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Breast Cancer Advance

...kely to die from the disease, than patients in the lowest risk category. It has now been discovered that several 'ADAMTS' genes are turned off in breast cancer compared to normal breast tissue, while others are switched on. These genes could be targets for the development of 'smart' drugs tailored to trea...

Minor Improvement In Child Sex Ratio In Haryana

...ratio in the state, which had earlier recorded the lowest figure in the country. Latest reports suggested t... sex ratio in Sonepat district, which recorded the lowest figure of 706 females per 1,000 males, went up to 772 in June. In recent years, the low sex ratio o...

B-Carotene Increases Oral Cancer Risk In Smokers

...th the highest intake of beta-carotene enjoyed the lowest risk: 81.7 cases per 10,000, while those with the lowest intake had nearly 182 cases per 10,000 women, according to the study. The study also looked at the ...

Supportive spouse help ease job strain on blood pressure

... for job strain. Those with job strain were in the lowest twentieth percentile of the key component of high job demands and low decision latitude. The key components of job strain are high job demand and decision latitude. Marital cohesion was evaluated by administering the Dyadic Adjustment Scale, a wide...

Elderly Population’s Sedentary Lifestyle Is Dependant On Their Expectations From Lif

...ife. A new UCLA study found that seniors with the lowest expectations for aging —that is, for what one can ...ely to lead sedentary lifestyles. Seniors with the lowest age expectations were more than twice as likely to report engaging in less than 30 minutes of modera...

US Kidney Failure Rates show Stabilization After 20-Year Climb

...ates for new cases in whites under age 40 were the lowest since the late 1980's, in stark contrast to rates for their African American counterparts, which have remained constant. "It's gratifying to see progress, however small, and to know that NIDDK activities undoubtedly have had a hand in that success,...

Lower doses of oral contraceptives helpful in treating acne

...e should facilitate the initiation of OCs with the lowest effective hormonal dose....

Intake Of Processed Meat And Fat Associated With Pancreatic Cancer

... increases in risk, comparing the highest with the lowest quintiles. There were no associations of pancreatic cancer risk with intake of poultry, fish, dairy products, eggs, total fat, saturated fat, or cholesterol. The intake of total and saturated fat from meat was associated with statistically signifi...

Association Of Breast Arterial Calcifications With Diabetes And Hypertension

... the nondiabetic, nonhypertensive (NDNH) group was lowest (7.3%). The prevalence increased with age. BAC was seen almost four times more in diabetic patients and three times more in hypertensive patients than in NDNH controls. Findings from this study suggest that there might be a potential relationship b...

Eating Red and Processed Meat may cause Bowel cancer

...ds (>160 g/day) compared with those eating the lowest amounts ( (British Medical Journal.)...

Vitamin D Helpful In Gum Disease As Well

...ave gingivitis than those in the quintile with the lowest levels. Gingivitis is a milder gum disease that causes gums to swell and bleed. Vitamin D is well known for its role in calcium absorption and bone health. Recent studies have also suggested vitamin D may help the immune system to fight inflammatio...

Safest painkiller Ibuprofen found to cause severe GI bleeding

...as the painkiller with the fewest side effects and lowest incidence of ulcers or GI bleeding. Researchers have expressed concern over people with chronic pain such as arthritis who often increase the recommended dose of their painkillers. They should be made aware of the fact that it can have adverse effe...

Decline in Paternity Rates Following Treatment for Testicular Cancer

... treated with the higher chemotherapy dose had the lowest chance of becoming fathers. // Germ-cell testicu...dose (i.e., more than 850 mg of cisplatin) had the lowest chance of becoming fathers. However, even among these most intensively treated men, almost half were...

Government Takes Tough Stand Against Falling Sex Ratio

...than accolades. The state of Punjab 'boasts'of the lowest sex ratio with 793 females per 1000 males. Similar figures abound in Rajastan, Delhi, Haryana and Bihar. This particular yatra to save the girl child was organized by the World Council of Arya Samaj and is a fortnight long event that began on Novembe...

Imbalance In Gender Ratio Addressed By Religious Leaders

... emerged as places where the ratio of girls is the lowest in the country. NGOs and film luminaries like Nandita Das and Hema Malini among others to spread awareness about the adverse impact of this trend. There have been numerous instances where Indian women have brought glory in diverse areas such as spor...

Scots Had The Lowest Life Expectancy In UK

...ave an average lifetime of 69.3 years which is the lowest in United Kingdom where the countries average life...5.8 years and men for 80.8 years. Scotland had the lowest life expectancy followed by Manchester, Black pool and Liver pool. Source: BBC News....

Researchers finding link between malaria susceptibility and genetic makeup

...han those living in the 10% of households with the lowest incidence. While Mackinnon and colleagues do not question the long-term benefits of understanding the genetic factors, they conclude, "Identifying and tackling the household effects must be the more efficient route to reducing the burden of disease i...

Highly Educated More Prone To Parkinsons Disease

... such as construction and factory workers, had the lowest risk. No clear explanation for the trend has yet been found, but based on previous Parkinson's research, which shows that regular exercise can protect against the disease, and slow its onset, researchers theorize that the risk of Parkinson's may be...

Bio-engineered rice fortified with iron boost women health

...n iron status were in non-anemic women who had the lowest body iron reserves at the beginning of the study and in women who consumed the most rice and, therefore, the most iron from rice," he said. He further added,"The beauty of these findings is that using rice that is bred to be higher in iron has great...

Surgeons Not Happy With Treatment Offered To Their Patients

...ngst all categories, Orthopaedic surgeons have the lowest levels of satisfaction with merely, 20% of them expressing contentment with the care provided. Thoracic, and vascular surgeons closely follow them, with satisfaction levels much below 20%. In addition, there is widespread disparity in the allocatio...

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