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The Risks Of Vitamin D Deficiency

...or neonatal illnesses, young adults not developing optimal bone mass, and older adults experiencing osteoporotic fractures. Vitamin D deficiency is also associated with significant risks for osteoporosis, hypertension, diabetes, cancer and auto-immune diseases such as multiple sclerosis.Based on the study r...

The Benefits Of Chemotherapy For Women With Ovarian Cancer

...st benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy and what the optimal treatment regimen would include and the therapeutic benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy remains controversial....

Vitamin E Could Restore Sudden Hearing Loss

...determining the most effective antioxidant and its optimal dose....

Women With A High-Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease Under treated

...ent of the women at the beginning of the study had optimal levels which improved to 12 percent after three ye...c cholesterol abnormalities in each woman, so that optimal levels of both the good and bad cholesterol can be attained....

Survival rate not improved by invasive procedures

...specialized facilities.This finding recommends the optimal and judicious use of invasive procedures in treating patients with acute coronary syndrome. It is also more logical to take patients with acute coronary syndrome to the nearest hospital whether or not specialized facilities are available, rather t...

Vitamin D Supplement in Teenage Girls essential in Winter months

...day, atleast in the northern latitudes.To maintain optimal vitamin D status gained during the summer supplementation should begin in autumn to maintain sufficient vitamin D in winter months,” The study looked at 225 girls aged between 11 and 12 who were given a daily dose of 5 micrograms vitamin D3, 10 m...

Vitamin D Supplement in Teenage Girls essential in Winter months

...day, atleast in the northern latitudes.To maintain optimal vitamin D status gained during the summer supplementation should begin in autumn to maintain sufficient vitamin D in winter months,” The study looked at 225 girls aged between 11 and 12 who were given a daily dose of 5 micrograms vitamin D3, 10 m...

Low-Dose Oral Contraceptives May Increase Risk For Heart Attack Or Stroke

...raise the issue of whether oral contraceptives are optimal therapy for certain groups of women who are at baseline risk or who are taking the pill for a longer time, such as women with PCOS." According to Nestler, previous epidemiological studies have shown an increased risk of cardiovascular events associ...

Elderly Women Remain At Risk From Hypertension

... that rates of treatment and control are less than optimal and those risks for cardiovascular disease are substantial, reports the researcher Lloyd-Jones. Lloyd-Jones and co-researchers Jane C. Evans and Daniel Levy, M.D., from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute analyzed data from almost 5,300 Fr...

Elderly Women Remain At Risk From Hypertension

... that rates of treatment and control are less than optimal and those risks for cardiovascular disease are substantial, reports the researcher Lloyd-Jones. Lloyd-Jones and co-researchers Jane C. Evans and Daniel Levy, M.D., from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute analyzed data from almost 5,300 Fr...

Ultrasounds To Detect Changes In Heart Motions

...lso feel that their study could also contribute to optimal adjustment of cardiac pacemakers or perhaps better design of artificial hearts. The findings, published in the current Journal of Applied Physiology, are based on “snapshots” of the mechanical transitions that occur between the main relaxation and co...

Cholesterol in low levels are good

...ndings point to the need for further research into optimal levels of LDL cholesterol to lower the risk of heart disease and stroke. Allen J. Taylor, M.D., from the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, says: "We need to carefully define at what point lower LDL values have the greatest benefit in lowering the risk...

New ! Male Contraception

... are still under study, while researchers find the optimal dose and method to deliver the hormones. Dr. Wang says these rods could be as effective at preventing pregnancy as the pill is for women. It's important to emphasize that the rods do not protect against STDs, and condoms should be used for protection...

Simple Procedural Improvements Can Improve Care Of Stroke Patients

...ls. Overall, patients were more likely to receive optimal treatment after the forms were implemented than before. Optimal treatment was defined as receiving all of the recommended treatments unless there was an appropriate reason not to receive a treatment. Researchers said that the study shows that it is ...

Vitamins Found To Influence Birth Weight

...ir Folate intake if they want their child to reach optimal weight. Folic acid is already known to prevent birth defects but the new study is thought to be the first to link Folate levels in mothers in early pregnancy with birth weight. Researchers from UK, examined nearly 1,000 women and their newborn babi...

Nanocells cancer combination therapy acts as chemotherapy as well as anti-angiogenic drug

...efficacy in killing cancer cells. "It may not be optimal to release the anti-angiogenesis and chemotherapy drugs simultaneously as the chemotherapeutic drugs may leak out before the blood vessels inside the tumour are cut," he elucidated. "If both drugs are released simultaneously, it becomes a simple co...

New Blood Test To Detect Iron Level In Infants

...ut is impractical for routine screening. Using the optimal CHr cutoff value (established as 27.5 picograms), CHr correctly identified 83 percent of the iron-deficient infants, compared with only 26 percent identified by the current screening standard (a hemoglobin level less than 11 grams/deciliter). This s...

Brain Plays Vital Role In Maintaining Bone Density

... activity of interleukin 1 in the brain. A normal, optimal level of interleukin 1 activity in the brain is required to protect bone density by impeding bone tissue breakdown, they say. "The connection between the brain and the bone structure is a new area of research about which very little is known," said ...

Benefits Of Robotic Prostate Surgery- But At What Cost?

... of developing this cancer increases with age. The optimal or the best form of therapy for prostate cancer remains still a debate. // Currently, three surgical options are available to patients: traditional open surgery, laparoscopic (also known as minimally invasive) surgery and robotic-assisted laparosco...

An Under Estimation Of The Radiation Hazard With The Use Of Mobile Phones

...e enough to devise acceptable safety norms for the optimal use of radiation. Yet, one area, which requires critical analysis and formulation of radiation protection law, is the communication sector with special emphasis on the use of cell phones. <br...

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