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Lifestyle variation can cut diabetes hazard

...roup it was just 4 cases. This means a 50 per cent reduced incidence in diabetes after lifestyle modification. So if you've been diagnosed with high blood sugar, it could be well worthwhile losing some weight and increasing your level of physical activity....

Influenza drug delayed

..., the most common complication in children, can be reduced by 44 percent. Tamiflu can reduce the spread of flu in families. When the first person in a household who developed the flu took the drug as well as all other family members, 63 percent of the households were protected against the flu. The results wi...

Calcium reduces colon cancer risk

...sumed 800 to 900 mg of calcium a day significantly reduced their risk of left-side colon cancer by 50 to 60 p...icient levels of calcium in the diet significantly reduced the risk of cancer on the left side of the colon, but had no significant protection for other types ...

Gel pares inflammatory activity throughout body

...ting periodontal infections with an antibiotic gel reduced the presence of two chemical markers of inflammation throughout the body,// pointing to further evidence of the connection between oral health and overall health, investigators from the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine have found. Th...

Statins reduce risks for angioplasty patients

... compared with patients taking a placebo. The risk reduced by 40% in patients with more than one clogged artery, and by 45% in patients with diabetes. None of the patients had previously taken the drugs, called statins, and all of them had had their first angioplasty within the previous 8 months. Statins re...

Treating eye pain eases migraine

...aled that they had trochleitis. Steroid injections reduced the inflammation and this produced relief of the eye pain and the migraine symptoms. The researchers believe that steroid injections might be considered for people with other headaches that are accompanied by eye pain. Possibilities of treating both ...

Meningitis C vaccine a cost-effective success

...n of meningitis C vaccine into the UK has not only reduced the incidence of the disease in children and young people, but has done so cost-effectively.// Researchers assessed the cost-effectiveness of the meningitis C campaign in young people up to the age of 19. Before the immunisation programme’s introdu...

Drug to treat lung cancer shows promise

...uit. The preliminary study found that the medicine reduced the risk of new or worsening precancerous growths in the lungs of longtime smokers by about 30% during 7 months of use. The drug, made by the French company Solvay Pharma, is not available in the US. It is sold in Canada, Europe, China and other cou...

Women benefit from consuming fish

...fish. Women who ate fish five or more times weekly reduced their risk 36%. Past studies showed similar benefits for men, but this was the first to look specifically at the effect in women. A study last year found that women who ate fish two to three times weekly cut their risk of ischemic, or clot-related, s...

Fish Oil Fights Arrhythmias, Sudden Death

...d known also as omega-3 fatty acids, significantly reduced the risk of death overall and sudden death in people who had heart attacks. The benefits were not due to changes in cholesterol levels or by reducing potentially fatal blood clotting. The new analysis reveals that the lower mortality rate for the n...

Panel suggests selling allergy drugs OTC

... linked to side effects in some users that include reduced alertness, nausea and headache. By prescription, the drugs cost about $80 per month versus $10 to $15 in the 17 nations where the drugs are over-the-counter. The drug makers oppose a switch, which would cost them money. Usually, drug companies supp...

Shelved bowel-syndrome drug still in demand

...tis, or inflammation of the large bowel, caused by reduced blood flow. By year's end, the FDA had learned of 141 such cases, including 7 deaths, according to the Public Citizen Health Research Group, which had petitioned the agency in September 2000 to withdraw the drug. Glaxo and FDA officials have been mee...

Drinkers and smokers are at risk

...tre. Although their blood alcohol level would be reduced by smoking, the levels of acetaldehyde, a product of alcohol breakdown, would not.So in heavy drinkers who smoke, acetaldehyde would build up and have an adverse effect on the brain, liver and heart, the researchers say. "It’s known that smokers dri...

Plavix Gets FDA Okay for New Indication

...England Journal of Medicine. In that study, Plavix reduced the risk of heart attack, stroke or cardiovascular death by 20% in acute coronary syndrome patients, when compared with placebo....

Down syndrome life anticipation doubles

...umber of explanations for this finding including a reduced exposure to environmental factors that contribute to cancer risk and tumour-suppressor genes on chromosome 21. Jill O'Connor of Down Syndrome Association of NSW predicts the new life expectancy findings are relevant to Australia. "Prior to 1970 most...

A hormone may decrease Menopause Symptoms

...id that in a phase 3, 200-patient trial the lotion reduced by 80% the total number of hot flashes during the course of the 16-week trial. The study also found that about half the patients reported no hot flashes over a seven-day period after 12 weeks of treatment, compared with less than 10% of patients in t...

A new drug for bladder cancer

...verse effects such as fever, pain on urination and reduced white blood cell counts. Gemcitabine works by blocking the growth of cancer cells. The scene is now set for larger trials of the new drug, which may offer much needed hope to those who have bladder cancer....

Zinc helps in curtailing diarrhea in children

...ion in nearly 1,650 Nepalese youngsters found zinc reduced the risk of prolonged diarrhea// defined as lasting more than seven days by 35 percent to 45 percent. The treatment was effective regardless of whether the zinc was given by a clinic worker or the child's caregiver. More than 3 million children die ...

Incontinence after pregnancy

...hat, the intervention promoting urinary continence reduced the prevalence of urinary incontinence after giving birth, particularly its severity, and promoted the performance of pelvic floor exercises at adequate levels....

Anorexia in boys is common too

... and her colleagues found that 40% of the boys had reduced bone mineral density. This proportion is similar to that seen in girls with the disorder, with previous studies documenting loss of bone strength in 41% to 45% of adolescent anorexic girls. The bone mineral density in boys was associated with how lo...

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