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Nifedipine Found To Effective For Patients With Angina

...number of people who experienced heart failure and needed heart procedures were lower in the group receiving nifedipine. Researchers also add that long-acting calcium-channel blockers are appropriate as second-line or third-line treatment of symptomatic angina not responsive to beta blockers and nitrates....

Limiting Infants Exposure To Smoke At Home

...co smoke exposure in the home. Further research is needed to determine if measures less strict than banning smoking, like opening windows and using fans while smoking will have any effect on infant cotinine levels....

Depression A Cause for Death in Elderly

...] may be socially isolated and lack the assistance needed to access health care.” Studies show, nearly 80 percent of depressed elderly patients responds to treatment, therefore this is a topic that needs to be addressed by physicians....

Oxygen Consumption During Workouts Could Indicate Heart Problems

...left ventricle. However, they say more research is needed to determine whether oxygen pulse during exercise is a useful screening tool for identifying heart problems. Research shows that patients with mild hypertension have some reductions in heart function. It was found that their hearts were not operatin...

Gel Offers A More Targeted Approach

...han half of the medication is released where it is needed -- further down the gastrointestinal tract in the colon. Researchers put vitamin B2 in the hydrogel instead of a drug and studied its release in conditions simulating a human body. However they say the next step is to conduct in vivo studies of the ...

WHO acts to reduce the maternal death toll

...t, but requires more resources. US$ 10 million are needed to train decision-makers, national health planners and medical service providers. This will take place in 20 high-priority countries. Funds will also be used to measure progress. "Each time, such a gathering reminds us vividly of the loss of lives o...

Stress Found To Worsen Acne In Teenagers

...pants had mild acne, researchers say more study is needed to determine the role of stress in more severe cases....

New Drug Effective for Low Blood Pressure

...nt used pyridostigmine alone, and about 33 percent needed a lower dose of another medication. Researchers conclude saying that in the future more study needs to be done in this area ....

Weight Of Child A Predictor Of Heart Disease Later In Life

...However researchers say that further research is needed to examine the effect of early-life exposures on adult disease outcomes....

Hope For Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

...injections. However specialists say more study is needed to determine whether beta interferon or other treatments really have a beneficial effect on brain tissue in MS and they feel that future studies should include brain atrophy as an outcome measure in future trials of potential disease-modifying treatm...

Valerian was first epilepsy drug

...chers did not know the active ingredient; the dose needed to control epilepsy may be many times higher than used for sedation; and doctors do not know if valerian can cause a bad reaction when mixed with other medicines. Courtesy : CoABC Science Online...

Eliminating Eye Infection With Antibiotics

... encouraging but they say that further research is needed to find an accurate and inexpensive test to determine the prevalence of trachoma in any given community so antibiotics can be directed to the places most in need....

Eliminating Eye Infection With Antibiotics

... encouraging but they say that further research is needed to find an accurate and inexpensive test to determine the prevalence of trachoma in any given community so antibiotics can be directed to the places most in need....

Certain Food Beneficial for the Heart

...benefit. However, they say that further study is needed before making certain recommendations....

Treating Depression In Children Could Lead To Poor Bone Development

...n. In conclusion researchers say more research is needed on the use of these drugs in children since bone development early in life is believed to determine lifelong skeletal health....

A New Way Of Detecting Osteoporosis

...ely used questionnaires in determining which women needed to have further BMD testing. However, dental X-rays are less specific than questionnaires, as they can indicate disease when there isn’t any or not indicate disease when it does exist say specialists. Thus researchers conclude that X-rays are a good ...

Contact Lenses Found To Slow Progression Of Myopia in Kids

...t contact lenses. Kids who wore the RGPs generally needed about two weeks to adapt to the lenses. Myopia progressed as would be expected in the children who wore the soft lenses. Compared to soft lenses, the RGPs slowed progression of the condition by about 30 percent. Though the study didn’t show any long...

The Use Of Implants After Breast Cancer Questioned

... researchers conclude saying that further study is needed to explain the apparent benefit of breast implants for breast cancer patients. ...

Easier Tests To Detect Tuberculosis

... tests were similar. However, the sputum test only needed to be done once and with a rapid diagnosis, treatm...say more straightforward diagnostic procedures are needed to help reverse the somber tuberculosis statistics....

Relief From Asthma With New Combo Therapy

... groups: a bud/form combination twice a day and as needed for relief, bud/form twice a day plus terbutaline (a short-acting beta2-agonist) as needed, and budesonide twice a day plus terbutaline as needed. Results showed a 45-percent reduction in the exacerbation rate of asthma symptoms, a reduction in over...

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