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Study reveals how stress can make you sick

...caregivers was compared with that of 106 people of similar ages who were not living under the stress of constant care giving. Blood tests showed that a chemical called Interleukin-6 sharply increased in the blood of the stressed caregivers compared with blood of the others in the test. //Previous studies hav...

Switching drugs regularly improves HIV treatment

...s of Internal Medicine . Response to treatment was similar in patients receiving regimen A or regimen B, so the researchers pooled these two groups when evaluating the results. The rate of virologic failure - that is, a rise in the amount of virus in the blood above a defined level - was 3.5 higher during th...

Antibiotics May Help Prevent Strokes

...tibiotic use between 1888 stroke patients and 9440 similar people who didn't experience a stroke. People who used antibiotics within the previous year were about 20 percent less likely to have a stroke than people who didn't. Although several kinds of antibiotics seemed to lower the stroke risk, penicillins...

Therapy Boosts Chemotherapy Effects

... While patients in the two groups initially showed similar response rates, a long-term follow up showed those in the G-CSF group had better results over time. The investigators conclude, "Sensitization of leukemic cells with growth factors is a clinically applicable means of enhancing the efficacy of chemot...

Low-Dose Hormones Help the Bones

...searchers report the number of adverse effects was similar in both groups. Study authors conclude these results show a low dose of estrogen is effective at preventing bone loss. They hypothesize that lowering the dose of estrogen may also reduce the number of adverse events....

Do Asthma Sufferers Lack Physical Activity?

...levels of adults with asthma are for the most part similar to adults without asthma. Although asthma can make it more difficult to participate in some physical activities, researchers say it's important for asthma patients to meet the national recommendations. They hope health care providers can help educa...

Return of SARS possible this fall

... won't affect SARS, flu and pneumonia symptoms are similar to those of SARS. Immunizing people against flu wo...nal travelers experience a new wave of SARS cases, similar to the original outbreak that started in China last November. The first wave infected more than 8,40...

SARS research confirms link to animals

...ficials should not allow selling of civet cats and similar animals for food without first checking them for the presence of the coronavirus....

Detect masses in the breast

...where it is in the breast, then the biopsy part is similar to other types of biopsies.” With the MRI's sensitivity, doctors can see masses mammograms can’t. It can then be used as guide during the biopsy procedure. “The problem has been, you found something, what am I going to do about it? Well, now I know ...

It's Never Too Late to Stop Smoking,Study Finds

...ing than current smokers, a reduction in mortality similar to that achieved by angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, beta-blockers, and other drugs commonly used to treat heart failure. In a related editorial, Drs. James Lightwood, Kirsten E. Fleischmann, and Stanton A. Glantz, of the University ...

New heart-healthy corn due in stores by 2007

... fat. The flavor from the new corn is said to be similar to conventional corn oil, which is bland. Also, corn with high oleic acid will have a longer shelf-live than conventional corn oil. Refiners make corn oil by soaking corn in hot water for 40 hours to break down the starch and protein, according to ...

Eat Less ... Exercise Less

...ave greater weight loss than those randomized to a similar dose of exercise performed at a moderate intensity.”. <BR...

A new Vaccine for Pneumonia

...The decrease in these two outcomes were remarkably similar in both U.S. children and South African children. However, in South Africa about one third of the cases of invasive disease caused by serotypes included in the vaccine were associated with meningitis, a much higher proportion than in the United State...

Black tea said to lower cholesterol

...given water-flavored-like tea with caffeine levels similar 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 ba...

False beliefs could cost cancer patients their lives

...arolina. The data turned out to be very strikingly similar at all the sites. "It suggests it is a nationwide phenomenon."Researchers found that many patients refused to go see a surgeon, even when told they needed surgery to take out a lung cancer tumor. "They say, 'Not only do I not want lung surgery, but...

Pain of Denial Compared to Physical Pain

...lthough the feelings of rejection and pain involve similar processes, there are still differences. However these similarities help to explain why "hurt feelings" of social exclusion and lost love really do hurt....

Comparing Psoriasis Treatments

...y say the overall effectiveness of methotrexate is similar to that of cyclosporine. They conclude, "Differences between the treatments in terms of side effects, long-term adverse effects, ease of administration, and costs can be used to guide treatment decisions in individual cases."...

Easier Treatment for Blood Clot

...parin. The mortality rates after three months were similar in the two groups. About 15 percent of the patients on fondaparinux received the drug on an outpatient basis. Study authors conclude treatment of pulmonary embolisms with fondaparinux is at least as effective and as safe as the standard treatment. T...

New Test for HIV Patients

...py in rural areas. Such methods could be used in a similar way towards HIV viral-load measurement, another test required to assess the success of HIV treatment."...

Leech Therapy for Osteoarthritis

...edication. While pain scores after seven days were similar for the two groups, the leech group continued to report better function, less stiffness, better overall symptom control, and improved quality of life throughout the study. In an accompanying editorial, Marc C. Hochberg, M.D., M.P.H., from the Univer...

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