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Cathine leads to mental health disorder

... found in a herb called Khat has been linked to an increase in suicide among people who use it. Khat is an African shrub whose leaves remain potent only for a few days after picking.//It has several side effects which include appetite suppression, insomnia and anxiety. Its leaves are packed with the chemi...

Herbs With Estrogen Action Aggravate Cancer Risk

Some commonly used herbal treatments may further increase the risk of breast and uterine cancer for women al...an have such a strong estrogenic effect they could increase the risk of estrogen-related cancers. While all the plants can successfully be used to ease a wide...

Vitamins suppress artery injury after transplant

..., those in the placebo group had an eight per cent increase in the intimal index, showing that arteriosclerosis was worsening, but those on the vitamin supplements showed no change. Other measures of artery function were no different between the two groups. The study suggests that vitamins C and E can protect...

A sexy cure for cold

...pants who had sex less than once a week had a tiny increase in IgA over those who abstained completely. Those who had one or two sexual encounters each week had a 30% rise in levels....

Drug dilemma confronts users of painkillers

...hich Vioxx doesn't do. Studies also show Vioxx can increase the risk of high blood pressure, and that people who use higher-than-recommended doses are more at risk for certain side effects....

Status of some prescription drugs

...al firms are cautiously supportive of the trend to increase over-the-counter availability of some drugs, such as high blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol medications. However, they cite safety concerns in objecting to making other drugs, such as birth control pills, more readily available....

Gene variation simulates cholesterol response to oestrogen

...women with a specific gene variant have a dramatic increase in 'good' cholesterol when they take oestrogen.// ... carried it. They had a two to three times greater increase in HDL compared to women who did not have this variant of the gene. Having high HDL should decreas...

One IV treatment a year rather than a pill a day

...e drug was found to slow the rate of bone less and increase bone density, and the effect persisted for at least a year after treatment, long after the medication had disappeared from the blood.// It will be about five years before doctors know whether the drug really does prevent fractures, because the study...

Relationship bertween birth weight and IQ

...d IQ was stronger in boys than girls, with a 1000g increase in birth weight related to a 4.6 increase in IQ among boys but only 2.8 points in girls. The authors say differences in IQ of this size ...

Pregnancy weight linked to breast cancer

...ause by 40%.Excess pregnancy weight gain// doesn't increase breast cancer risk in pre-menopausal women, but it does increase risk for post-menopausal women. The study found that women who gained 40 pounds or more during pre...

Chewing gum found to increase brainpower

... a range of memory tests could be attributed to an increase in heart rate coupled with a surge in insulin to t...the sham chewers. "What we think is that the mild increase in heart rate may improve the delivery of oxygen and glucose to the brain, enough to improve cogniti...

Liver key to extending life

..., Professor Le Couteur argues that the age-related increase in atherosclerosis is due to these age-related changes in the liver. Previous research has shown that toxins such as alcohol and bacteria-derived toxins damage the holes in the blood vessels, but this is the first time this type of process has been r...

Leptin linked to Blood Clots

...ormone called Leptin, produced by fat cells, could increase the risk for potentially lethal blood clots. Researchers at the University of Hopkins said obese people have a tendency to develop dangerous blood clots, but the relationship between obesity and clotting risk is not well understood.// To find the re...

Filtration treatment assigns more live kidney donation

...adaver kidneys. The new filtration procedure could increase the number of living donor kidney transplants by up to a half, say the researchers....

Light therapy decreases depression during pregnancy

...apy was discontinued, the women showed signs of an increase in their levels of depression. The author felt that if confirmed, this treatment could offer pregnant women potential relief from depression with few side effects....

Sex timing has no impact on risk of Birth defects

...tudies have suggested that the timing of sex might increase the risk of birth defects in offspring.// Dr. Joe Leigh Simpson, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston told the press that they haven't yet confirmed one of the known causes of birth defects in lower anima...

Elevated Ozone Levels Hurt Sperm Count

...a on air quality in both regions. The greater the increase in ground level ozone--popularly known as smog--the greater the drop in sperm counts, the investigators found. Ozone occurs in two layers in the atmosphere--at ground level, where it is an air pollutant that can damage human health, and far up in the...

Ulcer Surgery connected to danger of Pancreatic Cancer

...tch population. Furthermore, that risk appears to increase with time following the surgery, with those who survived 30 years after peptic ulcer surgery having more than triple the risk of developing pancreatic cancer. According to Offerhause peptic ulcer surgery may help induce pancreatic cancer by reducin...

Cholesterol lowering drugs increase neuropathy risk

...archers in Texas now reveal that the drugs might// increase their risk of peripheral neuropathy, a condition m...ple should stop taking statins - a move that might increase their risk of heart problems. But if symptoms of peripheral neuropathy develop in someone on statins...

Elevating Manganese Levels hold back HIV

...t Hopkins University, if drugs could be grown that increase manganese levels, it would be a innovative approac...ed to keep it in check. Drugs that target PRM1 and increase manganese levels may help prevent the development of resistance, Boeke said. HIV may still develop ...

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