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Outcome of common medications

... risk in depression but say there was a very small increase in fatigue and sexual dysfunction. The researchers conclude that the conventional wisdom that beta blocker therapy is associated with substantial risks of depressive symptoms, fatigue and sexual dysfunction is not supported from data from clinical t...

Altitude sickness connected to genes

...two changes in a gene related to lung function may increase the risk of high altitude sickness.// The illness, high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), can result when people climb higher than 8,000 feet. It is a potentially deadly breathing disorder, causing fluid in the lungs, weakness, rapid heartbeats and ...

Enzyme may aid hold back disease

... to shut down genes, but in doing so significantly increase the risk of genetic mutation. Researchers have found the MBD4 enzyme attempts to repair the damage caused by methyl-groups before they cause harm. Alan Clarke, a researcher from Cardiff University, felt that it is very likely the MBD4 is a key defen...

Study on obesity and heart failure

... other risk factors, researchers found a 5 percent increase in the risk of heart failure for men and 7 percent for women for each 1-point increase in body mass index. (Body mass index is the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the heigh...

Stroke and Dementia - a ghastly association

...ementia after a stroke have a more than eight-fold increase in risk of death within two years. When dementia was diagnosed before the stroke, the risk of death was twice as high as that for patients with no dementia. After the two-year follow up, 55 percent of stroke victims with dementia survived compared to...

Low potassium intake may elevate stroke risk

...d that reduced quantities of potassium in the diet increase the risk of death from stroke. //The focus on pota...high potassium intake. This doesn't mean diuretics increase stroke risk.Nor does the study prove that increasing potassium will prevent stroke - more research i...

Vacuum device increase breasts

...a vacuum device promoted as a breast-enhancer does increase a woman's cup size, few women may have the time an...hether or not this tissue growth stimulation would increase their likelihood of breast cancer in the future. The report says, of the original eight, two dropped...

Diet combined to Alzheimer's disease

...rsity found that eating more calories and fats may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in some..., known as free radicals also damage cells and may increase the damage done by particles found in brains of people with Alzheimer's disease. Researchers from C...

Gingko languishs memory test

...e with dementia. It's also claimed that gingko can increase mental sharpness in those who are healthy. Researchers at Williams College in Massachusetts, tested gingko against a placebo pill in a group of 90 men and 130 women - all of whom were healthy and aged 62 or over. They took gingko - or the placebo -...

Time to re-assess lung donation concept

According to researchers, it may be possible to increase the supply of lungs for transplant.There is always...r transplant, they say. Maybe this will lead to an increase in the supply of donated lungs and that, in turn, could save many lives....

Oral memory indicates future Alzheimer's patients

... a condition of older people - so we can expect an increase in the number of cases as the population ages.// Treatments are now available and they seem to work best if they start early. This means early diagnosis is a priority. Researchers at the University of Toronto have been analysing investigations on 1...

Benefits in fertility procedures

...nt pregnancy loss, it appears PGD can dramatically increase a woman's chance of a successful pregnancy. As fo... with PGD, they like to implant several embryos to increase the chance of one developing. The problem is this group has so few quality embryos to implant that o...

Awareness of oral cancer is low

...o a contributing influence. Excessive sunlight may increase the risk of lip cancer - and 25 per cent of the group knew this. Researchers feel that dentists might do more to raise awareness of oral cancers, say the researchers. If you have symptoms such as a mouth ulcer or lip sore that doesn't heal, see you...

Accomplishment of nicotine replacement therapy

... counter (in the mid 1990s) has had. They found an increase in the number of smokers trying to quit - from 38 per cent of smokers in 1992 to 60 per cent in 1999. Use of NRT increased three fold over this time - probably as it became easier to obtain. But much of the increased use of NRT is down to light smo...

Self control makes stress response easy

...flow. Over time, these responses may accumulate to increase the risk of heart disease. But the level of the physiological response to stress is moderated by many psychological factors, such as personality and attitude. Researchers at Pennsylvania State University find that the belief you can control a situat...

Spreading knowledge to doctors about herbal medicine

...ed learning exercise has helped a group of doctors increase their knowledge of herbal remedies and food supple...s to be hoped that other doctors might use this to increase their knowledge of complementary medicine....

Virus connection to cervical injury

...at infection with human papillomavirus (HPV)// may increase the risk of cervical cancer. A group of almost 8,500 women with no history of abnormal cervical cell growth were followed for ten years. They had a cervical smear at the start and another two years later. Those who were free of HPV infection at the...

Importance of soy protein in your diet

...versy over soy supplements and whether these might increase rather than decrease breast cancer risk. Doctors have finally observed that there is no risk with soy foods....

Stroke risk might be linked to antibody

...foreign infections. Researchers say aPL antibodies increase the chance of blood clots, which can lead to an ischemic stroke. University of Texas Health Science Center researchers conducted a study to determine the connection of aPL and stroke in young healthy women. Investigators evaluated frozen blood sampl...

Treating varicose veins

... your legs, standing, and obesity do not appear to increase the risk of varicose veins And if you're worried about developing the condition, be aware that the main risk factors are a family history, pregnancy, and a history of blood clots....

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