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Heartburn drugs linked to bacterial diarrhea

...ons than non-users. The widely used and heavily promoted drugs reduce levels of gastric acid that can keep C-diff germs at bay. Dial's study appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association. ...

Plant Food Reduces BP Risk

...proaches to Stop Hypertension Diet (DASH) is being promoted by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to bring down the number of hypertension cases. The DASH diet is rich in magnesium, potassium and calcium from dairy products, fruits and vegetables. The risk of BP is increased through the c...

Condom Vending Machines Provoke Protests

...decrease in new incidents of HIV when condoms were promoted among commercial sex workers, said K. Manivasan, Joint Commissioner, Health, in charge of the Chennai AIDS Prevention and Control Society program that is supporting the installation of the vending machines with funds from NACO.—IANS...

Heart damage a consequence of Atkins’ Die

...ims new evidence shows the high fat, low carb diet promoted by the Harvard-trained diet guru Dr. Robert C. Atkins (or simply the Atkins' diet) could damage the heart. The study found the diet with high fat and low // carbohydrates directly affected the heart's ability to store energy. For the study, Profe...

Obesity As A Contributor To Liver Disease

... increased NKT cell death. The high-fat diet also promoted production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Upon induction of liver injury in the mice, it was found that those on the high-fat diet experienced more liver inflammation and damage than mice on the normal diet. The study concludes on the note that high...

Surgeons in India to Mend ‘Pakistani Hearts’ by treating 70 Childrn

... countries where medical tourism is being actively promoted include Greece, South Africa, Jordan, India, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore. India is a recent entrant into medical tourism. According to a study by McKinsey and the Confederation of Indian Industry, medical tourism in India could become a $1 bi...

Critically Ill Patients More At Risk Of Infection If Glucose Is Present In Their Lung Secretions

...uggesting that glucose could have either caused or promoted growth of the bacteria, they add. Staphylococcus aureus goes through a period of rapid growth during which it uses supplies of glucose. And glucose may also interfere with local immune responses in the airway.An accompanying editorial suggests that ...

Short Workouts May Not Prevent Weight Gain And Diseases

...wledges that brief bouts of activity like the ones promoted by these centers and books may be worthwhile for some. After all, a little exercise is better than none. Some research suggests that people could avoid weight gain by burning just 100 more calories a day—an extra 15 minutes of walking would do the tr...

Indian Pharmaceutical Industries Stops Manufacturing And Sale Of Valdecoxib

...uch as Etoricoxib and Aceclofenac, which are being promoted to replace Valdecoxib....

The Effects Of Alternative Medicine Questioned

... However it was seen that some well-known, heavily promoted herbal treatments such as echinacea, St. John's wort, saw palmetto, melatonin, and glucosamine and chondroitin didn't work as well for readers. Thus readers report that alternative treatments were far less effective than prescription drugs for eight ...

Vitamin Supplements - Good, The Bad And The Ugly

...ere might be from taking supplements at the levels promoted by some alternative therapists and celebrities, wa...pre-occupation with diet. "Programmes like those promoted by Gillian McKeith I think exploit the fascination we have with food," said Collins, speaking at a s...

Warning issued by FDA over "Liqiang 4 Capsules"

...4 Dietary Supplement Capsules, the other bottle is promoted as a "bonus pack" of Liqiang 1.The product has also been termed "Liqiang Xiao Ke Ling" (Liqiang Thirst Quenching Efficacious) in ads in Chinese language publications which also promote it as useful for the control of diabetes and being derived from o...

Effective Treatment Option For Macular Degeneration

...sk of progression to legal blindness in the study, promoted stability of vision, and in a small percentage of patients, resulted in more visual improvement at week 54 than among those receiving sham injections....

Grape seed extract helps wound healing

...g. Another effect noted was how grape seed extract promoted free radical production in the wounded area - a process thought to speed up wound healing. This is in marked contrast to the effect of grapeseed extract taken by mouth, where it has an antioxidant effect....

The issue of urinary incontinence

...widespread use of disposable incontinence pads has promoted a marked reduction in the use of indwelling catheters. Professor James Malone-Lee of University College,London said that if you walked into a geriatric ward or nursing home in the 1985's,// you would have been struck repelled even by the smell. Urina...

Vacuum device increase breasts

... Georgia have found that, although a vacuum device promoted as a breast-enhancer does increase a woman's cup size, few women may have the time and commitment to use the product. The device, known as the BRAVA system, requires women to wear two plastic domes over their breasts for 10 hours a day for 10 weeks s...

Incontinence after pregnancy

...after giving birth, particularly its severity, and promoted the performance of pelvic floor exercises at adequate levels....

New therapy for pimples

...th attacked bacteria contributing to the acne, and promoted healing in the skin. He said: "Our challenge now lies in incorporating this treatment to more severe cases of acne and finding ways of incorporating this treatment into their therapy."...

Hemochromatosis Patients' Blood is Safe

...e less safe. As a result, FDA regulations have not promoted blood donation from hemochromatosis patients. "Hemochromatosis patients had no more risk of transmitting viral infections than did other donors. This finding should help guide future decisions on blood donations by these patients. If people with he...

B Vitamin Supplementatoin Saves Money and Lives

...h stronger than that for other dietary supplements promoted for heart disease prevention like garlic and vitamin E."...

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