Tag: "retain" at medical news

Researchers urge caution in using ear tube surgery

...outine physical exam. In other cases, a child will retain fluid after an ear infection has cleared up. Sometimes the two conditions can exist together. Medical experts are divided on the need for ear tube surgery in the case of persistent fluid. Official guidelines from the American Academy of Otolaryngolo...

TV drug commercials prompt prescriptions

...rs to get a prescription. But many viewers fail to retain critical information about the drug and possible side effects. TV commercials for prescription drugs have become commonplace since the Food and Drug Administration set up rules and made them legal. // The pervasive drug ads have a considerable ef...

Cooked vegetables give more iron

...s, while vegetables that are blended after cooking retain the higher iron levels....

Chew to improve memory

...-called working memory, for example the ability to retain a person's telephone number. He said the heart rate of the real chewers after the tests was three beats per minute faster than the non-chewers, and 1.5 beats per minute faster than the "sham" chewers. The "sham" group generally performed better than ...

Pharmacia may take 51.5 percent Abbott stake

...lso declined to comment. The US-based Abbott would retain its 58.2 per cent holding in another Indian subsidiary, knoll Pharma....

Drug to treat lung cancer shows promise

...ient population. When people give up smoking, they retain a substantial risk of lung cancer. Half of newly diagnosed lung cancer is in former smokers. The challenge is helping these people lower their risk." said Dr. Frank J. Rauscher III of the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia....

Chewing gum found to increase brainpower

...-called working memory, for example the ability to retain a person's telephone number. He said the heart rate of the real chewers after the tests was three beats per minute faster than the non-chewers, and 1.5 beats per minute faster than the sham chewers. "What we think is that the mild increase in heart ...

A way to slow the progression of Type 1 Diabetes

...lopment of diabetes. They believe it also helps to retain insulin production well into the course of the disease. Kevan Herott, M.D., of Columbia University, felt that, the goal of this trial was to induce tolerance to the beta cell, which is the target of autoimmune destruction in type 1 diabetes. This wa...

Low-dose Growth Hormone (GH) with diet and exercise may help weight loss

...f all weight loss programs is to lose body fat but retain lean body mass such as muscle,but what happens is that when people go on a diet, after a while, they stop losing weight. Low levels of GH, known to occur with obesity, may be to blame.// When GH is low, the body tends to accumulate body fat and lose ...

Post delivery antidepressants do not affect weight loss

...nt medication. On the other hand it is possible to retain postpartum weight in a group of non-depressive women with previous histories of depression without medical intervention. The study is published in the last issue of Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. Reference: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, issue ma...

Reason for diabetes drug causing edema discovered

...e kidney. The activation of the receptor serves to retain the fluid in the body and causes edema. TZD drugs are generally used to lower blood sugar levels and lipid levels and help in controlling blood pressure. However some people can get pulmonary edema and increased risk of chronic heart failure from th...

The Link Between Oxidized Phospholipids And Coronary Artery Disease

...osis and that proteins and enzymes that produce or retain oxidized phospholipids promote atherosclerosis , hence they say that oxidized phospholipids can be also used as a diagnostic marker of CAD....

Quitting Smoking Made Easy By Track Of New Chemical

...means, for example... that your lungs are going to retain nicotine, that you're going to have a lower level of nicotine in your bloodstream than say a non-smoker, someone just starting out smoking. So here's where smokers need to pay attention: lower blood concentration in smokers' lungs, as evidenced by t...

New advance in prostate cancer management

...y slicing and staining. Samples processed this way retain the antigenicity, which makes it ideal to be tested for tumour progression. The Institute of Cancer Research was founded in 1909 to carry out research into causes of cancer. The institute aims at developing new strategies for prevention, diagnosis ...

Researchers Question The Effectiveness Of Homeopathic Remedies

...are created and new evidence sought, judgment will retain a subjective element. This does not mean that it is impossible to sift out which interpretation is more valuable . . . The ultimate proof is that science make progress in changing reality: in allopathic [conventional] medicine by preventing, alleviat...

Dr Reddy’s Strikes Deal With Rheoscience For Type 2 Diabetes Dru

...g to a statement from Dr Reddy's, Rheoscience will retain marketing rights for the European Union and China while Dr Reddy's will retain marketing rights for the US and the rest of the world. "We are excited about our first co-developm...

Limb Regeneration In Humans: A Future Possibility

...yos until the age of about six months. Adult frogs retain the capacity and salamanders can even grow new tails and limbs when severed. According to Prof Amaya, humans most likely lose this perfect healing capacity with age, because it is important to heal wounds quickly to avoid infections.Over the next 25 ...

DNA Identity Mix-Up In Bone Marrow Donors, And Miscarriages Of Justice Involved

...s, such as therapies to treat sickle cell disease, retain some of the patient's original bone marrow, so their blood can contain a mixed DNA profile. Mixed profiles can also occur when DNA is collected from swabs taken from the inside of the cheek, rather than blood samples. This practice is already standa...

Novel protein found to enhance effect of Vitamin E and suppress prostate cancer

...nsport of vitamin E into prostate tissue and helps retain high concentrations of the vitamin in the cells. In prostate cancer cells, the researchers showed for the first time that TAP supports the retention of vitamin E. It was also found that TAP increases vitamin E's capacity to control the rapid growth...

Legalization Of Euthanasia Would Not Affect Patient’s Trus

...ysician-assisted suicide or euthanasia for helping retain patient’s trust. ...

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