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The Effectiveness Of Cancer Drug In Women At Risk Of Developing Cancer

...d attitudes of physicians toward at-risk women are responsible for the low rates of tamoxifen use. The largest American trial to date showed a 49-percent risk reduction in all eligible women....

A New Option for Patients Suffering From QT Syndrome

...ng to the heart. The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for involuntary biological functions such as breathing and heart rate. Based of the study results,of 147 patients, researchers found surgery reduced fainting and cardiac arrest by 91 percent, even in a population of patients at an especially high r...

Stem Cells Found To Offer Promise For Hair Growth

...lvania School of Medicine have isolated stem cells responsible for hair follicle growth. The findings, may serve as the foundation for new hair loss and skin grafting treatments. To test their theory, researchers used sophisticated cell labeling techniques to track the decedents of the stem cells during norma...

More Complications Seen In Women With Epilepsy

...menopause. Researchers say hormonal changes may be responsible for some of the difficulties women experience.In pregnant women, uncontrolled seizures can lead to miscarriages and infant death. They can also contribute to problems with cognitive development in children. In fact, children of women with epilepsy ha...

Brain Infarctions Found In Patients Suffering From Migraine

...nce of infarcts in the cerebellar region, the area responsible for the regulation of voluntary movement and the maintenance of posture and balance. Overall, patients with migraines and visual difficulties who had more than one attack per month were at the highest risk for infarcts and were 13 times more at ris...

The Importance Of Folic Acid Supplements

...archers say they already know one form of the gene responsible for processing folate in the body is linked to neural tube defects. They speculated another form of the gene might also be associated with the birth defects. Researchers studied about 400 people with neural tube defects, comparing their folate-proce...

Obese Kids Also Prone To Heart Attacks

...the wall thickness of the left ventricle, which is responsible for pumping blood.This change in heart size increases the risk of having a heart attack, no matter the age of the individual. Researchers say the thicker a patient's heart, the more likely the patient is to potentially have issues with reduced blood...

New Findings for Repeated Miscarriages

...rease in progesterone. Progesterone is the hormone responsible for preparing the body for pregnancy and maintaining it until birth. Researchers say that their study shows that the immune system interferes with the reproductive hormones and that may contribute to pregnancy loss. They hope that these findings wil...

Hope For Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer

A recent study identified a specific gene that’s responsible for controlling the activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule ( ALCAM ), which plays a role in helping // cells stay clumped together. The gene is less active in aggressive tumors than in normal breast tissue or tumors that don’t result in a spreadi...

Foods Rich In Flavonoids Effective In Prevention Of Cough

...searchers say nutrients known as flavonoids may be responsible for the reduced risk. The trend was observed in both smokers and nonsmokers. However, they say smoking is still the most important factor in determining whether patients will experience the respiratory condition. Preventing the initiation of smoking...

Genetic Breakthrough in Common Eye Problem

...elieved there would be a single gene that would be responsible for a substantial percentage of AMD. However recent research suggests that in reality a significant genetic cause of AMD may only affect 2 percent of the total. Researchers say the next step is to produce cell cultures and animal models that have t...

Common Cold Found to Fight Cancer Cells

...colon or lung cancer. The adenovirus is the virus responsible for the common cold. The latest technology is now patented, and researchers are collaborating to develop new therapies for cancer and other diseases that will be tested in a clinical setting....

Good News For Individuals Suffering From Frequent Throat Infections

...s for more than 70 years. Group A streptococcus is responsible for a variety of health problems -- strep throat and skin infections being the most common. The vaccine trial included 28 adults between 18 and 50 years old. Each volunteer received three injections of 50 micrograms, 100 micrograms, or 200 microgra...

Blood Transfusion A Likely Cause For A Rare And Fatal Brain Disorder

...other study done researchers point out the protein responsible for vCJD is resistant to conventional sterilizing procedures. However researchers conclude saying that the need for continuing surveillance for vCJD is required ....

Abnormal Brain Structure One Of The Reasons For Depression in Adolescents

...ave a smaller hippocampus -- the part of the brain responsible for memory, learning, emotion and motivation. Researchers sampled nearly 30 adolescents between ages 13 to 18, half of who had been diagnosed with major depressive disorder.Magnetic resonance imaging was performed to measure the volume of each teen’...

The Link Between Migraine And Brain Lesions Questioned

...nce of infarcts in the cerebellar region, the area responsible for the regulation of voluntary movement and the maintenance of posture and balance. Overall, patients with migraines and visual difficulties who had more than one attack per month were at the highest risk for infarcts and were 13 times more at ris...

Weight Reduction Surgery Also Treats Metabolic Syndrome

...r. Thus it was seen that excess weight is largely responsible for metabolic syndrome and that losing weight via weight-reduction surgery is an effective treatment....

Before Weight Loss Surgery One Should Get Tested for Bacteria

...bly be tested to see if they carry common bacteria responsible for // gastrointestinal disorders, say researchers according to findings of a recent study. Helicobacter pylori bacteria, is known to cause ulcers and has also been linked to stomach cancer. However researchers are baffled as to how this bacteria imp...

Epilepsy Patients Could Benefit From Pacemakers

...Interrupted heart rhythms during seizures might be responsible for the higher rate of unexplained death seen in epilepsy patients. Treating the condition with a pacemaker could avert many of these deaths say researchers. All of the patients in the study received an implantable device to monitor their heart rhyt...

Risk Of Developing Infections High In Patients Who Suffer From Abdominal Trauma

...fection in the abdomen was observed. Infection is responsible for most deaths in trauma patients who survive longer than 48 hours after trauma. Intra-abdominal infection [organ/surgical site infection] in patients with abdominal trauma constitutes one of the most frequent infectious problems and poses a major c...

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