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The Possibility Of Fighting HIV with Another Virus Questioned

...me Cohort Study, in which investigators followed a large group of HIV-infected men in the United States for more than 15 years. The study shows patients infected with the two viruses actually do better than those infected with only HIV. GBV-C was significantly associated with prolonged survival among HIV-p...

A Simple Exercise Can Uncover Undiagnosed Asthma

...greater drop in FEV after they finished running. A large number of youth and high school athletes were found to have undiagnosed asthma....

Treating Blocked Arteries In The Lower Limbs

...ficult to walk or exercise. The iliac arteries are large arteries in the pelvis that supply blood to the legs. Researchers say, stent placement should be considered the standard of care for treating patients with abnormal circulation due to the obstruction of the iliac arteries. Analyzing available data, ...

The Benefits Of Keyhole Surgery

...gh small // holes instead of the more conventional large incision. While the patient clearly benefits from a faster recovery with the laparoscopic procedure, long-term benefits have not previously been studied. Laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer could become the treatment of choice after results f...

Problems Of a Growing Company

...h job security and a positive workplace. Actually, large and rapid expansion could lead to other problems such as difficulty in recruiting enough qualified personnel and an unstable atmosphere. Researchers say this could explain the negative health impacts of a fast expansion on the employees....

The Logic Behind The Spread Of SARS

...tion of 6.7 million. A recent study explains the large community outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong. It seems the air may be to blame. Investigators say, for future prevention and control, health care professionals must take the potential for airborne spread of the virus into consideration. Researchers exam...

Prediction Of Disease In The Future Questioned

...based screening for diabetes is effective. Several large trials are now underway in which individuals with two or more diabetes-associated autoantibodies receive immune-modulating therapy. Researchers conclude saying that even if disease cannot be prevented, perhaps life-threatening but treatable conditio...

The Usage Of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Questioned

...e between NSAIDs. However they feel the need to do large clinical randomized trials to examine this issue further due to its wide usage....

Sugar - Sweetened Drinks Found To Increase Risk of Diabetes

...etes, possibly by providing excessive calories and large amounts of readily absorbable sugars....

Fruits found To Be Good For Eyes

...se of age-related blindness , say researchers.In a large study conducted involving // men and women it was found that those who consumed at least three servings of fruit a day had a 36-percent lower risk of developing age-related maculopathy than those who ate less than one-and-a-half servings. Previous ...

Elderly Women With Depression More Prone to Heart Disease

...er cause. From the study it was concluded that a large proportion of older women report levels of depressive symptoms that are significantly related to increased risk of CVD [cardiovascular disease] death and all-cause mortality, even after controlling for established CVD risk factors. However whether an...

The Use Of Vitamin C for Arthritis Questioned

...of vitamin C daily as new research shows consuming large amounts of // vitamin C may protect against rheuma...ast one month and participants who did not consume large amounts of vitamin C were three-times more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis, which involves in...

The Harmful Effects Of Stress in Young Adults

... person’s future risk of high blood pressure. In a large study more than 4,000 participants completed three different stress tests. In one test, participants plunged a hand in ice-cold water and kept it submerged for 45 seconds. Another test, called “star tracing,” required participants to trace a star wit...

The Reason For Loss Of Appetite After Gastric Bypass

... then attached to the small intestine, bypassing a large part of the stomach and all of the duodenum. It was found that in severely obese patients who have the surgery show significant early declines in levels of a hormone that stimulates appetite. The hormone ghrelin is an appetite stimulant produced pr...

Fish is Good for Your Heart

... for 12 years from 1989 . The findings come from a large study conducted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute on cardiovascular health. The benefits were attributed due to the high levels of omega-3 fatty acids found in fish (such as tuna, salmon, mackerel and sardines) most likely when it was...

Good News for HIV Patients Also Suffering From Hepatitis C Virus

Researchers conducting a large clinical trial of people infected with both HIV and hepatitis C have some positive news to report. // According to their study, patients who are treated with a newer combination of drugs are significantly more likely to rid their bodies of HCV than t...

Easing Fears Among Asthmatics

...In the current research, investigators conducted a large population-based study of kids age 5 to 17, matching about 3,740 asthma patients with nearly 21,760 kids without asthma. A comparison of fractures between the two groups showed similar rates of broken bones for asthmatics on the inhaled drugs and kid...

Adopting Easier Methods To Screen Insulin Resistance

...nce, however, it is too difficult to administer to large numbers of people. Researchers have come up with a simple way to identify overweight or obese people who are likely to be insulin resistant. Researchers looked at three simple tests to see if they could help identify people who were insulin resista...

Viagra Used More By Young Men

...from unrestricted coverage to no coverage, and the large increase in Viagra users could be bad for insurers....

Good News For Individuals Suffering From Frequent Throat Infections

...However researchers say there is a need to conduct large prelicensure trials involving 10,000 to 60,000 participants to provide assurance that rare adverse events are not associated with vaccination ....

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