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Decision making made easier

...t has been trialled with women deciding whether or not to opt for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and with men considering the treatment options for prostate problems. In both instances, the videodisc was liked by both patients and doctors and played an important part in helping the patient to come to ...

What we can learn from dogs?

...s and humans are similar in many ways, but dogs do not suffer from high blood pressure, even when they ha...ar age and body size range to humans (in relative, not absolute, terms). Vets have begun measuring blood pressure more routinely among dogs now (just as yo...

Menopause considerations

...tors. In twins it was 70 to 71 per cent, which was not statistically different to that of non-twin sister...s can still vary greatly. day.Lowered fertility is not the only consequence of early menopause, he added. "Often women become depressed, libido is reduced...

Wishes of unspoken patients

According to a new report patients who do not express their requests feel less satisfied with th... 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 about, ...

The bad combination

...alcohol are more likely to smoke than those who do not misuse alcohol," says the university’s Susan E. Maier. ...

Stress response increases suicide risk

...logical disability. Those affected have some - but not all - of the PTSD symptoms. The presence of these symptoms is serious, for it's linked with a higher than average incidence of suicidal thoughts. Where people have full-blown PTSD, suicidal thoughts are three times more likely than in the general po...

The feel of pain

...nsation itself, new research has shown.The finding not only explains why certain mind-based techniques can play a role in the management of chronic pain, but it may also lead to better anti-pain drugs.// In the research, published in today's Science, scientists from Oxford University used magnetic reson...

Genes for lung disease

...king is a major cause of the problem.// However, not all smokers go on to develop COPD. Researchers at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine have been investigating the genetic basis of COPD. They have looked at genes that code for so-called pulmonary surfactant proteins (SPs), which pl...

Birth weight key factor in heart diseases

...ish children. The key factor in heart disease is not how much you weigh now, but how you grew in the pa...ase.Barker says this highlights the fact that it's not your weight but how you arrived, as it is that determines your heart disease risk. 'It is the journe...

Chemists prepare for face-off with manufacturers

... to him, in the long run, individual chemists will not survive and these retail outlets will join the society. Mr. Shah triumphantly declares " We are not against anybody. Now we will do the business the way we want and they will do the way they want." &...

Gel prevents pregnancy

...mone - progesterone - based on the female hormone, not the male, and its rubbed into the tummy. It's absorbed into the skin and acts as a contraceptive". Each month, hormone levels are tested and an ultrasound done to see how much of the gel is needed to stop ovulation occurring."The gel is packed in li...

Old are not weak

According to a study, loss of muscle is not an inevitable consequence of ageing. As you age, y...s that the basic muscle tissue building process is not at fault. It may be that diet, lack of exercise, or hormonal factors contribute to a loss of muscle ...

Love the sun

... ultraviolet B light hits the skin. Dark skin does not absorb as much ultraviolet B as light skin, and pe...e who wear clothing that covers all their skin are not exposed to the sun. Of the 82 women screened, 66 (80 per cent) recorded vitamin D levels below th...

Male contraceptive in trial

...or Chater says he is confident the injections will not impair long-term fertility.Trial participants will receive the injections for up to 18 months, with the trials to be extended to India and China if the results are successful....

Painter's problem

...vents should take care to minimize their exposure, not only because of the reproductive effects but also because of the known adverse effects on the nervous system....

Excessive use of antibiotics for sore throat

...erally a sore throat is caused by a virus and will not respond to antibiotics. But researchers at Massach...ded. What's more they most often use an antibiotic not recommended for sore throat.// The survey analysed 2,000 physician visits by adults whose chief co...

Antidepressant helps obesity

...re maintained during two years of follow-up. It is not known how bupropion works in weight loss, although it's known to alter brain chemistry and may affect the appetite centres or circuits involved in getting pleasurable feelings from eating....

Osteoporosis Drugs: right time to take-off

...eneration bisphosphonates such as Risedronate have not been introduced in the Indian market. These drugs have a better efficacy and fewer side effects than the current therapies. The osteoporosis medications market is viewed as a typical lifestyle related disease with high brand loyalty. Current lifesty...

Wonder drug - could end in disaster

...ffer only mild symptoms of depression, and who are not clinically ill. The research was conducted by Dr D...gned to test whether a drug can treat a condition, not to uncover evidence of side effects. However, pharmaceutical companies argue that because no evidenc...

Drug abuse leads to long standing changes in the brain

... in dopamine signaling, but the parietal cortex is not involved in the dopamine pathway. Thus, Dr. Volkow...e changes that are produced by methamphetamine are not limited to the dopamine system."...

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