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Cryoablation: A New Treatment Option for Some Kidney Tumor Patients

...ital before returning home. Surgeons continue to seek less invasive methods than the traditional radical nephrectomy (removal of cancerous kidney) for the treatment of small tumors, and percutaneous cryoablation is now on the list. With the incidence of kidney cancer steadily increasing over the last 20...

Recurring Chlamydia Infections Common in Teenage Girls

...e diagnosed simply because they are more likely to seek reproductive health care,” says Niccolai. “Then they shoulder the burden to notify their partners about the infections and ensure their partner gets treated, which can be a very difficult thing for a young woman to do in the context of a sexual rela...

Number of Specialists Best at Treating Children's Fractures Decreasing

...ct their child is suffering from a fracture should seek out medical attention at a facility that has specialized care dedicated to children. “Such a facility will have pediatric doctors, nurses and anesthesiologists who have a special interest and experience with children,” said Dr. Widmann. “At HSS we tr...

Tumors Targeted Naturally

... Wisconsin-Madison claim that they can efficiently seek out and kill cancer cells while leaving out healthy cells//. This is very similar to the Nature's way of distinguishing one type of cell from another. The new tumor targeting strategy, presented today (March 25) at the annual national meeting of th...

Study Finds No Conclusive Benefit from Treating Kleptomania

...n. People suffering from kleptomania often fail to seek treatment for fear of legal repercussions. The m...said, "People with this disorder should definitely seek treatment." Source-Eurekalert...

Key Science Web Sites Buried in Information Avalanche

...w the Internet is changing the way in which people seek out sources of scientific expertise. Traditionally publishers have held a central position because of the importance of academic articles, but this is changing with increasing uses of the Internet and Web. The study focuses on how academic resear...

Patrons Of A Brisbane Restaurant Warned Of Hepatitis A

...taurant at Chermside in the first week of March to seek the help of a doctor if they develop fever, stomach ache or loss of appetite and jaundice. This direction follows after a former food-handler contracted the virus while he was outside the country. Dr Penelope Hutchinson, spokesperson for Queensland...

Garlic Plus Vitamin C may Reduce Blood Pressure

...supplements industry, particularly since consumers seek the benefits of garlic without the odours that accompany the fresh bulb. Garlic supplements are worth more than $100m (€79.5m) in the US and are also one of the biggest sellers in the UK market. According to a 1998 survey by Hartman and New Hope, g...

AAO Urges Athletes to Wear Protective Eyewear

...re their eyes. Dr. Hamill said it is imperative to seek medical help immediately in case of injury. “Inj...blem occurs after a blow, contact your Eye M.D. or seek emergency medical help immediately. “With just a little care and common sense, you can go a long ...

SMS Help-line to Provide Answers for HIV/AIDS Queries

...ic Query Response (SQR) system. It urges people to seek specific information about HIV/AIDS by simply sending an SMS "ASK" to 7827. "We understand that people are yet not comfortable to make a call on a phone help-line or may have some kind of a mental block to talking directly to a counsellor on inform...

Well-known Kerala Actor, Mohanlal, Turns AIDS Activist

...other children, the contribution by the actor will seek to wipe out the stigma in society about AIDS. Kera...g with one lakh HIV+ve people, many of whom do not seek treatment because of the taboo associated with the disease. Mohanlal nurtures a desire to see the ...

Manufacturers of Infant Formula Milk Asked to Do Away With Exaggerated Nutritional Claims

...been asked to do away with nutritional claims that seek to glorify formula milk; this would mean making changes in their marketing campaigns and in the packaging of formula milk. The claims which read thus ‘closer than ever to breast milk’ and 'helps growth and the immune system' are to be done away wit...

Exam Time Boosts Sales of Memory Enhancers

...al told IANS. "In many cases it is the parents who seek such advice." Apart from ayurvedic medicines, there are also some homeopathic drugs being sold, and reportedly some allopathic ones. Some names of the common memory enhancers are Shankhpushpi, Deemagin, Memo Nerve and Brain Tone Tablet. Though ...

Dry Eye Syndrome Affects Visual Functions

...s. It is one of the most frequent reasons patients seek eye care. With few published data on the impact of DES on quality of life, the researchers assessed the effect on several common activities such as reading, driving, computer work, professional work and watching television. Selecting subjects who w...

No Survival Benefit for CT Screening for Lung Cancer

...United States, the medical profession continues to seek an effective and safe approach to prevent deaths from this disease. According to our study, CT screening may not be it,” said Dr. Bach. Source-Newwise SRM...

Nearly 2,500 Mentally Ill Women in Delhi are Destitute: Abdul Kalam

...ade them to undergo the treatment. "NCW can also seek the assistance of police department, scouts and guides, volunteers of National Service Scheme, NCC cadets and members of the Red Cross Society of India of different States for collection and registering of the data about the destitute in different lo...

UK Indian Doctors Obtain Injunction Against New Rule

...e association did not have any other choice but to seek emergency injunction against applying the new criteria after several efforts to contact and gain redressal from the department failed. Ramesh Mehta, BAPIO president, said: "So far we have stood up against unfairness and injustice and we have no pla...

Time to Overhaul Australia's Medicines Safety Surveillance System

...ink the time has come to expect more … to actively seek to maximise the wellbeing of all citizens. Improved pharmacovigilance is one important step towards this goal.” Source-AMA SRM...

FDA Warns Migraine Medicine Makers

...et, agency officials said. The manufacturers could seek agency approval for the products. The prescription migraine treatments contain a drug called ergotamine tartrate. Ergotamine is derived from a rye fungus called ergot, from which a separate drug, the illegal hallucinogen LSD, also can be synthesize...

Study Examines Negative Reactions to Sexual Assault Victims

When female victims of sexual assault seek help, negative social reactions may increase the psychological effects of the crime// , according to a University of Illinois at Chicago study. The study, published in the March issue of Psychology of Women Quarterly, found negative reactions that ...

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