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Ulcer Surgery connected to danger of Pancreatic Cancer

...ained symptoms, or if they have complaints such as loss of appetite or fatigue. Pancreatic cancer is often difficult to treat, so identifying any patients who might be at increased risk of the disease may help detect the disease before it becomes untreatable....

Acoustic neuroma in older patients to be treated

...g the eighth cranial nerve and leading to a sudden loss of hearing and problems with balance.// Standard t...rgery can lead to adverse effects, such as further loss of hearing. The researchers, from Santa Clara, USA, studied the effect of age on outcome in surger...

Assessment for hearing aid implants in the process

...cording to a new research, implants to aid hearing loss are going down well with those who use them. Hearing loss affects around a quarter of all adults aged over 60 in the United States. Traditionally there was on...

Decrease of 'Hunger Hormone' after Obesity Surgery

...bese individuals before and after a 5-month weight loss program, in 6 adults who had lost weight after gastric bypass surgery, and in 10 normal-weight adults. Patients had undergone a type of gastric surgery known as Roux-en-Y, in which a surgeon creates a small pouch in the stomach and also bypasses a p...

Dementia linked to HIV

...d people with HIV from early development of memory loss and other cognitive problems. According to the statistics, there is about 20 percent of people with AIDS,// who are affected by severe cognitive problems, known as AIDS dementia complex. Most of them have advanced HIV infection and severe immunosuppr...

Osteoporosis could be caused by irregular periods

..., M.D., from the NICHD, says the high rate of bone loss in these women could be due to the delay in their diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Nelson says, "Because missed periods are common symptoms in young women, it's understandable that more than half of our patients weren't concerned at first. But the delay...

Incontinence after pregnancy

...er the prevalence of incontinence. Incontinence is loss of bladder control and is a symptom not a disease. Many conditions can cause incontinence,// including pregnancy or childbirth. According to the group, one in four women between ages 32 and 55 has experienced an episode of urinary incontinence. ...

Ulcer causing bug found in stored food

... clam and fish. The action or result of inflicting loss or pain a more accurate follow-up, they then conducted genetic-based testing on the chicken and determined that 50% of the chicken pieces tested positive for the presence of the H. pylori bacteria....

Anorexia in boys is common too

...th the disorder, with previous studies documenting loss of bone strength in 41% to 45% of adolescent anorexic girls. The bone mineral density in boys was associated with how long they had the eating disorder, with the longer the period of weight loss, the lower the bone mineral density. Boys were also mo...

Family planning with folate

...ect can cause a wide range of disabilities such as loss of bladder and bowel control and paralysis of the legs. In some cases the effects can be more severe.Folate supplements can reduce this ill effect says, Judith. Folate is needed for healthy cell growth and development of men, women and children and ...

A high carbohydrate diet good for health

...s type of diet,// they say, may be used for weight loss or weight loss management. Prevalence of Obesity has increased steadily during the past 25 years. In 1992, 15 per...

Spiritual views aid after bereavement

...rted steady progress in coming to terms with their loss over a period of 12 months. But those who had no b...ollowing bereavement, but came to terms with their loss thereafter. This study suggests a new area that those working with the bereaved might be able to ven...

Hypertension drugs could lower Disability

...rugs used to treat hypertension could delay muscle loss and disability in seniors. Dr.Graziano Onder, rese... on continuous ACE inhibitor therapy showed slower loss of walking speed and muscle strength compared to those using other hypertension drugs or using none....

New operation for kidney cancer

...e patients (while conventional surgery can lead to loss of function). It's an excellent result, for many of these patients would formerly have faced the spread of the primary tumour. A few of the patients, however, needed more than one treatment - further development of the procedure should, hopefully, ma...

Bone loss can be reduced by Potassium

... to recent study, researchers have found that bone loss can be tremendously reduced by potassium supplements. Treatment for kidney stones has the spin-off of increasing bone density. Potassium citrate is often given as a treatment// for kidney stones. Hence it has been lseen, how potassium supplements aff...

Hormone Therapy applicable for Prostate Cancer

...e side effects, Bolla said, including hot flashes, loss of libido and impotency. Kenneth Koeneman, urology professor at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, said the side effects go beyond sexual dysfunction. "It's systemic castration," Koeneman told UPI. Hormone suppression also cab...

Vitamin E helps the mind

...in E from foods and supplements had less cognitive loss over time. The authors of this study felt that there was a 30 percent reduction in rate of decline among persons in the highest quintile of total vitamin E. They did not, however, find the same protective effects with vitamin C or carotene. The autho...

Losing that baby fat among women

...has looked at the effect of weight gain and weight loss postpartum on long-term weight changes a decade after pregnancy. The study included 400 women who were first estimated for weight gain during their pregnancies. They were followed for an average of 7.5 years. The average weight gain for the group at...

Herbal extract aids in rheumatoid arthritis

...p experienced benefits. Side effects, such as hair loss and diarrhoea, were seen in all three groups, so they may not arise from the use of the herbal extract. This was just a small study, but if the findings can be confirmed by a larger investigation, TWHF may prove to be a useful option for those with r...

Screening of Lazy Eye

...g to new study some light was thrown on the vision loss with lazy eye, but not in the eye affected by the ...condition. The study focuses on the risk of vision loss in the normal eye in the future.// At least 2 percent of the population is born with amblyopia, comm...

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