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...e never exercised before can improve improve their problem solving abilities by taking up walking, say the researchers....Voice may be improved by surgery
...nasal and throat cavity through surgery. Often the problem is that the uvula - a flap of tissue at the top of the throat obstructs night-time breathing.// If the uvula is trimmed - in an operation called uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) - the shape of the throat and nose cavity is altered. Since the way yo......any people living with smokers are compounding the problem of passive smoking by eating a poor diet. Nonsmoking men living with smokers consume more fat and cholesterol and less calcium and vitamin A than those living with non-smokers. Among nonsmoking women living with smokers, intake of fat was up, while f...... making it the eighth most common cancer. The main problem is spread of the cancer through the lymph glands. But it is hard for doctors to know which gland close to the oesophagus are affected by the cancer.// Researchers at the University of Newcastle, funded by the UK's Cancer Research Campaign, have use...Wonder drug - could end in disaster
...oncerned that his research has uncovered a serious problem with the way drug trials in general are carried out. Drug trials, Dr Healy says, are designed to test whether a drug can treat a condition, not to uncover evidence of side effects. However, pharmaceutical companies argue that because no evidence of...Treatment for Meniere's disease
...fter the other without seeing any improvement. One problem in assessing the value of a particular treatment is that the condition is very unpredictable - it may resolve spontaneously and then suddenly reappear. Researchers in Italy, have surveyed the results of treatment in a group of 300 patients with Menie......40 per cent of men and 30 per cent of women have a problem with snoring - and it gets worse with age. The main problem is vibrations in the soft palate - the area of tissue at the back of the mouth including the uvula, ......days together in a confined space, and if a health problem arises they cannot call a doctor. The crew's bodies are put under immense strain during the days of a major flight. This means they must get proper rest and avoid stressful situations as much as possible - no easy task given the nature of their......sue damage. Some type II diabetics can control the problem with diet restrictions and exercise, but many also need extra insulin in the form of tablets or injections. In the US, one in ten adults is thought to suffer from diabetes....... and iron deficiency is a relatively common health problem especially in younger women and older people with a poor diet. That is why many breakfast cereals are now fortified with iron, to make sure everyone gets enough of this important mineral.// But too much iron might be as bad for you as too little, ...Fructose cause digestive problems
...irm the link between fructose and gastrointestinal problem - but, in the meantime, a low fructose diet may provide relief for patients with IBS-type symptoms.......eproduction of the virus within the host cell."The problem is HIV can mutate to escape the drugs you are using to treat it," said Professor Gage. "If this occurs, the drug will kill off all non-mutated cells leaving only the mutated ones to thrive."Any drug that results from this research will work with the ...Collagen improves voice quality in Parkinsonism
...n voice quality experienced by some patients. This problem is known as hypophonia, and is caused by muscle rigidity and other abnormalities in the area of the voice box or larynx.// People with hypophonia sound very 'breathy' and it may be hard to understand what they are saying. You can imagine this has a......e up to 93,000 deaths within a week. Part of the problem would be identifying anthrax as the cause of death, however. Dr Craig Hunter, CEO of Celera Genomics, which has just published a version of the human DNA sequence, said new advances in biotechnology could speed up the process of identifying the natur......ords they may find it hard to get an erection. The problem is that many of these men cannot take the anti-impotence drug sildenafil because it interacts with medication for heart failure. Researchers in France reported on the study of the effects of exercise// on men with heart failure and sexual dysfuncti...A need for new stem cell lines
...ls are used for therapeutic applications. Another problem is that patient's immune system may attack the new...introduced stem cells. One way of sidestepping the problem is through a process known as somatic cell nuclear transfer or SCNT. That procedure, also known as t......ting it to push the walls of the vessel apart. The problem is that in 20 per cent of cases the vessel re-blocks - a process called restenosis which leaves the patient where they were before the operation.// But now researchers in California have shown that a vitamin supplement can prevent restenosis. This ......attention deficit disorder) are believed to have a problem in the parts of the brain that integrate information from different senses. These children lack the motivation for picking up what's important, and can't seem to block out what's not important. Ritalin is believed to work by increasing the amount of...