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Usage of coil better in brain haemorrhage

...the coil offers some survival benefit. What is now needed is longer-term trials to assess the benefit to the patient and the durability of the coil itself....

Quitting the smoking habit

...thereby observe that more effective treatments are needed to assist people give up smoking for good....

Eczema patients lack natural antibiotic in skin

...terestingly, these antimicrobial peptides are also needed to combat viral infections and therefore could account for the susceptibility of atopic dermatitis patients to eczema vaccinatum and herpes simplex infections." Atopic dermatitis is a common, chronic skin disease characterized by dry, itchy and easi...

Novel test for bowel cancer

...t's an exciting development - but more research is needed to assess the role of the MCM2 test. The researchers think it may best be employed in conjunction with sigmoidoscopy, to pick up more early cancers. It may also be applied to the detection of other cancers, where MCM2 could play a role....

Importance of type of sex in organ transplantation

...at higher doses of immune suppressing drugs may be needed both for those receiving female organs and for female recipients....

Light therapy devotes new hope in advanced lung cancer

...ious survival times in NSCLC. More research is now needed to see just why PDT is proving so effective in this form of lung cancer....

Renal problem increased

...nd Alzheimer’s disease. “However, more studies are needed to determine if this could be useful in humans,” he said. The researchers are hopeful that antioxidants might be used in the future to treat, or even to prevent, cognitive dysfunction. An estimated 100,000 people in the UK suffer from some form of k...

Associated scan for detecting ovarian cancer spread

..., this is only a small study, so larger trials are needed before this new approach could be used routinely in women with ovarian cancer....

A new male contraceptive

...unwanted side effects were noted. Because the dose needed to induce infertility was so much lower than the standard dose given humans for Gaucher's disease, the investigators believe side effects in men would be negligible. The investigators suggest this drug has significant potential to serve as a safe an...

Restless Legs Syndrome - Help at hand

...ver, doctors suggested that extensive studies were needed to determine the long-term implications of the drug....

Breast Cancer risk for women on dopamine antagonists

...mited and researchers say that further studies are needed before changing treatment strategies for women taking anti-psychotics....

Effect of alcohol drinking on breast cancer

...oked at two issues. The first was how much a woman needed to drink to increase her chance of breast cancer. The second was whether smoking increased this risk. They found that a single daily drink of 1 oz of spirits such as whiskey, gin, or vodka, or 3 oz of wine increases a woman's breast cancer risk sligh...

Thalidomide may stage a comeback

...cess, are focusing on the safeguards that would be needed if the drug is re-licensed. The agency also suggested that even if the drug is approved, it will only be used on specific patients. These include patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow, which affects about 20,000 patie...

Research on Celiac Disease in children

... be equivalent anywhere. 4. More food testing is needed and standards have to be established. 5. A safe source of oats should be available. To date there have been no failures in two adult CD studies, two adult dermatitis herpetiformis studies and now two children CD studies with oats....

Adult COPD or asthma could be effectively treated with Xopenex

...mg dose of Xopenex. In addition, the Xopenex group needed only 2.0 +/- 2.6 days of ipratropium bromide treatments. Patients receiving Xopenex were found to require significantly less nebulizer therapy and less adjuvant respiratory therapy, according to the study. Xopenex is being marketed as a nebulizer at...

Smokers more prone to depression

.... However, researchers added that more studies are needed before a definite causal path can be established. A study of cross-sectional data obtained from the US National Household Survey on Drug Abuse(collected from different respondents each year from 1994 to 1996) was conducted. A total// of 13,827 young ...

Untreated Scoliosis patients found to lead productive and active lives

...bb angles or spinal angles greater than 40 degrees needed to correct the curvature with braces or surgery to prevent deformity, pain and disability. Researchers concluded that there was no evidence that LIS was linked to increased mortality rates and that only patients with thoracic apices and curves of mo...

Sleepwalking linked to a gene

... known as HLA genes, which provide the information needed to allow the body// to create immune cells. These ...epwalking. He also added that further research was needed before scientists could develop an effective treatment for the condition....

Way out of winter depression

...s just after dawn or before sunlight. The exposure needed for a therapeutic effect varies from 15 minutes to two hours a day. SAD, whether mild or severe, has serious implications and needs medical help. Antidepressants, psychological therapy and relaxation could also benefit those suffering from SAD....

Hyaluronan supplementation therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis

...However, more well-controlled clinical studies are needed to establish this benefit....

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