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Women benefit from consuming fish

... that found benefits similar to those previously// seen in men. It is one of five studies bolstering evidence that fish oil is good for the heart. The study of almost 98,000 women found those who ate fish two to three times a week cut their risk of heart disease by 32%, compared with women rarely ate fis...

Leptin connected to obesity blood clots

...ad longer clotting times. Till now leptin has been seen as a hormone that produces satiety signals in the brain and stops people wanting to eat once they're full. Mice without leptin grow massively fat, but it's been hard to reproduce this finding in humans - so leptin is not about to become a wonder slim...

Prefiguring Alzheimer's disease

... of Alzheimer's disease. The tangles are generally seen as the hallmark of Alzheimer's. This suggests that...a condition in its own right. But it should not be seen as a normal part of the aging process....

New diagnostic marker for prostate cancer

...yl-CoA racemase (AMACR) and it's never before been seen in association with cancer. In this study, AMACR...ate cancer tissue samples. Importantly, it was not seen in benign prostate tissue or other tissue showing non-malignant change. There's no suggestion that A...

Healthy snacks improve nutrition of kids

..., she pointed out that the outcome was the same as seen with other, more expensive and time-consuming interventions. For example, a 3-month education program was found to lower the percentage of calories youngsters got from fat by only 1.5%--less than this study achieved. Sullivan said she thought snacki...

The essence of cosmetic surgery

...sts, say the researchers, that cosmetic surgery is seen as a luxury item, with consumers willing to pay increasingly steep fees. Maybe this is a reflection of the increasing importance people put upon their self-image - which is fine, so long as it doesn't cause too much damage to your bank account....

Healing a painful neck

...results. The author writes, "If better results are seen in this study then indeed due to effects specific to manual therapy, further studies should be done to determine which of the eclectic collection of manual techniques used contributed to a successful outcome....

A way to slow the progression of Type 1 Diabetes

...progressive decline in insulin production commonly seen in type 1 diabetics. Patients with type 1 diabetes eventually lose the ability to produce insulin entirely and rely solely on injected insulin to maintain control of their good sugar levels. However, the 12 patients treated with anti-CD3 mAb produce...

Anorexia in boys is common too

...ineral density. This proportion is similar to that seen in girls with the disorder, with previous studies ...ncrease in bone mineral density--at twice the rate seen in non-anorexic boys--allowing them to catch up with their peers. The same effect has been observed...

Exercise for patients with cancer

.... The steepest decline in bone mineral density was seen in the control group, while the aerobic exercisers maintained bone mineral density. The resistance group had a small decline but not as much as the control group. Researchers also note aerobic exercise had the best results on bone mineral density in...

Boys reduced mother's life expectancy

...rs back. They felt that the pattern might still be seen in developing countries today. The team from Toronto looked at church records// for the Sanu people, who lived in Scandinavia between the 18th and 20th centuries. The Sanu depended on reindeer herding, fishing and hunting for their livelihood and l...

Surgery a safety in senility

...fe had improved. But far greater improvements were seen in the group who had undergone revascularisation....

Approaching through Telemedicine benefits patients

...ach" method in a group of more than 2,000 patients seen at an urban and rural health care facility. About half the group took part in virtual consultations while the rest were referred to specialists in the traditional manner. The study is the largest of its kind ever to be conducted using a telemedicine ...

Greater volume hospitals better for stroke

...lume departments. The findings on SAH mirror those seen for other complex medical conditions such as coronary bypass and carotid endarterectomy (a surgical procedure done on patients at risk of stroke caused by blood clotting)....

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....

Eating chocolate makes you happy

...olates are high in fat and sugar, it has long been seen as a pleasurable indulgence.// However, recent evidence suggests that, like other plant based products, it also contains antioxidants, which can protect from chronic disease. Researchers at the University of Bath, now suggest that people who eat ch...

Risk Factors for vision problems in Diabetes

Diabetic retinopathy is the most common disorder seen in diabetics. New research shows several factors that may contribute to whether a person with diabetes develops diabetic retinopathy,// a major cause of blindness for people with diabetes. In the United States, diabetes is responsible for 7 percent o...

Effect of drug on Renal Cancer

...eripheral neuropathy, a neurological disorder, was seen after prolonged therapy. As a result, doses were reduced. The study also shows survival was longer in patients with higher hemoglobin levels but shorter in patients with multiple organ involvement and previous treatments. Renal cancer is an incurabl...

Herbal extract aids in rheumatoid arthritis

...ide effects, such as hair loss and diarrhoea, were seen in all three groups, so they may not arise from the use of the herbal extract. This was just a small study, but if the findings can be confirmed by a larger investigation, TWHF may prove to be a useful option for those with rheumatoid arthritis....

Support for patients with Leg Pain

.... They conducted a study with 40 patients who were seen in one year. The patients were randomly treated with either intravenous glutathione twice a day or saline solution twice a day for five days. The patients' pain and blood circulation were then assessed. Researchers found the patients on the treatmen...

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