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WBC linked with periodontitis

...this betokens that bacteria are required for early onset periodontal disease to develop. "We think that the decreased ability of the white blood cells to reach infection sites permits overgrowth of all bacteria, including harmful types," said Dr. Niederman. "Bone loss may be initiated when the amount of ...

Obesity in children a risk factor for diabetes

...ently, this kind of diabetes is often termed "late onset diabetes", as most new cases arise among people in middle age or older....

The earlier the treatment, the more the benefit

...res that treatment begin within three hours of the onset of the stroke, and most patients who make it to the hospital on time get the drugs within the last half hour before that deadline. Now, a new report finds that earlier treatment - in the first 90 minutes after symptoms begin - doubles the chances of...

Epilepsy can be predicted

..., Paris, believe it may be possible to predict the onset of seizures by carrying out an electroencephalogram (EEG). An ECG records electrical activity from different parts of the brain and converts it into a tracing. The Paris team analysed 26 recordings from 60 minutes before a seizure in 23 patients wit...

Vitamins enhances recuperation of organ transplant patients

...st that taking vitamin supplements could delay the onset of arteriosclerosis in the first year after heart transplantation. DrJames said: "Our results suggest that vitamins C and E provide a clinically useful approach to reducing arteriosclerosis after cardiac transplantation. "Antioxidant therapy with t...

Cure for common cold

...reatment, however, has to start within 24 hours of onset of symptoms, which some panel members said might be difficult for a drug that would be sold by prescription. The major concern, was that Picovir appeared to lower the effectiveness of oral contraceptives, which might cause inadvertent pregnancies. S...

Fast screening for macular degeneration

...pping the back of the retina and screening for the onset of blindness. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in older people. //A team at the University of Utah now report on a technical advance that could be developed into a rapid screen for AMD among people at risk.They...

Pancreatic Cancer may be linked to Diabetes

...ith pancreatic cancer within three years following onset of diabetes.In the study, the link appeared especially pronounced for people in their 70s when diabetes first appeared. Dr. Suresh T. Chari, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester,in his theory, told that if one can pinpoint this form of diabetes, then you...

Celiac Disease in Type 1 Diabetes

...50% of cases of celiac disease were present at the onset of diabetes while the rest were found a few years ...ng screening programs for celiac disease after the onset of type 1 diabetes is recommended, even in the absence of clinical symptoms....

Gene therapy restores sight

...nerve impulses. In humans, LCA causes severe rapid onset of blindness, a process which begins before birth so infants are born partially blind. Bennett's team injected the eyeballs of dogs born with LCA with cells modified to contain the appropriate functional genes which restored the animals' sight.Human...

Detering memory problems

...have may be found a method in order to predict the onset of developing memory and its' problems among aged people. In a recent study, researchers from the University of New York, report middle-aged people with evidence of damage to the small arteries// in their retinas have lower scores on tests to measur...

Hypertension drugs could lower Disability

... these common medications might actually delay the onset of disability in old age....

Identical twin breast cancer risk

...her risk than had been expected. What's more - the onset of breast cancer is much earlier than average. An identical twin is likely to develop the disease within five years of her sister. This suggests it could be well worthwhile asking a woman newly diagnosed whether she has a twin - who could benefit fro...

Alcohol injures stress hormone response

...at cortisol levels are abnormally low prior to the onset on alcoholism and even play a role in the condition. The true meaning of the association between cortisol and cognitive performance in alcoholism could be checked by further research....

Hyperflexible joints connected to chronic fatigue

...ty is apparent in early childhood, long before the onset of CFS symptoms. The findings contradict widely shared clinical observations that people with CFS have normal physical examinations. CFS often consists of fatigue- and pain-related symptoms that can interfere with daily life and cause long absences ...

Sensitive cough suffered by females

...men to. Similar differences have been found in the onset of asthma and gastroesophagal reflux disease....

Role of wives of Alcoholics

...rch, Schuckit says the next step is to look at the onset and course of problems in the alcoholic male as well as behavioral and psychological problems in the children....

Treating acne with laser

...rs. Acne typically begins in adolescence, although onset in the twenties or thirties is common. One approach to treating acne is to target the bacteria that produces the inflammation associated iwth acne known as Propionobacterium Acnes, or P. Acnes. P. acnes releases porphyrins, which are naturally occur...

Protein in eye fights diseases

... a therapeutic drug. The drug can then prevent the onset of and stop the progression of uveitis in mice. Uv...onse responsible for multiple sclerosis or for the onset of type 1 diabetes," says Taylor. Based on this study, the Schepens Eye Research Institute team was ...

A new and surprising insight on AIDS

... between the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and the onset of AIDS and ultimately, death. He also added that a part of the scientific debate is based on the fact that different researchers could reach different conclusions from the same data....

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