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Stem Cells Have Few Mutations

...s is restored by the replacement, the mutation can increase the risk of tumor formation. But this type of muta...er, that the chromosome deletion mutation seems to increase in frequency as a colony of stem cells ages.``These events accumulate as one maintains these cells i...

Grapes, Melons Implicated in Outbreaks

...rchers looked at the process of heating lettuce to increase its shelf life. By dipping iceberg lettuce into warm water baths, the vegetable resists brown discoloration.However, Larry Beuchat, research professor of food safety at the University of Georgia, Athens, found the treatment also apparently facilitate...

Decrease of 'Hunger Hormone' after Obesity Surgery

...lent of 34 pounds for a 200-pound woman--had a 24% increase in ghrelin levels compared with their pre-diet levels. In contrast, people who underwent surgery had ghrelin levels 80% lower than normal-weight people, even though they had a 30% weight loss. Hormone levels also rose sharply before meals and declin...

A remedy to lessen fatigue

..., a healthy diet, and lots of water will also help increase your energy levels and beat debilitating fatigue....

Risk of heart diseases due to loneliness

... were more likely to respond with a blood pressure increase arising from increased resistance within the blood...ssure too. Whereas this time it was because of an increase in cardiac output. The difference in physiological mechanisms may explain why lonely people tend to ...

Ulcer causing bug found in stored food

...that a bacterium that can cause gastric ulcers and increase the risk of gastric cancer was present in as much ... lining, causing an inflammatory response that can increase the risk for gastritis and gastric cancer, but may be treated with a regimen of antibiotics. The res...

Anorexia in boys is common too

...o regained their normal weight experienced a rapid increase in bone mineral density--at twice the rate seen in non-anorexic boys--allowing them to catch up with their peers. The same effect has been observed in female adolescent anorexics, although studies indicate that female adult anorexics are unable to f...

Family planning with folate

...dely recommended for women planning pregnancy, may increase the chances of having twins.Professor Judith Lumley, from La Trobe University examined various folate supplement trials and found women who took folate before becoming pregnant// had a 50 per cent greater chance of having twins. Folate has been prov...

Dangers of sunlight

Exposure to sunlight may increase the risk of developing cataracts, scientists have found. A cataract is a cloudy or opaque area in the normally transparent lens of the eye.As the opacity thickens, it prevents light rays from passing through the lens and focusing on the retina, //the...

Antidepressants increase gastric bleeding

A new survey suggests that certain antidepressants increase the risk of a gastrointestinal bleed in older patients. The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a group of antidepressants which are very widely prescribed.They are preferred over older drugs because they are relatively free of side e...

Ginseng aids Diabetes

...ight, mainly due to a reduction in food intake and increase in energy expenditure and body temperature. The extract also significantly lowered cholesterol levels. Investigators believe the anti-diabetic activity of the ginseng extract used in this study may one day have clinical implications for the treatment...

Role of Diet in Oral Cancer

...long known tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption increase the risk of developing this cancer. However, the role of nutrition in mouth cancer is less understood. In this study, researchers examined the population, an area with relatively low incidence of mouth cancer considering its high prevalence of smoki...

Body mass index guide needs revision

...30 is overweight, and over 30, obese. Health risks increase with BMI over 25. But a survey of 2,500 aborigines living in remote areas of Australia suggest that those with BMI in the 20 to 25 range might also be at risk of glucose intolerance and diabetes. Overall, 15 per cent of the group had impaired gluco...

Reduction in melanoma death rate

...nd 1999.// They find there has been a 200 per cent increase in cases among men - from 2.0 cases per 150,000 po... to 12.2 per 100,000. For women, the corresponding increase was about 300 per cent - from seven to 10 per 100,000. But mortality rates have fallen. For men, f...

High Levels of Protein Linked to Brain Shrinkage

...hat high levels of the amino acid homocysteine may increase the risk of brain atrophy and blood vessel disease...has shown that elevated levels of homocysteine may increase the risk of heart disease and stroke. Diet has a major effect on homocysteine levels. Folic acid and...

Fish rich diet lowers leptin

... diets. Somers observed that leptin levels usually increase as people gain weight but in the new study people ...sage," Somers said. Not only did leptin levels not increase as weight increased among those eating the fish diets, but the fish had an even more marked effect o...

No connection between breast cancer and pill

...ave shown that use of oral contraceptives does not increase the risk of breast cancer.Up to 70 per cent of US ...ups showed that use of oral contraceptives did not increase the risk of breast cancer. This was true even for women with a family history of the disease, and th...

Heart and dental care

... put forward a simple suggestion that they say may increase compliance with the antibiotic recommendations. The researchers say that echocardiogram reports should routinely tell doctors whether their patients are candidates for antibiotics. The problem now is that many doctors who refer patients for echocar...

Hormone Therapy applicable for Prostate Cancer

...y which suggests hormone suppression therapy could increase substantially an advanced prostate cancer patient'...e breast enlargement, a drop in muscle mass and an increase in body fat, he said. Prostate cancer patients on this particular therapy also are vulnerable to ost...

Heart attack risk starts at 20

...n cause bleeding in the intestines and stomach and increase the risk for a stroke, but if a person's chance of developing heart disease within 10 years exceeds 10 percent, then the benefit of preventing heart disease outweighs the risks of side effects. "The continuing message is that adoption of healthy lif...

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