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Detecting brain aneurysms

...ard method for detecting aneurysm and also tried a number of non-invasive techniques for comparison. They found if they used all three available tests together, the non-invasive methods gave excellent diagnostic results - unless the aneurysm was small - five millimetres or less. It's a useful step forwards ...

FDA's control is inherently weak

...cans who buy products based on their results. The number of pharmaceutical researchers working outside the United States who voluntarily report their experiments to the FDA increased 16-fold from 1990 to 1999, dwarfing the agency's ability to inspect the test sites. More worrisome, is that the FDA does no...

Supply of Radiopharmaceuticals Hampered by Attacks

...nd supplier of radiopharmaceuticals, spent a large number of man-hours getting products in from outside the United States for processing, and even more time in arranging special line-haul trucks to carry finished products by ground to sites throughout the United States to maintain an adequate supplies. In a...

Statins reduce heart attacks

...lesterol Education Program (NCEP) could triple the number of Americans taking statins. The panel hopes that expanded use of the drugs -- with improved diets and more exercise -- will help reduce the close to 1.1 million heart attacks and half a million deaths attributed to heart disease each year. // The...

New pancreatic surgery

...yhole' - surgery is increasing in popularity for a number of operations. It scores because there is no big scar and less time in hospital after the operation. Non-invasive surgery involves a tiny incision through which miniature instruments are inserted. The surgeon uses a computer screen as a guide through...

Acupuncture can ease cancer

...ly drugs. Among the acupuncture group, the average number of sickness bouts during the five following days was six, 11 for those receiving the less intense acupuncture, and 16 for those simply taking anti-emetics. The authors are now recommending that hospitals offer the treatment to patients in whom conven...

Wound healing made faster

...ports they have been able to raise the effect of a number of key hormones involved in the body's own tissue-repair system by assembling them into a wound-healing "complex". The researchers believe that although the complex occurs in nature, a current established opinion that hormones operate independently ...

Dangers of heat

... if they did not take sensible steps. There are a number of sensible things that everybody should do to avoid illness when temperatures soar. Increase your intake of non-alcoholic, non-carbonated, caffeine free beverages such as water and fruit juice,wear clothing that is light in colour and loose fitting ...

Generic drug costs remain shackled

...ufacturers Association said the extension raised a number of issues. Continuing to base the controls on 1998 prices was likely to be painful, especially as a number of important products would be coming off patent next year. Department of Health figures show that l...

Depression disturbs heart rate

...sease trial, which looks at the outcome of a large number of heart attack patients admitted to coronary care between 1996 to 2000.// Of the group, 300 patients had been diagnosed with depression and their electrocardiograms were compared to those of 366 patients who were not depressed. Depression was clea...

Resurface your skin

...t Weiss of Cleavland University//, there are now a number of new technologies that can reverse the signs of skin ageing. Why not give non-ablative skin resurfacing a go? It sounds scary but in fact it just involves a laser treating the cells beneath the surface skin. No skin is actually removed. Instead, ...

Benefit of colonoscopy

...nce of overall bowel cancer peaked at 70 - but the number of cases of certain forms of cancer and numerous polyps continued to rise with age. The researchers conclude that screening should continue throughout life. But many patients seem unaware that they are eligible for a free screen under Medicare arrang...

Slightly High BP Poses Health Risk

...in two numbers. The systolic value i.e., the first number in a blood pressure measurement, represents the pressure in the heart during contraction. The second number, the diastolic value, represents the pressure when the heart is at rest between beats. // In the study, the team of researchers monitored bl...

Dampness related to asthma

...using said they suffered from asthma - double this number had asthma in the damper homes. One in seven of the undergraduates studied said they had suffered four or more colds during the last year and 16% said they had a constant runny nose. The study also found that just under 43% of the students who live...

Cyclosporin A Treats Leukemia Complications

...ells in the blood and thrombocytopenia is when the number of platelets in reduced. The latter is the most co...ients with thrombocytopenia had an increase in the number of platelets. Also, more than 60 percent of the patients with anemia had an increase in red blood ce...

Steps To Improve Quality Of Plant-Based Drugs

...t-based drugs. It promises not only to get a large number of laboratories activated on testing them, but also seeks to start registering farmers who produce medicinal plants to ensure the raw material itself meets standards. The first meeting of a recently constituted Medicinal Plants Board listed a series ...

New therapy for pimples

...e most effective treatment for acne - reducing the number of spots by three-quarters.As many as one in 18 ad...e patients on average showed a 78% decrease in the number of visible spots on the area treated. Dr Tony Chu, who led the trial, claimed that the combination...

Shapely sperm-a valuable indicator of fertility

...that although the 3 percent difference between the number of shapely sperm in fertile and infertile men's semen seems small, it was the most reliable indicator. This is will be a valuable tool for infertility specialists. About one in six couples has trouble conceiving. In one-third or more of those cases,...

Deprived sleep leads to ageing

...s, researchers have found. These days, the average number of hours people spend asleep per night in more developed countries has decreased from nine hours to seven-and-a-half hours. The change has been made to accommodate increased demands of work and more leisure activities. A team from the US Department...

Heart disease starts early

...re in the boys. Systolic blood pressure is the top number in a blood pressure reading. This measurement represents the highest level of the blood's pressure within the artery walls and corresponds to the contraction of the heart's main pumping chambers (ventricles). Higher insulin resistance was related to ...

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