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Virus Level could Predict Cervical Cancer Risk

...searchers say that measuring the levels of a virus linked to cervical cancer could help to identify women at risk from the disease long before it develops or is detected with conventional screening.New research published in The Lancet medical journal suggests that the amount of one strain of the virus, call...

Low Cholesterol Linked to Severe Depression and Violent Behavior in Men

...re indicating that Low levels of Cholesterol maybe linked to depression and violent behavior. A new study shows that men with relatively low cholesterol levels were up to seven times more likely to report symptoms of severe depression. Edward Suarez, PhD from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C. ...

Cough Syrup Ingredient Linked to Stroke

...ity's School of Medicine, says, "Case reports have linked exposure to PPA to the occurrence of hemorrhagic stroke." A hemorrhagic stroke results when an artery wall ruptures and prevents blood flow to the heart and brain and causes paralysis....

What happens when Medications go wrong?

...icoagulants heparin and warfarin — were most often linked to medication errors during the study period. During the tenure of a former U.S. president in recent history, the world was shocked when it was revealed that unwitting public were used as experimental lab ani...

Vaccine for Alzheimer’s diseas

...ourfold for those over 80. Several genes have been linked to the condition – particularly one that codes for a protein known as beta-amyloid peptide. Mutations to this gene cause the protein to be over produced, forming the fibrous plagues in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients and killing the nerve cells....

The brain loves a surprise

...at the activity in the brain's pleasure centers is linked to people's personalities. For instance, a person who craves twists and turns in life might show greater activity in response to a pleasant surprise than would a person who needs consistency. Being alert to out-of-the-ordinary conditions, Dr. Bern...

Ticks may cause more diseases

...en bitten or scratched by a cat, and another study linked the infection to tick bites Dr. Bruno Chomel of the University of California at Davis and one of the study's authors and colleagues, collected hard ticks at three sites in Santa Clara County and extracted DNA from their bodies, hoping to match speci...

Nearly all asthma deaths preventable

...ar. Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease, often linked with allergies, that is characterized by sudden recurring attacks of labored breathing, chest constriction, and coughing. The Asian study sponsored by international pharmaceutical manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline, involved over 3,200 asthma patients and...

Breast cancer treatment to be determined by gene test

... susceptibility. The majority of these cancers are linked to mutations or alterations in two genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2. It is estimated that mutation carriers have a 55% to 85% risk of breast cancer risk by age 70, while carriers with breast cancer have about a 35% 10-year risk of developing cancer in the oppo...

Doctors advice early anemia tests

...higher levels. Hemoglobin levels less than 90 were linked with a 12-points drop on motor skill tests. "In this study we have shown that developmental outcome at 18 months of age, particularly motor development, is associated with hemoglobin concentrations in children as young as eight months," said Dr. Sher...

Diabetes and Depression often go hand-in-hand

...2 diabetes-the form of the disease that is closely linked to obesity. In addition, Lustman said, diabetes and depression affect some of the same hormones and neurotransmitters. Depression can promote resistance to insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar. Insulin resistance is a precursor to type 2 dia...

Antibiotics losing their power against acne

...effects. Vitamin A therapy in particular has been linked to birth defects, so must be prescribed with caution in women of childbearing age. Commonly used antibiotics like erythromycin and tetracycline are now becoming increasingly powerless against acne causing skin bacteria - Propionibacterium acnes. Re...

Mystery behind Preeclampsia uncovered

Scientists have linked the rise in levels of S-nitrosoalbumin, a naturally occuring chemical found in the blood with Preeclampsia. This dangerous complication of pregnancy affects 10% of all first pregnancies. If untreated, this can worsen into a life threatening conditi...

Antifever drug betters stroke outcome

...nough that they hardly manifest as fever, has been linked to poorer outcomes including an increased risk of death.In their study, which included 75 stroke patients who were put on 5 day course of high- or low-dose acetaminophen or an inactive placebo. Twenty-four hours after treatment began, body temperatu...

A better way to measure cholesterol

... to 64, increasing non-HDL cholesterol levels were linked to increased risk of death from heart disease. Men with high levels were twice as likely to die compared to those with low levels. For women, the relative risk was nearly two and a half times greater. They found out that non-HDL was a better pred...

Maternal alcohol consumption linked to behavioral problems in children

Even small amounts of alcohol consumption is linked with deliquent behaviour of the chilren later in l...ids ,maternal alcohol consumption in pregnancy was linked to aggression, delinquent behavior and attention problems in them. Children with low levels of pre...

Male infertility in relation to cancer

...er men. Though there are no specific feature was linked to increased risk of testicular cancer, men with poor semen quality overall were between twice and three times as likely to develop testicular cancer. Men with a low sperm count who had fathered children in the past had a lower risk of developing t...

Headache decreases appetite

...t is often assumed this must be because one common linked symptom is nausea. Scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre and Harvard Medical School now reveal, in a study,// the changes in the brain when pain takes away your appetite. From a group of migraine sufferers they found that their appetit...

Bayer Voluntarily Withdraws BAYCOL - A Drug Associated With 50 Deaths

...drug Baycol( cerivastatin ) because // it has been linked to approximately 50 deaths. Baycol can cause a muscular side effect called rhabdomyolysis – destroyed muscles cells are released into the bloodstream and cause severe muscle pain, fever, weakness and vomiting. This condition can also lead to kidney f...

Obesity a risk for pancreatic cancer

...y underweight.This may be because excess weight is linked to blood glucose and insulin abnormalities, and the pancreas makes insulin. But moderate physical activity - about 1.5 hours a week of walking, cycling, swimming, work outs in the gym or hiking - decreased the risk in obese people. Medications that...

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