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A Boon For Gastritis Patients In The Form Of Broccoli

...ss H. pylori and markedly decreased pepsinogen (an indicator of gastric atrophy). Alfalfa sprouts did not show any effect. The broccoli could not eliminate H. pylori completely. Taking the diet without broccoli sprouts for two months, H. pylori and pepsinogen came back to pre-trial levels in the subjects. "T...

Shortness Of Breath An Important Indicator Of Heart Attack

...yspnea, or shortness of breath may be an important indicator of a heart attack. // Although dyspnea is a common symptom, there has been only limited investigation of its prognostic significance among patients referred for cardiac evaluation.Cardiologists at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles studi...

Macrophage Inhibitory Factor Causes Multiple Sclerosis Progression

...rogression and the levels of MIF can be used as an indicator of multiple sclerosis disease progression. But more importantly, perhaps this study will lead to drugs that can halt the course of MS by blocking the action of MIF." Mike O'Donovan, chief executive Multiple Sclerosis Society said, "The possibility ...

Negative Impact Of Hepatitis C Infection In Renal Transplant Recipients

...at hepatitis C virus infection is a bad prognostic indicator for patient and graft survival duration in renal transplant recipients//. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is reported in 3%-64% of renal allograft recipients; the prevalence depends on the geographic area. Infections are the commonest cause of deat...

Help at hand for RRMS patients

...s in n-acetylaspartate/creatine (NAA/Cr) ratio, an indicator of neuron and axon integrity, compared to four untreated control patients after one year of treatment. This increase was maintained at two years of follow-up. Additionally, patients treated with COPAXONE? showed a significant 50 percent reduction in ...

Kidney Disease, More Significant Risk Factor For Heart Disease Than Obesity

... protein albumin in their urine. Albuminuria is an indicator for kidney disease. It was found that obese people with low levels of the hormone had albuminuria, throwing light on the relation of metabolic syndrome, a combination of medical disorders, predisposing to heart disease. The researchers next step i...

Running Water Restored In Chinese City

...d television stations will broadcast a color-based indicator of water safety over the next few days — red for unusable, yellow for bathing only and green for drinking. Work crews were busy installing over 1,000 tons of carbon filters at water plants to treat supplies from the Songhua, according to state media...

Most Smokers Continue To Smoke Despite Developing Cancer

...that a diagnosis of cancer would serve as a strong indicator for seeking treatment for smoking addiction. This however has been largely found to depend upon personal motivation from the smoker. In addition, healthy non-smokers are often pointed to as a good example that dilutes the whole process. Researchers...

Heart Is Better Off For Watching Comedy Films

...runs from the shoulder to the elbow, and is a good indicator of blood flow around the body. Brachial artery blood flow was reduced in 14 of the 20 participants after watching movie clips that caused distress. But it was increased in 19 of the 20 participants after watching movie clips that elicited laughter...

Early Detection Of Primary Liver Cancer Would Save Millions Of Lives

...lood called alpha-fetoprotein. Though it is a good indicator of advanced stages of the liver cancer, but it is a poor indicator of early stage liver cancer....

Children Run Type 2 Diabetes Risk

... in the case of 36% of the subjects. This is an indicator that the body is developing a resistance to insulin. Even though there were very few diabetes cases among the children, the risk factor was seen to be very high. The journal Diabetes Care has published the results of the study. Ethnic groups like Nat...

Link between Old Cells and Ageing probed

...an the onset of cellular aging. The most important indicator for replicative senescence is telomere dysfunction that stops the division of cells. Infact, scientists did the hair splitting task of counting the cells with bio markers. Their finding revealed that the number of senescent cells increased with advan...

Drinking too much water might be a cause of worry!

... even death. Weight gain after exercise is a good indicator while weight loss indicates that there is need to drink more water. But it should not be over done and a regime should be followed. ...

Persistent Fatigue Could Be An Early Indicator Of Postpartum Depression

...nt fatigue immediately after birth may be the best indicator of subsequent postpartum depression. The study also says that women who felt fatigues two weeks after the birth of their child were more// likely to be depressed. "All mothers are tired right after having a baby - it helps them get the rest that ...

New Sensor To Monitor Oxygen Deprivation In Babies During Birth

...hat elevated hypoxanthine levels could serve as an indicator of the underlying oxygen starvation. An elevation greater than 5 mmol can indicate a severe level of risk to the fetus. Based on this, observation, Professor Nick Dale, a neuroscientist has developed a probe with an inbuilt biosensor than can reveal ...

Height Loss Determines Risk Of Vertebral Fractures And Bone Disease

... the wrist or hip. It is a reliable osteoporosis indicator as once it is diagnosed, suitable drugs can be given to delay onset of the disease. The authors recommend that all women above age 50 should be aware of their loss in height, if any. The results of this interesting study can be found in the Osteoporo...

Heart Disease Risk Can Now Be Predicted By A Painless, Non-Invasive Test

...tent in the coronary arteries, which is a reliable indicator of plaque build up (atherosclerosis). This is indeed a new finding that can be applied to patients with a family history of heart disease, or in patients with hypertension, and kidney disease. An association between aPWV and smoking has also been e...

Retinal Hemorrhage: No More a Sure Sign of Child Abuse

...ult in retinal hemorrhage, making it an unreliable indicator of child abuse. The study was conducted on nearly than 700 cases that had presented for autopsy examination. Other conditions where retinal damage may be manifested include suffocation, SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome), head injury, stroke, brai...

LDH Measurement Can Predict Outlook Of Patients With SCD

... LDH appears to hold great promise as an effective indicator for identifying patients most at risk and in need of possible preventive care and careful monitoring,' concluded the researchers. ...

Increase in Waist Size Contributes To Increased Risk of Heart Disease

...nts most at risk. Body mass index, is not a proper indicator of a person's weight. American footballers weighing upwards of 300lbs may cross the boundary for obesity as measured by their BMI, but be healthy because they carry most of their weight as muscle rather than fat. He said that the type of fat and w...

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