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Spiritual views aid after bereavement

...ne died. Those who had a strong spiritual belief reported steady progress in coming to terms with their loss over a period of 12 months. But those who had no beliefs had problems in coping. Those who had low levels of belief had problems for the first nine months following bereavement, but came to terms wit...

No connection between breast cancer and pill

...Child Health and Human Development, and elsewhere, reported on a new study showing that the Pill is safe. They studied nearly 8,000 women aged between 30 and 62. Half had been diagnosed with breast cancer, whilethe other half had no history of the disease. Analysis of Pill use in both groups showed that use o...

Tennis gives protection against heart disease lifelong

...golf, football, baseball and basketball. Those who reported the greatest skill in tennis were the most likely of all to still be physically active in mid-life. The tennis group also had a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease and heart attack - compared to those who did not play tennis. The study shows ...

Social anxiety has hope from a new drug

...ved in emotion. In this trial, those on the drug reported a marked improvement in their symptoms after around four weeks. This is the first time that this kind of drug has been tested for SAD - and it looks promising, because there were also few of the side effects often associated with antidepressants....

Dangers from lead

...ed to lead from sources like old pain, researchers reported recently. In an article in the journal Pediatrics, they said this type of lead exposure// “may constitute a significant public health problem, in view of the long residence time of lead in bone.” The findings demonstrated that protecting children fr...

Eating chocolate makes you happy

... to eat chocolate or not, as they liked. The group reported their feelings via a Web-based interactive diary over a week. In the chocolate group, 70 per cent said they felt happy, compared to 35 per cent in the chocolate-deprived group. In the free choice group, 60 per cent felt happy. Dr. Adrian Owen, a ne...

New therapy for PMS

...and 6 women received full-dosing. All of the women reported an overall decrease in their symptoms, while the half-cycle group achieved the greatest decrease in symptoms. Authors of the study conclude, "These results from a small number of subjects with open-label treatment must be viewed as preliminary but s...

New surgery in head and neck cancer

...rrounding healthy tissue. So far results have been reported on just four patients, but the trial is ongoing....

Suicide risk high in 12-17 Age Group

...ration, showed that only one in three of those who reported considering suicide or trying to kill themselves r...period.'' White, black, Hispanic and Asian youths reported similar rates of suicide risk, the report said. Youths in Western states were the most at risk - alm...

Marriage does good for Diabetics

...betes regimen at the two-year follow-up. Those who reported better marital adjustment were also more satisfied with their diabetes regimen. Authors of the study conclude that this study provides prospective evidence that marital quality predicts diabetes-related quality of life. The marital relationship can ...

Sleep disorders can have anomalistic sexual acts

...cording the researchers, noting that it is "seldom reported in medicine."...

Toxin injections support stroke associated spasticity

...njection or placebo. Significant improvements were reported in the botox group during the 10 weeks of follow up. They were better able to take care of personal hygiene and dressing and had fewer problems with pain or positioning their hands, they said....

Bone marrow transplants for limbs

...n the affected limb. In a trial of 40 patients, 35 reported a significant improvement in pain four weeks after the procedure. Fifteen of 20 patients who'd been scheduled for amputation were able to avoid the operation and leg ulcers improved in six out of ten patients. The researchers conclude that bone marro...

Treating wounds without stitches

...groups. Those receiving the conservative treatment reported less pain, and shorter treatment time (about 14 minutes less). Four months later, the wounds had closed up and healed to the same extent in both cases. In fact, the researchers say it was impressive to see how inconspicuous all the wounds then were...

Herbal extract aids in rheumatoid arthritis

...d the study, those on the high or low dose of TWHF reported at least a 25 per cent improvement in symptoms. None of the placebo group experienced benefits. Side effects, such as hair loss and diarrhoea, were seen in all three groups, so they may not arise from the use of the herbal extract. This was just a sm...

Attitude affects life's quality

...rage on most of the questions. Overall, pessimists reported poorer physical and mental functioning. Lead researcher Toshihiko Maruta, M.D., says, "The wellness of being is not just physical, but attitudinal. How you perceive what goes on around you and how you interpret it may have an impact on your longevit...

No connection between epidurals and backache

...Back pain was common in both groups but more women reported severe pain in the epidural group. Pain lasting more than one year, persistent pain, and recent pain were all more common among women who had not had an epidural. According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 55 percent of pregnant women...

New Vitamin K Recommendations

...men was set. Because no adverse effects have been reported for vitamin K, no upper limit was set by the committee. There are several reports that low vitamin K may be related to osteoporosis, but the committee concluded the evidence was not strong enough to establish this. This nutrient is most important f...

New drug for hypertension

...n that none of the patients in the treatment group reported any such side effects, they said adding, NCL has already filed Indian and foreign patent applications. S-Amlodipine is the first of many more chirally pure drugs on which the NCL and Emcure scientists are working, they added....

Vitamin E supports Female Hearts

...s and the blood tests. Researchers found women who reported rarely eating foods high in vitamin E, and who had...e signs of plaque in their arteries than those who reported eating more vitamin E filled foods and had the highest blood levels of the vitamin.Foods rich in vit...

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