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Liver donors can thrive after transplant

... person can donate a part of his liver to a person needing it. And the good news is that the donor would continue to live well and thrive after donating part of his/her liver. Donation of a piece of the liver's right lobe from one adult to another is a relatively new procedure. It is increasingly being perf...

Nearly all asthma deaths preventable

...he symptoms are worsening and number of asthmatics needing hospitalization is increasing. The doctors who assisted the survey say that underestimation of the severity of asthma can lead to dangerous and life threatening situations....

Increase in sugar...decrease in brain function!!!

... or mouth, having a sweet taste in their mouth and needing to urinate, which were the symptoms of high blood sugar, were studied by the researchers from the Center for Behavioral Medicine Research at the University of Virginia. When tested for mental mathematical tests and verbal fluency tests it was found t...

Blood clots likely in long travel

...ear Paris, studied all cases of pulmonary embolism needing care// on arrival at France's busiest international airport, Charles de Gaulle, between November 1993 and December 2000. There were 56 cases of confirmed pulmonary embolism out of more than 130 million passengers from 145 countries.Among people trav...

Statins reduce heart attacks

... are Lipitor, Zocor, and Pravachol. For patients needing no more than a 20% reduction in cholesterol levels, any of the statins will be equally effective. For patients with higher cholesterol levels, doctors may be more likely to prescribe some of the newer, more potent statins like Lipitor, which, particu...

Recovery from lung injury

... more susceptible to lung problems that leave them needing the help of a ventilator.// What's not been clear ...me. Researchers in the US have studied 800 people needing treatment by ventilator for acute lung problems. Those with heart failure were not included in the s...

Safeguarding anti-inflammatory users from ulcers

...rs in Hong Kong have tested the effect on patients needing long-time NSAIDs of eliminating the bacterium Helicobacter pylori - which is a major risk factor for ulcers when it colonises the stomach. One group of patients received antibiotics to eradicate the infection, while a second group received placebo. ...

Treating wounds without stitches

...ssessment. The time to return to normal activities needing the hand was the same in both groups. Those receiving the conservative treatment reported less pain, and shorter treatment time (about 14 minutes less). Four months later, the wounds had closed up and healed to the same extent in both cases. In fac...

Laser dental treatment

...ser treatment could soon be available for patients needing root canal work. American scientists say this could mean an end to the dreaded drill. Scientists say laser treatment// will destroy the diseased nerve tissue without damaging the healthy nerve. They added that the laser treatment also caused less d...

A smoke free place to be initiated

...ughing, wheezing or chest tightness. Many reported needing extra medication during travel times. Hopefully the study might encourage more places - like the locations these people travel a smoke free place....

Space research leads to needle-free blood tests

...t may enable assessment of blood chemistry without needing to take a sample.Space medicine has many potential spin-offs for health on the ground.// One of the latest, described by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, is needle-free blood tests. The space researchers want to take blood samples in...

New and unique treatment for Psoriasis patients

...set of patients went seven months or longer before needing additional treatment. The FDA's Dr. Karen Weiss cautioned that though the drug has a much more selective effect, it is still too soon to say it is very selective and very safe. In fact, she added that patients on the drug would require a blood test b...

Herbal Remedy Risky for Cancer Patients

...rtunate to be eliminating another option for women needing therapies to relieve menopausal symptoms, our findings suggest that women who may be at high risk of having an undetected breast tumor and certainly those who do have breast cancer should proceed with caution or simply avoid taking black cohosh until...

Drug Effective for Diabetic Foot Ulcers

...f the foot ulcer healed or if the patient ended up needing their foot amputated. Researchers report the patients on dalteparin fared much better than the patients receiving the saline solution. Specifically, 29 patients of the 43 on dalteparin had their ulcers healed or at least saw a 50 percent improvement...

Women who conceive after a year have a higher chance of giving birth prematurely

...eased chance of having a low birth weight baby and needing a Caesarean section among women who had trouble getting pregnant, but those links became much weaker once the mothers' age, obesity and smoking habits were taken into account....

Women who conceive after a year have a higher chance of giving birth prematurely

...eased chance of having a low birth weight baby and needing a Caesarean section among women who had trouble getting pregnant, but those links became much weaker once the mothers' age, obesity and smoking habits were taken into account....

Steroid-Free Liver Transplants

...ewer anti-rejection drug in a group of 20 children needing liver transplants to see if the new drug might solve some of these problems. The patients received a combination therapy in which the drug basiliximab replaced steroids in an otherwise standard treatment. The children were all followed for at least ...

Shrinking bladder with age is a thing of past

...he bladder contracts and provides the sensation of needing to urinate more frequently. The condition of overactive bladder affects a lot of people although only a few seek medical advice. The characteristics of such a condition are frequent urination, urgent need to urinate, and for some, urine incontinence...

Carboplatin Drug Is More Effective Than Radiation Therapy For Testicular Cancer

...g testis than those receiving radiotherapy. Though needing longer follow up and larger numbers to be sure, this surprising finding, were it to apply to primary tumors when first diagnosed is the first hint that it may now be safe to embark on studies of testis conservation instead of hemicastration.” (Newsw...

Treating Testicular Cancer With A Single Dose Of Chemotherapy

...g testis than those receiving radiotherapy. Though needing longer follow up and larger numbers to be sure, this surprising finding, were it to apply to primary tumours when first diagnosed is the first hint that it may now be safe to embark on studies of testis conservation instead of hemicastratin....

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