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Caffeine Found To Worsen Diabetes
...iven an additional capsule with either caffeine or placebo along with a meal so researchers could see how caf...t on blood sugar or insulin when compared with the placebo capsule. However, when taken with food, caffeine significantly raised blood sugar and had detrimenta...Drug Found To Bring Relief For Individuals With Early Parkinson’
...chers analyzed 17 trials that compared MAOBIs to a placebo and the commonly prescribed Parkinson’s drug levodopa (Dopar or Larodopa). Results show MAOBIs, like selegiline, reduced disability and movement problems without posing significant side effects. Patients who took MAOBIs also required less levodopa th...Long-Term Benefits Of Statins Questioned
...ients originally randomized to receive a statin or placebo show cardiovascular death was reduced by 17 percent and coronary mortality decreased by 24 percent in patients who took the drug simvastatin, also known as Zocor, for 10 years compared to those who took it for five years and those who took a placebo....Heart Drug Also Effective In Preventing Specific Causes Of Death
...nzyme inhibitor ramipril (Altace), vitamin E, or a placebo to see if either the ACE-inhibitor or vitamin E would prevent heart attacks or stroke. Vitamin E did not have any effect on heart attack or stroke rates, but ramipril showed a protective effect. Researchers took the study one step further to see if t...Epileptic Drug Found To Be Effective In Relieving Headache
... were randomly selected to receive gabapentin or a placebo for six weeks. After that period, none of the patients received either treatment for a week, and then each group switched to the opposite treatment for a second six weeks. Results showed 36 percent of the patients taking 2,400 milligrams of gabapen...Treatment Options For Retinitis Pigmentosa Questioned
...s of vitamin A (as retinyl palmitate) along with a placebo or 1,200 milligrams of DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid. But there was no significant difference seen in the progression of the eye disease between those taking vitamin A plus a control and those taking vitamin A plus DHA over four years. In a separate an...Steroid Treatment after head injury may be fatal
...isolone infusion, versus 18% among those allocated placebo (relative risk 1.18, p = 0.0001). "The relative increase in deaths due to corticosteroids did not differ by injury severity (p = 0.22) or time since injury (p = 0.05)," the authors note. "By clearly refuting a mortality benefit from corticosteroids...Hope For Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
... 1.18 percent over two years. Those who received a placebo lost 1.68 percent of brain tissue over the same pe...he beta interferon injections and 132 who received placebo injections. However specialists say more study is needed to determine whether beta interferon or ot...The Latest Preventative Treatment Option for Prostate Cancer
... of the prostate ducts. Patients either received a placebo or a daily dose of toremifene in a 20-milligram, 40-milligram, or 60-milligram amount. Results from 12-month biopsies show a 48-percent reduction in prostate cancer incidence for patients taking the 20-milligram dose of toremifene compared to those o...Hope For Patient With Alzheimer’s Diseas
...overall daily functioning compared to those in the placebo group. Researchers say they were pleasantly surprised to see that the two drugs worked well together. Memantine is significant, since it provides an entirely new medication option for the 2.5 million people currently suffering at the advanced stage o...Cholesterol Drug Found To Slow Alzheimer’s Progressio
...after one year and only 28 percent of those in the placebo group improved or stayed the same. Patients on the cholesterol-lowering drug also showed a significant improvement in their symptoms of depression, while those who did not take the drug showed a decline. Thus researchers say the findings of their st...Combination Therapy Found To Improves Stroke Recovery
... favorable outcomes, compared to 29 percent of the placebo group. Thus researchers conclude that continuous transcranial Doppler ultrasonography can enhance the effects of t-PA in acute ischemic stroke.......,017 French adults. The participants took either a placebo or a single daily capsule containing 120 milligrams of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), 30 milligrams of vitamin E, six milligrams of beta carotene, 100 micrograms of selenium, and 20 milligrams of zinc.Results showed after an average follow-up time of 7.5...Another Use For Epilepsy Drugs
... were randomly selected to receive gabapentin or a placebo for six weeks. After that period, none of the patients received either treatment for a week, and then each group switched to the opposite treatment for a second six weeks. Results showed 36 percent of the patients taking 2,400 milligrams of gabapen...Reducing Vertebral Fractures In Women
