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Valerian was first epilepsy drug

...t to experiment with valerian. Researchers did not know the active ingredient; the dose needed to control ... higher than used for sedation; and doctors do not know if valerian can cause a bad reaction when mixed with other medicines. Courtesy : CoABC Science Onl...

Another Use For Epilepsy Drugs

...where neither the researchers nor the participants know who received the drug or an identical dummy substance, called a placebo. For the study researchers recruited 133 patients who had headaches at least 15 days every month that lasted more than four hours at a time. The patients were randomly selected ...

Progesterone Found To Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk

...rly four-fold. In conclusion researchers say they know progesterone appears to protect women from ovarian cancer, while increasing their risk of breast cancer and it was observed that changes in the progesterone receptor, which is what the progesterone hormone does, might decrease the receptor’s efficien...

Understanding The Mystery Behind Sleepless Nights

...groggy and restless every morning. What many don't know is that // the tricks they do to get to sleep may actually be what's keeping them awake. Sleep specialists say as we age, biological changes gradually cause sleep to be lighter and less restful but they also say its never too late to get back on the ...

Thinking Could Be Affected Due To Hormone Therapy

...indings suggest doctors need to let their patients know AD may have some effects on mental ability hence they must be prepared to offer support during the treatment period....

Low hemoglobin may make mothers bond less with their babies

... the women were videotaped again after 9 months to know the long term effect on iron deficiency on the behavior of mothers to their children. The results of the observations showed that for women who had suffered iron deficiency, not only behaved less responsibly towards their children and were less avai...

Right attitude makes you benefit from exercise

...group of 40 to 55 years, surveys were conducted to know about their health oriented physical activities and their intentions to carry out future physical activities to stay healthy. Most people who did rigorous exercise or physical activity to stay healthy in their midlives just went ahead and did it rat...

Blood test developed for malignant hyperthermia

...d. Previously it was impossible for physicians to know if the patients can be susceptible to the condition of malignant hyperthermia. So instead of prevention, importance were placed on treatment. With the new test, things are expected to change for both the anesthetist and the patient. The new blood te...

Dental appointment fear: is it gender specific?

...lways scared of going to the dentists, but did you know that //whether you are a man or a woman can affect the way you feel scared about dental appointments? A new study done by researchers of University of Toronto emphasize that although women are 2.5 times as likely to be afraid of dentists than men, m...

PET Scanner detects more Vaginal cancer than CT scans

... beyond the pelvic nodes. "It is very important to know at the time of diagnosis, for both cervical and vaginal cancer, not only what the patient has in the pelvis, but where the tumor has spread," Grigsby says. "That will absolutely determine the kind of treatment." Reference: Lamoreaux WT, Grigsby PW, ...

Increased risk of common infections in patients suffering from diabetes

...es. All persons dealing with the disease currently know these. However the new reearch, which comes out in the online issue of the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, had just added some more disease to the list of maladies related to diabetes. The new research shows that patients with diabetes type 1 ...

Testing genes for disease does not cause harm to children of people with Alzheimers

...nd the other group, where the participants did not know of their gene test status. The results showed no significant difference in their test results taken for depression and anxiety between the two groups. More than 90% of the total participants for the study said that they would choose the test for ass...

Pomegranate juice to check fetal brain injury

...ill like to have pomegranate juice if they come to know // that pomegranate juice can prevent brain injury the fetus may be at risk from low oxygen and reduced blood flow in case of a pre-term delivery. Pomegranate juice contains polyphenols in high concentrations that have been linked with potential pro...

Simple Urine Test Can Help To Monitor Disfiguring Birthmarks

...nts." Urine testing for MMPs may help physicians know when a vascular anomaly is about to become aggressive and needs intervention. "It can be very hard to tell whether an anomaly will progress," Fishman says. "It can sit there and do nothing, or go on to destroy the nose or other nearby tissues. What w...

Genes More Important Than Exercise for Bad Cholesterol

...ing bad cholesterol as per recent study. Now we know why some people never gain weight or increase their cholesterol despite eating all the sweets and butter laden food to their hearts content!! The July 8, 2005, issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Reports a study looking at 28 pair...

FDA gives “black box warning” against three asthma drus

... FDA panel said that consumers and doctors have to know more information about the potential risk of Foradil’s. ``There is information that should come forward'' on potential Foradil risk, said Nancy Sander, an FDA panelist. FDA is reviewing the drugs and advising the pharmaceutical industries to provide ...

Drug Tarceva for End-stage Lung cancer

...ad surgery alone. A new drug Tarceva, generically know as erlotinib has undergone a phase 3 trial in patients with end-stage lung cancer, the study was conducted by researchers at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto and the results were published in New England Journal of Medicine, the study recruited ...

Three Tropical Parasites Genetic Code Unravelled

...form of medical Russian Roulette because you don’t know who will be saved or killed by the treatment available” He further added that since the sequencing program is completed the hunt will now be on to concentrate on finding the ‘magic bullet’ medicines that will help eradicate these diseases. “Among ...

Mutations in NOTCH1 cause an early developmental defect in the aortic valve

...narrowing of the passage for the blood flow. "We know that aortic valve problems cause those deaths, so we think NOTCH1 mutations are likely the cause of some cases of hypoplastic left heart syndrome as well," said Dr. Srivastava. "Our work suggests that calcification of the aortic valve may be a manife...

Post-Menopausal Status May Cause Tooth Decay

...e on the severity of periodontal disease. Until we know more, postmenopausal women will want to control periodontal disease to significantly reduce their risk of alveolar bone loss and tooth loss."Study conducted between the years 1989 and 1991, conducted for an average of 11.7 years in Post-menopausal wo...

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