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More compelling reasons to lower blood pressure

...essure down from unhealthy levels. The researchers saw a protective effect of lower blood pressure until it hit about 115/75 mmHg, a low but fairly common reading. Dr. Donald Lloyd-Jones, a researcher and a cardiologist said that lower blood pressure - as long as it is not too low - is always better than...

New and unique treatment for Psoriasis patients

...d that 40 per cent of patients on the Amevive drug saw their psoriasis symptoms cut in half, as compared ...-treated patients. A small number of patients even saw their lesions almost vanish, for at least a while. Though the duration for which the effect lasted w...

Mammograms Reduce Risk of Dying

...outine. However, even women who refused mammograms saw a 16 percent reduction in the chance of dying from disease, an indication that factors other than mammography, such as better drugs, play a role....

Adding Fish to Diet May Reduce Risk of Alzheimer's

...memory. Some participants in the latest study also saw a decreased risk of Alzheimer's from eating omega-3 fatty acids found in vegetables and nuts....

Music Makes you Smarter

...ords than their non-musical peers. The researchers saw no differences between the two groups when it came to the visual memory test. All of the participants had been playing instruments for one to five years. There was a direct relationship with the number of years of playing and the verbal memory skill...

Reviving the Immune System

... ill population of patients, the responses that we saw were very encouraging for using this technique," says researchers. "With what I was diagnosed with 10 to 15 years ago, I would not have had a chance," says Bauter. Not only is he alive, he's getting ready to start college in the fall. This proced...

Drug Effective for Diabetic Foot Ulcers

... on dalteparin had their ulcers healed or at least saw a 50 percent improvement. In contrast, 20 of the 42 patients in the placebo group saw an improvement. Five patients in both groups had their ulcers get worse. As for amputation, two pati...

Black tea said to lower cholesterol

...to what is found in tea. Those who had regular tea saw their LDL levels drop about 11 percent compared with the caffeine placebo. The study controlled the diets of the participants by supplying them with their daily meals.Researchers had the same background diet for every subject throughout the whole st...

Lasers for Acne

...dropped in half. The patients in the control group saw no change. Doctors say it is important to find new tools to treat acne, because they say the bacteria-causing acne is becoming resistant to antibiotics. Oral antibiotics are typically used for six to eight months. The researchers write, "At a time w...

Liquid Drano for Your Arteries

... after just five weekly infusions of HDL, patients saw a 4-percent reduction in the amount of plaque on their artery walls. Patients in the placebo group saw no significant change. Researchers say the 4-percent reduction actually represents years of plaque b...

Bone Marrow Cells Help Heart Attack Patients

... months, patients who were treated with stem cells saw their average area of damage decrease from a 33 pe...a 14 percent circumference. The treated group also saw the contraction speed of the heart increase from 1.5 centimeters per second to 3.3 centimeters per s...

New Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment

.... The patients on the higher dose of the drug also saw improvements in eight measures of quality of life. Study authors conclude the combination of CTLA4Ig and methotrexate improved the signs and symptoms of the disease, physical function, and quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Resea...

New Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment

.... The patients on the higher dose of the drug also saw improvements in eight measures of quality of life. Study authors conclude the combination of CTLA4Ig and methotrexate improved the signs and symptoms of the disease, physical function, and quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Resea...

Depression in Elderly

... 10 different primary care practices. Patients who saw the care managers received structured treatment for their depression. The care managers offered patients antidepressants, interpersonal psychotherapy, or a combination of medication and psychotherapy. Researchers say patients who received treatment...

New Treatment To Raise Good Cholesterol

...the patients who continued on the drug twice a day saw a 106-percent increase in their HDL cholesterol levels. However researchers say larger studies need to be done to confirm these results....

The Use Of Antioxidants To Diminish Effects of Alcohol During Pregnancy Questioned

...ethanol and also given an antioxidant, researchers saw a 36-percent reduction in limb malformations in the offspring. Ethanol is the intoxicating agent in liquor. Researcher say the nutritional status of alcoholics isn’t the best, people who are alcoholic by definition can’t control their drinking and o...

The Positive Effects Of A Healthy Lifestyle

...ount of vegetables rich in folate and antioxidants saw the most benefit. Researchers conclude saying that their study should make physicians and policy makers take notice that they can make significant contributions to health aging in several areas by encouraging people to eat healthful foods....

The Positive Effects Of A Healthy Lifestyle

...ount of vegetables rich in folate and antioxidants saw the most benefit. Researchers conclude saying that their study should make physicians and policy makers take notice that they can make significant contributions to health aging in several areas by encouraging people to eat healthful foods....

New Treatment Option for Colorectal Cancer

... cetuximab alone or in combination with irinotecan saw improvements in survival. Thus specialists say that Cetuximab combined with irinotecan offers patients with metastatic colorectal cancer another treatment option after failing treatment with irinotecan ....

Tea Found To Keep High Blood Pressure At Bay

...eople who consumed more than 600 milliliters a day saw even better results. They reduced their risk of getting high blood pressure by 65 percent. Researchers offered a couple of possible explanations as to how tea could affect blood pressure. First, they point out that tea contains theanine, a substanc...

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