Viagra Also Found To Be Effective For Treatment of Lung Diseases
...lready been approved for the condition and several others are on the way. Researchers say the patient population might grow because doctors, who often miss the condition, are looking more carefully now that treatments are available. Though far from cures for pulmonary hypertension, the new drugs have helpe...Strategies That Might Lower Blood Pressure Questioned
... low fat. Some patients were given a booklet while others were not. Some patients were advised to use a low sodium, high potassium salt while others did not receive advice on this. Finally, some patients received prompt sheets for high fruit, vegeta......ed to decline in some cognitive systems but not in others but since all participants have agreed to brain donation at their deaths, researchers have some hope that they will have an opportunity to examine the pathologic basis of the association of diabetes to cognitive decline....The Usage Of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Questioned
...osely at the risks of COX-2 inhibitors compared to others NSAIDs. The research included medical records on more than 130,000 older people. Investigators looked at the risk of heart failure in 14,500 people using the COX-2 inhibitor rofecoxib, around 19,000 people using the COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib, and aro...New Method Of Delivering Chemotherapy
...onths. Some patients only need one treatment while others need multiple treatments for the procedure to be most effective.Perfusion therapy is being used to treat cancers of the liver, abdomen, and lung....New Findings for Repeated Miscarriages
... many of the cases are due to fetal abnormalities, others are due to the maternal response to the fetus. New research links the reproductive hormone secretion system to the immune system. Researchers conducted a study where they put together a mouse model focusing on early pregnancy loss. The mouse model s...The Effects Of Hormone Therapy Questioned
... (estrogen alone or estrogen plus progestin) while others received a sham treatment for comparison purposes. Researchers conclude saying that their results suggest a slight improvement in insulin resistance and fasting glucose levels with hormone therapy , hence they say that this warrants additional study...Common Cold Found to Fight Cancer Cells
...ned to destroy many different types of cancers and others are designed to be specific to colon or lung cancer. The adenovirus is the virus responsible for the common cold. The latest technology is now patented, and researchers are collaborating to develop new therapies for cancer and other diseases that wi...Hormone Leptin Found To Be Effective In Treating Women With Infertility Problems
...Eight of the women received the hormone, while the others served as controls. All of the women in the study had ceased menstruating on average about five years prior to the study due to low body weight. After just three months of treatment, women receiving twice-daily leptin supplements resumed menstrual pe...Reducing The Rate Of Hospital Acquired Infections
... measures can reduce the spread of MRSA, while two others show isolation failed to prevent it. Researchers say there is a need to study exactly how isolation measures should be used in the prevention of spreading MRSA in a hospital setting. Researchers conclude that despite the limitations of the current r...Could Midlife Alcohol Drinking Lead To Dementia ?
...drinking may protect against the condition, // and others still find no association at all. In a study carried out among around 1,000 men and women between the ages of 65 and 79 who were followed over 23 years, researchers reported frequent drinking in middle age (defined as several times a month) and thos......ol of their asthma by the one-year follow-up. Many others were considered well controlled. Overall patients taking the combination drug fared the best. The patients also achieved control faster and with lower doses of the inhaled steroid drug. Thus researchers say that their results demonstrate that in th...The Link Between Obesity And Lack Of Sleep Studied
...ep time between patients with a normal BMI and the others was 16 minutes per day. Thus researchers conclude saying that major extensions of sleep time may not be necessary, as an extra 20 minutes of sleep per night seems to be associated with a lower BMI....The Efficacy Of Hormone Replacement Therapy Studied
...of the participants had menopausal symptoms, while others did not.Results showed women free of menopausal symptoms should not use HRT therapy because of the associated risk of breast cancer. Researchers say, "HRT for the primary prevention of chronic diseases in women free of menopausal symptoms is unjustif...Should we avoid energy drinks to protect our teeth?
...ng between athletes who consumed sports drinks and others who didn’t. Links: http://my.webmd.com/content/article/100/105874.htmhttp://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=43180http://www.agd.org/media/2005/feb/sport_bev.asp...Testing Of Saliva May Predict Dental Caries
...ome sugar chains repel bacteria to attack a tooth, others may help certain bacteria to bond with the tooth. Each individual sugar chain components are determined by genes and cannot be changed. By finding out more about these sugar chains it is possible to predict proneness of an individual to dental cari...Aspirin For Treating Blocked Brain Arteries
...ents with intracranial arterial stenosis. However, others are of the opinion that the trial only brings out certain points and do not clarify all the points in deciding between aspirin and warfarin. In fact physicians should be careful of the and not use aspirin as a blanket treatment in all phases of the p...Gene to identify risk of stroke in sickle cell anemia
...ready identified as related to risk of stroke. The others thus identified are genes in the pathway TGF-beta, as well as hemoglobin levels of the patients. The current study shows that stroke is complex phenomena will strong genetical influence....TV watching may turn your child into a bully
... Bullying can be done by actual physical attack on others or by verbal assaults, threats, extortion and intimidation. Parents who do not read aloud to their children, or provide them with emotional support, or let them watch television in an uncontrolled manner often unknowingly cause their children to bec...Study reveals that it is easy for people to learn from watching others learn
...ng and controlling of movements. When people see others learn from the exercise, the information gets noted in the brain and later the information is used to assimilate one’s own situation accurately. Experts say that the findings of the study, which was published in the new issue of the journal Neuron,...