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Arginine food bar assists people with angina

...y improve the functioning of blood vessels. So you might think that arginine might help people with heart problems, especially those with angina, by enhancing blood supply to the hear...

Find a partner

... in their husbands.Having a wife as a close friend might help to explain why married men are able to deal with stress better and are therefore less likely to suffer from heart attacks or strokes....

Less sleep increases mortality rates

...old advice that you need eight hours sleep a night might need modifying. Looking at the length of time people sleep and its relationship to life expectancy, researchers at the University of Texas, and colleagues, find that seven hours is the optimum. People who sleep for eight hours or longer, or less th...

Heriditary dental disorders

... dspp gene," Dr. Kulkarni said. "We think the gene might contain elements that respond to TGF-b1. Or perhaps other genes, influenced by TGF-b1, may indirectly control dspp." TGF-b1 is a member of the superfamily of TGF proteins that have many diverse functions in normal development throughout the body. It ...

Mutation connected to Osteoporosis

... But he said the real significance of the research might be the light it sheds on the genetic basis for bon...rsity of Indiana, Indianapolis, said Levine's team might be on the right track. "In a very general sense, the more we know about genes that are important in ...

Winter months encourage binge eating

... different from the comfort eating that many of us might indulge in during the winter months. The researchers found that people who were evening types, preferring to eat in dimmer lighting, were more likely to binge. It's not clear why this is, but if such people become overweight and decide to diet in the...

Vitamin E decreases high blood pressure in kidney failure

...e study opens up the exciting possibility that you might be able to treat high blood pressure and even kidney failure in humans with antioxidant therapy....

Prescription Drug Use Varies Widely Between States

...d gender were among the best indicators of how you might use prescription drugs. With today's release of the first comprehensive state-by-state study of prescription drug use, where you live also can say a lot about which and how many medications you use. // According to the study, the percentage of adult...

Awakening call for fall prevention

... than younger people. And surgery on a broken bone might even require the insertion of plates or screws. The best way to avoid all these complications is to do your utmost to prevent a fall from occurring....

Coffee may help prevent cavities

A new research study indicates that coffee might help prevent cavities. The finding is reported in ...o antibacterial and anti-adhesive activity, coffee might reduce S. mutans colonisation of tooth surface and might be effective in preventing S. mutans-induce...

Heart bypass-mental decline link

...e possible explanation is that the off-pump device might also contribute to mental decline. But they also t...n both procedures, or the trauma of surgery itself might affect mental functioning....

Glenmark’s new molecule to go through trial

...y Phase II A or early Phase II clinical trials. We might be in a position to announce the CRO in the next three months," Mr Saldanha said. The clinical trials will cost around $1 millin....

Lack of solar radiation causes cancer

...et the benefits of UV-B without the risks. One way might be to use vitamin D supplements as a substitute fo...pplements. Meanwhile, a daily walk in the open air might be a good way of ensuring you're not completely cut off from solar radiation, especially if you live...

Gastrointestinal Complaint to be dealt Psychologically

...nt off to the gastroenterologist's office, doctors might consider whether anxiety and depression lie at the root of the nausea, say researchers at the Haukeland University Hospital in Norway. They have surveyed 50,000 people in Norway and find nearly half had suffered at least one gastrointestinal proble...

Treating eye pain eases migraine

...s. The researchers believe that steroid injections might be considered for people with other headaches that are accompanied by eye pain. Possibilities of treating both may be successful in future....

Cholesterol Drug Helps After Angioplasty

...including more potent cholesterol-lowering agents, might not have as solid a safety record. In LIPS, he said there were no indications of any worrisome liver abnormalities or muscle problems seen with other statin drugs. The study was supported by Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Basel, Switzerland, the manufact...

Effective And Economical Agent For Anthrax

...and file cabinets, and in other hidden places that might harbor spores in an actual anthrax contamination. The tests killed the spores and proved that methyl bromide is more effective than chlorine dioxide gas as a building fumigant for anthrax. Methyl bromide would be the most effective treatment because...

Blood test can predict pre-eclampsia

... clue that a lean woman is at elevated risk. There might be a window of opportunity in the first trimester when preventive treatment could be successful, but until now we did not have a simple way to identify high-risk women," wolf said....

Skin cancer on the rise

...travel and outdoor activities such as water sports might also be to blame. The survival rate for the disease is also worse among men than women over a five-year period. However survival rates from skin cancers are good if it the condition is caught early.Cancer experts say women have previously had highe...

Arthritis drug can prolong life

...dy supports the growing evidence that inflammation might play a role in heart attacks and that anti-inflammatory medication might ward them off. Originally a cancer drug, methotrexate has been used to fight rheumatoid arthritis ...

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