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Alternative therapies popular with Parkinson's patients

...- even though some remedies and forms of treatment might have an adverse effect or interact with prescribed therapies. It's something patients should reveal to the doctor, and something doctors should ask about. There's also a need for more research into the effectiveness of CAM. For instance, vitamin E is...

Renal problem alleviated

...t can occur in patients with chronic renal failure might be alleviated by certain antioxidants, say US rese...sorders,” he said.// Dr Vaziri suggested that it might be possible to link the results with similar events that occur in the nervous system in other disord...

Omega-3 fatty acids impair immunity

...o believe your immune system isn't as strong as it might be. The researchers are trying to better understand how omega-3s undermine the immune system - and may then be able to figure out ways of preventing this from happening....

Gastrointestinal ills more common in diabetics

...ot designed to determine how poor glycemic control might increase gastrointestinal symptoms, the authors suggest a possible explanation. They point out that hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar, is known to affect the gastrointestinal system. For example, high levels of blood sugar can promote feelings of na...

Helping the neurology of kidney failure

...the possibility that this kind of oxidative stress might also play a role in brain disorders like Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's disease, as well as brain injury....

Fright could be more harmful

...stralia predicted that while bioweapons themselves might not kill many people, for many more, their prospect is having a devastating effect. Already, there are reports of mass illness - on 29 September, paint fumes set off a bioterrorism scare at a school in Washington State, sending 16 students and a te...

Resurface your skin

...their limitations, and surgery is expensive so you might feel like resigning yourself to the inevitable. Bu...ity. The treatment takes just 15 minutes and you might expect a visible improvement after three to five treatments spaced out over about four weeks. You do...

Iron is a two sided sword

...h of this important mineral.// But too much iron might be as bad for you as too little, say researchers at Ohio State University. They exposed human intestinal cells, in test tubes, to iron concentrations resembling those in food supplements. It is a reasonable model of what goes on in the body, for thes...

Estrogen Does Not Prevent Recurrent Strokes

...espite some past evidence that hormone replacement might lower stroke risk in older women, new research sho...tors have long thought hormone replacement therapy might help protect women's cardiovascular health, warding off heart disease and, possibly, stroke. But rec...

Fructose cause digestive problems

An inability to digest fructose might explain common digestive symptoms like gas, pain and bloating.Researchers at the University of Iowa have been investigating the link between fructose intolerance and the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a common disorder characterised by a...

Biotechnology on the lead

...ould be purchased illegally over the internet, and might be more appealing to a would-be terrorist than conventional weapons. "I think there's reason to think that biological weapons are going to be increasingly attractive," she said. "I think that they're definitely cheaper, probably easier to get hold of...

Contraceptives have dual effects

... Gordon Vickie, said: "The results show that women might have a secret weapon against the disease that kills 46 people in the US each day....

Genetics helps in attacking cancer

... and administration schedule affect the way people might respond to ceflatonin and maybe other anti-cancer drugs. It points the way to a new way of treating cancer - based upon a knowledge of how gene activity is changed in people who have the disease....

Deep Sleep Doesn't Increase Memory

... bed early to be ready for a big test the next day might be missing the mark, according to a study to be released Friday by a San Fernando Valley researcher that finds a good night's sleep does not increase memory. // REM sleep is a deep sleep during which an individual's eyes dart rapidly under closed...

Why running noses are a good thing

...o test will reveal anthrax exposure or predict who might develop anthrax in the near future. Nasal swabs, if given soon enough, can help show whether anthrax was present in a particular location, but they do not tell doctors anything about an individual's risk. So far, the single most important informati...

Hormone treatment helps obese people slim down

... to produce leptin. Individuals with such problems might be predisposed to become obese and might benefit from leptin therapy....

Levels Of Blood Proteins May Help Heart Disease Care

...s may be helpful to identify patients with CAD who might otherwise not be identified by routine screening methods. Despite the interesting observations in these studies, major questions need to be resolved before measurements of blood proteins are incorporated into the routine assessment of patients with ...

Asthma linked to obesity

...have asthma symptoms.They suggest increased weight might lead to inflammation in the respiratory tract, which could be the key factor in inducing asthma.// Appropriate strategies for the reduction of body weight in children may contribute to a reduced incidence of asthma in childhood, says Dr.Erika at Univ...

Common contraception

...e covering removed, they fertilised normally. "It might be that this channel is involved in giving the sperm's tail a kind of turbocharge at the last instant, when it needs more power to penetrate the zona pellucida," Dr Chapman speculated.A contraceptive designed to prevent fertilisation would not interf...

New light on Cardiology

... said that monitoring changes in LVH status by ECG might predict outcomes for patients with the condition. “We think we can now reduce the risk of cardiovascular events and death by regression of LVH using ECG markers. The ECG is easily applied and relatively inexpensive.” <br...

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