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Glycaemic Index as an index of diet and tool questioned

... diet, do a rethink. Glycaemic index as a tool and indicator of diet is being questioned now. // It is an indicator of sugar in foods. High-GI foods, like white bread and potatoes, tend to produce a quick surge in bl...

Breast cancer: Possible Link Between Asymmetrical Breasts and Cancer

...ances n the secretion of hormones. This is also an indicator that the body is not developing in a manner it should, suggesting instability in bodily development. The researchers have said, 'Asymmetrical breasts could prove to be reliable indicators of future breast disease in women and this factor should be...

Build Up of Protein in the Brain Linked To Alzheimer's

... beta-amyloid fragments. This discovery is a major indicator of a faulty choroid plexus that possibly causes an unhealthy build up of protein in the brain, leading to Alzheimer’s. Findings are detailed in a research paper written by postdoctoral research associate Janelle S. Crossgrove, postdoctoral fellow G....

Smoking Is a Vital Cause among Impotent Men

...ary cause of impotence, which may also be an early indicator of coronary heart disease....

Constant Exposure to Noise May Enhance Risk of Heart Attack

...he heart attack risks. The current findings are an indicator that further studies is required to be conducted on this subject. ...

Experienced Physicians Diagnose Heart Disease’s Earlie

...tter able to detect a third heart sound that is an indicator of heart disease. The researchers felt that with a greater experience and skill for auscultation, comes a better knowledge of identifying pathologic heart disorders. Publishing their findings in the March 27, 2006, edition of The Archives of Interna...

India Can Become A Role Model In Combating HIV Infections

... southern and northern states from 2000-2004 as an indicator of infection among young people. Indicative of the trend among the general population, the study is based on the premise that male use of female sex workers is the main reason for the spread, which subsequently puts wives in a vulnerable position....

Intrahepatic cholestasis during pregnancy predisposes to later liver disease

...dition that it has been thought to be, but also an indicator of subsequent, often more serious diseases. To resolve the cause of association we have identified, further studies are clearly indicated."...

Get that wedding ring on if you want to be branded a responsible parent!

...arriage. Our research shows that it may also be an indicator of a lack of a commitment to one's family, including care of the children. It is our belief that an interest in establishing social, sexual or emotional ties outside of marriage may have the inadvertent consequence of diminishing attentiveness to chi...

HIV Type determines turn-out of the disease.

...fferent subtypes of HIV already existing, is a key indicator of how quickly// they will succumb to the disease. Researchers from the United States studied people in Uganda to reveal that those with subtype D, show a faster decline in their health rather than subtype A -HIV In the UK and other western cou...

Sertraline Can Prevent Recurrent Depressive Episodes In Diabetics

...s’ hemoglobin levels, more specifically Hb A1c, an indicator of the blood glucose control level over the past two or three months was measured every two months. At the end of the study, patients taking sertraline had a reduced risk of developing recurrent depression when compared to their counterparts. At th...

The ABC Of Photoreceptors In The Eye

...m reports that the presence of NRL is the earliest indicator that cells will become rods in future. "For the first time we were able to see retina cells during early development, allowing us to pinpoint the exact time at which rods are 'born,'" said Swaroop. "Because the cells have been tagged, we can watch th...

Prehypertension in the Young Leads to Hypertensive Adults

...lt’s current blood pressure level is the strongest indicator of that individual’s blood pressure in the future, the variability of blood pressure in the young make it less clear how well blood pressure classification at any particular point in time predicts subsequent blood pressure classification in an otherw...

Hypertension Not Given Priority during Treatment

...e than one-in-ten (12.8%) had microalbuminuria, an indicator of subclinical cardiovascular disease. Despite having blood pressure that was not controlled with treatment (blood pressure higher than 140/90 mmHg or higher than 130/80 mmHg in diabetics), 41.6% of the patients were still treated with just a singl...

Socioeconomic Status Plays A Role In Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

...p between patient health insurance coverage (as an indicator of socioeconomic status) and disease outcomes for ...ren with chronic diseases) was considered to be an indicator of low socioeconomic status, while having private insurance was considered to be an indicator of mid...

US Teens turn Wiser to Risky Behavior

...isconsin in Milwaukee, ‘I think this is a sentinel indicator for us to say there's something wrong with the childhood we're giving to our Latino kids,’ Flores also added. ‘We could have a very troubled future generation, and since the majority of our nation's children will soon be Latino, we're talking about o...

Analysis of Placenta Helps In Diagnosis of Autism At Birth

...showed the presence of "trophoblast inclusions" an indicator of any cellular abnormality in the placenta as a m...ining the presence of trophoblast inclusions as an indicator of ASD in future studies, with a larger study base and more in-depth analysis. Fred R. Volkmar of ...

Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy Proved Effective in CAP Cure

... of infection, procalcitonin appeared to be a good indicator for early discontinuance of antibiotic therapy as compared with other parameters. The study, which is the first research trial of its kind, appears in the first issue for July 2006 of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, ...

Fluctuating BP and Stroke Lowered Patient Survival Rate

...n arrival in the emergency department was an early indicator of poorer survival. This new research supports that finding, but clarifies that of all the aspects of blood pressure studied, the variability -- especially in diastolic blood pressure -- during the emergency room stay was the most predictive of a poo...

'Diet Modifications' - less effective against Stress

...t did help to improve their metabolic profiles, an indicator of health, although the diet failed to totally normalise them. Dr Elaine Holmes, from Imperial College London, who led the research said: ‘Although the study shows this particular dietary intervention did not work to significantly improve health, t...

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