Tag: "precipitate" at medical news

Stress response increases suicide risk

...er stressful events, like having an operation, can precipitate PTSD in some people.// Researchers at the California Psychiatric Institute now reveal that there are lesser degrees of PTSD, which may be overlooked. And these are linked with significant psychological disability. Those affected have some - but not...

Defective heart valve causes problems

...with a leaky valve and this causes stress that can precipitate AF. In this study, a group of 500 patients with a leaky valve was focussed on carefully. Almost half developed AF within ten years. Since a leaky valve can be repaired, at minimal risk, by surgery, the study suggests that such interventions could be ...

DNA Vaccine Trials Against HIV Virus In Sweden Nurture Hope

...cific antigens into the human body. These vaccines precipitate an immune response so that the body's defense mechanism recognize and destroy the virus once it enters the living system. 'The technology is highly promising for producing simple, inexpensive and heat-stable vaccines,' according to health experts a...

London Hospital Provides Specialized Care For Pregnant Women

...n the delivery of quality maternity care as it can precipitate a substantial reduction in the level of epidural anesthesia administered and the need for an episiotomy. It can on the whole, make delivery a pleasant experience. Recipients of the specialized service called ‘Jentle’ undergo the standard methods o...

Visualization Found To Be Largely Dependent On The Brain

...sing of complex information at different stages to precipitate vision. According to the study conducted on macaque monkeys, neurons in the visual cortex first indiscriminately respond to a visual stimulus. During this process, signals of all the individual features related a shape is being processed. After a fe...

Women Poorly Informed About Contraceptive Options: Doctors Blamed

...ted pregnancies every year. Consequently, it would precipitate a ￡33m reduction in the maternal health and abortion costs. ...

Aggressive Teenage Behaviour: Blame It On The Anabolic Steroids

...tion of steroids in an oil suspension was found to precipitate an extreme aggressive response. The aggression was 10 times greater than that showed by control group hamsters. Furthermore, the effect of drug-induced aggression was found to last for approximately 2 weeks after withdrawal. The experimental group ha...

Concerta, Drug Used in ADHD Treatment Less Likely To Result In Abuse

...ncerta) that is released over a 12 hour period, to precipitate a gradual increase in blood levels. 12 healthy individuals (no diagnosis of ADHD) were recruited for the present study and received either of the medications on a random basis. The study participants received drug dosages high enough to produce simil...

Hunt for Common Genes linked to Cancer Expected to be Unsuccessful

...t that the enthusiasm in this area of 'should not precipitate unwarranted expectations' ...

Studies Show Combination Drugs As A Poor Substitute For Anti-Coagulants In Stroke

... elderly patients, those prone to falls that might precipitate a bleeding episode and those who are unlikely to follow the strict monitoring regimen. Dr Furlan also said that the study but confirms that the treatment of choice in the vast majority of patients with atrial fibrillation is warfarin. The study was...

Beef imports-Area of concern

...th a number of growth hormones. This is thought to precipitate a host of diseases like breast cancer, and even cause genital problems in growing boys. He attributes the alarming increase in breast and prostate cancer due to the unhealthy beef in the market. But now, reports which seek to dispel the negative pub...

Digitalis Could Be Safe In Diastolic Heart Failure

...ns based on small, anecdotal studies that it might precipitate early death," said Kitzman. "Our findings that it is relatively safe in this disorder allow it to be prescribed if needed for atrial fibrillation, and to be evaluated further to see if it has other benefits, such as improving symptoms, as it does for...

Smoke-Filled Cars: New Fodder for the Next Clean Air Fight

...short periods of time, perhaps even 10 seconds can precipitate asthmatic episodes in children,” Rees said. He added that ventilation won’t likely overcome secondhand smoke pollution that sticks to surfaces like child-safety seats. Andrew Hyland, a tobacco control researcher at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in ...

Call In Fruits And Vegetables To Avoid Gall Stones

...gars and animal fats which are rich in cholesterol precipitate chances of gall stone formation. Alternative medicine and herbal preparations are also available to counter this malady, which opens new vistas for those who would like a non invasive method to treat gall stones. MTS...

Risk of Autism doubled with Single Gene Mutation

...ity genes and [genetic] and environmental factors, precipitate the onset of autism." According to Levitt and his colleagues the MET gene encodes an important enzyme called the MET receptor which sends out signals important for brain growth, brain maturation, immune function, and gut repair. Most parents of auti...

Maiden Quintuple Kidney Transplant Sets a Record

...nrelated donors. The fear however is that this may precipitate commerce in kidneys; similar to what is currently happening in some of the developing countries. Under the current law whether these type of transplants are possible in the United States is not clear. Dr. Robert Montgomery, Director of Hopkins Tra...

Food Preparation may Play a Bigger Role in Chronic Disease

...oward a state of inflammation. Over time, this can precipitate disease or early aging." Once AGEs enter the body, it becomes more difficult to get them out, especially as people age. Older people have a reduced capacity for removing AGEs from the body, the researchers explain, most likely because kidney function...

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