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Homeopathic preparation better than placebo in perennial allergic

...be more effective than placebo. A multicenter team studied 50 patients with perennial allergic rhinitis. The subjects were randomized to receive either 30cc of a homeopathic preparation of principal inhalent allergen or placebo. In the third and fourth week after the start of treatment, the group compared ch...

Long-Term Survival can be Predicted by a Simple Lung Test

...ted in the September issue of Chest. Researchers studied survival rates based on a lung function test, called forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1).They performed the lung function test on a group of more than 550 men and more than 640 women who varied in age from 20 to 89 years at enrollment. They...

What happens when Asthmatics consume Aspirin?

...reaking research, the two doctors have extensively studied the syndrome called aspirin induced asthma (AIA). When exposed to the offending drug, asthmatics develop a triad of symptoms- rhinitis, sinusitis, and asthma. But apart from being one of the most prescribed drugs in the world, aspirin is also extensi...

Fight Heart disease and Pain with Meditation

...period the results were extensively researched and studied and to the surprise of even the critics the findings were significant. However experts add that they advice meditation only as a supplement and not as a substitute to the existing therapy. While in India a few people are busy rubbishing our glorious ...

Roller coasters – cause “Chronic Headache?

...ingly safe rides. In a specific incident that was studied by researchers, following one such ride a young lady presented with throbbing headache, blurred vision and nausea, immediately after. But investigations like CT etc did not reveal any significant findings. The headache persisted for nearly 2 months ...

Abstain from sex- the latest mantra of American teens

...eriod of time, according to some analysts who have studied the abstinence of the teen folk in the U.S. According to these analysts, only 7% of men and 20% of women remain virgins till their marriage. The matter is not so important from the ethical viewpoint but a very important topic with regards to healthy...

Heart disease in the newborn is related to maternal malnutrition

...m of the university of Amsterdam and her team have studied the occurrence of coronary heart diseases in child...y heart diseases in the new born. The researchers studied 700 odd cases and compared maternal malnutrition in the first, second and third trimesters and also ...

New vaccine helps allergy and asthma patients

...ong suffering hapless patients. These researchers studied two groups of patients. One was the immunotherapy group who received the injections the other group was the placebo group which received placebo injection whenever the other group received the vaccine. When compared after the two-year period the diff...

New vaccine helps allergy and asthma patients

...ng suffering hapless patients. These researchers studied two groups of patients. One was the immunotherapy group who received the injections the other group was the placebo group which received placebo injection whenever the other group received the vaccine. When compared after the two-year period the diff...

Children suffer the most when parents divorce

... exhaustive study over a seventeen-year period and studied over 2000 married individuals and nearly 700 children. They also studied 85 divorces that occurred during the study period. They say pre-divorce marital conflicts harm the c...

Morning after pill effective up to five days after having unprotected sex

...ch is not legal in many countries. The scientists studied 300 women after they had unprotected sex and distributed the morning after pill to half the group within 3 days and to half the group after 3 days. The women were followed up and the pregnancy rate was compared between the two groups. It was surprisi...

Skinny people need to exercise too

...move. Nearly 620 people from different races were studied and they were put through various tests. Their aerobic fitness, their weight, lipid profile and other details were scrutinized and the results tabulated. It was surprising that the study showed that though fat people were at risk, lean people with p...

The brain loves a surprise

...e. The study was conducted on 25 men and women and studied their responses to different stimuli. Dr. Gregory S Berns of Emory University led the study. The fact that some people rely on an orderly routine, while others thrive on never knowing what the day will bring, may have something to do with the brain's...

Women suffer from sexual dysfunction too

...ctioning, and response difficult. Researchers who studied these dysfunctions, while addressing the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists annual meeting in Chicago, said much of the problem with female sexual dysfunction is due to the failure of patients and doctors to communicate about this pr...

No harm in reducing prenatal check up to 3 - 6 times says WHO report

...va, Switzerland, and colleagues. The researchers studied nearly 25000 women in Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Cuba and Argentina. This report adds weight to the notion that if the pregnant woman has had safe deliveries in the past and if she can take care of herself well in the run up to the delivery, she can ac...

Antibiotics losing their power against acne

...d of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden studied this growing antibiotic resistance on the part of P.acnes and have opined that the used of antibiotics to treat acne should be restricted and other regimens should be tested. The findings were presented on May 23rd at the annual meeting of the Ameri...

Just spice it up!!!!! Anti bacterial effects of spices unraveled in the West

..., in liquids as well as solid foods well are being studied now. So the message is clear- just spice it up, for a healthy diet....

Radioactive Seeds used in Prostate Cancer treatment can migrate with the body

...sure no lesions developed. Almost 25% of patients studied had developed these complications. Bracytherapy, though widely adviced, still remains a controversial treatment in the eyes of many cancer specialists....

Increase in sugar...decrease in brain function!!!

... which were the symptoms of high blood sugar, were studied by the researchers from the Center for Behavioral Medicine Research at the University of Virginia. When tested for mental mathematical tests and verbal fluency tests it was found that such abilities slowed when the blood sugar was greater than 270. I...

CDC reveals relationship between prepregnant weight and heart defects in infants

...es, heart disease, hypertension etc., is now being studied in depth, the reason is to attain the destination of disease free environment, that are preventable.// Researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia have found that the infants born to those who were ov...

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