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Low Fat Dairy Products Ideal For Patients With Gout

...may help protect against this painful conditionThe problem lies in the high purine content of many meats and seafood, say researchers . Doctors have long suspected a link between purine-rich foods and gout, because uric acid is formed when purines break down in the body. But this is the first time investigat...

Lack of Smell And Its Potential Risks

...ell every day. New research finds people with this problem are at risk for experiencing life-threatening situ...ced a potentially hazardous event. The most common problem was cooking-related incidents followed by ingestion of spoiled food, inability to detect a gas leak,...

A Slight Increase In BP Can Mean big Risks

...about 28 percent more likely to have another heart problem as those with readings in the 120-129 range. For the study more than 5,000 female health professionals who all had cardiovascular events in the past were followed for about six-and-a-half years. During that time, researchers found a 9-percent incre...

Helping Cancer Patients Fight Fatigue

Fatigue is the most frequent and distressing problem related to cancer and its treatment. Fatigue interferes with everyday living and has profound // effects on a patient’s ability to function in usual roles and activities for months or years. New research finds energy conservation and activity managem...

Stress can Trigger Heart Problems

...em angry and also by having them figure out a math problem while being interrupted and told to improve their performance. Researchers found heart rhythm variations increased during both mental stress and exercise. A higher difference was noted in patients who are prone to have arrhythmias, especially durin...

Latest Tumor Classification More Informative

...come massively redundant, and this becomes a major problem when dealing with many thousands of tumor terms that link to other biologic datasets. The most important value of this (new) classification is the disengagement of tumor type and tumor place of origin…This permits tumors with similar molecular prof...

The Usage Of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Questioned

...to older people to relieve arthritis symptoms. The problem is these drugs are associated with an increased risk of gastrointestinal problems. A specialized group of NSAIDs called COX-2 inhibitors have fewer GI problems, but have been associated with heart complications. Researchers looked more closely at th...

Cancer Patients and Sleeplessness

Sleeplessness is one major problem with patients effected with cancer. It is reported that patients with cancer have three-times the risk of sleeplessness as compared to healthy people.// "When it came down to night, I couldn't sleep. No matter how many sheep fly over that bed, it's...

Laser Surgery for Allergy

...atments are now availble to combat such an allergy problem Rajiv Pandit, M.D. a ENT and Head and Neck Surge...ore refreshed,"says Dr. Pandit. Kathy McFarlane's problem was swollen tissues inside her nose that made it hard for her to breathe."I was severely congested....

Identifying Virus Found To Be Essential for HIV Patients

...ral therapy HAART, the cytomegalovirus was a major problem for AIDS patients, causing opportunistic// infections that spread out of control and led to faster progression of the disease and shorter time to death. Researchers assessed CMV status in about 375 people infected with HIV using a standard test. In...

Solutions Being Sought For 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, cal...

Adopting Easier Methods 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...

Identifying Irregular Heart Beats

..., because effective treatments exist to combat the problem and they also recommend that people should have their pulse checked by a physician to screen for atrial fibrillation at every doctor’s visit and at least every two years....

The Efficacy Of Newer Stents Questioned

...ted into the artery// to keep it from closing. The problem with older stents, however, has been that they can...ng of the artery, six to 12 months later, a common problem for anyone undergoing balloon angioplasty. Thirty percent of the bare-metal stent patients experienc...

Drug to Delay 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 preven...

High Fiber Diet Found To Protect The Heart

...ix grams) were at a greater risk of having a heart problem compared to those who ate the most fiber (about 21 grams). Specifically researchers report a 12-percent lower risk of coronary heart disease and an 11-percent lower risk of cardiovascular disease for people who eat more than 22 grams of fiber a day. ...

Acid Suppressive Drugs Found To Increase The Risk for Pneumonia

... drugs. Researchers say, in general, this is not a problem because the risk for developing pneumonia is low. However, the increased risk for pneumonia is a problem for patients who are at increased risk for infection. Researchers conclude saying that acid-suppres...

Shrinking Birthmark’s

...urgical procedure, where literally lighting up the problem can ensure a more complete correction. Birthmark...erotherapy is used to treat the condition, but the problem is the veins send out small extensions that are hard for doctors to see making the standard treatmen...

Kids with Congenital Heart Disease Found To Have Low I.Q Levels

...nducted among 135 children with a congenital heart problem called D-transposition of the great arteries , all the children had the condition corrected by surgery. The children were then tested for development and intelligence when they were 1 year old and then again for IQ and achievement when they were 8 ye...

The Link Between HRT And Recurrence of Breast Cancer

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

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