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Too much fibre can aggrevate cancer

...n the large intestine which are not cancerous, but some adenomas do eventually grow and turn into cancers. The recommendation remains that healthy diets should be high in vegetables, fruits and cereals." He added: "This trial has no clear implications for the development of colorectal cancer, because most...

IVF technique May Increase The Risk Of Birth Defects

...stability, and if a baby inherited a problem where some cells lacked Y chromosomes, it could cause ambiguous genitalia, Turner’s syndrome, or both....

Cirrhosis on the rise

...sharply in women after having increased in men for some time//, Professor Liam Donaldson says in his annua...ven years ago - more than cervical cancer. While some of this increase can be blamed on the side-effects of long-term infection with hepatitis B and C, Pr...

Cure for sleepless nights

...he sedative temazepam, others behavioural therapy, some a combination of the two and the rest a placebo. They received the treatment for eight weeks and were followed up over a two-year period. The researchers found that drug and behavioural therapy combined was most effective in helping people to fall a...

Radiofrequency catheter ablation safe for infants

... "Where you have infants with serious arrhythmias, some clinical problems, and who need multiple drugs to control their heart rhythms, ablation is a real alternative." The research team compared 137 babies aged two weeks to 18 months, who underwent the procedure, with 5,960 patients aged 19 months to 21 ...

Warm yourself to sleep

...ss insomnia prevails.The scientists speculate that some sleep disorders associated with old age and illness may be caused by poor circulation and an inability to widen blood vessels in the hands and feet....

Genetic disorder related with sleep patterns

... conditions. However, they admit that it will take some time to isolate the gene. David Earnest of Texas A&M University said: "This is the first time that anyone has identified a genetically inherited trait that involves the expression and control of the circadian rhythm in humans. That's really critica...

Cinnamon combats Diabetes

...sts report that an extract of cinnamon could offer some protection against adult-onset diabetes.An expert behind the trials has even issued the recommendation that people could benefit now by adding the spice to their food.// Adult-onset, or type II diabetes is far more prevalent than insulin-dependent ...

Fight against E.coli

...include inflammation of the bowel, and anaemia. In some cases, kidney problems may arise....

Predictable genes

.... Two genes have already been firmly linked with some cases of inherited breast cancer, but researchers ...t clear. "It is, however, plausible, that at least some of this genetic predisposition is attributable to the effects of multiple, common, but individually ...

A boon to epileptics

...med for triggering epileptic seizures, and this is some of the first work using low-frequency magnetism.Th...th where recent research has found it to alleviate some cases of depression....

Almost a death experience

...anation for the near death experience reported by some patients during cardiac arrest. The near death experience (NDE) has received quite a lot of attention in recent years.// It involves a feeling of disconnection from the body during a life-threatening medical crisis - typically a cardiac arrest - and ...

Weight-Loss Drinks Can Make You Gassy

...nd 21% of the Americans who diet each year rely to some degree on low-fat meal replacement supplements. Many such food substitutes contain milk-based powders that users mix with fat-free milk, before drinking as a replacement for a meal. The researchers found that those who consumed the high-lactose pre...

No link between blood groups and prostate cancer

...blood groups, despite popular belief. According to some medical writers, your blood group affects your health.// In particular, men with blood group A are supposed to be more likely to develop prostate cancer and to get more aggressive forms of the disease. Hence it may be of big concern for men who have ...

Higher Risk of Asthma in children with autoimmune disease

A new study has found that children with some autoimmune diseases have an increased risk of asthma. In the study, Dr. Jukka Kero of Ruprecht-Karls-University at Heidelberg in Germany and colleagues//looked at health records for all children born in Finland in 1987, including more than 60,000 you...

Creatine Helps Strengthen Older Men

...ments are often used by body builders, and there's some evidence they help increase muscle mass. Could these supplements help maintain muscle in older people? One new study indicates the answer is yes. //Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan studied 33 men aged 60 to 84 who had similar lifestyles ...

Hormone replacement therapy helps women

...T) can protect against dementia// is conflicting - some studies do believe while others have failed to demonstrate benefit.A new report, from researchers, is therefore of especial interest. They followed a group of over 1,000 women from different countries for a few years - assessing them with the State...

Lancing tumours into the body

...’s prototypes might be too long to safely navigate some of the tighter turns in blood vessels.While Ishiyama concedes that his swimming machines won’t replace standard tools such as catheters for medical operations any time soon, he thinks that nanobots even smaller than this could have a distinct advanta...

Good News For Women With Gestational Diabetes

...casionally die. To keep blood sugar under control, some women need to take a lot of insulin, especially if they are older or overweight. Now that task may get easier. Researchers in Australia and New Zealand found that implanted insulin pump therapy helped women with severe gestational diabetes.The stud...

Hope For Stiff-Person Syndrome

... emotional distress can set off muscle spasms, and some patients are afraid to leave their house because of the spasms. High doses of antibodies may help relieve the muscle rigidity and spasms associated with stiff-person syndrome. Patients who had infusions of immune globulin - a collection of antibodie...

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