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Wrestler Chris Benoits Son was Sedated - Says Investigators

...fic data that says elevated levels of testosterone lead to psychotic rage," Sperry said. So nothing decisive could be said about Chriss state of mind before his death. The investigation into the Benoits' deaths led to speculation that the wrestler may have been injecting steroids and had experienced wha...

Colitis More Common in Hospitalized Patients

...severe or complicated diarrhea that may eventually lead to death. Treatment for life-threatening forms of ...severe or complicated diarrhea that may eventually lead to death. Treatment for life-threatening forms of the disease usually involves colectomy, or removal...

Differences in Brain Functions Results in non-contact Knee Injuries

... in coordination during physical activity that can lead to injury, Swanik said. But can we do anything to improve our brain function and protect ourselves from injury? This study means that there may be an alternative application for neurocognitive testing in the area of injury prevention. It's hard to ...

Sexual Abuse Payout Re-opens Old Wounds

...ations of your case," said Raymond P. Boucher, the lead attorney for the victims. "If you are a victim in 1980 and you are the only victim [of that priest] and there are no witnesses and no documents then your case, no matter how horrendous or hideous the abuse is, your case is going to be valued differe...

Smokers may Be Motivated to Quit During Interventions in Hospital Stays

...mful to their own health until they get sick, said lead author Nancy Rigotti, M.D., director of the Tobacco Research and Treatment Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. The aim of the systematic review was to evaluate how effective smokin...

School-based Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs

...ased that there was an increase in knowledge, said lead reviewer Karen Zwi of Sydney Childrens Hospital in Australia. The important issue is whether in a real life situation a child could utilize this knowledge. The aim of the systematic review was to determine whether school-based sexual abuse prevent...

Avandia Improves Quality of Life in Diabetes Patients

...inrich-Heine University. New safety data should lead to a very cautious approach to rosiglitazone use. ...te that the drug causes fluid retention, which can lead to shortness of breath and heart failure. The largest single trial included in the review involved...

Steroids may Reduce Recurrence of Asthma

... from the addition of corticosteroid therapy, says lead author Professor Brian Rowe, who works at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Canada. Our systematic review strongly supports the use of systemic corticosteroids for treatment of outpatients who leave hospital after an asthma attack, says collea...

Implanon,norplant,Jadelle - Vary in Side Effects

...contraceptive implants for two or more years, says lead researcher Jo Power, who works at the Margaret Pyke Centre in London, UK. The data also showed that women in developing countries were more likely to continue using them than were women from developed countries. Menstrual disturbances are common ho...

Playing Music Helps Women Relax During Colposcopy

... of women who take up the offer of screening, says lead researcher Dr Khadra Galaal who works at the Northern Gynaecological Centre, Gateshead, UK....

Spraying Saline Water into Nose may Reduce Nasal Passage Infections

...mptoms for people with persistent infections, says lead researcher Dr Richard Harvey who works at the University of Oxford and Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital in London. No one is really sure why saline reduces symptoms, but it could be because it softens mucus, making it easier to remove. Th...

Orthodontic Treatment is Better During Adolescence

...r early adolescence before starting treatment, say lead authors Dr Jayne Harrison, a consultant orthodontist who works at Liverpool University Dental Hospital, UK and Professor Kevin OBrien from the University of Manchester....

Anticoagulants is Better for Atrial Fibrillation

...in stroke for AF patients who can receive it, says lead researcher Maria Aguilar, who works in the department of Neurology at the Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. While it is clear that both drugs can bring benefit, it is unclear at what point a person should start to take them. The threshold of ...

Gardasil Could Be Effective, but Aggressive Marketing Raises Ethical Concerns

...She shares the concern of many that the hype could lead to reduced screening. "I think those are very valid concerns," she said. "I've heard it myself. You go through the grocery store aisles, to the beauty shop, to the local concert and if anyone's talking about the vaccine, what you hear is 'I think I'm...

Less Information on Dietary Treatment in Type2 Diabetes

...easure such as weight or blood sugar control, says lead researcher Nield, a researcher at the University of Teesside in Middlesbrough, UK. The team did, however, find data suggesting that if people with type 2 diabetes increase the amount of exercise as an adjunct to dietary advice they do, then they ca...

Hospital Provides an Oppurtunity to Quit Smoking

...moking cessation among hospitalised patients, says lead researcher Nancy Rigotti, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of Tobacco Research and Treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA. There is no evidence that less intensive counselling intervention...

Chemotherapy Better for Non Small Cell Lung cancer

...atively small number of trials and patients,' says lead researcher Sarah Burdett. There was, however, insufficient data to break the patients down into sub-groups and see whether the effectiveness varies for different types of patients or stages of the disease. This research is important because around ...

Sideeffects of Rosiglitazone in Type2 Diabetes Patients

...nd changes in health-related quality of life, says lead author Associate Professor Bernd Richter, who works at the Department of General Practice, in Duesseldorf. Studies on patient-oriented outcomes are urgently needed, although it is questionable whether new studies with rosiglitazone will be ethical ...

Reducing Smoking - Mixed Messages and Latest Findings

...cing the number of cigarettes you smoke a day will lead to an equivalent reduction in a persons risk of sm...use in control groups where no NRT was given, says lead researcher Lindsay Stead, who works at the Department of Primary Care at Oxford University. Secondl...

Take a Break Inbetween Exercise

...out the design of [future] exercise regimens, said lead researcher Kazushige Goto, Ph.D. Most people are reluctant to perform a single bout of prolonged exercise. The repeated exercise with shorter bouts of exercise will be a great help [in keeping up with fitness]. This finding is part of a study entitl...

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