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Breast Cancer linked to Gene Risk

...a whole raft of other genetic faults that may only slightly increase your risk." Genetic faults in 531 close relatives mainly sisters and daughters, of 277 women with breast, ovarian or both cancers were tested by Evans and his team. The researchers found that half of the women had negative results for ...

Proteins in lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis

...nt areas, researchers speculate that they may have slightly different functions and may fight different infectious agents. Investigation with cystic fibrosis People with cystic fibrosis have a faulty gene, which normally controls the movement of salt into and out of cells and this controls the movement o...

Researchers explore medicine in space

... from the head to the feet, so if you put somebody slightly head down, that completely offloads the musculature, the skeleton and the circulation, and it causes adaptations in bone, muscle and circulation that are very similar to real space flight, minus the nausea that comes with not having gravity,' Seubert...

Awareness about Women's Cancers- A National Concern

...ancer, some studies suggest that breastfeeding may slightly reduce a woman's risk factor of developing breast cancer," said Dr. Ramesh Nimmagada, Director Apollo Cancer Hospital. Another issue raised is that of abortion. Though it was thought once that that an induced abortion could lead to breast cancer, t...

Lice now dried to death by novel dryer

...le of drying up lice and their eggs blows air at a slightly lower temperature than that of a regular hair dryer has been christened Louse Buster by the masterminds behind this invention who are optimistic about launching their product in the market in a span of two years for schools and other educational inst...

Experts reject duct tape therapy for warts

...ontrary to popular belief the duct tape only works slightly better than a regular corn pad which itself is considered to be a placebo by experts. Studies showed that although warts of 16% of children who used duct tape had disappeared they also complained of mild to moderate itching and rashes on skin. Non...

Wants To Live Longer? Stay Cool!

...pan of warm-blooded animals could be lengthened by slightly lowering their core body temperature, reported the health portal News Medical. Lowering the body temperature of mice extended their lifespan by up to 20 percent, the researchers said. The mice in the study published in the journal Science were allo...

Season for Ladder Accidents!!

...ore than double than that of Toronto's and is only slightly lower than that of northern Ontario. The study, released yesterday, reveals the seriousness of the issue with the data showing 8,366 Ontarians visiting hospital emergency departments after ladder accidents, an average of 23 a day, last year. The ...

Pregnant Women With Lupus Are At Greater Risk

...ted States from 2000 to 2002. The study found that slightly more than 13,500 women with systemic lupus gave birth during this time, and 44 of the women -- 0.3 percent -- died, Clowse said. Overall, women with systemic lupus showed a more than 20-fold greater risk of pregnancy-related death, compared with wo...

Cardiocerebral Resuscitation, A New Technique For Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

...sions at a rate of 100 per minute. Lift your hands slightly after each push to allow chest to recoil. Take turns with a bystander until paramedics arrive. 3. If an automated external defibrillator (AED) is available, attach it to the patient and follow the machine's voice instructions. Otherwise, keep pumpin...

Teen-age Smokers at Higher Risk Of Developing Asthma

...ildren who were exposed to smoke before birth were slightly more likely to become regular smokers. The children were tracked an average of 6.3 years, and as long as 8 years, depending on their age at joining the study and whether they continued participating. Over that time, 255 new cases of asthma were rep...

A Novel Device System To Reduce Blood Pressure

...t carotid sinus in the neck. While implantation is slightly more involved, the general principle is similar to the implantation of cardiac pacemakers. The trial is designed to assess device safety and efficacy in patients with systolic blood pressure of 160 mmHg or greater, despite being on at least three a...

Testosterone Replacement Therapy Appears Safe for Prostate

...t) androgen (male sex hormone) concentrations only slightly compared with baseline levels or between the 2 groups. No treatment-related change was observed in prostate histology, tissue biomarkers, gene expression, or cancer incidence or severity. Treatment-related changes in prostate volume, serum prostate-s...

Students Fail In Fitness Test In California

...un and drill to keep fit. This year's scores are slightly better than last year and shows a 1 percent increase across the three grades. 'The overall results show we have a lot of work to do,' said state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who once headed the Pr...

Overweight Children Tested Positive For Sleep Disorders

...lready seen in the children, some of whom are only slightly overweight. She notes that some may even be playing video games or watching television when they are supposed to be sleeping, further detracting from a good night's rest. "Kids can have sleep apnea for a couple of reasons," she says. "A normal-wei...

Sleep Problems in Overweight Children Appear Fairly Common

...lready seen in the children, some of whom are only slightly overweight. She notes that some may even be playing video games or watching television when they are supposed to be sleeping, further detracting from a good night's rest. "Kids can have sleep apnea for a couple of reasons," she says. "A normal-wei...

Obese Women Have Reduced Risk of Developing Breast Cancer Before Menopause

...ndrome and use of oral contraceptives did not even slightly attenuate the association with BMI, anovulation does not seem to be a primary explanation for the reduced risk in heavier women,” the authors conclude. “Among women with no history of infertility due to an ovulatory disorder, the inverse association ...

Ramadoss Stresses the Need to Focus on Health and Education in Combating AIDS Spread

... be women. Ramadoss expressed how the campaign had slightly changed its strategy from the previous ABC campaign-‘Abstinence, Behavior changes and Condom’ to the present, CCC, which is simply ‘Condom, condom and condom’. Nearly 11,000 condom vending machines have been installed nation-wide making the condom a ...

Low Doses Of Arsenic Have Broad Impact On Hormone Activity – Says A Researc

...mulated gene expression, by two- to three-fold. At slightly higher doses (in the range of 50-200 ppb, commonly found in drinking water from contaminated wells in New Hampshire and elsewhere in the U.S.) arsenic has the exact opposite effect, strongly and almost completely inhibiting hormone-stimulated gene ex...

Health Care In Canada To Cost $148 Billion In 2006: Report

...but noted spending 'now appears to be growing at a slightly slower rate.' Canada's per-person health spending is still only half of what Americans spend – CIHI reported and the per capita health care spending is expected to reach $4,548 — a 4.9 per cent increase over 2005. Health care spending was highest f...

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