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Anxiety and Peptic ulcers may be linked

...e anxiety - rather than the other way round. It is possible that treating anxiety, as well as H. pylori may be a more powerful way of healing a peptic ulcer....

Memories change with age

...differently. The researchers now want to study the possible age-related brain differences which may be linked to this evolution of memory....

Misinterpretation living wills

...eople, even though they face death, may wish every possible measure to be taken to keep them alive. Researchers in the US looked at a small group of patients who had made a living will. They found that none of them wanted CPR or the insertion of a tube to make them breathe, if they had a terminal illness. S...

Short stature -a problem

... were more open. Dr Beens said: "There are several possible explanations for the improvements. "One is that growth hormone therapy boosts brain chemicals and neurotransmitters that did not work as well as they would have if hormone secretion had been normal." Behaviour problems in short children improved qu...

Renal problem increased

...,” he said. Dr Vaziri suggested that it might be possible to link the results with similar events that occur in the nervous system in other disorders, such as in Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s disease. “However, more studies are needed to determine if this could be useful in humans,” he said. The researchers...

Decision making made easier

...ity of material on the videodisc is of the highest possible standard and thus serving the purpose....

Handling forgetfulness

...ngs. Doctors at the Mayo Clinic say there are many possible reasons for this - stress, too many things to think about, depression or just lack of practice in memorizing. But there are many ways in which you can tackle any memory problems. First of all, keeping socially and physically active have both been s...

Home care aids in lung disease

... care. The latter group were discharged as soon as possible and visited at home by the nurse on up to five occasions, as well as having unlimited phone access through a special 'hotline'. The home care group enjoyed a 65 per cent reduction in return visits to the emergency room, compared to the controls. Th...

Machines take over the battle against hospital bugs

...ent study focused only on acinetobacter, but it is possible that the ionisers may have had an effect on other airborne bacteria also. Though further research is required to establish the effectiveness of the ionisers, the fact that the ionisers, in the trail phase, have produced fantastic results and have alr...

Women on HRT should avoid alcohol

...consume alcohol, for breast cancer, claim that the possible reason for such an effect could be due to a steady supply of alcohol interfering with DNA repair within cells. It could also be due to the liver losing its capability of ridding the body of carcinogens. However, of even more concern is its effect on ...

Autopsy reports could be valuable and informative

...octor may fail to consider a broad enough range of possible diagnosis or the doctor may misinterpret findings. Autopsies are important because having the wrong information on a death certificate distorts information on patterns of disease and health policy formulated as a result. However, researchers say tha...

Glaucoma & Ocular Hypertension more likely in patients with refractive errors

...o higher intraocular pressure. They also say it is possible farsightedness "may simply be a marker for biologic aging". However, they added that they do not have adequate explanation for the association and that further research is needed. Andrew Iwach, M.D. concluded that people need to get comprehensive, d...

Colon cancer risk linked to genes causing Hemochromatosis

...trols. Researchers also gathered information about possible environmental factors such as iron supplementation, red-meat consumption and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory use. They found that subjects with at least one copy of either of the genes were 40% more likely to have colon cancer than those without. They...

Risk of DVT for those spending long hours in front of computers

...wer limbs, then travel upwards into the lungs with possible fatal consequences. This condition is identical to what has been described as// the "economy class syndrome", that, in the past couple of years, had lead to death of few airline passengers who spent 12-16 hours cooped up in the cramped economy class ...

Genetic mutation to the 'fountain of youth' discovered

...d C150T transition in people over 100 years old, a possible key to discovering a "fountain of youth". This genetic mutation was found in the mitochondrial DNA of white blood cells, in a study of a group of 52 Italian centenarians. The researchers found that 17 per cent of the 52 had the mutation, while it was...

Treatment for fibroids with "Abortion Pill"

...e then studies have shown that the drug could be a possible contraceptive, a treatment for endometriosis, and a possible remedy for fibroids. Eisinger conducted a study with 20 women who all had large fibroids and multipl...

Likely reason which makes analgesics work against Alzheimer's

...ers from the University of California have found a possible reason as to why this might be so. These scientists had previously developed a marker molecule called FDDNP that was used to detect the presence of plaque. Plaque is a protein deposit in the brain that is the hallmark of the// Alzheimer's disease. Th...

Medicines on the move

...ving on your trip take your pharmacist's advice on possible reactions of the drugs that you are taking with the foods that you are likely to consume during your trip. And finally - Do not drink alcohol when you travel, if you are under medication....

Leptin is "new breast cancer indicator"

...less fat their leptin levels decreased, offering a possible reduced chance of contracting breast cancer, say the researchrs....

Estrogen Patch is Safer than Pills for Heart

...s linked to heart attack and risk of stroke. It is possible that Once ingested orally the pill contents pass by blood circulation to the liver first, where the C-reactive protein is produced and it pushes up its content. This problem is less with dermal patches, moreover the oral estrogen has to be given in h...

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