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Gingko languishs memory test

...f healthy older adults. Gingko is a herbal extract much prized for many years for its effect on mental performance. Previous research has suggested it may be helpful in improving memory //in people with dementia. It's also claimed that gingko can increase mental sharpness in those who are healthy. Resea...

Screening bypasses radical breast surgery

...ng has the benefit of detecting breast cancer at a much earlier stage, so that radical surgery may not be needed....

Awareness of oral cancer is low

...survey observe that many people are still not very much aware of oral cancer and its risk factors. Oral and throat cancers account for about 4% of all malignancies. //The warning signs can be investigated by a dentist and early diagnosis often leads to a cure. But, as a survey by dental experts at New Yor...

Stretching does not rule out soreness after exercise

...e beneficial. Meanwhile, the findings suggest that much of what we think we know about sport and exercise may not be on a firm scientific foundation. Researchers felt that, in future aspects of physical activity will probably change in the future....

Viagra for heart and lung patients

...ronic pulmonary hypertension who would probably be much older and have structural changes to the heart and/or lungs resulting from chronic illness....

Accomplishment of nicotine replacement therapy

...me - probably as it became easier to obtain. But much of the increased use of NRT is down to light smokers (consuming fewer than 12 cigarettes a day) - a group for whom NRT is not effective. By 1999 smokers were as likely to quit whether or not they used NRT. The researchers say that when NRT was on pre...

Function of genes in heart failure

...beat. They found family relationships explained as much as half of the variability in diastolic function. Dalane W. Kitzman, M.D., from Wake Forest, says, that our research suggest that when one is born, their diastolic function may already be programmed. Gene influences were as powerful or even more so ...

The issue of urinary incontinence

...en a popular subject for medical research. Anyhow, much progress has been made and, in fact, an old people's ward need not smell at all. Professor Malone-Lee and his team helped introduce the incontinence pad and, after many years of research into absorbent materials, have banged upon a synthetic polyme...

Naltrexone effective for drinking problems

..., but the Mediterranean style can also lead to too much consumption. Naltrexone is a drug, also used to treat drug addiction, which acts on the brain to take away the pleasure of drinking. Spanish researchers looked at a group of 150 alcohol-dependent patients with the Mediterranean drinking pattern. Ha...

New approach to anti-anxiety drugs

...f hand it can inhibit everyday behaviour and cause much suffering. Around 15 million people might have had the necessity for anxiety related treatment.The anti-anxiety drugs have always been very effective in such needy times. The major class is known as the benzodiazepines but these have the drawback of ...

Space research leads to needle-free blood tests

...infrared, in the pulse oximeter. This measures how much oxygen there is in the blood, by placing a sensor on the finger or ear. It's a standard piece of equipment in the intensive care unit. But we could do far more with near infrared. The researchers are currently looking at how to take account of differ...

Early therapy aids eyesight

... an aggressive form of the disease were not helped much by treatment. The most common form of glaucoma affects nearly 1.0 million people over age 45. While doctors find treating eye pressure may help slow the disease, they do not believe elevated eye pressure necessarily is the cause of the disease. Furt...

Laser may stop macular degeneration

... researchers are using a "soft" laser, because too much laser can lead to additional problems. The study is currently fully enrolled and at this time most participants have been in the study for about three years....

Eczema patients lack natural antibiotic in skin

...t most psoriasis patients had at least 10 times as much of the peptides in their skin as did atopic dermatitis patients. Many atopic dermatitis patients had no detectable amounts of the antimicrobial peptides in their skin. When the researchers treated staphylococcus aureus colonies with the antimicrobia...

Allergies: A major health problem

...se AIDS, Allergy symptoms appear on account of too much immunity while in AIDS there will be too little immunity to prevent the disease. The substance that triggers this syndrome is known as allergens. Allergens are classified as “indoor allergens” and “outdoor allergens” Dust mites, animal dander and sim...

Specialist care convalesces intensive care survival

...e units (ICUs). //They have found that patients do much better if they are cared for by a doctor who is a specialist in critical care medicine. Previous research has suggested that the involvement of an 'intensivist' reduces death rates by ten per cent. This study suggests that figure is as large as 30 ...

Less exercise doesn't help prevent osteoporosis

... housework may be good for the heart, but don't do much for the bones. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have studied a group of people aged// 50 to 60 who had higher than average blood pressure, but were otherwise healthy. They measured their aerobic fitness, muscle strength and abdominal fat, to s...

Staying agile reduces hip fracture risk

... and intact, you should keep moving and include as much walking as you can in your weekly routine....

Radiation before surgery cuts cancer reappearance

... surgical treatment for rectal cancer may not make much difference in the survival of patients. But the findings suggest that the radiation treatments given before surgery may help// improve the patient's quality of life by reducing the rate of cancer recurrence at or near the original tumor site in the r...

Overcoming actively may help in breast cancer

...en to deal positively with breast cancer. There is much debate over whether mental attitude makes a difference in the fight against cancer. Researchers in the US have been looking// at several studies and they conclude that stress, mental outlook and coping style are all relevant to key biological factors...

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