...ce conducted a larger study to compare the drug to placebo in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.The stud...n received either the drug strontium ranelate or a placebo daily for three years. Participants were also given calcium and vitamin D supplements. Vertebral rad...Reducing The Frequency Of Angina Attacks While Exercising
...chronic angina were randomly assigned to receive a placebo or one or two doses of ranolazine. Patients receiv...nd nitroglycerin consumption. When compared to the placebo results, the decrease in angina attacks were slightly less than one per week for those in the 750 mg...The Link Between HRT And Recurrence of Breast Cancer
...w or recurring cancer, compared to just seven in a placebo group. The risk was deemed unacceptable, and the study was halted on December 17, 2003. Noting some doctors prescribe HRT for their breast cancer patients with severe menopausal symptoms because observational studies have suggested no harm from the...Preventing Bone Metastasis In Patients With Breast Cancer
...lus 1,600 milligrams of oral clodronate a day or a placebo for five years. Results showed 124 patients in th...f skeletal-related events compared to those in the placebo group. Patients who received clodronate were less likely to need radiation, less likely to develop s...An Omega-3 and Omega-6 Diet Could Enhance Breast Cancer Treatment
...Mice on the diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids and a placebo had about a 48-percent tumor growth inhibition. Those that received a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids along with tamoxifen had a nearly 80-percent tumor growth inhibition. Researchers say the results of their study have significant clinical implica......, 60 milligrams or 90 milligrams of Tolvaptan or a placebo in addition to standard medications. Results of the study showed patients who took Tolvaptan weighed less within 24 hours, indicating a decrease in fluid retention. The mortality rate was also lower for those in the Tolvaptan group. Researchers say t...Other Tagsenvisaged 2otherwise 2otherwise 3otherwise 4otherwise 5otherwise 6otherwise 7otherwise 8otherwise 9otherwise 10then 2then 3then 4then 5then 6then 7then 8then 9then 10Other Contentsneuroscienceneuroscienceneuroscienceneuroscienceneuroscienceneurosciencecrassaneurotransmitterneurotransmitterneurotransmitterneurotransmitterneurotransmitterneurotransmitterneurotransmittermolecularmolecularmolecularmolecularmolecularmolecularmolecularmolecularmolecularmoleculartheorytheorytheorytheorytheorytheorytheoryneutralneutralneutralneutralneutralneutralneutralnondisjunctionendendendendendendendendendend
(Date:7/25/2008)...oducts reduces lung function, increases asthma ris...(HealthDay News) -- A clean, fresh-smelling home m...hat type of cleaning and air freshening products y...e to cleaning products or air fresheners that cont...ed 1,4 dicholorobenzene (1,4 DCB), can reduce lung...
(Date:7/25/2008)...atients consumers tips and encourages them to, ,S...URG, Pa., July 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The P...s "National Patient Safety Day" which,is a nationa...to,participate fully in their healthcare by asking...their surgery or illness., "We understand the imp...
(Date:7/25/2008)... Results of Fourth Annual Physician On-Call Pay ...ly 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Sullivan, Cotter and Associa...f physician on-call pay rates and,practices, the 2...y report,with data from 132 healthcare organizati...ctices and rates paid for 33 physician specialty a...
(Date:7/25/2008)...ed on Significant Improvements in Members, Health,..., a leader in health,care quality management solut...ed it has entered into a long-term agreement with ...ollaboration on Quality(SM) Incent and,Reward Best...lmark and,primary care clinicians to promote impro...
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(Date:7/24/2008)...n buries as much carbon in the ocean -- in the for...untry all year long combined. , That,s the find... a recent issue of the journal Geology . , The ...f stream water and sediments that were being washe... force -- will help scientists develop better mode...
(Date:7/23/2008)...collectively spend about $1 billion annually could...tric tons of carbon dioxide per year for the next ...e about that much money to put an end to a tenth o...the top contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, ... program could have potential to reduce global car...
(Date:7/23/2008)...ndards and Technology (NIST) have developed a tech...ns in protein-based pharmaceuticals. This first sy...ch scientists can be assured that their instrument...n aggregates, a major concern because of its impac...anufacturing. , Proteins, a main constituent of ...
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