Cancers of Colon & Rectum linked to Cigarette Smoking
...lon or rectum, according to results of a large new study from the American Cancer Society. As many as 12%... cancer, but data from the American Cancer Society study and other large studies suggest that colorectal cancer should be considered for classification as a ...White Cells Count Can Predict Heart Attack Death Risk
...the range of 3,000 to 10,000," said Bhatt. "In our study about half of the patients in the top 25 percent w...range and half were higher." Bhatt, presented the study detailing his finding at the American Heart Association meeting recently. He said, "The Cleveland Cl...Patients With Filariasis More Prone To HIV Infection
...progression of HIV infection in these areas’. The study found increased HIV replication in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from filarial infected patients. Conversely, there was a striking and significant decrease in HIV replication in PBMCs isolated from patients treated with antifilarials compared w...Spirulina may be the next immune boost on the block
... The immunologists concluded after an exhaustive study that spirulina is a strong proponent for protecting against intracellular pathogens and parasites and can potentially increase the expression of agents that stimulate inflammation, which also helps to protect the body against infectious and potential...Startling Expose – Physicians Often Have No Regular Source Of Health Car
...! In a censure of the doctors around the world, a study conducted by researchers at the prestigious Yale and Johns Hopkins Universities has revealed that more than a third of physicians have no regular source of healthcare Dr. Cary P Gross of Yale University is New Haven, Connecticut says, ‘ these physici...What happens when Medications go wrong?
...wers these questions? In a shocking revelation, a study in the U.S.A. has revealed that in many instances ... most often linked to medication errors during the study period. During the tenure of a former U.S. president in re...What happens when Asthmatics consume Aspirin?
...to an asthmatic? These questions are answered by a study conducted by two doctors of Indian origin Dr. Suresh Babu, MD, DNB; and Dr. Sundeep S. Salvi, MD, DNB, PhD , From the Department of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK. I...Fight Heart disease and Pain with Meditation
... deposition in blood vessels- atherosclerosis. The study indicates that transcendental meditation, practice...i Vedic Medicine in Fairfield, Iowa, conducted the study along with others from Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles and the Univer...Multi billion-dollar suit filed against cell phone firm for causing brain tumours
...anwhile announced that a British government funded study recently failed to prove that cell phone usage could cause brain tumours. Analysts are quick to point out that though there is no evidence as yet linking cell phone radiation to brain tumours, a spurt of legal battles are expected as more and more ca...Want skin cancer? Please have a cigarette
...o have not smoked before. The report is based on a study conducted by Dr. Jan N. Bouwes Bavinck from Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands and colleagues. The authors found a significant increase (almost three times) in the risk of developing skin cancers amongst smokers than non-smokers. ...Crowning glory of 2000!!! Cracking of the genetic code is top of tops
... to treat myocardial tissue damage. In short, the study of human genes and the research in genetics has been the crowning glory of the year 2000 in the field of medicine....Heart disease in the newborn is related to maternal malnutrition
In its December issue Heart has carried a study on maternal malnutrition in the first trimester of pregnancy and how it causes coronary heart diseases in the newborn. Dr. Tessa .J. Rosé boom of the university of Amsterdam and her team have studied the occurrence of coronary heart diseases in child...Antioxidants protect health tissue in people undergoing radiation therapy.
...(taken for study) against of gamma radiation. The study offers hope for the development of better radioactive results and could be used to protect healthy tissue in people undergoing radiation therapy....Cut down TV and video games and you have less aggressive children.
...ggressive. In the United States of America a new study has come out with some helpful tips. The crux of t...tanford University, in two schools, conducted this study and the results were evaluated and were found to be encouraging. The study was unique because the ki...Sexual abuse affect health for a lifetime
... old and the men were 13.5 years old revealed by a study conducted by California University Researchers. It appears that the sexual abuse or assault was associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, arthritis and thyroid diseases. It varied by gender, where arthritis and breast cancer occur in women...Good sleep enhances task performance
...ffects, such as fatigue and reduced alertness. A study conducted on sleep-deprived patients by circumventing these complications by allowing recovery sleep by Harvard Medical school researches. Subjects who were sleep deprived on the first day showed no improvement in task performance but those who were ...New vaccine helps allergy and asthma patients
...n these patients. These and other findings of this study are reported in the latest issue of the Journal of...g chronically with no clear-cut cure in sight this study has opened a lot of new options to get on with life. By helping in reducing both symptoms and the tr...Individuals with sleep related breathing disorders more prone to heart disease
...conmen in men and those who are overweight. A study by American national heart, lung and blood institute-funded sleep heart health study research group has shown that individuals with sleep related breathing problems were more at risk th...New vaccine helps allergy and asthma patients
...n these patients. These and other findings of this study are reported in the latest issue of the Journal of...g chronically with no clear-cut cure in sight this study has opened a lot of new options to get on with life. By helping in reducing both symptoms and the tr......r for Stroke Research, Chicago, Illinois, said the study was very preliminary but said that it was an intriguing notion. Gorelick pointed out that one of the more daunting aspects of brain research is overcoming the blood brain barrier. “This might be an option,” Gorelick said, but he noted what works in ...