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Research to Protect Accident Victims from Epilepsy
...h is on to devise ways and means of protecting the survivors of traumatic brain injuries from epilepsy. // For it has been estimated thousands of such survivors do develop epilepsy months or years later. The risk is especially high for certain kinds of war in...Partners of Cancer Survivors at Risk for Depression
A new study shows that partners of cancer survivors are susceptible to the same stresses as cancer survivors themselves over the long term//, and in some cases, suffer more quality of life-related effects than...Jaipur Foot Takes Off for Lebanon
...d accompany the team to fit the artificial limb on survivors of Israeli and other bombings. Mehta told IANS that 100 people have been identified for the fitting. "After Lebanon, we propose to go to Colombo." BMVSS had organised a 15-day camp in Jakarta in February that saw 350 people fitted with the Jaipu...Deficiency in Vitamin D Increases the Risk of Cancer
...researchers, health care professionals, and cancer survivors and advocates in the United States and in more than 60 other countries. Source-Newswise SR...Study Finds the Effect of Alcohol and Aspirin in TBI Patients
...ay, there are currently as many as 5.3 million TBI survivors living with these disabilities. There have been many studies dedicated to predicting overall clinical outcome in TBI patients. The factors which have been identified thus far are age, level of consciousness on first admission to the hospital, and d...Chemo Brain- Nothing Forgettable About It
...hey represent, by far, the largest group of cancer survivors and because they tend to be sophisticated advocates, challenging doctors and volunteering for research. Source-Mdindia ANN/L...Testosterone Cream – Ineffective in Enhancing Libido in Female Cancer Survivor
...cream for enhancing sexual desire in female cancer survivors did not prove very effective, a new study// conducted by Mayo clinic has shown. A low sex drive is common in women cancer survivors. As an extension to a previous study which pointed a link between androgen therapy and increased sex drive in women...US Army to Recruit More Psychiatrists to Counsel Stressed Out Soldiers
...military service members, their families and their survivors pose a daunting and growing challenge to the Department of Defense," it said. Also on Thursday, a Senate panel voted to expand brain screenings and counseling for wounded veterans of the Iraq war and to reduce red tape for service members moving fr...Simple Steps can Boost Breast Cancer Survivors Eagerness to Exercise
... found that simple steps like giving breast cancer survivors an exercise workbook or step pedometer, make them ...r with an advice to exercise, helped breast cancer survivors exercise more than survivors who were only given a recommendation to exercise. The research, publ...Healthy Diet, Exercise can Halve the Risk of Mortality in Breast Cancer Survivors
Breast cancer survivors can halve the risk of dying from the disease if th.... We demonstrate in this study of breast cancer survivors that even if a woman is overweight, if she eats at least five servings of vegetables and fruits a da...Cancer Experts Received Threats for Opposing Controversial Drug
...rovenge meant for treating prostate cancer. Cancer survivors and advocates however, hold a demonstration on Sa...rating their arguments. About 15 prostate cancer survivors and advocates held a demonstration on Saturday to urge the agency to approve Provenge. Meantime, the......particularly significant since all three long-term survivors were judged to be at high risk for recurrent cancer due to microscopic evidence of residual pancreatic tumor following surgery and two patients had metastatic tumor in regional lymph nodes. In addition, the three patients with prolonged disease-free ...Genetic Testing Helping Cancer Survivors Fight For Their Loved Ones
...ase. In essence, genetic testing is helping cancer survivors fight for their loved ones. Dinora Niedzwiedz was tested after her mother developed breast and ovarian cancer. She, too, now has breast cancer. "Unlike my mother, I and our future generations, do have the genetic testing advantage and are able to u...Blood from Bird Flu Survivors Provides Breakthrough in Treatment of H5N1
...at antibodies extracted from the blood of bird flu survivors have helped cure mice infected with the dreaded H5...uspected that culling immune-system molecules from survivors could provide a new therapy for the hard-to-treat H5N1 flu strain. If the research pans out, it co...Repeat of Heart Attack can Be Prevented by Fish Oil Supplements
...h oil supplements could prevent a repeat attack of survivors of cardiac arrest. New guidelines by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) recommend cardiac patients one gram of omega-3 fatty acids every day to reduce the risk of having a repeat attack by up to 45 per cent. Omega 3...Exercise may Help Breast Cancer Patients to Lead a Healthy Life
... recur. Some of these symptoms are seen in cancer survivors as long as 20 years after the cancer has gone. Participants in this study from New Mexico and western Washington were asked to score their lev-els of pain and physical sensation, hormone-related symptoms, sexual interest/dysfunction, fatigue and ph...Surgeons Perform Nasal Reconstruction for War Veteran Using His Own Body Parts
... nose was based on techniques already used to help survivors of nasal cancers resume a normal life without disfigurement. Though rare, these cancers are often fatal without surgery to remove tumors. Some cases require total removal of the nose. Complicating Fletchers case was the soldiers damaged facial ske...Significant Differences in Stroke Prevalence Among U.S. States & Territories - CDC Report
...rovides the first data on the percentage of stroke survivors in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. The study analyzed state-specific data for adults 18 and older collected from the 2005 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Stroke prevalence ranged from a low of 1.5 p...Angioplasty Reduces Long-term Cardiac Risk in Heart Patients With 'silent' Ischemia
...rm risk of major cardiac events among heart attack survivors with 'silent ischemia', according to a study. Ca...chemic-targeted approach to PCI among asymptomatic survivors of MI,' they conclude....Psychosocial Support for Cancer Survivors Needs Strengthening
While one in four cancer survivors participates in a support group after diagnosis, u...roups varies considerably by cancer type , and few survivors receive referrals to such programs from their physicians, according to a new study. The study find...Other Tagsbreeds 2videos 2antioxidant 2fall 2fall 3fall 4fall 5fall 6fall 7something 2something 3something 4something 5something 6something 7something 8something 9something 10Other Contentsfoodsfoodsfoodsfoodsfoodsfoodsforeskinforeskinfungalfungalfungalfungalfungalfungalfungalfragilefragilefragilefragilefragilefrostbite
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(Date:12/4/2009)PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 4 Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR ) announced today that its Board of Directors has set the regular 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders for February 11, 2010 with a record
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(Date:12/4/2009)SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 4 Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. ("HTA"), a self-managed, non-traded, real estate investment trust, announced the execution of a purchase and sale agreement to acquire a th
(Date:12/4/2009)ANAHEIM, Calif., Dec. 4 Pamela Bowen, Chief Information Officer at Crescent Healthcare, was selected as a finalist for the "Chief Innovation Officer" Appy Award for transforming Crescent,s business w
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(Date:12/3/2009)Have you ever felt overly upset by a social snubbing? Your genetics, not your friends, may be at fault. , Scientists have long known that opium-like painkillers, called opioids, relieve not only phys
(Date:12/3/2009)Spanish researchers have measured CO2 levels for the past three years in the troposphere (lower atmosphere) over a sparsely inhabited rural area near Valladolid. The results, which are the first of th
(Date:12/3/2009)UPTON, NY A team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy,s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, Harvard University, and the Indian Institute of Science has made a major step in understandin
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