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New device for discerning Osteoarthritis

... detection of Osteoarthritis. An X ray exam is the standard way of detecting Osteoarthritis, a painful disease //where the cartilage between the joints wears away. But an X ray cannot image the cartilage direct it only shows that the gap between the bones is getting narrower. Researchers at the University o...

Gel pares inflammatory activity throughout body

...r periodontal pockets while the other two received standard treatment without the gel. Treatment was administered at the beginning of the study and again three months later. Following treatment, the groups that received the gel showed not only lower levels of oral bacteria but also a decrease in the amounts...

Surgery-Rigged pulley helps patients

... ``rigid external distraction'' can be easier than standard surgery, is done at younger ages, and lets the doctor gently push and pull until the child's face looks just right. The procedure is still experimental, cautions Dr. Harold Slavkin of the University of Southern California, the National Institutes of...

Drug stabilizes cancer growth

...o patients with a variety of cancers that failed// standard chemotherapy drugs in a study done by the Ohio-based Cleveland Clinic. Phenoxodiol belongs to a relatively new class of drugs known as signal transduction inhibitors, all designed to switch off certain cancer processes. Phenoxodiol was discovered b...

Treadmill test displays hidden heart disease

...e treadmill test could be a useful addition to the standard battery of tests for heart disease....

The hazards of using disinfectant hand gel

...lcohol-based hand rinses with the performance of a standard disinfectant, 2-propanol. They found that none of the gel formulations was as good as the 2-propanol at killing bacteria. However, the rinses did give as good a performance as 2-propanol. Substituting gels for rinses might help doctors and nurses l...

Chemotherapy Pill Has Fewer Side Effects Than IV

...ill capecitabine survived just as long as those on standard chemotherapy, but the pill caused fewer side effec...t has spread beyond the breast and is resistant to standard chemotherapy. Unlike intravenous 5-FU, which is active throughout the body, capecitabine is designed...

Vitamin D 'reduces heart risk'

...ly examined. Vitamin D and calcium are part of the standard therapy for the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis. Women who used vitamin D supplements had a 31% lower risk of heart disease the supplements. Vitamin D is one of the most important regulators of calcium absorption in the body. Atheroslerosis, the ...

Small aneurysms best left untouched

...ch may rupture a potentially fateful problem. The standard treatment for an aneurysm is to repair it surgically. But researchers at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center suggests that surgeons should look at the size of the aneurysm before they operate. All surgery carries a risk which has to be balanced aga...

Good treatment for leg ulcers

...lline could be a useful addition or alternative to standard treatment for leg ulcers....

Detecting Colorectal Cancer

...creening method may prove more reliable// than the standard tests, colonoscopy and fecal-blood assessment, in detecting the disease in its earlier stages. Colorectal cancer causes about 300,000 deaths each year worldwide. The protein, mini chromosome maintenance protein 2 (MCM2), was found in 35 of 40 patien...

Incontinence after pregnancy

... they gave birth. About half of the women received standard care after delivery and the other half were in an ...rchers found the prevalence of incontinence in the standard care group was more than 40 percent, three months after delivery. After further follow-up, 20 percen...

Exercise for patients with cancer

...ps of women with breast cancer: One group received standard care, one group participated in aerobic activity, while a third participated in resistance training. They were separated into pre- and post menopausal status. The aerobic exercise consisted of walking and/or jogging and the resistance exercise consis...

Control of anger disorder connected to Brain Dysfunction

...op making "disadvantageous" choices over time in a standard gambling task. According to the researchers, this is similar to patients' everyday situations in which they react to problems with aggression, despite the possible consequences. "In that sense," they write, "patients show an inability to learn from...

Herbal treatment should be estimated

... Germany either butterbur extract or cetirizine, a standard 'non-drowsy' antihistamine, for three weeks.// Th.... According to the author, antihistamines are the standard treatment for seasonal allergic rhinitis. While they successfully reduce sneezing, they are less eff...

Possible benefits of Hormone Replacement Therapy

...trials such as WEST, which are considered the gold standard of medical research. Recent randomized trials, in ...rious stroke. Half the women in WEST received the standard 1 milligram daily dose of oral estrogen in the form of estradiol. The other half got a placebo. Neit...

Ginseng aids Diabetes

...e injections had significantly improved results on standard tests to measure diabetes severity. These mice also lost a significant amount of weight, mainly due to a reduction in food intake and increase in energy expenditure and body temperature. The extract also significantly lowered cholesterol levels. Inve...

A ray of light on Cardiology

...ed the effects of the ACE inhibitor in addition to standard therapy with placebo and vitamin E in a sample of about 7,580 high-risk patients with cardiovascular disease.In the HOPE sub-study, conducted by Dr James Chadwik and colleagues from the University of Baltimore, the electrocardiograms of 6,222 patient...

Approaching through Telemedicine benefits patients

...additional tests and investigations than did their standard care counterparts. On average, patients who participated in the videoconferencing sessions with their primary care physician and the specialist had. Researchers also found patient satisfaction was significantly higher in the virtual outreach group....

Camera gives hope for detection of breast cancer

...camera which detects tumours and may not appear on standard mammography. They have been comparing mammography ...n malignant and benign tumours, has been done on a standard gamma camera. The limitation of this kind of camera is that it cannot pick up small tumours within d...

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