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A new method to help smokers quit

..., researchers say use of the active lozenge led to reduced cravings and withdrawal. Most adverse events were moderate and were considered similar to those experienced by individuals using nicotine gum. Also, in general, those who used more of the active lozenges daily were more likely to remain abstinent ove...

Researchers find new HIV hiding place

...that aggressive combination treatment dramatically reduced HIV levels in the blood, mostly to undetectable levels. But treatment did not eliminate the virus in either NK or T cells, according to results published in the May 14th issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. As with T cells, i...

Vitamin E is healthy for all

... high intakes of vitamins C and E were linked with reduced dementia risk. And finally a paper from this week's Archives of Internal Medicine shows that men who ate at least one ounce of nuts a week were less likely to suffer a sudden heart attack. Almonds are an excellent source of vitamin E, say the researc...

Look out for sepsis

...sepsis. Symptoms include fever and shaking chills, reduced mental alertness might be with confusion nausea and vomiting. Be concerned if an infection does not clear up within a few days, or seems to be getting worse. Sepsis can take hold very rapidly, so prompt medical attention is essential....

Caffeine reduces infant blood flow

...tion, the constriction of blood vessels leading to reduced blood flow, associated with the caffeine. Reduction of blood flow to the brain potentially increases the risk of hemorrhage and periventricular leukomalacia, a disease in premature infants characterized by swelling of cerebral blood vessels and tiss...

Bone loss can be reduced by Potassium

...hers have found that bone loss can be tremendously reduced by potassium supplements. Treatment for kidney stones has the spin-off of increasing bone density. Potassium citrate is often given as a treatment// for kidney stones. Hence it has been lseen, how potassium supplements affect bone density in these pa...

Supplements for Ear Infections

...vented and that the reliance on antibiotics may be reduced among young children by using nutritional supplements....

Breastfeeding may decrease Breast Cancer Risk

...ear. Researchers now believe small family size and reduced breastfeeding may be an important factor fueling t...elming association between smaller family size and reduced breastfeeding and an increased incidence of breast cancer. On average, women with breast cancer had ...

Drinking wine as part of a healthy living

...nfer some health benefit,// chiefly in the form of reduced risk of heart disease. A new study shows that it may not be the alcohol itself, but linked lifestyle factors that produce at least some of the beneficial effects. An ongoing study of over 2,000 highly educated men and women, known as the North Caro...

Apples keep lung disease away

...ho eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables are at reduced risk. Specifically, those who ate more than three apples a week enjoyed protection from COPD. These were smokers consuming at least one pack of cigarettes a day. It may be that antioxidants in fruits and vegetables can counteract the harmful free r...

Air pollution hits heart patients during exercise

...a-fine (diameter less than 1 micrometer) particles reduced the oxygen supply to the heart muscle during exercise by a factor of about three. Such pollution is linked with the exhaust coming out of factory smokestacks, and with diesel vehicle fumes. It's not clear whether these findings also extend to healt...

Demand for universal flu vaccination

...accination in three regions// over two flu seasons reduced mortality from the disease by 40 to 50 per cent. Clearly vaccination can be a life-saver, yet take-up rates are still only around 70 per cent. Dr Poland proposes some changes to make vaccination universal among the over-65s. First, nurses should be...

Low potassium intake may elevate stroke risk

...ave a stroke. Previous research has suggested that reduced quantities of potassium in the diet increase the risk of death from stroke. //The focus on potassium is, perhaps, a new one - for most of us hear more about keeping sodium or salt intake low to avoid stroke. But sodium and potassium chemistry in the ...

Radiation reduces cancer recurrence

...s provide an additional benefit: radiation therapy reduced the risk of local recurrence even when administered to patients who underwent total mesorectal excision....

Fat Substitutes

...eating lower fat foods. There are more than 5,000 reduced fat food products available, with the most popular being fat-free or low-fat milk// products and salad dressings. But processed foods can contain a variety of fat replacers made from starch, protein, or fat. Most fat substitutes are chosen for spec...

Almonds Improve Cholesterol

...per deciliter. Researchers found that participants reduced their low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad" cholesterol an average of 4.5 percent with the half portion of almonds and 9.4 percent with the full portion. Cholesterol levels did not significantly drop after the muffin phase. Researchers say they are...

Antibiotics help heart patients

...ers from Croydon Hospital, England //say that the reduced risk was not related to the presence of two bacteria suspected of playing a role in heart disease. The effect was seen regardless of whether a person was infected with the bacterium known as Helicobacter pylori or Chlamydia pneumoniae. ...

Tamoxifen reduces breast cancer risk

...itiute, UK suggests that women on tamoxifen have a reduced breast cancer risk compared to those on placebo.// They report on a large scale trial of tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer. A group of 6050 women aged 36 to 65 years, from the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Europe took either tamoxifen or placebo fo...

Tamoxifen reduces breast cancer risk

...itiute, UK suggests that women on tamoxifen have a reduced breast cancer risk compared to those on placebo. They report on a large scale trial of tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer. A group of 6050 women aged 36 to 65 years, from the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Europe took either tamoxifen or placebo for ...

Injection supports Heart Devices

...searchers felt that the smaller size seems to have reduced the incidence of thromboembolism, or a blood clot ...MicroMed DeBakey VAD. The pump flow was critically reduced in eight patients. Dr. Rothenburger felt that despite these advances, [the device's] axial pump seem...

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