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How Safe is Air Travel For Heart Patients

...ndings researchers conclude that heart patient can safely travel by air if he takes certain precautions, such as: Asking for an aisle seat to make it easier for him to get up during the flight Walking frequently through the cabin to keep blood flowing to his extremities Wearing below-the-knee compre...

Reducing Vertebral Fractures In Women

...sk of vertebral fractures rapidly, effectively and safely among postmenopausal women with osteoporosis....

Avoiding Drugs During Pregnancy

...ffects, so most doctors believe these drugs can be safely prescribed for pregnant women. However, most studies have only compared major outcomes, such as physical growth and complications evident on the medical record. In a more recent study researchers found that women who use a serotonin reuptake inhibit...

Combination Therapy Found To Be More Effective In Treating Brain Cancer

...receive surgery to remove as much of the cancer as safely possible and then undergo radiotherapy. The current study compared 573 patients with glioblastomas who were randomized to receive either radiotherapy alone or radiotherapy in conjunction with the chemotherapy drug temozolomide (Temodal). It was se...

Alzheimer’s vaccine may be a reality soo

... now remains to be seen is whether the vaccine can safely create an immune response that will severely slowdown the spread of the Alzheimer’s disease. The results of the trials of the vaccine are published in the journal Neurology. Reference: University of Michigan Medical Center, News Release, May 2005...

‘Loud Noise’ Research may help in Development of Prosthetics for Eldery

...re now laws that allows only so much noise that be safely created. Researchers now think noise can affect one’s ability not only to hear, but also to see and feel. Researcher Lawrence M. Ward said that "although counterintuitive ... noise can actually help us to see, hear or feel weak signals that would o...

Laparoscopic surgery can be safely employed for radical resection of cancer

...n Lancet Oncology, laparoscopic surgery// could be safely employed for radical resection of cancer in the right, left, and sigmoid colon. The multicenter COLOR (COlon cancer Laparoscopic or Open Resection) trial had explored the short-term benefits of laparoscopic colectomy for cancer as against open surger...

Weighty problem: Protein is the solution?

...ur Agatston, a cardiologist, to work with the body safely and effectively. It started as a fad diet like many others including the Atkins diet, now is a rage and people swear by it. It is a three phase diet, the first two being time bound while the third is for a lifetime. It is basically a corrective form ...

Schizophrenia Gets A New Diagnostic Tool

...disease much more cost effective as their tool can safely distinguish between the two disorders which may at times have somewhat similar symptoms. The researchers also hope that with their new diagnostic tool the patients will be able to get treated sooner. The researchers had decided to focus on the audit...

Researchers identify the early makers of Neonatal Sepsis

...he findings "may be helpful in planning strategies safely to diminish the use of antimicrobials in neonates with clinical signs of early-onset sepsis."...

Scientists use plastic to help body make new bone!!!!

...eds to survive. After a while, all the plastic has safely disintegrated, leaving you with new bone where the fracture once was. This bone scaffolding is inbuilt with proteins called growth factors, which are released into the body once the plastic disintegrates inside the body. These proteins also...

Genetic failure in cloned animals

...searchers noted the technology still could be used safely for therapeutic cloning techniques, such as producing embryonic stem cells to treat diseases ranging from Parkinson's to diabetes. Cloned animals have major dysregulation of multiple genes so they are not normal at all, principal investigator of th...

Arsenic in drinking water

...inking and cooking. Arsenic-rich water can be used safely for laundry and bathing. Discrimination between high-arsenic and low-arsenic sources by painting the hand-pumps (e.g. red and green) can be an effective and low cost means to rapidly reduce exposure to arsenic when accompanied by effective health edu...

Getting A Suntan The Easy Way

... researchers say the results show that MT-1 can be safely combined with small amounts of UV-B from a solar simulator or with brief exposure to the sun. ...

Making MRIs Safe for Patients With Implantable Heart Devices

...evices, such as pacemakers and defibrillators, may safely use magnetic resonance imaging .// Pacemakers and defibrillators are battery-operated implantable devices used to regulate an abnormal heartbeat known as arrhythmia. Researchers say doctors have feared that the electromagnetic fields of the MRI may ...

Complications In Kidney Failure Patients Linked To Heparin

...g of the blood in the dialysis machine in order to safely perform hemodialysis. At this time, there are no other widely used alternatives to heparin. The results of this analysis, if confirmed by others, might stimulate the search for better anticoagulants that can be used in hemodialysis. The study found ...

Safe Driving Is Possible For Older People If They Are Prepared

...licting the older population its possible to drive safely if they take the correct precautions and preparati...eparations and precautions can help keep older men safely on the road. For example: · Vision: A checkup may find problems that can be corrected in ti...

Slowing Cartilage Loss In Arthritis With Fruit Extracts

...ully used in supplements or foods as it is already safely consumed in the form of juice....

Researchers Begin Study To Find Out If Angioplasty Can Be Safely Done In Smaller Hospitals

...USA to see if the procedures of angioplasty can be safely performed in smaller hospitals. The study will e... if a potentially life-saving angioplasty //can be safely performed in smaller, community hospitals, easing access to the therapy for patients. Researchers ex...

Stents That Release Medication To Check Artery Narrowing

...ch as sirolimus and paclitaxel) have been shown to safely reduce clinical and angiographic restenosis (narrowing again of the artery after treatment) compared with bare metal stents. Enrollment in the trials for these stents, however, was restricted to relatively simple stenoses (vessel diameter of 2.5-3.75...

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