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Is Diabetes the Leading Cause of Kidney Failure in India

...blood sugar and hypertension (high blood pressure) increase the risk of people with diabetes developing ESRD. Hypertension is a particularly dangerous complication for diabetics. Early detection of kidney disease and treatment of hypertension are essential for diabetics....

Bad News for Short People

...rtality. The researchers found that with Each 1 cm increase in height; represented about a 2% decrease in mortality. Each 5-cm height increase in men brought an 11% reduction in cardiovascular mortality, a 32% reduction in Chronic Obstructive ...

Feeling depressed? You may be at higher risk of STROKE

...ar, depressed African Americans showed the largest increase in stroke risk. Those people with the highest levels of depression had a 73% increase in their risk of stroke. However, it is not clear if the depression actually caused the stroke, or i...

Lean Protein Could Be Key to Obesity Drugs

... increases metabolic rate. The effect it has is to increase fat combustion, so the animals are burning more fat," Dr John Clapham, of SmithKline Beecham, said."They eat more because they have a higher metabolic rate but it is true they eat more and weigh less." Like exercise, the excess UCP3 causes the mice...

Thyroid hormone treatment hastens recovery after cardiac surgery

... whichever came first. The treated children had an increase in cardiac index by than 20% (p<0.004) in the first 24 hours after the operation when compared to placebo-treated kids. The results were especially dramatic in patients who had undergone operations that lasted four or more hours. The results...

Cinnamon May Help Diabetics

... tube and in animal studies, the spice appeared to increase glucose metabolism by about 20 times. While it is too soon to recommend the spice as a regular treatment for type 2 diabetes, patients can try adding 1/4-1 teaspoon of cinnamon to their food. The worst that will happen is it won't do any good and the...

Inhaled Steroids Safe & Effective for Children with Asthma

... rate. In the first year of the study, the average increase in height in the children treated with was about 3/8 of an inch less than that of the other children. However, after the first year and throughout the remaining 4 years of the study, the children grew at the identical rate as the other children. "Th...

General Anesthesia Safe For Children On Ketogenic Diet Suffering From Epilepsy

... had a decrease in serum PH and bicarb levels. No increase in seizure frequency was observed in the perioperative period...

International community warns India on HIV situation

... Last week, Dr. Takhur had claimed, “AIDS will not increase in India, of that I am very certain. I think with the efforts that we are now making the progress of the disease will be checked.” According to U.N. agencies, India has the highest number of HIV infected individuals in the world after South Africa. ...

Spirulina may be the next immune boost on the block

...llular pathogens and parasites and can potentially increase the expression of agents that stimulate inflammation, which also helps to protect the body against infectious and potentially harmful micro-organisms. Additional studies with individuals consuming spirulina are needed to determine whether these drama...

Want skin cancer? Please have a cigarette

...s and colleagues. The authors found a significant increase (almost three times) in the risk of developing ski...oked. However, cigar smoking did not significantly increase the risk of developing skin cancer. The authors opine that squamous cell carcinoma is caused direc...

Fireworks can spell death for asthmatic children

...t all major hospitals across the country report an increase in number of cases coming into their emergency rooms with acute respiratory failure during these festivals where unfortunately the victims themselves give history of lighting fireworks and inhaling a lot of smoke in the process. The death rate is a...

Clinton's new problem - Is the outgoing American president suffering from skin cancer?

...lso it was reported that his cholesterol is on the increase and the president is actually not in the best of shape that he would like to be - as he leaves the white house. The medical report was released on Friday after Clinton underwent an examination at the Bethesda naval hospital at suburban Maryland. Th...

Good sleep enhances task performance

... learning, but both types are required for maximum increase in performance. It shows it need initial period of slow wave sleep followed by REM....

India takes on foot-and-mouth disease by vaccinating animals

... 15.4 million pig population. "We are prepared to increase production as per government requirements," hesays. "Animals have to be vaccinated at least twice a year as it givesprotection only for 6 months. In the case of calves it may have to be vaccinated three times. In a developedcountry like the UK the v...

Be happy: live long

...s produced evidence that stroke or head trauma can increase a person's chances of suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's disease later in life. It also has shown that folic acid may help fight the ravaging affects of the disease, which robs the elderly of cognitive function before killing them. So the next t...

Healthcare sector is now a multi billion-dollar industry in India

...t a rate of 13 per cent the study says. With a 16% increase in budgetary outlay the healthcare industry is poised to zoom ahead bringing with it big bucks as returns. The study report advises the union government top concentrate on improving the dismal condition of primary and secondary health care in most p...

Tattoos may significantly increase risk of hepatitis C infection

... States of America says that tattoos significantly increase the risk of hepatitis C infection. Hepatitis C is a viral infection of the liver, which can cause liver damage and may lead on to fatal liver disease. It is considered a major public health risk because it is a silent disease but can kill millions....

OBESE LIL' GIRLS !! SWEAT IT OUT OR U MIGHT BE ASTHAMATIC !!!

...uring the last 20 years may in part be causing the increase in asthma prevalence observed concomitantly," Dr. Martinez and colleagues propose.They advise that "specific interventions aimed at preventing excessive weight gain during school years, especially in girls, may thus be a valuable tool in preventing a...

Pharma cos must forge Strategic alliances

... strategic alliances among companies had helped to increase exports. Mr. Sengupta urged the industry to evolve a package of products which would attract customers better in the major export markets such as the US, Hong Kong and Latin American. The industry should also focus on the manufacture of affordable...

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