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Hope for tinnitus sufferers

...r four weeks the tinnitus sufferers reported a 35% reduction in the noises, while a control group prompted with unrelated tones showed no improvement. The team says that four weeks may not be enough to make a permanent difference but suggest that the longer the training programme the more patients will benefit...

Fluoride proves effective against fractures

...s of spinal fracture data also showed a 68 percent reduction in new or recurrent fractures in the study group compared with the control group....

Cholesterol Drug Helps After Angioplasty

...cent for about 1 million American each year. "This reduction in major heart events -- such as dying of heart di...years of treatment, Serruys found: * A 22 percent reduction in death, heart attack or requiring another heart procedure, either open heart bypass surgery or ano...

Aspirin surpasses Modern Anti-clotting Drugs

...idamole to aspirin produced no significant further reduction in vascular events compared with aspirin alone....

Fatty deposits affect the stomach too

...ia, this results in pain after eating because of a reduction in the flow of blood to the digestive system. People who are affected start to avoid eating because of the pain involved and may lose weight. The condition can be treated in much the same way as atherosclerosis in the arteries serving the heart tha...

Fish Oil Fights Arrhythmias, Sudden Death

...nts who got a placebo, resulted largely from a 55% reduction in sudden cardiac deaths at 4 months follow-up. The analysis also shows that the lifesaving benefit of n-3 PUFA is likely due to reducing episodes of potentially fatal irregular heartbeats, called arrhythmias. Instead, the association recommends con...

Decrease of 'Hunger Hormone' after Obesity Surgery

...also unclear how gastric bypass surgery leads to a reduction in ghrelin levels. Nonetheless, the findings indic...ey concluded that their finding showed significant reduction of ghrelin levels after gastric bypass and thereby suggests that suppression of ghrelin can be stu...

Anorexia in boys is common too

...t duration of anorexic disorder can already have a reduction of bone mineral density, and that with total weight recovery it can be reversed if they are still in their adolescence. In the study, the researchers measured bone mineral density (BMD)--a measure of bone strength--in 25 boys aged 10 to 15 years diag...

Boys reduced mother's life expectancy

... and lacked advanced medical care. On average, the reduction was 40 weeks per son, though it ranged from four to 65. Daughters increased a mother's life expectancy by an average of 30 weeks. Mothers with many daughters who survived to adulthood had the longest lifespans in these pre-industrial Sami people. A w...

Ginseng aids Diabetes

...st a significant amount of weight, mainly due to a reduction in food intake and increase in energy expenditure and body temperature. The extract also significantly lowered cholesterol levels. Investigators believe the anti-diabetic activity of the ginseng extract used in this study may one day have clinical im...

New breast cancer drug appears encouraging

...d to be beneficial. The patients had a 40 per cent reduction in days spent in hospital with lung problems, and a 20 per cent reduction in the actual numbers of admissions to hospital. The study suggests that giving oxygen at home is a ...

The advantages of oxygen therapy

...d to be beneficial. The patients had a 40 per cent reduction in days spent in hospital with lung problems, and a 20 per cent reduction in the actual numbers of admissions to hospital. The study suggests that giving oxygen at home is a ...

Back exercises reduces Osteoporosis

...rosis is common after the menopause and involves a reduction in bone density, which puts a woman at risk of disabling bone fractures. Doctors at the University of Atlanta, now observ that a programme of back strengthening exercises is very effective in reducing this fracture risk. A group of 40 health menopa...

Gene researchers make Malaria-resistant mosquito

...e to transmit the parasite and one group had a 50% reduction in transmission. The research "promises to eventually have important applications," but further study is needed, Jacobs-Lorena said. For example, although the study results were positive when mice were used, it is not known whether SM1 will block tr...

Vitamin E helps the mind

...ors of this study felt that there was a 30 percent reduction in rate of decline among persons in the highest quintile of total vitamin E. They did not, however, find the same protective effects with vitamin C or carotene. The authors of this study thereby conclude that this would probably indicate that increas...

Influence of diet on allergic Reactions

...cts and cleaners, patients who still did not see a reduction in symptoms were asked to eliminate foods that contain BOP-related chemicals. Such foods include chocolate, citrus fruits, ice cream, cola and tomatoes--in short dozens of foods that people most like to eat. Study participants also gave up flavorings...

Tamoxifen reduces breast cancer risk

...ers found that the tamoxifen group had a one third reduction in breast cancer risk. But they had an increased risk of endometrial cancer - 10 cases in this group compared to five in the placebo group. These numbers are small, but tamoxifen use was also linked to increased frequency of blood clotting problems, ...

Tamoxifen reduces breast cancer risk

...ers found that the tamoxifen group had a one third reduction in breast cancer risk. But they had an increased risk of endometrial cancer - 10 cases in this group compared to five in the placebo group. These numbers are small, but tamoxifen use was also linked to increased frequency of blood clotting problems, ...

The issue of urinary incontinence

...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. Urinary incontinence is ...

An insight about Schizophrenia

...rm gyrus, with schizophrenics having an 15 percent reduction compared to the other two groups. The researchers believe these findings suggest structural abnormalities in the brain are present in schizophrenia....

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