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Anti-Cancer Drug Restores Normal Cell Growth

... The drug's side effects were comparable to those seen with other types of chemotherapy and included fatigue, nausea and vomiting, lowered platelet count and abnormal heart rhythm, the researchers add. "These results suggest that is a novel and potentially effective therapy for patients with T-cell lymph...

Quit coffee and help your heart

...by 0.31 millimoles per liter, a weaker effect than seen in previous studies. The findings "indicate that the terpenoids that cause an elevated concentration of total cholesterol are only partly removed by a coffee filter," the researchers report.Dr.Right, speculates that coffee consumption may interfere w...

More about HIV

...nts both physically and psychologically. They have seen how rapidly a patient can deteriorate, even when he or she is faithful in taking medications. And they now know that the body will take its cues - both positive and negative - from the mind. In the fight against a disease like AIDS, the connection be...

A new contraceptive

...dical School."This is the only protein// I've ever seen that localises to only one tissue," said Dr Clapham. "We looked carefully through at least fifty human tissues, and the only place it turned up was in the testes." "Futhermore, the only place it turned up within the testes was in sperm. And within s...

Photographs as a parameter

...nges on the micrometer scale - far too small to be seen with the naked eye. He developed a computer program to measure and compare the ratio between the size of arterial blood vessels, taking blood to the eye, and venuolar blood vessels, taking it back to the heart....

Antioxidants used for longevity

...n important role in brain degeneration of the kind seen in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurological diseases. Researchers, in California, have developed a mouse model for studying oxidative damage and how to repair it.// This natural antioxidant enzyme called superoxide dismutase (SOD) in mice no...

Breakfast improves memory

...ter, differences between the nutrient content were seen - those taking in the carbohydrate did best, followed by those whose calories came from fat. Given that complex carbohydrates have other health benefits, the study suggests that a bowl of whole grain cereal, fruit, or a couple of slices of toast, mig...

Cardiac diseases develop early

...ure is related to other heart disease risk factors seen in adolescents, such as insulin resistance, obesity and high cholesterol.// Insulin resistance is a condition in which the body's cells are less responsive to insulin,the hormone that helps the body's tissues absorb nourishment (glucose). Unlike di...

Birds breed viruses

... myalgia, sore throat and cough. Conjunctivitis is seen in some patients. Although six of the patients with illness found to be due to influenza A (H5N1) infection died, there is insufficient information to be able to say how severe the illness might have been in the population if it had spread. Causes w...

Miraculous Salads

...sorption, and the onions' effect on bones could be seen within 12 hours, the scientists said. If this also happens in humans, then including an appropriate amount of these vegetables in the daily diet could be an effective and inexpensive way to decrease the incidence of osteoporosis." The next stage fo...

Caffeine can induce epilepsy in newborns

...he cells all fired at the same time - a phenomenon seen during epileptic seizures. Nothing happened if caffeine was not added to the preparation, or if oxygen was present. The researchers believe that the caffeine molecules bind to receptors in the cells, blocking the action of a chemical called adenosin...

Depression linked to mortality

...ntraction of blood vessels. Such changes have been seen in depression and could contribute to the severity of stroke or heart attack. Doctors need to take more care to screen their patients for mental illness....

Additional Radiotheraphy for Breast Cancer

...val at five years was 91%. The largest benefit was seen in women aged under 40, where the chances of recurrence were cut by 54%. Patients will be followed up for many years to see whether booster doses will also cut mortality. These impressive results mean that a boost should now be considered the stand...

Drug Combo Works Better for children with ADHD, Tics

...rugs. The biggest reductions in ADHD symptoms were seen in children taking both clonidine and Ritalin. About 85 percent showed improvement. And when it came to reducing the severity of a child's tic symptoms, the most effective treatment also appeared to be a combination of Ritalin and clonidin....

High Cholesterol linked to Alzheimer’s diseas

...m the brain and lead to the type of mental decline seen in Alzheimer’s disease. But it also found that older women who took drugs called statins had less mental impairment than non-users. However, the study was not designed to test the drugs’ effects on mental sharpness, and more work is needed to determ...

Contraceptive pill to reduce PMS

... of the lining of the uterus which is the bleeding seen during menstruation. If things go according to plan, the pill, named Seasonale, could be on the market by next year....

Cholesterol Drug Helps After Angioplasty

...y worrisome liver abnormalities or muscle problems seen with other statin drugs. The study was supported by Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Basel, Switzerland, the manufacturer of Lescol....

Blood test can predict pre-eclampsia

...early in pregnancy. Pre-eclampsia is seen in about 5% of pregnant women and is marked by high blood pressure, fluid retention and protein in the urine. If not taken care of, it can lead to eclampsia- with potentially fatal seizures, liver or kidney failure. Both mother and baby are at risk. ...

Arthritis Drug May Cause Liver Damage

...Arava manufacturer Aventis Pharma said she had not seen the petition and declined comment about liver damage. Lise Geduldig said Arava was ``an important therapeutic option'' taken by 200,000 people. The American College of Rheumatology last summer warned doctors to take special care in prescribing Arava,...

Epilepsy Drugs Can Enhance Risk of Birth Defects

... had also shown a relatively high risk of problems seen in children exposed to AEDs while in the womb. He adds, however, that the drugs taken by the mothers in this study belong to the older generation of AEDs, and that that some small studies have suggested the newer generation of AEDs may be safer....

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