pain. A surv...

Allergies: A major health problem

...here symptoms manifest. Gastro-intestinal symptoms include nausea, abdominal pain and swelling of throat while on the skin it would be itching, redness and even burning sensation. Allergy bears different names depending on the site of occurrence on our body. When allergy explosions occur in the nose and sin...

Staying agile reduces hip fracture risk

...ones strong and intact, you should keep moving and include as much walking as you can in your weekly routine....

Lamictal as add-on therapy for children with epilepsy

...ocation in the brain. The effect of these seizures include lip smacking, a dazed state or jerking movements of certain body parts. The approval of the drug was based on a clinical study that demonstrated the efficacy of the drug as add-on therapy in pediatric patients who were still having frequent partial ...

New standards for Human Research Safety

...s education researchers receive. The program would include hospitals, academic medical centers and other facilities who would volunteer to have their research methods evaluated for accreditation by the health care groups. A fee would be charged for accreditation....

Thalidomide may stage a comeback

..., it will only be used on specific patients. These include patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow, which affects about 20,000 patients in Europe each year. Earlier, Dr. Claus Newman, a specialist in birth defects stated that thalidomide is a unique drug with powerful effects po...

Do you love nuts? Then here's some good news for you!

...ears strongly suggests that everyone’s diet should include nuts, even though an ounce of unroasted nuts provides 157 to 204 calories and 13 to 22 grams of fat. Nuts are excellent sources of antioxidants, fibre and protein and also contain vitamins and minerals like magnesium, copper, folic acid and zinc that...

Abuse of prescription drugs among youths on the rise

...ncreasing rate. Commonly abused prescription drugs include codeine, methadone, oxycodone, and Ritalin. The analysis of data from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse found that almost// 3 million adolescents and about 7 million young adults from ages 18 to 25 had used prescription drugs for non-medica...

Oxygen helps heal wounds

...rchers concluded that advantages of topical oxygen include convenience for the patients to receive treatment at home and minimal risks associated with use of the device. They believe that this large case report indicated a role for topical oxygen in the treatment of chronic or acute hard-to-heal wounds....

Marijuana 'gateway' theory strengthened by study of twins

...y were about twice as likely to use opiates, which include heroin, and five times more likely to use hallucinogens, which include LSD. They found that about 46 percent of the early marijuana users reported that they later abused o...

Way out of winter depression

... longer and nights get shorter. Other SAD symptoms include overeating, especially on high carbohydrate foods, and sleeping for longer than usual. Researchers have now found that light therapy// helps in countering winter depression. The therapy, which involves exposure to bright light from a specially design...

Suggestions to reduce global heart disease burden

...o non-personal and personal. Non-personal measures include those like media campaigns to persuade people to stop smoking, while personal measures are tailored towards the individual. Typically, this might involve someone taking medication to control their blood pressure. The WHO team has been studying the po...

Guangdong health official says SARS can be prevented and treated

...said. Treatments that have proven to be effective include early use of hormones, which caused patients fevers to quickly drop, and respirators, which helped patients rapidly recover. China is the worst affected nation in the global health crisis which has affected some 32 countries. Total cases in the count...

SARS: India's drugs in demand

... by medical pfsractitioners at present. Macrolides include drugs such as erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin and roxithromycin. They are particularly useful in the treatment of lower respiratory track infections....

Erectile dysfunction (ED) signals vascular disease

...enced ED. Doctors said anti-impotence drugs, which include Viagra, are safe for people with heart disease and may be beneficial for some conditions, like pulmonary hypertension. The only lifestyle modification men suffering from ED can make is to increase physical activity. Studies suggested that quitting ci...

Treatment for Sars patients refused

...treatment for SARS infected patients. The patients include a bride, her mother and her brother who had flown in for the ceremony from Indonesia via Singapore. There were also people who attended the wedding, who were quarantined later to check if they developed symptoms of the disease. //The hospital staff w...

Hearing loss can be detected by simple screening

...kind of deafness. The other causes of hearing loss include ear wax impaction and chronic otitis media (fluid in the middle ear). However these conditions could be cured by surgery. It's important that the physician checks his or her older patients regularly for hearing loss....

Awareness increase Prostate cancer detection

... in a year. The most common treatment for prostate include Surgery, Radiation therapy and Hormone therapy ,...

Depression drugs help baby

... 12 percent to 15 percent of new mothers. Symptoms include low self-esteem, feelings of inadequacy, inability to enjoy// the baby or usual activities, lack of energy, insomnia, lack of concentration and irritability. Researchers studied 78 breast-feeding mothers who began taking anti-depressants for mood or ...

A surge in Lifestyle Medicine

...g-term program of exercise and nutrition. Some may include yoga, stress management and meditation. Some people have shown a dramatic change by losing 40 pounds in just six months. To find out if you need help, Dr. Yavari advices that one should look for increasing weight, check if blood pressure was goi...

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(Date:12/14/2009)... rates for meth and smoking, but concerns about ... News) -- Fewer teenagers are using methamphetamine, but ... of prescription drugs remains high, U.S. health officials ... drugs, such as the hallucinogenic salvia leaf and ... treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), appear to ...
(Date:12/14/2009)... 14 Concetta F. Conkling of Moraga, CA, ... CA, has been elected Chair of the Board of ... -- the nearly 90-year-old organization to which Helen Keller devoted ... New York with offices in San Francisco, ... AFB is dedicated to expanding possibilities for people with ...
(Date:12/14/2009)... Regents will be asked to approve naming the women,s ... and Women,s Hospital complex -- after Ted and Jane ... The University of Michigan Health System has ... Jane Von Voigtlander Foundation, the largest gift ever made ... support the construction of a new women,s hospital. ,, ...
(Date:12/14/2009)... ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A recent study, published in the ... new survival data for the blood disorder myelofibrosis. This ... patients with primary myelofibrosis. , Myelofibrosis is a ... blood cells. The result is extensive scarring in the ... often, an enlarged spleen and liver. , "In ...
(Date:12/14/2009)... liver inflammation in cancer patients, researchers say , , ... herb, milk thistle, appears to reduce liver damage ... Chemo drugs often cause liver inflammation, making it ... until the inflammation subsides. These interruptions in therapy ... , "We found that milk thistle, compared to ...
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(Date:12/13/2009)... Haven, Conn.A team led by Yale University researchers ... whole blood for the first time. Their findings, ... publication of Nature Nanotechnology , could dramatically ... cancer and other diseases. , The ... of Engineering & Applied Science, and Tarek Fahmy, ...
(Date:12/13/2009)... CADecember 10, 2009Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute ... single protein from an ancient family of enzymes ... body. In addition to providing guidance for understanding ... a theoretical underpinning for the protein,s possible use ... , The research was published in the December ...
(Date:12/11/2009)... demand for premium fruit increases, growers are being ... And to boost their bottom line, orchard owners ... fruit quality while reducing labor costs. , Hand ... produce larger, healthier fruit, is among the most ... on fruit production overhead, and, ultimately, prices paid ...
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