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Osteoporosis Drugs: right time to take-off

... mass and are associated with minimal side effects represent another area of opportunity. Currently, Selective Oestrogen Receptors Modulators (SERMs) such as Raloxifene and new generation bisphosphonates such as Risedronate have not been introduced in the Indian market. These drugs have a better efficacy and f...

Borderline blood pressure- possible health risk

...coming increasingly clear that these figures don't represent a clear cut-off point below which there's no health risk. Research is now focussing upon the high normal or borderline group, with blood pressure of less than 140/90 but more than 130/85.// Generally research studies show that people who have high ...

Rumbling stomach

...tists call by the very expressive word borborygmi, represent the muscular contractions and expansions of peristalsis, the process that moves the contents of the stomach and intestines onward and downward. Some such noise is normal; Its absence when a doctor uses a stethoscope can indicate an intestinal block...

Scan correlates susceptible heart plaque

...aque is hardened. It may be that these 'hot spots' represent unstable areas which may, in future, crack and tri...aque is hardened. It may be that these 'hot spots' represent unstable areas which may, in future, crack and trigger a heart attack. It is too early to know for s...

Ultrasound test may detect heart condition early

... behaves when it relaxes and fills with blood--may represent an early stage of HCM.Dr. Scott D. Solomon from Women's Hospital in Boston, and colleagues used a type of ultrasound test called Doppler tissue imaging to examine diastolic function in 30 HCM patients and 30 people without the condition. The researc...

Life expectancy lessened due to obesity

...hile it was 8 for white women. For men, this could represent a 22 percent reduction in expected remaining life span. It was found that black men and women above 60 years of age who were overweight or moderately obese did not show an increased YLL while those with severe obesity did indicate increased YLL. Howe...

New Cholesterol gene linked to Alzheimer's

...nhibiting cholesterol breakdown in the brain might represent a viable treatment for Alzheimer's....

Cancer gene mystery to be cracked!

...witched off by RNA interference in these cells may represent a crucial group of genes, which future anti-cancer drugs could target. Dr. Downward concluded that they were confident that they would precisely find out what needs to be taken away from cancerous cells to make it normal again. Sir Paul Nurse, Chief...

ICMR along with other International Research organisation with drug development for Neglected Diseases

...ble and effective drugs, but their diseases do not represent a market profitable enough to attract Research and Development (R&D). Investment in drugs for neglected diseases is a mere trickle compared to the large amount invested in R&D for possible blockbuster drugs for diseases like cancer and hypertension, ...

Risk of Heart Attack Can Now Be Predicted

...ected ACS. They also say that, “PIGF plasma levels represent a potentially powerful clinical biomarker of vascular inflammation and adverse outcomes in patients with ACS.” Thus Measuring PIGF levels may extend the predictive and prognostic information gained from traditional inflammatory markers....

A Slight Increase In BP Can Mean big Risks

...e rose to 130, the number considered by doctors to represent borderline-high blood pressure. Those with readings between 130 and 139 were about 28 percent more likely to have another heart problem as those with readings in the 120-129 range. For the study more than 5,000 female health professionals who all h...

Identifying Predictors Of Anthrax

...of 10 million. Researchers believe these findings represent preliminary efforts toward identifying clinical predictors of inhalational anthrax, but they say more study is needed....

Predicting The Risk Of A Heart Attack

...ected ACS. They also say that, “PIGF plasma levels represent a potentially powerful clinical biomarker of vascular inflammation and adverse outcomes in patients with ACS.” Thus Measuring PIGF levels may extend the predictive and prognostic information gained from traditional inflammatory markers....

The Benefits Of Soy

...ovided by soy in the monkeys, who were selected to represent women in their 30s and 40s, presumably means the same benefit would apply to premenopausal women conclude researchers ....

Consumption Of Red Meat Found To Double The Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis

...ing that, a high level of red meat consumption may represent a novel risk factor for inflammatory arthritis or may act as a marker for a group of persons with an increased risk from other lifestyle causes....

Another Cause of Thyroid Cancer Discovered

...ent is remarkable and they add that their findings represent a major breakthrough in the knowledge of genetic events involved in the cause of papillary thyroid tumors....

Migraines Found To Increase Stroke Risk

...is may indicate that vision loss is more likely to represent ischemic stroke than seeing spots and lines say researchers. In another study researchers studied whether migraines could be a risk factor for ischemic stroke in patients ages 16 to 44. The use of contraceptive pills, wine and cigarettes as well as ...

Early test to detect kidney failure

...ine and serum taken after two hours of the surgery represent early biomarkers for acute renal injury after cardiac surgery. This may be the earliest way to accurately diagnose acute renal failure after a surgical procedure. The peers of the researchers feel that this is "a remarkable piece of translational re...

Personality profiles of gamblers and substance abusers are similar

...k help for their problem gambling behavior may not represent the entire gamut of people who exhibit problem gambling behavior. Previous studies have shown that problem gambling behavior may be linked with alcohol dependence and may also be associated with smoking and drug abuse. The new study shows that youn...

Gene Variation Associated With Better Mobility For Older Individuals

...strongly related to major health outcomes, and may represent a stage in the disablement process amenable to intervention, according to background information in the article. The people reporting such difficulty in walking are at nearly 4 times the risk of nursing home placement and 3 times the risk of death ...

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