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Milk Thistle Extract Effective in Cancer Treatment

...l and clinical studies demonstrating the potential role of milk thistle as an anticancer agent. No other medications or supplements are currently available that preserve liver function and provide clinical benefits," write the guest editors in their opening editorial. "The clinical potential for a liver...

Anti-malarial Drug may Help Reduce Risk of Diabetes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

...ers also said that 'anti-malarial drugs may have a role in treating rheumatoid arthritis not only to suppr...toid arthritis." "Anti-malarial drugs may have a role in treating rheumatoid arthritis not only to suppress synovitis [inflammation around the joints] but...

A Role Model Spouse can Pass on Good Health Habits

...lth Services Research, has shown that being a good role model can actually help a spouse take up a healthy...n the health behaviour. The affect of the positive role model was strongest when it came to smoking and drinking and weaker for things like getting more vig...

Alternative Option for Type2 Diabetes Treatment

...ffectiveness and safety profile to determine their role among the many available and well-established therapies for type 2 diabetes....

Smokers may Develop Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

...eghnejad said that by understanding more about the role of IL-13 in COPD, the protein may one day be a target for new drugs for the disease. The variant has been shown to be associated with asthma, which may help explain why COPD and asthma tend to cluster in families, Ohar said. Media Contacts: Karen ...

Insulin Sensitizer- Energy Conserving Signal to Brain

...ajor site of energy storage and plays an important role in energy balance, the researchers said. It is als...arrier, leaving some doubt about its physiological role in the central nervous system, he added. The researchers now report evidence in mice that adiponec...

Physios Find It Difficult to Find Job in NHS

...id Physiotherapists have an increasingly important role in providing care and support for patients in Wales and we do not want to lose these valuable professionals from the NHS. He also said: "We are working very hard with employers and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy to address this. "There i...

Organic Farming can Feed the World, U-M Study Shows

...ilizer companiesall have been playing an important role in convincing the public that you need to have these inputs to produce food," she said....

Bak Protein Sets Stressed Cells on Suicide Path

...essed cells. Dr. Dong suspects Bak may also play a role in mitofusin regulation in normal, non-stressful conditions. In fact, the researchers suspect Bak, Bax and the contents they spill into the cell all have roles in keeping a cell functioning until a stressor kicks in. "They probably are both kep...

Extrovert People Drink More Alcohol

...son consumes in the presence of peers. Father as role modelThe research was carried out under young adul...not live at home. Nevertheless, upbringing and the role of the parents still exert a small effect on the amount drunk. For example, a high level of parental...

Genetic Variation in Some Smokers Increases Chances of Developing COPD

...eghnejad said that by understanding more about the role of IL-13 in COPD, the protein may eventually be a target for new drugs for the disease. The variant has been shown to be associated with asthma, which may help explain why COPD and asthma tend to cluster in families, Ohar said. The study is publi...

Female Heart Attack Victims Show Signs of Lasting Depression

... We confirmed that depression definitely played a role in the quality of life of recovering patients, confirming earlier studies weve done, said Colleen Norris, lead author and an associate professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. The findings are of concern b...

Gender Equality, the Key Factor to Curb Foeticide: Dr. Ramadoss

...ch one within his or her own domain, has to play a role to curb this practice whether as parents, teachers, doctors, lawyers, journalists etc. All of us have to work together to create a gender-balanced society....

Anne Hathaway Admits That She is Not as squeaky-clean as She Appears

...k Mountain, but distinctively turned down the lead role in Knocked Up. I dont actively search for [movies] that I can get naked in. Its not the most fun requirement of the job, but nor is it something that I would ever NOT do a job because of. It is what it is. Some people choose not to do it on moral g...

Vaginal Bacteria Vary Among Healthy Women

...bacteria, including bacteria in the vagina, play a role in maintaining the bodys health. A healthy vagina is populated with lactic acid-producing bacteria, explained Forney. The environment maintains a low pH balance that inhibits the growth of pathogens. The vagina is elegant in its simplicity, he sai...

Organic Farming Can Feed the World

...zer companies---all have been playing an important role in convincing the public that you need to have these inputs to produce food," she said....

Large Geographic Differences in EpiPen Prescriptions in the U. S.

...els of vitamin D from lack of sunshine, may play a role and that this hypothesis requires further investig... prescriptions in the United States: The potential role of vitamin D, can be found in the July 2007 issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ...

Genes Play Major Role in Determining Individual's Sour Taste Perception

...enses Center have revealed that genes play a large role in determining individual differences in sour tas...odels estimated that genes played a more important role than environment in determining individual differences in sour taste sensitivity, accounting for 53 ...

Extroverts are More Likely to Drink Under Pressure

...not live at home. Nevertheless, upbringing and the role of the parents still exert a small effect on the a... leader figures. Although these factors may play a role in the decision to actually go on a night out or indeed to leave the drinking situation, but within ...

Poor Short Term Recovery from Knee Surgery in Women

...ersely, gender and osteoarthritis appear to play a role in short-term recovery, as they have been shown to do in the long-term, Fabricant comments. The current medical literature only offers research findings on long-term outcomes following arthroscopic meniscal repair. We couldnt find anything in the l...

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