Cooling Can Reduce The Risk Of Brain Damage In Oxygen Deprived Newborns
...wever they stress on the need for further study in order to get more information on the timing and methods of cooling, as well as which babies are most suitable for treatment before cooling becomes the standard of care for oxygen-deprived babies....Sudden Stress Found To Mimic Heart Attack Symptoms
...between stress cardiomyopathy and heart attacks in order to be able to reassure patients they have not had permanent heart damage just due to the symptoms ....Doctors warned of fluoride toxicity
...of fluoride among cancer patients and otherwise in order to avoid the fluoride toxicity from overdose. Fluoride toxicity is often characterized by digestive disorders, inability to swallow, soreness in the joints and muscles, especially that of legs, and general feeling of unwell. Fluoride toxicity affec...More Treatment Options For Malaria
... difficult to administer outside of a hospital. In order to more effectively treat malaria and save lives, researchers say more treatment options need to be available within the community. Researchers conducted a study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of giving an anti-malaria drug intravenously o...More Dependable Screening Test For Bladder Cancer
...uld not be used alone to detect bladder cancer. In order to provide an accurate diagnosis researchers say it should be combined with a bladder examination called a cystoscopy, which uses a flexible endoscope to examine the bladder. In the study, the NMP22 test was more sensitive, but cytology was more spe...Understanding Gene Profiles Could Help Cure A Resistant Form Of Leukemia In Kids
...cells that are resistant to chemotherapy drugs. In order to determine genetic predictors of ALL and the outcome researchers isolated leukemia cells from 173 newly diagnosed ALL patients and tested the cells’ sensitivity to four common chemotherapy drugs. They identified 124 genes that predict resistance to...More Errors From Computerized Prescriptions
...es. There are a few reasons to think computerized order entry systems would be better than written orders....alth institutions. It was found that computerized order systems resulted in reducing medication errors by as much as 81 percent. However, handwriting aside,...Higher Statin Dose Safely Reduces Stroke and Cardiac Arrest
...de effects observed from increasing the dosage. In order to determine the effect on total mortality, an even larger group of people would need to be studied.......molecule known as Plk1, which cancer cells need in order to divide and multiply. This molecule is found in higher numbers in cancerous tumors, and people with poorer cancer survival rates tend to have especially high amounts. The drug was tested on 94 different types of human cancers in the laboratory bo...The Dangers Involved In Smoking During Pregnancy
... from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus. In order to determine whether maternal smoking had a genotoxic effect on amniotic cells, researchers analyzed chromosomal instabilities and looked at whether any chromosomal regions are especially affected by exposure to tobacco. Cells in the amniotic fluid w......ople may include plenty of yogurt in their food in order to reduce weight.......eeding tube was discontinued on friday following a order by U.S. District Judge James Whittemore was denied the request by Schiavo's parents, who sought to restore the feeding and hydration to the 41 year old woman. The judge said that the parents had not established a "substantial likelihood of success" o...Promised Drug Doesn't Help Acute Heart Failure
... could be done for acute heart failure patients in order to speed up hospital discharge and prevent them from coming back. More than 1,400 acute heart failure patients received either IV administration of the endothelin receptor antagonist called tezosentan or a placebo, plus conventional therapy. Endothe...Low Socioeconomic Status May Lead To Mental Illness
...rata may need more preventive care and guidance in order to improve the collective mental health of the society....Childhood Obesity May Influence The Their Quality Of Life
...e age group of 5 to 10 yrs for over three years in order to establish a relationship between being overweight and change in quality of life. The test compiled scores on total health, physical and psychosocial well being of the children through self- report and report of the parents. Childhood obesity is a...Terri Schiavo is no more, but the question of Mercy killing is unresolved…
... 13 days after her feeding tube was removed on the order of a state court judge. Terri Schiavo was 26 years when she collapsed in her home in 1990. She was suffering from potassium deficiency, due to extreme weight loss. Doctors said that she was in a persistent vegetative stage. She was awake, but did n...Ginger to reduce nausea for pregnant women
...the effectiveness of ginger on morning sickness in order to prescribe ginger as a treatment, the initial study is positive enough to carry out more clinical testing. The study was published in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Reference: Journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, April 2005...IVF results may be affected by stress and other related factors
... these ladies before the start of the treatment in order to find out about whether they are suffering from ...n calm and happy to receive the embryo transfer in order to have a full term pregnancy and a healthy baby. Reference: Journal Human Reproduction, April 2005...Obese people can be hypertensive as well
...ight gain over and above the normal body weight in order to have a healthy life. The study was published in the current issue of the journal Hypertension. Reference: Journal Hypertension, issue April 2005, body mass index, hypertension, blood pressure, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, p...... to quit smoking needs to abstain from drinking in order to experience the lesser effects of a withdrawal symptom. Limiting alcohol intake to one or two drinks per occasion will reduce the intensity of craving for smoke in smokers considerably. The study says not only moderate to heavy smokers but also t...