Tag: "preventative" at medical news

Skimmed Milk Scales Down Hypertension Risk

...hough data from prior studies indicated a possible preventative role of lactose products in the development of arterial hypertension, these results have been the first to demonstrate that this association exists in adults. -(ANI)...

UK children getting high on binge drinking

...he hole in NHS deficits, he expressed concern that preventative measures to tackle the causes of these hospital admissions, such as alcohol treatment services, are not scrapped. Throughout the year reports have illustrated the growing alcohol problem. In the summer a survey from the NHS showed that the number o...

NHS Dentistry Would Worsen After the New Reforms

...ch. The dentist says that there is little time for preventative work and is confusing. But the authorities say that the new system is designed to be simpler and fairer. But the dentists will be given a guaranteed income based on previous workload, about ￡80,000 a year for three years....

Plans Of Recruiting Pas From America Causes Displeasure In Scotland

...ysical examinations, provide patient education and preventative health counselling and are licensed to prescribe medication and they are always supervised by senior medical staff. But some years back after a similar such a pilot scheme; doubts were raised about the lack of the adequate supervision for the assista...

A 24 Year Old Girls Undergoes Double Mastectomy To Prevent Breast Cancer

...she became the youngest woman in Britain to have a preventative double mastectomy and has is so happy to have done so. Becky a radio presenter was 11 years old when her mother, Wendy Watson, become one of the first women in the country to undergo a double mastectomy to prevent her from developing the condition ...

The first vaccine for cancer ever to grace the face of this Earth!

... around the world. His important work to develop a preventative cervical cancer vaccine will save millions of lives and is rooted in Georgetown's mission of service to others." So now there is cure for cancer as well. (Source: Eurekalert...

Doctors Urged to Help Turn Down the Heat

Doctors may be the strongest advocates for preventative measures that are urgently needed to stop the rising health threat of global warming, leading epidemiologists// and a healthcare advocate have advised in the latest issue of the Medical Journal of Australia. Climate change is now widely acknowledged...

Woman Elects For Mastectomy: Prolonged Wait For Genetic Results

...ghter make up her own mind as whether to have the preventative surgery or not. Other family members of Oonagh are waiting for the results before deciding on the course of action. A woman, who carries a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, faces a lifetime risk of up to 85 per cent, of developing breast canc...

Environmental Factors Trigger Onset of Diabetes

...fections may be to blame and thus inform advice on preventative measures. The condition is likely to be caused by interplay of factors, of which infections are just one element.’ ...

Discovery of Elevated Amyloid Peptide levels could lead to Alzheimer’s Preventio

...tudy. ‘We hope our research provides direction for preventative treatments to delay the onset of AD dementia by eliminating amyloid plaque-causing peptides in the brain.’ People with AD exhibit elevated levels of beta-amyloid peptides that cause plaque buildup in the brain (the main characteristic of AD). In th...

Dental Hygiene Found Wanting In Children Of Poorer Communities In Scotland

...ire a dedicated campaign not only in terms of more preventative information but backed up with real resources.” Martyn Merrett, the chairman of the Scottish Dental Epidemiological coordinating Committee, and one of the authors of the report said, “The report shows that a large amount of dental disease is conce...

PGLYRP Proteins Prevent Bacterial Infections

...nt protein production may help fulfill the organ's preventative role as a blood filter. Source: Eurekaler...

Autopulse Would Reduce the Mortality Rates in Rural Victoria

...Monash University's department of epidemiology and preventative medicine, it was found that more number// of rural people of heart attacks than their counterparts who live in urban areas. Statistics show that heart disease mortality rates in rural areas are 30 % higher in men and 21 % higher in women than in ur...

A new deal for childcare services given go-ahead

...local area. "By providing increased support and preventative care in the community we also aim to reduce the nu... local area. "By providing increased support and preventative care in the community we also aim to reduce the number of children who have to be transferred to Pai...

Committee Set Up to Review Safety of CT Scans

...COMARE) to look into the safety of the CT scans in preventative healthcare to ensure that the long-term benefits a... up to review risks and benefits of CT scanning in preventative healthcare. A Department of Health spokeswoman said: "We asked the COMARE to look at the benefits ...

Babies Prone To Allergies More likely To Be Asthmatic

...lso suggested that future research into pre-school preventative treatment in the form of inhaled corticosteroids can reduce the chances of children developing asthma should be conducted. Dr Sabina Illi, from University Children's Hospital in Munchen, Germany, said, "Given the good prognosis for non-atopic (non-...

Residents Of Former Industrial Towns In UK Most likely To Become Obese

...ve targeting of communications and the delivery of preventative care to social groups and neighborhoods most at risk of obesity.' VK...

AMD Risk Lowered By Silencing Two Genes

...developing AMD. There is hope for development of a preventative treatment based, perhaps, on gene silencing," said Hughes. "It is important to state that it does not give hope of a cure to those affected by AMD at the moment, but there is potential to save the sight of others in the future. Without the cooperat...

Computer Tool Predicts Effectiveness Of Microbicides

... The HIV pandemic continues to overwhelm current preventative measures as an estimated 12,000 people contract the infection each day, the researchers said. Increasingly, a disproportionate number of women are becoming infected. In several African countries, for example, HIV infection rates among young women bet...

Declining Incidence of stroke in Australia

...stralians, which highlights the need to prioritise preventative strategies. These results are testament to the advances in approaches to prevention and management of stroke, including a more consistent range of health services available to the community. These results provide positive feedback on successes being ...

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