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Prostate cancer and Vitamins

...minister vitamins and minerals,// and use untested medical therapies in doses that multiply the daily recommended doses of these substances. Patients take these alternative therapies in hopes of helping their health but inadvertently endanger their health due to the drug interactions of the vitamins and mine...

Misinterpretation living wills

...may have previously //expressed their desires over medical procedures in a 'living will'. For example they may not wish to have cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if they don't have a realistic chance of recovery. But other people, even though they face death, may wish every possible measure to be taken to ...

Myth of 'female impotence' created to boost sales

...ies denies such reports stating, "We work on unmet medical needs. There were academics who were working on this long before they came to us to ask us for support."...

Geriatric heart patients benefit from extra weight

...tudy assumes significance as it shows how less the medical community knows about the older population and how much more physicians and surgeons need to learn about the physiology of older patients. Doctors connected with the study point out that by exploring what happens to people as they age, one will have ...

Acupuncture in Paediatric care

Acupuncture, one of the ancient Chinese medical practices that has gained widespread popularity is now being recommended for children. Paediatricians suggest that along with other therapies, the traditional Chinese medicine practice should// also be offered to paediatric patients. A recent study ...

Gene connected to Multi-System disorder discovered

...search team, which studied the genetic samples and medical histories from 17 families with the syndrome, has discovered that changes in a gene called connexin 43 are to blame for the disorder. Researchers have expressed astonishment at the delay in linking a connexin gene to the disorder which affects so ma...

New standards for Human Research Safety

...ive. The program would include hospitals, academic medical centers and other facilities who would volunteer to have their research methods evaluated for accreditation by the health care groups. A fee would be charged for accreditation....

Stroke also in list of common childhood ailments

... an MRI. Ferriero and her colleagues who reviewed medical records of 30 pairs of mothers and babies who had a stroke, say that the causes of a stroke in infancy is largely unknown and that the factors could be as varied as infections, birth defects, blood-clotting disorders and birth trauma. Researchers cla...

Indian Nationals with Foreign Medical Degrees can now practice in India

...of India will now enable Indians who have acquired medical degrees from abroad, to practice in India, through a screening test that will be conducted by the National Board of Examinations (An Autonomous Body of The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare). The purpose of the registration is only to qualify for...

H.Pylori testing recommended in patients with peptic ulcer

... random sample of 720 was chosen from the complete medical records of age, sex and calendar year. In this sample, there were 298(41%), who had confirmed peptic ulcer disease. Logistic regression was used to analyse changes in proportions of H.Pylori testing, infection and treatment over time. It was found th...

Children! Protecting them from medical mistakes

The rate for potential medical problems, according to earlier studies, is three t...hcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) may help prevent medical errors in children.// The effort, an educational campaign is aimed at pediatricians and parents, an...

Stem cells - New and richer source found

...f all stem cells, could provide the scientific and medical research community with a non-controversial and easily attainable source of stem cells for developing treatments for Parkinson’s disease, stroke, spinal// cord injuries, cancers and other condition. The development of many embryonic stem cell-based ...

Kids not getting enough Physical Exercise

...of physical activity each day. Researchers from 10 medical centers around the United States studied third graders and their PE activity at 684 schools to check if the Healthy People 2010 initiative goals are being met. The initiative suggested PE time be offered daily and should involve kids in moderate to v...

Way out of winter depression

...mild or severe, has serious implications and needs medical help. Antidepressants, psychological therapy and relaxation could also benefit those suffering from SAD....

More information sought by patients on medical errors

...manding that they be given full information when a medical error happens. However, doctors are often reluctan...d out the attitude of patients and doctors towards medical errors. Researchers found that patients wanted to know if a mistake occurred during their treatment,...

Type of inhaler used in asthma treatment crucial

...study in the UK, in which researchers examined the medical records of almost 900,000 asthma patients across the UK, asthma sufferers are dying needlessly because they are not being prescribed the most suitable inhalers. The study compared levels of asthma control and the need and number of doctor appointment...

New heart disease marker

...e than cholesterol. Researchers surveyed extensive medical literature to conclude that apolipoprotein B levels are a more accurate indicator of who is most at risk of heart disease than cholesterol levels. They also say that the apolipoprotein B to apolipoprotein A-1 level is important. This is all especiall...

Miscarriage during pregnancy and heart disease linked

... study made sense biologically because many of the medical conditions that predispose people to have miscarriage can also predispose them to have heart disease. Among those conditions, he adds, are kidney disease and a predisposition to blood clots. Study author Dr. Gordon C. S. Smith, a professor of Obstet...

Ways to handle ugly toenails

...ffects if the person suffers from any pre-existing medical conditions. And, for those people who are not very concerned with the appearance// and decide not to treat the infection, the best bet is to keep the toenails short and neat. Feet should be first soaked in water to soften nails for trimming. Long han...

Curbing medication errors with new rules

... reported// between 45,000 and 98,000 death due to medical mistakes. The proposed new rules require bar coding on medications and improved reporting requirements for safety problems that involve medicine. The barcode rule would apply to all prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines and vaccines. It wou...

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