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Is acupuncture safe?

Two new reports from the US suggest that acupuncture is at least as safe as conventional medicine.There is a dearth of hard evidence on the safety of complementary and alternative medicine(CAM). According to two reports, they provide one of the first serio...

Air pollution affects the heart

...people with pre-existing disease. According to a new study by researchers at Harvard University now reveals that the adverse effects of pollution may affect everyone and not only older people.// They studied the impact of particles called PM2.5s - with diameters less than 2.5 micrometres - on a group o...

Meditation relieves stress

According to a new study a meditation programme helps people with chronic illness.Researchers at the Centre for Integrative Medicine at Jefferson University Hospital in Carolina, USA, offered 104 patients with chronic illness a meditation programme. This went on for ei...

Avacado a day

...elp to protect the liver from damage, according to new research from Japan. Researchers fed avocado and 2... liver damage.// The Researchers discovered three new compounds that might explain why the avocado is protective. "Besides offering taste and nutrition, a...

Right drugs drastically cut stroke risk

...ients regardless of ethnicity, sex and age. The new study has revealed that over 5,00,000 of these could be prevented by using a combination of Perindopril (a high-blood pressure medication) and Indapamide (a diuretic). Additionally, the study showed that these drugs could reduce the risk for secondar...

A new growth factor identified

...ears, that a specific protein called VEGF triggers new blood vessel growth throughout the body. This has ...s a treatment for heart disease. Since tumors need new blood vessels in to grow, they have also sought to fight cancer by blocking VEGF's action.Unlike VEG...

Coronary stent leads to complications

... the Dutch University Medical Center in the US, a new analysis was carried out by doctors which revealed that the clotting rate was three per cent more. Their investigation covered a larger group of patients who were, on the whole, at risk and required angioplasty. People with diabetes or who had had a...

A new drug for cancer

... has been funding researchers who have pioneered a new drug, known as DMXAA. A drug that attacks a tumour's blood supply directly. It represents a new approach to cancer, for it constricts the tiny blood vessels that feed a tumour, as well as activati...

Human gene number increases

A new estimate puts the paltry number of human genes more than 30 per cent higher. At around 30,000, the gene number estimated from the human genome sequence seemed scanty compared with the mustard weeds' (25,000) and the fruitfly's (13,000). Michael Cooke...

Digital mammography proves effective

A new trial will compare digital mammography with the standard technique to confirm if it can detect breast cancer earlier and with more accuracy. Standard film mammography has been around for nearly 40 years now, and radiographers are familiar with the sc...

Recouping blood flow after a stroke

The brain can grow new blood vessels after a minor stroke, which helps to...sue was examined later, it showed that a number of new blood vessels - called collateral vessels had grown. These were longer and wider than blood vessels ...

Memory problem? solve a crossword

A new report released by the Institute for the Study of Aging and the International Longevity Center says older people who want to stay mentally agile are better advised to put down the pill bottle and pick up a pencil. Research shows that seniors who do...

Gene clue to antibiotics

A new bacterial genome sequence suggests a route to new antibiotics, and other valuable drugs. As bacteria learn to evade antibiotics, even minor infections...

A non-stick danger

...her cooking utensils may damage the environment, a new study suggests.The commercial polymer, Teflon, is one of a class of chemicals known as fluorinated polymers whose non-stick properties are exploited in cooking utensils, ovens and combustion engines. However, when heated, these polymers can emit a ...

Doctors not to accept gifts from drug companies

...rug-company sponsors. The campaign also includes a new Web site about the guidelines....

Decision making made easier

...e clinical evidence gives conflicting messages and new research comes up all the time. Doctors in the US have been testing a new aid to patient decision-making - an interactive video disc. This gives extra information about your ...

Male infertility in relation to pesticide

...can further lower fertility among infertile men, a new report suggests.The study shows these chemicals may worsen the effect of pre-existing genetic or medical risk factors for infertility. The authors stress the findings should be treated with caution because they involved a selected population of infe...

What we can learn from dogs?

...rinary and medical scientists can produce exciting new insights into human health. What's more, the study of the dog genome and - maybe - the chimpanzee genome, may be able to pinpoint the handful of genes that could be linked to uniquely human diseases. Dogs are particularly useful to study because th...

Menopause considerations

...king their chances of childbearing, according to a new study. A team of Dutch researchers has found that a woman with one or more first-degree relatives with a history of early menopause is liable to experience earlier menopause herself. Led by Dr Jan-Peter de Bruin at the University Medical Centre Utre...

Wishes of unspoken patients

According to a new report patients who do not express their requests feel less satisfied with their physicians and find less improvement in their symptoms. A doctor need not tell a patient everything on his mind. One may feel anxious and forget what you meant to ask ab...

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