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Rat joins list of cloned animals

...most as soon as they leave the ovary. This posed a problem for a technology that requires painstakingly removing an egg cell, taking out its nucleus, and replacing it with the nucleus from a skin or other kind of cell from the animal to be cloned. Genetic researchers described how they did it. They impregn...

Diabetes, obesity rates shooting up

...ising and eating better. "We are at the cusp of a problem that can even get much worse," say researchers.The development affects not only patients themselves, but the health care system. Diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death among women and sixth among men. The condition is associated with heart dise...

Drug-Coated Stent

... been working to devise medications to prevent the problem from recurring. This new study looked at a drug-coated stent in patients with more challenging cardiac problems. The study, included 53 medical centers in the United States. More than 1,000 patients received either a sirolimus-coated stent or a stan...

Downside of Diets in Children

...weight gain.// Obesity is a serious public health problem for both children and adults in the United States. During the past two decades, the prevalence of overweight adolescents in the United States has increased by 100 percent. Dieting to lose weight is common among adolescent girls and is becoming more c...

Selective eating just an evolutionary trait?

...tective mechanism. Thus researchers conclude, the problem is that strategies which were sensible for children to adopt thousands of years ago are not such a good idea now, and may be contributing to the low levels of vegetable and fruit consumption in children ....

Easier Treatment for Blood Clot

...the 1,103 patients on fondaparinux had a recurrent problem compared to 56 of the 1,110 patients on the standard treatment. They also found major bleeding occurred in 1.3 percent of the patients on fondaparinux compared to 1.1 percent of the patients on heparin. The mortality rates after three months were sim...

New Liver Tumor Treatment

...r-induced thermotherapy (LITT) to heat tumors. The problem is the tumor cannot be too large in order to do this procedure. Doctors say this is especially true for patients with liver tumors. "We see a lot of patients with liver tumors larger than five centimeters (about the size of a golf ball) and in the pa...

Extended Therapy for Blood Clots

...t only 12 patients on ximelagatran had a recurrent problem compared with 71 patients on the placebo. They found six patients on the drug died during the 18 months compared with seven patients who died in the placebo group. However, 134 patients on ximelagatran experienced bleeding compared to 111 patients on...

Prevention of Rickets

...New research shows it should still be considered a problem and prevention should start before birth and researchers suggest pregnant women should be given vitamin D supplementation.// Rickets is a childhood disorder involving softening and weakening of the bones, primarily caused by lack of vitamin D, calci...

Link Between Obesity and Behavior in Kids

...centile. They were classified as having a behavior problem if their scores from the Behavior Problems Index test were in the 90th percentile. Results of the study show children who have significant behavior problems are nearly three-times as likely to be overweight as other children. Researchers also found ...

Drug to Prevent the Onset of Arthritis

Arthritis is a common health problem worldwide. Both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis cause joint pain and //stiffness in patients. There is no cure for arthritis and no effective treatment to repair damaged cartilage. A new study could help lead doctors towards a drug to preve...

Easier Methods Required to Screen Insulin Resistance

Insulin resistance is a major medical problem often leading to diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Being overweight greatly increases the odds someone will be insulin //resistant, but not all overweight or obese people are afflicted. The insulin suppression test used to identify insulin resi...

Easier Methods Required to Screen Insulin Resistance

Insulin resistance is a major medical problem often leading to diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Being overweight greatly increases the odds someone will be insulin // resistant, but not all overweight or obese people are afflicted. The insulin suppression test used to identify insulin resist...

Blood Sugar Linked to Deaths in ICU

... High blood sugar, or hyperglycemia, is a common problem among critically ill patients, regardless of whether they are diabetic or not. The condition can be caused by a number of factors, including insulin resistance, impaired glucose metabolism, various medications, or even some nutritional supplements. P...

Mental Health Services for Children

...thors say there are a number of factors related to problem recognition, defined as thinking about seeking a service or talking to a professional about a problem. Interestingly, researchers report mental health problems were not discussed with professionals at the same rate as physical health or developmental...

“ Economy Class Syndrome

... thromboembolism is a potentially important health problem to many long distance air travelers, including those without recognized risk factors....

Link Between Hyperglycemia & Hospital Mortality

High blood sugar, or hyperglycemia, is a common problem among critically ill patients, regardless of whether they are diabetic or not. The condition //can be caused by a number of factors, including insulin resistance, impaired glucose metabolism, various medications, or even some nutritional supplements...

HRT Found To Increase Recurrence of Breast Cancer

...ve safe and effective strategies for the difficult problem of menopausal symptoms in these women now need to be developed....

Low Testosterone Levels the Cause Of Depression In Men

...tosterone deficiency, or hypogonadism, is a common problem among men as they age. About 30 percent of // all males over age 50 suffer from the condition to some degree, with symptoms ranging from diminished appetite, fatigue, and decreased libido to irritability, decreased muscle mass and strength, and decre...

New Hope For Skin Disease

... rays of ultraviolet light just 15 inches from the problem spots. Each area is treated for 12 minutes. Researchers say the combination of the deeper penetration into the skin, as well as the higher doses, seem to somehow decrease the excessive thickening of the skin that’s part of the morphea and thin it bac...

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