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A new genetic label for stroke

...ying which people are at increased risk could help prevent some of these strokes. Investigators from Texas U...asc, or PON1, an enzyme that helps HDL cholesterol prevent the oxidation of LDL cholesterol. This process plays a major role in the development of heart and bl...

Nightlights could ward diabetic blindness

...s, illumination during the hours of darkness might prevent retinal damage in diabetes. One of the major complications of diabetes is a form of blindness called diabetic retinopathy. This results from damage to the retina //- the layer of tissue at the back of the eye which responds to light.In diabetes, the ...

Adequate intake of Vitamin D is essentia

...s essential for healthy bones and teeth, and helps prevent osteoporosis and any bone related disease. Doctors believe that natural sunlight helps the body produce vitamin D.// Just10 to 15 minutes of natural sunlight three times a week should be adequate. But be warned many factors can reduce sunlight exposu...

High Levels of Protein Linked to Brain Shrinkage

...e whether lowering homocysteine with vitamins will prevent Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia....

Caffeine reduces infant blood flow

...has found that caffeine is often used to treat and prevent sleep apnea in preterm infants. Sleep apnea is a condition characterized by cessation in breathing and sometimes occurs in premature infants. However, there is a growing concern over caffeine's effects on a baby's circulatory system.// Researchers i...

Bone loss can be reduced by Potassium

...rate for a period ranging from 10 to 110 months to prevent long-term kidney stone formation. It turned out that spinal bone density went up - whereas normally one expect it to decrease with this medical condition. This is the first time that potassium - rather than calcium - has been shown to have a benefici...

Pregnancy complications indicate health problems

...plicated pregnancy could benefit from screening to prevent diabetes and heart disease later on. Researchers in Glasgow, Scotland, suggest that recent evidence justifies monitoring women who have had difficult pregnancies //- for they are at risk of health problems later on in life. For example, those who dev...

Supplements for Ear Infections

...chewy, multi-vitamin tablet with selenium may help prevent middle ear infections in children. New studies show children with otitis media, or middle ear infection,// required fewer antibiotics and had fewer ear infections once they began taking vitamin/mineral supplements and cod liver oil, which has vitamin...

A closer look at Vitamins

... led investigators to believe vitamin intake could prevent cardiovascular disease, but results of these trials have not been conclusive.// Researchers from University Hospital in Switzerland and University of Miami School of Medicine in Florida conducted a study to determine if vitamin E, vitamin C or a mult...

Heart attack risk starts at 20

...dropping dead" so the goal of the guidelines is to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, "This doesn't im... to cause heart disease. Other recommendations to prevent heart attack and stroke include maintaining a healthy overall diet and healthy weight and getting at...

Breastfeeding may decrease Breast Cancer Risk

... children for an additional six months, this could prevent about 5 percent of breast cancers each year."...

Suicide risk high in 12-17 Age Group

...ch has demonstrated that the most effective way to prevent suicide is through the early identification and treatment of those at risk. But only 36 percent of youths at risk for suicide during the past year received mental health treatment during this same time period.'' White, black, Hispanic and Asian yout...

Innovative device aids in advanced heart failure

... research and limited human studies, the CSD could prevent heart enlargement, decrease leakage of the heart valves and improve, or at least preserve, heart function. The CSD promotes recovery of heart muscle, by giving the cells and opportunity to relax. A nationwide trial of the CSD is now underway, involvi...

Low potassium intake may elevate stroke risk

...oes the study prove that increasing potassium will prevent stroke - more research is needed to confirm this....

Radiation reduces cancer recurrence

...l surgery to remove rectal tumors, they return. To prevent recurrence, surgeons have developed a technique called total mesorectal excision, in which the tissue surrounding the rectum, which may contain tumor cell, is removed along with the rectum itself. In order to investigate researchers randomly assigne...

Compound of Broccoli combats breast cancer

...ccurs in broccoli and related vegetables, can help prevent cancer. It does so by increasing the level of detoxifying enzymes in the body. However, high doses of sulforaphane are toxic to cells so it may not be a practical option for drug development - and the amount of broccoli you may need to get the benefi...

New Vitamin K Recommendations

...ns receive an injection immediately after birth to prevent bleeding. The vitamin is found most commonly in leafy green vegetables and is made by bacteria //in the intestine.Since newborns do not have bacteria established, they need supplemental vitamin K. An Adequate Intake level of 120 micrograms for men ...

Stretching does not rule out soreness after exercise

...e your muscles. It's always assumed that this will prevent soreness the following day and reduce the risk of ...ers concluded that stretching does not, after all, prevent injury or soreness. Further research is needed to determine what would be more beneficial. Meanwhile...

Screening of Lazy Eye

...ng childhood is a potentially valuable strategy to prevent incapacitating vision loss later in life....

Viagra for heart and lung patients

..., emphysema or bronchitis). Viagra was reported to prevent pulmonary hypertension but results were poorly presented. Even if researchers were confident in the results of the study, it is unclear how the effects of sildenafil in healthy young men with acute hypoxia and pulmonary hypertension would relate t...

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