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Hormones A Predictor Of Heart Problems

...f coronary heart disease events. Researchers found similar results for a related peptide. Researchers conclude that B-type natriuretic peptide measurements may provide a very early warning signal for future cardiovascular disease in people without symptoms. However they say that, this exam should be couple...

Wrestling found To Be Good for the Immune System

...n which each wrestler was paired with a partner of similar weight and ability for a six minute match. Natural killer cells are the body’s first line of defense against cancer cells and cells infected by viruses. They search out the equivalent of a "flag" carried by normal cells, and those without are blaste...

Latest Tumor Classification More Informative

...ologic appearances, but unfortunately, tumors with similar histologic features often follow different clinica...and tumor place of origin…This permits tumors with similar molecular profiles to be classified according to biological attributes rather than anatomical locati...

The Key To Prevention Of Heart Disease In Adults

...d not yet entered puberty, their test results were similar to those normally found in “a 45-year-old adult who had been smoking for more than 10 years.” The average age of the kids was about 10 years. Researchers then assigned the children -- 54 boys and 28 girls -- to one of two groups: a diet-only group ...

The Benefits Of Keyhole Surgery

... Researchers found that the five-year survival was similar for patients who had laparoscopy or conventional surgery. The survival rate was 78 percent for patients treated with laparoscopy and 73 percent for conventional surgery. Since the laparoscopic procedure did not have a negative impact on survival and ...

Stent Effective In Keeping Arteries Open

...reducing cell growth in vessel walls. Unlike other similar drug-eluting stents, the one used in this study is made with a biodegradable polymer researchers believe will reduce and minimize long-term inflammation and restenosis. This unique everolimus-coated stent freezes the biological process that leads to...

How Safe Are Your Cosmetics ?

... Contact dermatitis, which is an allergic reaction similar to the one you would get if exposed to poison oak or poison ivy. Researchers say some people might just have dry skin, and as they begin to use a product, their skin becomes more and more red and they might develop vesicles. These are little tiny bli...

Life Quality For Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

...emotional or mental health problems. They also had similar scores with regards to pain and social functioning. Researchers say they believe these results suggest the need for more study to identify other factors that might be playing a role in quality of life for MS patients, such as religion, home and soci...

Controlling Allergies Before They Start

...nd specialists say the effects of the drug will be similar to nasal steroids, but rather than the normal three to four weeks it takes for steroids to reach maximum effect, the new drug works almost immediately....

Intensive Treatment Found To Help Patients With Arthritis

...y researchers randomly assigned 111 patients with similar levels of disease to one of two groups. One group received monthly treatment with oral drugs to fight rheumatoid arthritis, along with steroid injections. The other group received standard care, which consisted of treatment every three months in an o...

Easing Fears Among Asthmatics

...oporosis in adults. Other studies have suggested a similar link between bone problems and the inhaled forms, ...parison of fractures between the two groups showed similar rates of broken bones for asthmatics on the inhaled drugs and kids without asthma. The finding held ...

Protein Found To Improve Muscle Loss

...say these older muscles had a regenerative ability similar to that of younger muscle. Researchers conclude saying that their findings could help those who experience muscle atrophy such as the elderly, astronauts, and patients who are put on bed rest....

Public Defibrillators Found To Improve Survival Rate

... terms of age and sex, and those who survived were similar in terms of functional status. Researchers say their results show that use of AEDs by trained volunteers is safe and effective when initiated in public locations where there is at least a moderate likelihood of a witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac ar...

Multi-Drug Therapy Found To Be More Effective in Lowering B.P

...han individual drugs. The study found patients had similar outcomes when they took beta-blocker therapy or a ...s the blood pressure goals that were achieved were similar between the two groups. In the CAS patients, 65 percent of patients achieved the systolic goal compa...

New Inhalation Anthrax Vaccine

...cent to 100-percent survival rate. The results are similar to the protection offered by the injected formula....

Nifedipine Found To Effective For Patients With Angina

.... After about five years, both study groups showed similar death rates. However, the number of people who experienced heart failure and needed heart procedures were lower in the group receiving nifedipine. Researchers also add that long-acting calcium-channel blockers are appropriate as second-line or third-...

Dental Caries An Indicator Of Heart Disease

... cardiac patients to 250 non-cardiac patients with similar demographic characteristics. Results of the study show the strongest predictor of coronary disease was pericoronitis, an infection around the third molar. The second strongest was root remnants, meaning patients’ teeth were so decayed that only the t...

The Options For Relieving Chest Pain In the Elderly Questioned

...hest pain relief and improved quality of life were similar in elderly patients treated // with angioplasty an...ion were alive at six months and survival remained similar after five years....

Low Glycemic Diet Effective In Reducing Weight

...y mass than rats in the low-GI group, despite very similar body weight. The fat in the high-GI group of rats was concentrated in the rear area in an apple shape instead of a pear shape. According to researchers, having an apple shape is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease in humans. The high-GI gr...

Heart Drug Also Effective In Preventing Specific Causes Of Death

...ve that other ACE-inhibitors would probably elicit similar results....

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