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World's oldest turns 116 in Japan

... had an easy life. Hospital officials said she was taken to her home Tuesday for a birthday celebration, and was awake and in good spirits.Raised on a small, rural island on Japan's southern fringe, she grew up tending to cows and farming potatoes. The same island also produced the Japanese record-holder f...

Ginseng Associated with Pregnancy Risks

... Studies done, found up to 10 percent of women had taken the supplement while pregnant. Another recent survey found about 9 percent of pregnant women were taking herbal supplements, including ginseng. The current study out of Hong Kong measured fetal growth in rats that were and were not given an active i...

Evening,the best time to take Cholesterol Drug

...least one common statin may be most effective when taken at night as opposed to the morning. Statins are dr...st manufacturers of statins recommend the drugs be taken at night, but doubt has been cast on whether that is the best time. Researchers found when patients...

Relief from Migraine

... A new study shows the medication works best when taken at the first sign of pain, rather than waiting until pain is moderate to severe, as was the requirement of the original study. Previous research on the use of drugs known as serotonin agonists for the treatment of migraine have required patients to ...

Snoring May Be Sign of Asthma in Kids

... of the study's co-authors. "Night cough is often taken as a sign of the onset or development of asthma in a young child," says Dr. Colin E. Sullivan, a professor of medicine at the University of Sydney. "Our study shows that such coughing might be being triggered by the child's snoring.""The study is rea...

Steroid Treatment for Wheezing Questioned

... respiratory symptoms and noted if their child was taken to the hospital. Researchers found no difference in daytime or nighttime respiratory symptoms between children who received the steroid and those who received the placebo. They also found no difference in the symptoms or rate of hospital admission b...

Women who conceive after a year have a higher chance of giving birth prematurely

... the mothers' age, obesity and smoking habits were taken into account....

Women who conceive after a year have a higher chance of giving birth prematurely

... the mothers' age, obesity and smoking habits were taken into account....

Senate assures ban on smoking

...t is about half as large, and the governor has not taken a firm position on either Sunday alcohol sales or the sales tax holiday. Because it is a spending measure, Romney may veto certain parts of the bill and not others in the coming days. Romney also proposed a supplemental budget that is about half as ...

Finding relief from Excruciating Headaches a challenge

...ames as Maxalt, Amerge, Imitrex and Zomig. They're taken at the onset of a headache. Because chronic headaches often run in families, some doctors give their young patients drugs that have worked on relatives. Others also have found that antidepressants sometimes help, since depression can be an underlyi...

Preventing Colorectal Cancer

...ease. However, Dr. Lieberman warns vitamin D, when taken in large amounts, can be toxic and cause nausea and constipation. Dr. Leiberman concludes, “This data support relatively simple and safe recommendations that may reduce the risk of colon cancer. Stop smoking, reduce alcohol and red meat consumption,...

Oral Medication Effective In Combating Eye Infection

... percent within seven years. Acyclovir, which is taken by mouth, has been shown to be effective in reducing the recurrence among people with the disease. A study was done to examine the ability of the drug to provide protection over a longer period. Two groups of patients were compared. The first receive...

Drug Stops Herpes

...de, "Our study demonstrates that oral valacyclovir taken by immunocompetent persons with recurrent genital HSV-2 infection significantly reduces the rates of HSV reactivation, subclinical shedding, and transmission of genital herpes to a susceptible partner....

Drug Found To Reduce The Transmission Of Herpes

...at their study demonstrates that oral valacyclovir taken by immunocompetent persons with recurrent genital HSV-2 infection significantly reduces the rates of HSV reactivation, subclinical shedding, and transmission of genital herpes to a susceptible partner....

Epilepsy Drug May Relieve Chronic Headaches

Researchers say the drug gabapentin (Neurontin) taken at 2,400 milligrams a day is an effective preventive measure // for people with chronic daily headaches. Gabapentin is an approved anti-epileptic drug. Studies have also shown its success in treating other pain-related health issues like diabetic neu...

Photographs An Effective Tool In Detecting Skin Cancer

...lar borders. Patients in the study had photographs taken of their backs, chests and abdomens where moles were present. They also performed skin self-exams during doctor’s visits and were given copies of the photographs. Researchers then changed the appearance of the patients’ existing moles and created new...

New Medication May Decrease The Frequency Of Angina Attacks

...earch. Researchers say when the drug ranolazine is taken with other antianginal medications, it improves the total exercise time of patients with symptoms of chronic angina. Ranolazine is currently under review by the FDA. For this study, more than 800 patients with symptomatic chronic angina were rando...

Cancer Risk From Exposure To Diagnostic X-Rays

...archers from Germany say the present study has not taken into account the benefit of the X-rays for the patients in their research. They say the earlier detection of cancer by radiological examinations and possibly earlier treatment could mean more cancers are cured. However, they agree that a general goal...

Blood Marker Found To Predict Colon Cancer

...owest fourth. The study also shows those who had taken either aspirin or non-steroidal anti-inflammation agents within 48 hours prior to blood draw had a reduced risk of colorectal cancer, and the association of inflammation with colon cancer was unrelated to diabetes, going against the belief that diabe...

Predicting The Risk Of Preeclampsia During Pregnancy

...preeclampsia in pregnant rats. Using blood samples taken from women participating in another study, they compared blood levels of sFlt-1 and another blood molecule, PIGF, in 120 women who developed preeclampsia and 120 women who did not develop the condition. Early in their pregnancies, sFlt-1 levels were ...

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