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Deep Brain Stimulation May Help Depression

...rds their environment. Their physical activity may lessen considerably where they can spend hours in any single posture. Till date treatment was only done by routine prescription of antidepressants and psychotherapy, at times even electro-convulsive therapy was used. The current study results are published...

Diet Found To Offer Protection Against Leukemia

...ing. He says this spice and its coloring agent may lessen the effects of cigarette smoke, radiation-induced damage, and damage from eating certain processed foods. Researchers also found that regular consumption of oranges and/or bananas during the first two years of life was associated with a reduced risk...

Excess Weight Can Affect Individuals as They Age

...ight, preventive measures are urgently required to lessen future individual and societal burden of disease, disability, cost of care and impaired quality of life associated with excess weight.” Researchers say, in the long-term, strategies to emphasize weight reduction from an early age are needed. ...

Common Plant Triggers Asthma

...emic levels. They also found heavy rains tended to lessen the amount of circulating pollen. Researchers note in the last two weeks of May 1996 and the first two weeks of June 1998, there were dramatic surges in emergency admissions. They found these two times coincided with the release of high levels of pol...

Flying with caution, with SARS

...Safety measures taken by airlines and airports may lessen the risk for those travelers who must fly to affected countries. The Hong Kong Airport Authority has begun to take the body temperature of all outbound passengers to prevent the spread of SARS. Airlines have trained staff to spot symptoms that might ...

Cooling treatment for newborn asphyxia

...ind out conclusively if this type of treatment can lessen asphyxia's serious effects. During the study, parents of more than 200 children suffering from asphyxia will be asked to allow their infants to take part in the trial. Half the children will have their temperature cooled for a period of three days b...

High-protein diets may pose health risks

...nts associated with blood pressure reduction), may lessen the benefit of weight loss on blood pressure reduction. Although proteins are essential nutrients required to maintain the body’s structure and proper function, most Americans already eat more protein than their bodies need, and excess dietary protei...

Drink alcohol for intelligence

...restrict the hardening of the arteries which could lessen blood flow to the brain. // However, there are other factors linked to moderate alcohol consumption which could also be linked to improved IQ. The researchers, at the National Institute for Longevity Sciences in Aichi Prefecture, near Tokyo, teste...

Acupuncture can ease cancer

...s offer an arsenal of various anti-emetic drugs to lessen the reaction, but in recent years acupuncture has been joining mainstream medicine as a possible extra help. Acupuncture involves the insertion of tiny needles at various set points around the body. Although there is evidence that it works for a vari...

Vitamin E, the latest warrior against diabetes

...the emphasis is on controling the disease so as to lessen the chances of developing complications of the spreaded disease. Vitamin E appears to be the latest warrior against the disease. Only time can say how successful this warrior is, in his mission....

No harm in reducing prenatal check up to 3 - 6 times says WHO report

...to cut costs, time and energy it is a good idea to lessen the number of visits....

And now they say infections can cause heart disease!!!!

...improving dental hygiene, and better nutrition can lessen the chances of infections there by reducing the risk of contracting heart disease. So the next time you have a nagging infection, don’t ignore it consult your doctor. As the golden rule goes, prevention is better than cure!!! ...

And now they say infections can cause heart disease!!!!

...improving dental hygiene, and better nutrition can lessen the chances of infections there by reducing the risk of contracting heart disease. So the next time you have a nagging infection, don’t ignore it consult your doctor. As the golden rule goes, prevention is better than cure!!! ...

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