Exercise to Prevent Breast Cancer
...e. Results of the study show women who engaged in regular strenuous physical activity at age 35 had a 14-percent reduced risk of breast cancer. Similar findings were also reported in women who engaged in strenuous physical activity at ages 18 and 50. High total current physical activity scores were also ass...Exercise found to Prevent Breast Cancer
...ase.Results of the study show women who engaged in regular strenuous physical activity at age 35 had a 14-percent reduced risk of breast cancer. Similar findings were also reported in women who engaged in strenuous physical activity at ages 18 and 50. High total current physical activity scores were also ass...ICU Survival can be improved by Antibiotic use
...ted patients even after they were transferred to a regular hospital unit. Researchers noted a hospital death rate of 24 percent among patients who received the drugs, compared with 31 percent among those who did not. A very low rate of antibiotic-resistant bacteria was seen in the patients as well, suggesti...Black tea said to lower cholesterol
...els similar to what is found in tea. Those who had regular tea saw their LDL levels drop about 11 percent compared with the caffeine placebo. The study controlled the diets of the participants by supplying them with their daily meals.Researchers had the same background diet for every subject throughout the ...Aspirin usage linked with pancreatic cancer
...etes. According to research one study showed that regular aspirin use may cause pancreatitis -- an inflammation of the pancreas that can sometimes lead to pancreatic cancer.Thus researchers conclude that there is urgent need to settle the biologic reasons for pancreatic cancer....Taking Care Of Grandkids Can Give Women more than a Headache
... Their team used the Nurses Health Study, a giant, regular survey of nurses that regularly questions them about health, diet and lifestyle. Researchers dip into the data, sorting out trends for a variety of diseases and conditions. Between 1992 and 1996, there were 321 heart attacks in the group. The nurses...Finding relief from Excruciating Headaches a challenge
...also important that their young patients stay on a regular sleep schedule and avoid stress and skipping meals. Gohmann has tried all of it -- and says a new triptan medication seems to be helping. Still living at home because of the headaches, she's still hoping she'll be able to go away to college....Importance of An Active Lifestyle
... is important to prevent the loss of ability to do regular activities. ...Uterine Fibroid Embolization Gaining Popularity
... many women. Sabrina Figueroa considers herself a regular walker. She says, “Walking feels good, and it’s a way to de-stress, kind of de-stress, before I go home.” But a painful fibroid the size of an orange got in the way of her past time. “The major symptom that I had was the pressure on my bladder and fr...Importance of An Active Lifestyle
... is important to prevent the loss of ability to do regular activities. ...Exposure To Tobacco Smoke Can Lead To Sickle Cell Crisis
...the children were exposed to secondhand smoke on a regular basis. None of the children smoked themselves. Researchers followed the children for two years, recording the number of sickle cell crises they had that required hospitalization. Over the course of the study, patients exposed to secondhand smoke w...Exercise The Best Treatment For Low Back Ache
...uggests people with low back pain can benefit from regular exercise, even if it hurts.This study was conducted among the employees of an airline company in the Netherlands. About 135 workers who had regularly missed work due to low back pain were assigned to either usual care or to a physical exercise progra...The Effectiveness Of Screening Tests Questioned
...ems. Routine testing of otherwise healthy men on a regular basis, therefore, may simply cause many men to be treated unnecessarily, leading to incontinence, impotence, and other problems. In terms of breast self-examination, a recent large study suggests the technique is ineffective because most malignant ...An Incentive For Breast Cancer Survivors
... age and younger exercisers. Investigators suggest regular exercise may produce similar benefits in both youn...up was significantly heavier and less fit than the regular exercisers in that they were able to complete a walk test in less time. Previous studies show regula...Understanding Lung Cancer Metastasis
...s with SCLC. All underwent neurological exams on a regular basis throughout their treatment for the disease to check for problems in the brain. Results showed about 18 percent of the patients already had evidence of brain cancer at the time they were diagnosed with lung cancer, although about a third were no...Blood Pressure Checks To Be Done For Children As Young As Age 3
...dards // children as young as age 3 should receive regular blood pressure checks. Kids who fall in the 95th percentile for blood pressure are diagnosed with high blood pressure. Kids who fall between the 90th percentile and 95th percentiles are said to have pre-hypertension -- a relatively new classificati......ll as current body measurements. Researchers found regular consumption of soy foods is associated with a reduced risk of endometrial cancer, particularly among overweight women. Researchers say the rates of endometrial cancer vary widely in different countries. Asian women have a lower rate of the cancer th...Frequent Mammograms Can Decreases The Risk of Death
...rs, and the median number received was five.Having regular mammograms was clearly found to reduce risk of death from breast cancer. Among women who were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, those who had annual mammograms had an 11.97-percent risk of death. Women who received five mammograms in 10 years ha...Computer-Assisted Knee Surgery
...g bikes. We're back exercising. We're walking on a regular basis," he says. "The weight is coming off." Michael says with his new knees -- and his new regime -- he plans on being able to work another 30 years. According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, about 267,000 total knee replacement s......rsity standard tests for diabetes were given to 14 regular coffee drinkers with type 2 diabetes. First, the participants had a fasting blood sugar test, followed by the ingestion of a capsule containing caffeine or placebo. The fasting blood sugar test was then repeated to determine how caffeine affected blo...