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Lung Therapy Found To Have Long-Term Side Effects

...ldren in the dexamethasone group had significantly poorer motor skills, motor coordination and visual-motor integration than those who did not receive the therapy. Children in the dexamethasone group were also significantly shorter, had smaller head circumferences, and lower IQ scores than those in the cont...

Understanding Lung Cancer Metastasis

...ain metastases. Patients with brain metastases had poorer survival rates than those without the distant cancer. About half of the deaths among those who developed brain cancer were directly attributed to the brain cancer....

Debate On Marriage

...ith a first partner did not work out reported much poorer mental health than men who remained with their fir...onships, men who chose to marry their partners had poorer mental health than those who chose only to live with them. Women, however, fared better if they marr...

Shyness Linked To HIV Progression

...roverts in the group also had about an eight-times poorer suppression of the virus after treatment with antiretroviral therapy. Thus researchers believe these findings might suggest new targets for treatment among people with HIV....

Excess Weight Can Affect Individuals as They Age

...dy mass index in middle age is// associated with a poorer quality of life in older age. Since the beginnin...udy shows men and women with a higher BMI report a poorer quality of life in older age. Researchers say those who had a normal weight in middle age have the b...

Anemia Treatment for Cancer Patients Might Not be a Good Idea.

...ing the symptoms of anemia among the patients, the poorer outcomes seen in the drug group led researchers to conclude the benefits may not be worth the risks. Researchers say although epoetin beta efficiently corrects anemia among patients undergoing curative radiotherapy, it is not associated with improve...

Anemia Treatment for Cancer Patients

...ing the symptoms of anemia among the patients, the poorer outcomes seen in the drug group led researchers to conclude the benefits may not be worth the risks. Study author Dr. Michael Henke comments: "Although epoetin beta efficiently corrects anemia among patients undergoing curative radiotherapy, it is n...

Anemia Treatment for Cancer Patients

...ing the symptoms of anemia among the patients, the poorer outcomes seen in the drug group led researchers to conclude the benefits may not be worth the risks. Study author Dr. Michael Henke comments: "Although epoetin beta efficiently corrects anemia among patients undergoing curative radiotherapy, it is n...

False beliefs could cost cancer patients their lives

...tients were male and tended to be elderly, and the poorer and less educated they were, the more likely they were to believe it. The surveys were given to patients at lung clinics at three sites in Philadelphia, one in Los Angeles and one in Charleston, South Carolina. The data turned out to be very strikin...

Indian pharma industry upbeat on WTO drug deal

...tical industry has said it will enable smaller and poorer nations to make full use of the flexibility in the... The WTO yesterday had approved a deal to let the poorer nations import cheaper generic drugs to fight killer diseases like AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis.//...

Death Risk Higher in Obese Women with Colon Cancer

...yond the early stage, obesity is associated with a poorer long-term outcome, according to a recent study. In addition to an increased risk of developing colon cancer, obese patients may have an increased risk of cancer recurrence, at least women. However, the influence of body weight on long-term outcomes a...

Poorer breast cancer prognosis with reduced physical activity

...body weight and body fat, which, in turn, leads to poorer breast cancer diagnosis. The population-based, multicenter study involved 856 patients with breast cancer. The researchers collected information// on physical activity of the subjects before and after breast cancer diagnosis using a questionnaire. Th...

Research on causes for falling helps develop preventive strategies

... older people are more likely to fall as they have poorer balance and take shorter steps. They also add that poor sensory power, like poor vision, and reduced muscle strength could also contribute to a fall. The study has helped the researchers discover effective ways of preventing falls or reducing injuri...

Tumour marker for melanoma found

... good prognosis, while those with low levels had a poorer outcome. Levels were not correlated, however, with tumour thickness which is traditionally used for prognosis. It's known that HDM2 is involved in one of the pathways of the tumour suppressor gene called p53, which plays a role in many other cancer...

Gastrointestinal conditions affect sleep

...ep. Results show people with GERD reported having poorer sleep quality than did healthy adults. All GERD patients reported having heartburn at least four days per week and having woken up with heartburn at least one night a week. More then 15 million Americans experience daily heartburn symptoms and may su...

Attitude affects life's quality

...ost of the questions. Overall, pessimists reported poorer physical and mental functioning. Lead researcher Toshihiko Maruta, M.D., says, "The wellness of being is not just physical, but attitudinal. How you perceive what goes on around you and how you interpret it may have an impact on your longevity, and ...

Cancer patients pursue smoking inspite of risks

...rs tended to be more depressed and have an overall poorer quality of life than non-smokers. It's not clear if they smoked for this reason, or whether smoking leads to these emotional problems. Many of those who smoked wanted help in stopping, while fewer than ten per cent of those who drank wanted to give u...

Tobacco and alcohol connected to larger health problems

... smoke and have a history of alcohol problems have poorer general and mental health. Doctors surveyed almost 400 patients// to find if there was a link between health status and smoking habits. They classified them into four groups:current tobacco use only, history of alcohol problems only, both, or neither...

Antenatal kerosene exposure endangers child's sight

...higher number of children with color blindness and poorer visual acuity among the group whose mothers were exposed to organic solvents at work. The mothers of the affected children had jobs in the auto or paint industries or in laboratories. However, according to Dr. Koren, the findings suggest that expos...

Pregnant smokers could harm their child

...ulnerability in the child that could contribute to poorer adjustment and a greater likelihood of early initiation of tobacco use." Spokeswoman Amanda Sandford said: "I would have thought if children live in an environment where the parents are smoking, that would be a stronger factor. "It is possible that ...

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