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Fewer teeth & Increased Ischemic Stroke risk

...that earlier studies have shown that tooth loss is related to disease of the carotid artery, the main artery to the brain. Whatever the explanation, the relationship is a good enough reason for better dental care!...

Gene connected to Multi-System disorder discovered

...ch affects so many body systems as connexin 43 and related genes are present in many tissues during development. However, they also add that until now problems with connexins had only been tied to simpler manifestations. Connexins are a family of roughly 20 genes, best known for creating connections between...

Weight gain following smoking cessation not linked to Leptin

...en debated for long that this weight gain could be related to the hormone leptin, which regulates appetite and controls// weight. These arguments were based on assumptions that leptin levels were high during smoking periods, thus keeping weight down and after one stops smoking, the leptin levels plummet lead...

The Happiness Formula....

...s team, seven in ten women said that happiness was related to being with family and one in four related happiness to losing weight. Romance and a pay rise or a hobby featured high in the happiness list fo...

Diabetics & Foot infections

... September 2001 and October 2002 to study diabetes related foot problems like neuropathy, deformity and simple infections. Of the group, 1123 had problems like neuropathy and deformity and 533 patients suffered from infections. It was found that there was considerable improvement in the foot condition among ...

Backpacks cause more than just back injuries

Heavy backpacks have often been associated with related injuries to the back, in children. However, resear... to shoulders, 12% to feet and ankles, and only 6% related to the back. Injuries to the face and head were found to be the result of children tripping over a b...

New Cholesterol gene linked to Alzheimer's

...here is also previous evidence that Alzheimer's is related to variation in another gene called APOE-4, which helps in transporting cholesterol throughout the body. In the new study which involved more than 400 patients with or without Alzheimer's, the CYP46 variant was found in about 40 percent of participan...

Children! Protecting them from medical mistakes

...evidence-based tips on how to avoid medical errors related to prescription medicines, surgeries and hospital stays. The fact sheet advises doctors and parents to discuss medication dosages, potential side effects, and limits on food, drink or activities that might be necessary when a child is prescribed a pa...

Unfavourable Lipid-Lipoprotein profiles in older adults has been linked to abdominal visceral fat

...lesterol, LDL, HDL and HDL(2). Fasting insulin was related to lipids and lipoproteins in both women and men and growth hormone and fitness were both related to lipoprotein and cholesterol levels with some specific differences observed between genders....

Untreated Scoliosis patients found to lead productive and active lives

...r from cardiac or pulmonary conditions potentially related to the curvature. Researchers from the University of Iowa in a 50-year study have found that adults with LIS appear to experience only little physical// impairment apart from back pain and cosmetic concerns. The study involved 444 patients diagnosed...

New heart disease marker

...nada and Sweden are now putting the spotlight on a related lipid molecule called// apolipoprotein, which they believe is a more accurate predictor of heart disease than cholesterol. Researchers surveyed extensive medical literature to conclude that apolipoprotein B levels are a more accurate indicator of who...

Hypertensives could benefit regular alcohol consumption

...t lipoprotein(a) is inversely and dose-dependently related to alcohol intake in hypertensive patients, and that this relationship was independent of the size distribution of apo(a) isoforms....

Obesity risk can be reduced by eating breakfast regularly

...ulin controls blood sugar and blood sugar level is related to how hungry or energetic a person feels. The researchers also concluded that eating whole-grain cereal each day was associated with a 15 per cent reduction in risk for the insulin resistance syndrome. <br...

Relief from cancer pain with anticonvulsants

...atients between 39 and 67 who hadsevere nerve pain related to cancer, which is caused by the tumor pressing onthe nerve, analgesic drugs were not effective in relieving the pain. For thestudy, they were given along with injected narcotics, varying doses oflevetiracetam over periods// ranging from two days to...

Childhood Sunburn Can Lead to Skin Cancer Later

...nearly two-thirds of all melanoma skin cancers are related to sun exposure, and up to 80 percent of that exposure usually occurs during childhood. The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 54,000 new cases of melanoma skin cancer will be diagnosed in 2003, and some 7,600 new deaths will occur from...

Best Drug for SARS

...e how the drug does the job, but suspect it may be related to its effect on the increased synthesis of nitric oxide, which is known to inhibit replication of several viruses. Investigators say glycyrrhizin should be studied further for a potential role in the treatment of SARS patients. They write, "Of all ...

Stroke and the Pill

...ts showed no statistically significant stroke risk related to the use of lower-dose birth control pills nor was there a link seen between years of pill use and the risk of stroke. Women who smoked, however, had about four-times greater risk of stroke as nonsmokers, although the risk dropped considerably amon...

Gene study links endometriosis, infertility

...n with endometriosis tend to show defects in genes related to embryo attachment to the uterus, a necessary step in pregnancy.If women with endometriosis do have certain genetic markers, then a painless scan of a tissue or blood sample could provide an easier diagnosis, DePaolo predicted.Furthermore, if certa...

A Drink a Day may Keep Diabetes Away

...gan in 1989. All completed detailed questionnaires related to diet and health every two years through 1999. For this study, women who already had diabetes or other medical conditions at the start of the study were excluded. About 930 of the nearly 110,000 women in the study developed diabetes during the fol...

Food May Trigger Life-Threatening Asthma

...reatening asthma that we are seeing may in fact be related to food allergic reactions and have been misdiagnosed only as asthma." He added, "This is particularly relevant to the inner-city population of the U.S.," which has a lot of illness due to asthma. "Really, at this point in time we have very little in...

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