Ulcer causing bug found in stored food
...d fish. The action or result of inflicting loss or pain a more accurate follow-up, they then conducted genetic-based testing on the chicken and determined that 50% of the chicken pieces tested positive for the presence of the H. pylori bacteria....Exercise for patients with cancer
...d have shown exercise can improve fatigue, anemia, pain and length of hospital stays. Improvements in osteoporosis, depression, sleep, pain and functional status have also been documented. Dr. Roubenoff reports 60 percent of people over ag...Fructose cause digestive problems
... might explain common digestive symptoms like gas, pain and bloating.Researchers at the University of Iowa have been investigating the link between fructose intolerance and the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS),// a common disorder characterised by abdominal discomfort, bloating and changes in bo...Women are at risk with raised cholesterol
...0,000 women with no history of heart attack, chest pain or stroke and aged from 30 to 95 years. The women were followed up for several years, during which time there were 500 stroke-related deaths. Those with the highest cholesterol levels were more likely to have a blood-clot related stroke, esepcially...Vaccine guards against shingles
...sease, generally accompanied by excruciating nerve pain as well as a rash. Researchers at the University of Hokins have tested an inactivated chicken pox vaccine in a group of lymphoma patients about to undergo a bone marrow transplant. Such patients are at very high risk of shingles. One sub-group receiv...New surgery in head and neck cancer
...er treatment, there was a considerable decrease in pain and discomfort. Radiofrequency ablation was able to control the cancer locally, with minimal damage to surrounding healthy tissue. So far results have been reported on just four patients, but the trial is ongoing....Morphine may excite cancerous tumors
...scientific data that indicates morphine or similar pain medications will lead to increased cancer growth i...t, despite the widespread use of morphine to treat pain in many medical conditions like cancer, little was known about how this drug affects blood vessels o...Toxin injections support stroke associated spasticity
...l hygiene and dressing and had fewer problems with pain or positioning their hands, they said....Bone marrow transplants for limbs
...because the arteries are narrowed. //The result is pain and disability. In severe cases, the limb may even...patients, 35 reported a significant improvement in pain four weeks after the procedure. Fifteen of 20 patients who'd been scheduled for amputation were able...Support for patients with Leg Pain
...oxidant treatment improves circulation and reduces pain in patients with peripheral artery disease. Periph...ms, one of the major signs of the condition is leg pain as you walk. Researchers from the University of Verona in Italy assessed the effects of the antioxi...Gel assists head and neck cancer
...placebo gel. Treatment goals for patients included pain control, wound care, symptom relief and better physical appearance. Patients who received the cisplatin/epinephrine gel met more of their treatment goals than the control group. Authors of the study write, "Cisplatin/epinephrine injectable gel redu...No connection between epidurals and backache
...nd 140 randomized to receive another form of labor pain relief. They conducted a follow-up study 24 months...elivery. The incidence of self-reported lower back pain during or after pregnancy was high. There were no significant differences in the timing of onset. Ba...Antibiotics help heart patients
... lower risk of returning to the hospital for chest pain within a year. Researchers from Croydon Hospital, England //say that the reduced risk was not related to the presence of two bacteria suspected of playing a role in heart disease. The effect was seen regardless of whether a person was infected with ...Apollo inaugurates centre for back and neck pain
... (DBC) centre project in Chennai for back and neck pain management, claimed to be the first of its kind in...that the concept uses the latest course to chronic pain management called evidence-based medicine and makes use of special proprietory software and analysis...Osteoarthritis and Estrogen are connected
...ritis is a tissue change in the joints that causes pain in that area.// Osteoarthritis affects 20 percent to 30 percent of adults over 40 years old. Experts estimate up to 70 percent of women 60 years or older suffer from osteoarthritis. They conducted a study to see if estrogen plays a role in the develo...Relief of pain for suffering patients
...o clarify the guidelines for giving dying patients pain relief. Most people dread the prospect of dying in... Bioethics now suggest that patients be given more pain relief if they need it, even if the drugs do hasten death. They want to clarify the borderline betwe...A new discovery about Acetaminophen
...nophen (paracetamol in the UK) is known to relieve pain and fever, but not inflammation. Whereas aspirin a...ase (COX)-1 and COX-2. It is COX-2 which generates pain signals, but COX-1 helps produce the protective mucus that lines the stomach. Inhibition of COX-1 le...Skipped heartbeats should not be ignored
...ead to shortness of breath, lightheadedness, chest pain or fainting. If you develop any such symptoms,consult the doctor immediately....A new discovery about Acetaminophen
...nophen (paracetamol in the UK) is known to relieve pain and fever, but not inflammation. Whereas aspirin a...ase (COX)-1 and COX-2. It is COX-2 which generates pain signals, but COX-1 helps produce the protective mucus that lines the stomach. Inhibition of COX-1 le......bserved from studies of opioids used to treat back pain and reported that there appeared to be few adverse...ng opioids seem to be the best choice for the back pain patient. The researchers acknowledge that there is a great deal of prejudice among the medical com...