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Babies Brains Are more Fragile

... hard surface. But Margulies says more research is needed before such distinctions are clear....

Better Drug for Heart Transplant

...searchers say further evaluation and follow-up are needed to determine the optimal dose. However, they say the findings of this study offer some optimism that everolimus is a promising agent for the management of rejection and vasculopathy after heart transplantation....

Sage Improves Memory

...till unknown and there is no cure.More studies are needed to investigate why sage is so effective as a memory aid, but researchers think it could be a combination of chemicals in the oil which give it antioxidant, estrogenic and anti-inflammatory properties -- all considered useful in Alzheimer's therapy....

Teens' vitamin D deficiency an epidemic

...require large amounts of calcium, and vitamin D is needed to help the body absorb it. Thus adequate vitamin D intake is crucial from ages 10 through 18, say specialists. "A mild form of vitamin D deficiency can be commonly unrecognized," say doctors, "but there may be ongoing damage to their skeleton." "N...

Weight-loss Products Dangerous

... patients. One of the 12 patients died and another needed a liver transplant. The remaining 10 patients recovered after they stopped taking the supplements. Researchers say more needs to be done to educate the general public about the potential dangers of herbal supplements. ...

Link Between Migraines and Behavioral Disorders

...han three times a month. However more research is needed to confirm these findings.Researchers say: In the future, they hope to examine the correlation between chronic daily headaches and behavioral issues. We’d also like to determine if depression and anxiety are higher in children with migraines. We alr...

Need for Hepatitis Booster Questioned

...esearchers say If HAV booster vaccinations are not needed ... then universal vaccination of children living in areas of intermediate endemicity might prove more attractive. Not only will this strategy provide long-term protection against hepatitis A extending into adulthood but also it will result in substa...

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. ...

False beliefs could cost cancer patients their lives

...s refused to go see a surgeon, even when told they needed surgery to take out a lung cancer tumor. "They say, 'Not only do I not want lung surgery, but I don't even want to see the surgeon because I know the cancer will spread once you expose it to air,"' they said. In the survey, researchers asked patien...

Cholesterol Drugs Prevent Breast Cancer

...today." Authors of the study say more research is needed to confirm their findings. They write, "Our findings need confirmation by other, larger studies involving more women and randomized clinical trials before we can recommend therapeutic interventions to prevent breast cancer with these agents."...

Promising Treatment for Diabetes

...w promise for treatment, but note further study is needed to make the therapy practical on a larger scale. They write, "Our study was designed to test the potential of GLP-1 treatment in elderly individuals using continuous subcutaneous administration. However, long-term administration of GLP-1 by subcutane...

Radiation for Bone Pain

...so found that 33 percent of the patients no longer needed narcotic medications....

Oxygen Usage During Exercise 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...

Radiation for Bone Pain

...so found that 33 percent of the patients no longer needed narcotic medications....

New Liver Tumor Treatment

...lf ball) and in the past we had to refuse them. We needed a way to reduce the tumor to a size where we could perform the laser treatment," says Thomas J. Vogl, M.D., chairman of the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology at University Hospital in Frankfurt, Germany. Doctors tried a procedure ...

Extended Therapy for Blood Clots

...atment for VTE. However, they say more research is needed to understand why patients on the treatment had high levels of a certain enzyme....

Diabetes a cause for worry among the young

... as young women. Researchers say more research is needed to understand the clinical course of type 2 diabetes and how it differs by the age of onset. However, researchers of the study say it's clear diabetes at a young age is a very serious health problem. The CDC is predicting that at least one out of e...

Sudden Cardiac Death due to inherited Heart Disease

...nexplained death. But they add further research is needed to better understand the most cost-effective standard of care and also how to help those left behind after a sudden unexplained death....

Heart Attack Symptoms in Women

...f they are at high risk. She says more research is needed to further explain her findings....

Liquid Drano for Your Arteries

...the coronary arteries. They say larger studies are needed to determine if this treatment will help prevent heart disease deaths....

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