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Salt reduction lowers blood pressure

... in total and saturated fat, as well as sugar. The latest report, from researchers at Texas University suggest that DASH is especially powerful when combined with salt reduction. A group of 300 participants, with a range of blood pressures, took part in a trial where they received either the DASH diet or th...

New treatment for depression

...t of the brain that regulates mood prompting these latest trials. Doctors at the universities of South Carolina and Texas Southwestern Medical Center enrolled 75 patients with bipolar and unipolar depression into the study. All of the participants had severe depression and had failed to respond to at leas...

Lancing tumours into the body

...s could carry drugs to the sites of infection. His latest prototype is even armed with a tiny metal spike that heats up when you apply a second magnetic field vibrating at 100 kHz. The hot spike could be useful for destroying cancerous tissue, Ishiyama believes. The high frequency field used to heat the me...

Eat more vegetables and fruits

... per cent to18 per cent between 1993 and 1998 (the latest period for which the stats are available). Among women, the percentage increase was from 20 per cent to 25 per cent during this time. Older people, white people, college graduates, those taking regular exercise, and non-smokers were more likely to b...

Excess vitamin A increases fracture risk

...cularly when one component is taken in excess. The latest report from the long-running Nurses' Health Study, which covers over 60,000 women followed for 15 years, suggests that retinol, an active ingredient of vitamin A, could be harmful. Women with the highest retinol intake from their daily diet plus an...

Why cluster headaches?

...rey cells in one part of the brain. By using the latest imaging techniques, Professor Goadsby and colleagues found an increase of grey matter in an area of the brain known as the hypothalamus on the side where the headache occurs. Professor Goadsby said: "We also found that the area of the brain where the...

Focused Treatment For Childhood Cancer

...l radiation and chemotherapy at an early age. The latest research is a collaborative effort looking at a type of childhood tumour known as medulloblastoma, the most common childhood tumour of the CNS. The cancer usually strikes between the ages of 5 and 10. Medulloblastomas are highly malignant, and can sp...

Drugs control and industry departments to share a common e-platform

...ion of www.aponline.gov.in, the state government's latest initiative to integrate all the activities of all its departments under one umbrella. The portal is being developed by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as part of a joint venture agreement.While TCS is enjoying 89% of the stake in the project, the sta...

Breast feeding can alter hormones

...re to raise children in social surroundings.In the latest research, 30 beastfeeding women wore absorbent pads in their armpits and under their nursing bras.Volunteers were then asked to rub the pads under their noses four times a day for two to three months. The results showed that the length of women's me...

Tiotropium surpasses Ipratropium

...n capable of reversing the symptoms of COPD. These latest findings are further evidence of the drug’s potential for treatment of the condition. Dr Walter Vincken and colleagues from the Academic Hospital University of Brussels, Belgium, examined the effects of tiotropium compared to ipratropium in COPD pat...

Why a headache?

...cture of cluster headache sufferers. But using the latest imaging techniques, Professor Goadsby and colleagues found an increase of grey matter in an area of the brain known as the hypothalamus on the side where the headache occurs.The finding could revolutionise approaches to all primary headaches, which h...

Vitamin E decreases high blood pressure in kidney failure

... to play a key role in high blood pressure. In the latest study, they also show that giving the animals vitamin E, a known antioxidant, reduces the high blood pressure. The vitamin seems to work by restoring levels of nitric oxide, a natural hormone which can relax blood vessels and also has antioxidant p...

Pain Killers Keep the Virus Away

...sy. That's what so-called painkillers do. In the latest study, Thomas Shenk and his colleagues tried to prevent HCMV replication in human connective tissue cells with a cox-2 inhibitor. When infected with the virus the fibroblast cells temporarily boosted their production of prostaglandin E2 more than 50-...

Nicholas buys ICI’s drug business for Rs 70 c

...r Ajay Piramal, Chairman, NPIL, said that with the latest acquisition, the company had become the number one... had acquired Rhone-Poulenc India. It is also the latest in a series of acquisition by the company, vaulting it into the league of Rs 1,000-crore pharma firm...

Arthritis drug can prolong life

...es of getting heart disease and dying from it. The latest study found that patients on methotrexate were 60% less likely to die prematurely than those not getting the drug....

Drug to treat lung cancer shows promise

...y lowers the risk of lung cancer, but they say the latest findings make biological sense. "It's an intriguing, promising finding in a small patient population. When people give up smoking, they retain a substantial risk of lung cancer. Half of newly diagnosed lung cancer is in former smokers. The challenge ...

Dental implants are turning to gain popularity

...ity according to the American Dental Association's latest survey. They found that the number of surgically-placed implants increased by 40 per cent between 1990 and 2000. Implants are a good option in that they give you natural-looking teeth that are securely placed. But bear in mind that you need good gu...

The advantages of berries

...ounds that various types of produce contain. //The latest report, from researchers at Hopkins University, is about black raspberries -and how they may reduce the risk of colon cancer. Groups of rats that had been given a compound that causes colon cancer were fed a diet with varying amounts of freeze-drie...

Advantages of Red Wine

...k for myocardial infarction (heart attack)." This latest study is one of a long line of research to support the benefits of moderate drinking on heart health. Similar to the others, this study leaves a lot of unanswered questions. Researchers say the molecular makeup of the HDL was different in wine drinke...

Stretching does not rule out soreness after exercise

According to latest review shows that pre and post exercise stretching does little to reduce muscle soreness and injury. If you do gym routines or exercise classes// you'll be well used to doing special stretches before and after the session to prepare your muscles. It'...

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