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Drug-Coated Stent

...esearchers say, "In this randomized clinical trial involving patients with complex coronary lesions, the use of a sirolimus-eluting stent had a consistent treatment effect." Both future blockages and other medical problems were avoided. Investigators suggest the results show both improved effectiveness and saf...

Cholesterol Drugs Prevent Breast Cancer

...indings need confirmation by other, larger studies involving more women and randomized clinical trials before we can recommend therapeutic interventions to prevent breast cancer with these agents."...

Radiation after Breast Reconstruction

... that not only is it low compared to other studies involving radiation after reconstruction, it is also low when considering the rate of major complications following reconstruction when radiation is not a factor....

Prevention of Rickets

...upplementation.// Rickets is a childhood disorder involving softening and weakening of the bones, primarily caused by lack of vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate. It is most likely to occur during rapid growth, when the body demands high levels of calcium and phosphate. Rickets may be seen in young children 6 to...

Leech Therapy for Osteoarthritis

...pical medication for 28 days or a single treatment involving the application of four to six leeches to the affected area. At a one week follow-up, patients who received the leech therapy reported significantly less pain than those who were using the topical medication. While pain scores after seven days were ...

Free Tissue Transfer Effective in Treating Massive Skin Cancers

...tients with basal cell carcinomas. All had cancers involving the face, ear, neck, or scalp. Flaps for reconstruction came from the abdomen, arm, or other areas of the body. Results were generally positive. At a follow-up, 25 of the patients had no evidence of disease. Twelve had a recurrence in the same area...

Suicide Prevention Program – Having its Intended Effec

... consists of multiple community prevention efforts involving agencies inside and outside the health care sector. According to a report, suicides are down 33 percent since the program was put into place in 1997.In addition researchers have also noted a decrease in several other factors thought to be associat...

Alcoholism Influenced By Both Genetics & Family Environment

In a study involving identical and non-identical twins, researchers conducted telephone interviews with 1,213 sets of male-male twins, average age 50.// The researchers’ goal was to better understand the hereditary and environmental effects on developing alcoholism -- no...

Dementia and Down Syndrome

...tabolic rates in the brain while performing a task involving mental abilities. GMR is known to play a role in dementia. Results showed lower GMR levels in Down syndrome and Alzheimer's patients when compared to the healthy controls in the posterior cingulate, an area of the brain known to exhibit decreased fu...

Does Success in School Differ From the Real World Success ?

...r the research, investigators analyzed 127 studies involving more than 20,000 participants. To do this, they focused on studies that included the Miller Analogies Test. The MAT has been used for admission to graduate school and also for hiring and promotion purposes in the workplace. Specialists found the MA...

Alcohol Dependence Gene Identified

...e alcoholics. According to results from a study // involving 262 families with alcoholic members all were assessed for three genes in an area on chromosome 15 that had previously been linked to alcoholism. Results showed one of the genes -- GABRG3 -- did appear to influence alcoholism risk. Researchers aren’...

Mad Cow Disease Might Be Linked to Blood Transfusions

...amination for vCJD patients with a medical history involving a transfusion during the period at risk.”...

Infant Fevers Found to Reduce Allergy Risk Later In Life

...fically, researchers say fever-inducing infections involving the eyes, ears, nose or throat were associated with a lower risk of developing allergies .It also was interesting that the more fevers an infant had, the less likely it was that he or she would be sensitive to allergies. Researchers say this study ...

Drugs Taken During Pregnancy Found To Affect Unborn Babies

...omen use antidepressants during pregnancy. Studies involving infants exposed to SSRIs in the womb have shown few ill effects, so most doctors believe these drugs can be safely prescribed for pregnant women. However, most of these studies have only compared major outcomes, such as physical growth and complicati...

Weather Found To Play An Important Role In Cholesterol Levels

...winter. Researchers examined the issue in a study involving about 500 otherwise healthy men and women. All the participants had their cholesterol checked on a quarterly basis over the year. Average total cholesterol was 222 milligrams/deciliter for the men in the study and 213 milligrams/deciliter for the wom...

Exercising Good For Stroke Survivors

...a week and include eight to 10 different exercises involving major muscle groups. Stroke survivors should also do flexibility training and stretching before or after aerobic or strength training sessions two to three days a week and balance or coordination exercises two to three times a week since stroke surv...

Bone Marrow Cells Could Yield A New Lease of Life

Researchers offer intriguing results from a study involving women with leukemia who died after receiving a bone marrow transplant from a male relative.An analysis of the women’s brains shows evidence of the transplanted // cells up to six years after the initial transplant, suggesting some of the bone marrow ...

Helmets Effective In Protecting Your Head

... After evaluating records of motorcycle collisions involving minors over nearly 10 years, researchers found 16 percent of injured riders who wore a helmet had skull base and/or cervical-spine injuries compared to 23 percent of non-helmeted riders. They also say about one of 25 riders who wore a helmet had a ne...

Helmets Effective In Protecting Your Head

... After evaluating records of motorcycle collisions involving minors over nearly 10 years, researchers found 16 percent of injured riders who wore a helmet had skull base and/or cervical-spine injuries compared to 23 percent of non-helmeted riders. They also say about one of 25 riders who wore a helmet had a ne...

The Size Of The Heart Does Matter

...for heart attack and stroke. Results from a study involving about 1,000 blacks and 580 whites showed that all had high blood pressure. Compared to whites, blacks were nearly twice as likely to suffer from left ventricular hypertrophy ( LVH ), or an enlarged heart. They were 2.5-times more likely to have a thi...

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