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Avoid stress to have strong babies

...e discovered. They believe the effect is caused by reduced blood flow through the arteries that feed the uterus. Doctors from the Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in London studied 200 expectant mothers. They found pregnant women who were more anxious or stressed had "significantly abnormal patterns ...

Vitamins reduce pre-eclampsia

...f two chemicals which relate to pre-eclampsia were reduced by 21% in the group. Although the report's authors said that they did not know why the vitamins should have such a pronounced effect, they suggested that, as powerful antioxidants, they may be mopping up free radicals which can damage the body and ca...

Over-The-Counter Drugs May Prevent Alzheimer's

...que believed to cause Alzheimer's. The three drugs reduced AB42 levels nearly 80 percent in cultured cells. However, the better-known NSAIDs, such as aspirin, Celebrex and Vioxx, had no such effect....

Levels Of Blood Proteins May Help Heart Disease Care

...ie than those with lower levels. And while surgery reduced mortality by about 5% in the patients with high IL-6 levels, it had no effect on mortality among those with lower levels of the protein. In the second study, researchers report that another blood protein associated with immune response called myelo...

New Drug PP188 Helps Sickle Cell Disease

... old. In those under 15, the painful episodes were reduced from an average of 6.2 days to 5.3 days and symptoms were more often resolved within a week in those who received PP188. Researchers realize the reduction in painful symptoms was small. Nevertheless, researchers say a new option in the treatment of...

Asthma linked to obesity

...ion of body weight in children may contribute to a reduced incidence of asthma in childhood, says Dr.Erika at University Children's Hospital, Munich. The way weight affects the lungs could also affect the airways, leading to a child developing asthma symptoms. The mechanical impact of the weight on the lun...

An effective way to treat angina

...ith angina, average age 60, took part and reported reduced chest pain alongside the increase in growth factors. EECP is non-invasive and safe and, if larger studies prove its effectiveness, offers new hope for people with angina who are not responding to current therapies....

FDA Approves New HIV Drug, Viread

...y diagnosed patients. In clinical trials, Viread reduced the level of circulating HIV by about 75%. The most common side effects included nausea, diarrhea, vomiting and flatulence. The drug has demonstrated a significant antiviral response, even in patients who may no longer respond well to available thera...

Irregular Periods Linked to Diabetes

...bnormalities needn't panic because the risk can be reduced markedly by lifestyle measures, most notably regular exercise and weight control. // Menstrual cycles 40 days or longer or irregular cycles appear to be markers for some sort of underlying metabolic abnormality. "Over an eight-year follow-up, the r...

Protein signals need for heart surgery

...ients with elevated levels of the protein troponin reduced mortality rates by an estimated 40 percent. // "...rt. The study found that mortality rates were also reduced among patients with only slightly elevated levels of troponin who were treated quickly with anti-clo...

Legume Consumption Can Cut Heart Disease Risk

...magnesium--a combination that is associated with a reduced risk of heart disease. Folate, a mineral also found in abundance in legumes, is thought to reduce blood levels of homocysteine, a compound that can boost heart disease risk. Increasing legume consumption may be an important part of dietary interventi...

Garlic fights malaria and cancer

...thin the cell. In this system, the glutathione is reduced (the opposite of oxidation) and stored in the cell like energy in a battery. This reduced glutathione can then be brought out to absorb damage caused by oxygen and other harmful particles wh...

Lecithin lowers cholesterol absorption in body

...rst evidence that the absorption of cholesterol is reduced by another compound in the egg, the lecithin.The ...e said. Some cholesterol is absorbed but amount is reduced in the presence of this phospholipid. “Less absorption means less cholesterol introduced into the bl...

Cure for sleepless nights

...reme fatigue during the day, impaired functioning, reduced quality of life and increase the risk of suffering from clinical depression or being admitted to a hospital. The study, led by Charles Morin of the Université Laval in Quebec and funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, examined 78 adults...

Sniff out flatulence

... Trapper, a cushion covered in activated charcoal, reduced the smell of flatulence to almost unnoticeable lev...ition to finding that the charcoal-coated cushions reduced the bad smell levels produced by hydrogen sulphide to almost nothing, the researchers put paid to a ...

Salt reduction lowers blood pressure

...in fruit and vegetables and low fat dairy produce, reduced in total and saturated fat, as well as sugar. The latest report, from researchers at Texas University suggest that DASH is especially powerful when combined with salt reduction. A group of 300 participants, with a range of blood pressures, took part ...

Fight against E.coli

...s sodium benzoate or potassium sorbate E. coli was reduced to an undetectable level. Professor Daniel Fung, an expert in food science at Kansas State, said: "Cinnamon contains a compound that has the ability to kill bacteria. It has natural killing power. "If cinnamon can knock out E.coli 0157:H7, one of th...

A boon to epileptics

... and in three patients, the number of seizures was reduced by more than half. However, the effects of the treatment wore off after six to eight weeks, and two patients suffered "petit mal", or partial seizures directly after treatment. Epilepsy is caused by overactivity in one part of the brain, which over...

New treatment for depression

...t after eight weeks of VNS treatment symptoms were reduced in 40% to 50% of patients and symptoms had completely vanished in one in five patients. Mark George, of the University of South Carolina,the chief researcher said,"What really made us sit up and take notice was the fact that the symptoms completely...

Olive oil does good

...ount of a bile acid called deoxycyclic acid, which reduced the activity of an enzyme called diamine oxidase (...regulate the cell turnover in the bowel lining and reduced levels of this enzyme could be responsible for abnormal cell turnover. But the Oxford researchers ...

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