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Fish for the lungs

...et can influence the development of cancer. Eating large amounts of fish could protect smokers against lung...y on smoking as long as they eat fish. // Eating large amounts of fresh fish may cut the risk of a type of lung cancer called adenocarcinoma; eating dried ...

Supply of Radiopharmaceuticals Hampered by Attacks

...aker and supplier of radiopharmaceuticals, spent a large number of man-hours getting products in from outside the United States for processing, and even more time in arranging special line-haul trucks to carry finished products by ground to sites throughout the United States to maintain an adequate supplie...

Omega-3 fatty acids impair immunity

Taking large amounts of omega-3 fatty acids may be unwise for t...hrow away your supplements, but be aware that very large doses may compromise your ability to fight infection - especially if you have reason to believe your...

Stop smoking and reduce weight

...itting smoking superseded the health risks of even large amounts of weight gain. In each of the groups, 10 sessions were conducted over 7 weeks. No medication of any kind was provided.One year after treatment, 21 percent of the women who received therapy to allay their concerns about weight gain had comp...

Pharma majors gear to supply anti-anthrax drug

...axy Laboratories Inc. regarding supply of Cipro in large numbers - Mr. Schumer had asked Ranbaxy for a supp...proved by the U.S. FDA, has also offered to supply large quantities of Ciprofloxacin, the active ingredient of Cipro to a generic producer in the U.S. Cipr...

Fright could be more harmful

...cant effect.They write: "It is customary to expect large scale panic if such weapons are every effectively deployed or thought to be deployed. "The general level of malaise, fear and anxiety may remain high for years, exacerbating pre-existing psychiatric disorders and further heightening the risk of mass...

Depression disturbs heart rate

...art Disease trial, which looks at the outcome of a large number of heart attack patients admitted to coronary care between 1996 to 2000.// Of the group, 300 patients had been diagnosed with depression and their electrocardiograms were compared to those of 366 patients who were not depressed. Depression w...

Is there a link between bones and memory?

In a large study of elderly people, researchers have uncovered a strong link between thin bones and poor verbal memory. To investigate, Zhang and colleagues analyzed the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) and verbal memory impairment among more tha...

Miscarriage linked to late embryos

...howed the day by day trend for the first time in a large sample (341 women). The work showed 12 per cent of pregnancies failed if implantation occurred by the ninth day, but the figure rose to 26 per cent when implantation occurred on the 10th day, 52 per cent on the 11th day and 82 per cent thereafter.The...

Steps To Improve Quality Of Plant-Based Drugs

...f plant-based drugs. It promises not only to get a large number of laboratories activated on testing them, but also seeks to start registering farmers who produce medicinal plants to ensure the raw material itself meets standards. The first meeting of a recently constituted Medicinal Plants Board listed a ...

Protein signals need for heart surgery

...rt damage by troponin, whether a small amount or a large amount, was a sign that the patient was at high risk of having another heart attack or recurrent, worsening chest pains," said Christopher Cannon of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. "We were pleased to see that this simple blood test for heart...

For a Better Memory

... Steven Christman. // The corpus callosum is the large bundle of nerve fibers that connects the two sides of our brain and is one of the last major brain structures to mature. A larger corpus callosum allows for more and better communication between both halves of the brain. Memory is divided into two ...

The cancer-fighting gene

...s not only occur in BRCA1, but are a hallmark of a large family of proteins which play a role in the repair of DNA damage.Researchers know that the ends of the complex protein are particularly susceptible to mutations implicated in breast and ovarian cancer.A team of researchers led by University of Washin...

High-protein diets may pose health risks

...abled and low-fat milk products, Eckel says.Eating large amounts of high-fat animal foods over a sustained period has been shown to increase the risk of coronary heart disease, diabetes, stroke and several types of cancer, he adds. A diet high in complex carbohydrates that includes fruits, vegetables, non...

Eating More Often May Help Lower Cholesterol

... compared with those who tended to down one or two large meals per day. This was despite the fact that the frequent eaters, on average, had a higher calorie and fat intake. The researchers looked at data on more than 14,600 men and women aged 45 to 75.// Participants were asked about their current eati...

Constipation can be a cause

... risk of developing the disease in the future."The large study, part of the Honolulu Heart Program, looked at 6,456 aged between 51 and 75 who were followed for 24 years.// Constipation was defined as having less than one bowel movement a day - approximately 5% of the population are thought to be affecte...

Cut down on fries

...sease of non tea-drinkers, although because of the large amount of variation between women, the evidence was not conclusive. But women who consumed their hot drinks immediately after making them were three times more likely to develop the disease as those who waited a while for their drinks to cool down.Dr...

Too much fibre can aggrevate cancer

...und, said: "Colorectal adenomas are growths in the large intestine which are not cancerous, but some adenomas do eventually grow and turn into cancers. The recommendation remains that healthy diets should be high in vegetables, fruits and cereals." He added: "This trial has no clear implications for the de...

Magnetic resonance angiography in clinical medicine

... of standard MR images, but as a projection over a large volume, similar to a conventional angiogram.It does not require the injection of an external contrast because MRA uses the natural magnetic properties of the hydrogen atoms present in our bodies to create (with the help of a computer) images of the b...

Alcoholism Drug Fails To Prevent Drinking Relapses

...at the addiction. The government is sponsoring a large trial comparing naltrexone, which is also used to treat heroin addiction, with another alcoholism drug, acamprosate. Both medications act on the brain's opioid receptors to make drinking less pleasurable. Earlier studies, including the work that le...

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