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Tag: "increased" at medical news

Pollution could be a risk

...hot, hazy days."If a person exercises outside, the increased respiratory activity also increases the dose of PM2.5," he said....

Vitamin C for the heart

... lameness and pain. PAD is also associated with an increased risk of death and disability caused by heart attack and stroke.// PAD may cause inflammation and the release of free radicals--compounds that can damage tissue and may contribute to aging and chronic conditions such as cancer and heart disease.Whil...

Women find difficulty in calling it 'Quits'

...he risk of myocardial infarction than did men. The increased risks of heart attack and stroke due to smoking ar... also some evidence that breast cancer risk may be increased among women who smoke. Smoking is associated with greater menstrual bleeding and duration of dysmeno...

No allergy at all !

...ach said. This led to other problems, such as an increased use of anti-depressants. People with allergies or allergy-like symptoms tend to use antidepressants at a higher rate. Allergy symptoms mimic the symptoms of other upper respiratory conditions that affect the nasal cavity and sinuses, such as a runn...

Vitamin B for Hepatitis

...rom abnormally high to normal levels; these levels increased when thiamine was subsequently withdrawn. And in subsequent liver biopsies after thiamine treatment, HBV DNA was undetectable.This is the first study to investigate thiamine for treating hepatitis B infection....

Complementary and Alternative medicine

...e of 20 therapies - from acupuncture to yoga - has increased in popularity since the 1960s. A new survey reveals that complementary and alternative medicine has always been popular, although the type of therapies used has changed over the years. // The greatest increase in popularity was in the transition ...

Decrease in testosterone levels lead to Alzheimer's

...eam had shown that brain concentrations of amyloid increased significantly in female guinea pigs whose ovaries had been removed. Once hormone replacement therapy had been administered, the brain amyloid levels decreased. Dr Chater said that people with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease might ha...

Hormone contraceptives lead to bone problems

...he bone-thinning disorder osteoporosis, as well as increased risk of broken bones, including hips, knees and ankles....

Heart disease correlation to periodontal disease

...otein, induced by periodontal disease, could carry increased risk of heart disease, according to US researchers...r oral infections could cause the liver to release increased levels of C-reactive protein and other inflammatory agents associated with cardiovascular disease, b...

FDA's control is inherently weak

...ho voluntarily report their experiments to the FDA increased 16-fold from 1990 to 1999, dwarfing the agency's ability to inspect the test sites. More worrisome, is that the FDA does not know how many such tests are not reported.// " It's a serious problem, it's growing, there needs to be something done about ...

Emphysema surgery - unbeneficial

.../ Following this report, the demand for surgery increased enormously and the National Institutes of Health launched further trials to see if the operation was really effective. People had either surgery or standard medical management for their condition. The first report of the trial now urges caution over ...

Role of fats and oils in vision care

...olyunsaturates, like margarine, had an 86 per cent increased risk. But diets rich in omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish like tuna and salmon, were protective against AMD. The message is that if you want to look after your eyes, cut down on processed foods high in vegetable fats, but eat more fish....

Uncovering a gene for oesophagal cancer

...nd seven for women - so there's an urgent need for increased understanding of the condition....

Pharma majors gear to supply anti-anthrax drug

...bacterial infections coming to light has led to an increased demand for the drug used in its treatment - Ciprofloxacin. Already there is news that the German pharma major Bayer is tripling its production of Ciprofloxacin to cater to the burgeoning demand and will supply 200 million tablets in the next three mo...

Animal Fat Enhances Risk Of Stomach

...iets rich in meat, cheese and whole milk may be at increased risk of developing cancer of the esophagus and the stomach. The rates of two types of cancer--gastric cardia and adenocarcinoma of the esophagus--have risen rapidly over the past 30 years. To investigate potential links between these and two other ty...

Short stature -a problem

...ut that could not be due to growth alone as height increased slowly....

Biotechnology on the lead

...h outbreaks were considered more likely because of increased international travel and global trade. "I think that there's a lot of concern today about the issue of emerging diseases, new diseases that cross borders and come into our country. "One of the agents that we worry about is a group of toxins called th...

Contraceptives have dual effects

...rmone called IGF-I that has also been linked to an increased risk of bowel cancer. They focused on the results from 19 international studies that compared bowel cancer rates for women who had taken an oral contraceptive between the mid-1970s and 1980s.Lead researcher Dr Carline , from the Institute of Pharmac...

Slightly High BP Poses Health Risk

...e within normal ranges--called high-normal--are at increased risk for suffering from heart disease. Blood pressure readings are taken in two numbers. The systolic value i.e., the first number in a blood pressure measurement, represents the pressure in the heart during contraction. The second number, the diasto...

Smoking Delays Pregnancy

...documented, including higher infant mortality, the increased risk of the baby developing serious respiratory infection, and lower birth weights. Many women may not know that quitting improves their chances of becoming pregnant and adopt a healthier diet....

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