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Waking during surgery

...versity School of Medicine have studied a group of such people. They found they remembered many unpleasant emotions and sensations: terror, pain, paralysis and a profound feeling of betrayal by medical staff.// For half of these patients, waking during surgery led to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD...

Stay young the Chinese way

...irectly involved in the development of 70 diseases such as Parkinson's disease, cancer, and strokes. Oligomeric Proantho Cynidins, or OPC, the natural substance extracted out of grape-stones, can sweep out redundant free radicals in the human body and so reduce the rate of oxidation. The anti-oxidation ...

Right drugs drastically cut stroke risk

...ithin 24 hours and now there is a 50 % chance that such secondary strokes can be prevented....

A new growth factor identified

...nds. The endocrine glands produce various hormones such as ovaries, testicles, pancreas, pituitary and thy...f some ovarian disorders resulting in infertility, such as the polycystic ovary syndrome and an inhibitor of EG-VEGF may have therapeutic value in this cond...

Link between Constipation and Parkinson's Disease

...archers accounted for the effects that differences such as age, diet and lifestyle could have on bowel functioning and Parkinson's disease. Dr. Robert felt that this had no effect in the results and that the strong tie between bowel movement frequency and the risk of Parkinson's disease remained....

A new drug for cancer

... activating the immune system to release chemicals such as interferon and tumor necrosis factor. This will open up a second line of attack, causing the blood vessels to leak and break down. Due to restriction of its blood supply, the tumour will start to wither and die.// Magnetic resonance imaging stud...

Less drinking less stroke

...ared to protect against age-related brain injuries such as silent stroke and white matter disease. However, consumption of alcohol, at any level, was also associated with some brain atrophy.// The research team studied 2,306 patients over the age of 65 who were enrolled in the Cardiovascular Health Stud...

Human gene number increases

...ill remain unknown until firm biological evidence, such as gene activity, confirms each gene's existence. Such an analysis identified an extra 1,000 genes in fruitfly genome....

Eating disorder... a survey

...t 27% had significant symptoms of eating disorders such as binge eating or purging.The girls who took part in the study were asked to complete a standardised questionnaire on eating disorders.// They found that 14% of girls aged 12 to 14 reported binge eating episodes in the previous month. Almost 9% of ...

Prescription Drug - Helps People Stop Smoking

...es or predisposes a person to a number of diseases such as heart disease, asthma, ulcers, and cancer. According to a WHO study, cigarettes on an average kills one of every two consumers; and by the year 2030, tobacco is likely to account for more deaths than TB and HIV put together. The medication in Smo...

Memory problem? solve a crossword

...r than those who put their trust in unproven cures such as melatonin, DHEA, testosterone and human growth hormone. These drugs and supplements may have long-term adverse effects.// Other strategies to keep the mind functioning, say experts, include lifelong learning and memory training, physical activit...

Alcohol linked to brain activity

...your voluntary and involuntary actions of the body such as ability to button a shirt or put a key in a lock. It is thought that alcohol exerts benefits through thinning the blood vessels and by increasing levels of high density lipoprotein (LDL, or 'good' cholesterol) in the blood. This study suggests tha...

Humour inherited

...ringing say UK biologists. Most personality traits such as being introverted or extroverted are believed to be at least partly genetically determined - so researchers presumed the same applied to our sense of humour. The team asked 71 pairs of identical twins and 56 pairs of fraternal twins, to go into s...

The effect of heart rate in middle aged men

...r solutions to fight for the same. As a result of such on going research , Dr. Simona Giampaoli, from the...ge , who were followed up over 4 to13 years.During such follow up there were 393 deaths.Of these deaths , 38% were due to cardiovascular diseases, 39% were ...

Doctors not to accept gifts from drug companies

...tos. AMA policy suggests a limit of about $100 on such gifts and says they should not include things like free trips, hotel accommodations and other personal expenses for doctors attending conferences. Things like work-related pens and notepads are considered acceptable. "Any gifts accepted by physician...

Probiotics can help

...ad fewer absent days, fewer complications of colds such as middle ear infections, and required less antibiotic treatment....

The right is responsible

...o consciousness and doctors hope eventually to use such information to help people with disorders that include a lack of awareness of self and others, such as schizophrenia, autism and depersonalisation syndrome. Keenan and colleagues worked with five pat...

The feel of pain

...help in the screening of anti-pain medications for such people. If the anticipation part of the pain response can be removed, it would reduce the overall "pain load"....

Gel prevents pregnancy

...women using the gel report only minor side effects such as an irregular periods, and researchers are hopeful that in the long term the gel could be a useful addition to the range of contraception currently on offer.Dr Wiesberg says "Its major advantage is that it gives women another option, and the more s...

Keep guilt off

... Society that people who feel bad about activities such as eating chocolate, lazing in front of the televi...0 students aged 18-30 to list enjoyable activities such as eating, drinking, smoking and sex, and to rate each one for the amount of pleasure and guilt it g...

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