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Vitamin D Supplement in Teenage Girls essential in Winter months

...ver bone growth during puberty may be important in preventing osteoporosis and fractures later in life. Researcher Dr Heli Viljakainen said at the second joint www.ects-ibms-2005.org.meeting of the European Calcified Tissue Society and the International Bone and Mineral Society “We believe the current rec...

Water pills for diabetic with high blood pressure

... other first-step anti-hypertensive medications in preventing adverse cardiovascular disease outcomes. In the current findings researchers report that this is not only true for people with normal blood sugar but also for people with high blood sugar levels (diabetes) or impaired fasting glucose levels (pre-diab...

Top Ten Super Food Items That Can Help In Avoiding Cancer

...ung cancer prostate cancers. Also known to help in preventing colon and liver cancer cell replication. 10) PINEAPPLE: It has a called enzyme bromelain and phenolic compounds. It protects against lung and breast cancer. Health writer Liz Szabo in her story in the newspaper USA TODAY said, "A growing body of...

Vitamin D Supplement in Teenage Girls essential in Winter months

...ver bone growth during puberty may be important in preventing osteoporosis and fractures later in life. Researcher Dr Heli Viljakainen said at the second joint www.ects-ibms-2005.org.meeting of the European Calcified Tissue Society and the International Bone and Mineral Society “We believe the current rec...

Hope for patients with Chronic leukemia

...ls and interferes with the making of new DNA, thus preventing leukemia cells from growing. With this treatment the remission can last for several years, thereby increasing the span of survival. Executive director of German Remedies has been cited as saying that their main goal is to improve the quality of li...

Condoms May not be safe Enough

... they are the best and the only method we have for preventing these diseases," Currently there is enough resea... formulated. Condoms should be projected about for preventing disease. James Trussell, director of Princeton University's Office of Population Research said 'ther...

Clazosentan May help to Improve Blood Circulation after Brain Hemorrhage due to burst Aneurysm

... on experimental studies, has a real potential for preventing vasospasm and, based on preliminary clinical studies, appears to be without significant side effects (including hypotension), as well as exhibiting a suggestion of efficacy." Over a quarter of people die within the first week following an aneurysma...

The Benefits of Strontium in the treatment for Osteoporosis Questioned

...rmation. Recent studies have shown its efficacy at preventing both vertebral and non-vertebral fractures, including hip fractures in older women. Strontium ranelate was well tolerated in these trials and the most common side effects reported were nausea and diarrhea. Strontium ranelate is composed of two atoms...

Need for better support for chronic pain in children’

...children suffer from aches and 2% have inabilities preventing them from doing normal work. The pain causes psychological distress, which has big impact on siblings and parents. Adding to agony, there are no clinical practices for this management, although some paediatric centers have chronic management programm...

Normal Blood Pressure Could Add Over 5 Years To Your Life

...icine, said the study provided clear evidence that preventing high blood pressure could prolong life and lead to...onger, they also lived healthier lives." "So, by preventing hypertension you would have a much higher life expectancy and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease...

HIV can be blocked from entering human cells.

...ce into the human cell for the AIDS virus, thereby preventing the HIV from entering and attacking the human cell itself....

Use Of Sunscreen In Childhood And Prevents Future Skin Cancer

...tant role than just protecting against sunburn. By preventing nevi development, sunscreen decreases the risk of developing skin cancer in the future." The experimental group consisted of Caucasian schoolchildren - first-graders, ages 6 to 7 years old, and fourth-graders, ages 9 to 10 years old - who were monit...

The Use of Radio Frequency Identification ( RFID) to tackle the growing menace of counterfeit drugs

... tighter control over legitimate shipments thereby preventing products from falling into the hands of counterfeiters. Indian pharma companies should look at RFID soon for detection of counterfeit merchandise, product recall, arresting pilferage and shrinkage, enhanced supply chain efficiencies etc.,say offici...

Contemplating the effects of the “Morning After“ Pill

...pills work// by interfering with ovulation thereby preventing fertilization and not by preventing implantation of a fertilized egg. Reproductive physiologists demonstrated the phenomenon in a cont...

Study points out that HIV vaccine may not be accepted easily

...eady for use, but there may// be a lot of barriers preventing the acceptance of the vaccine by the people. The research done by University of Toronto researchers said that it is important that the health workers of the world gets the common people ready for accepting the vaccine, which may be quite difficult j...

Athletes Warned Of Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia

...he body’s normal regulatory processes. The key to preventing EAH is to avoid drinking a larger volume of fluid than the body loses in the form of sweat and urine. Formulas are available for estimating hourly sweat loss during exercise—however; a good rule of thumb is to drink only when thirsty. Increasing so...

Revolutionary Simple Pregnancy Blood Test Can Save Both Mother And Child

...cule ‘ and is a protective substance that helps in preventing the mother's body to reject the unborn child. Prof Shennan, a Professor of obstetrics at Guy's and St Thomas' hospital in London, added: "This is an important development because it helps to identify which part of the immune system is involved in p...

Treatment May Be Possible For Degenerative Brain And Spinal Cord Disease

...al cord injuries, causing permanent cell death and preventing the repair of damaged nerve connections. Glutamate is produced as part of the body’s natural reaction to central nervous system damage. In the new study, researchers at the Brain Laboratory at the University of Helsinki (www.brainlab.fi) and at the ...

Calcium-Vitamin D Combo For Reduced Fracture Risk

...Rocaltrol) did not appear to have any advantage in preventing bone fracture and may be more likely to cause adverse reactions than natural vitamin D, the review reports. Studies have shown that one-third to one-half of all women in Europe and North America over the age of 75 have vertebral fractures.The findin...

Possibility Of Treatment For Permanent Hearing Loss

... expressed that would otherwise cause deafness. By preventing its expression, they had been able to prevent the deafness. Even at this early stage, the results are important feels the researchers because they point to other options for people who have hearing loss other than hearing aids or cochlear implants. ...

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