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Preterm Delivery More Common in African American Women

...eliver extremely prematurely at 20-28 weeks. (Full term births occur at 37-41 weeks gestation.) The results of the study are published in the February issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Although all mothers who had initially delivered a premature infant at 20-34 weeks of gestation...

Effective Marketing of Multivitamins Essential

...to very little federal regulation. "Right now, the term multivitamin encompasses hundreds, if not thousands, of products with varied content and dose of vitamins and minerals. It's really difficult to guide customers if we don't even know what is in the vitamins they are taking. Standards would be helpful...

Doctors Advise Shifting of Ailing Soren

... next hearing is on Feb 9. Soren is serving life term after being convicted for the murder of his personal secretary Shahinath Jha. Source-IANS...

‘Smart House’ Developed to Monitor People With Dementa

...ily activities and in most cases leads to the long term need for special care. Many diseases can result in dementia, the most common one being Alzheimer's. One of the symptoms is memory loss. Although patients may recall things that happened decades ago, they often forget that they left the taps runnin...

Air Pollution May Cause Heart Disease

...cular disease. Particulate matter is the general term used for a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets in the air. It includes aerosols, smoke, fumes, dust, ash and pollen. The composition of particulate matter varies with place, season and weather conditions. Fine particulate matter is 2.5 ...

‘Smart Way of Living’ for Dementia Patiens

...rs being readmitted to hospital or going into long term care. It uses special sensors that can wirelessl...rs being readmitted to hospital or going into long term care. People with dementia have tested individual components of the system, but the complete insta...

Stem Cells Passed From Mother to Child Live On and Make Insulin

...sies) that produced insulin. Microchimerism is the term used when an individual harbors cells or DNA that originate from another genetically distinct individual. "To our knowledge a maternal contribution to endocrine function has not previously been described," the authors said. "Our findings also raise...

EU States Agree on Clone Food Plan

...imals ‘farmyard freaks' is also reminiscent of the term ‘Frankenstein foods', coined several years ago to describe genetically modified foods and blamed for helping to sway public opinion against them. Source: Bio - Bio TechnologyBR>SRM...

Mobile Phone and Cancer – A Detailed Study to Understand the Risk

...y, to evaluate the risks of brain cancer, for long term users of the mobile phone// . Professor Lawrie Challis, an authority on mobile phone radiation, is in the final stage of discussion with the Department of Health and the mobile phone industry. If the talks are successful, the duo will contribute to...

Aspirin Saves Life Even in Cancer Patients

...ucing cardiovascular disease as a barrier and long term risk. He and anesthesiologist Mona Sarkiss, M.D., Ph.D., made the observation that patients with thrombocytopenia who suffered a heart attack and were being treated in the intensive care unit at M. D. Anderson tended to die more often when they wer...

Ear Fluid Does Not Impair Development

...tis media by the time they are 3 years of age. The term “otitis media” refers both to ear infections and to fluid in the ear that follows ear infections or can lead to ear infections. Otitis media is inflammation in the lining of the middle ear cavity and usually occurs as a complication of a cold or othe...

Long Term Opioid Drug Usage May Lead to Addiction

...rugs should only be used to treat pain for a short term and not be continued for long as it would result in its abuse. 'Opioids may be effective for short-term relief,' said study author Dr. Bridget A. Martell. 'But all studies [reviewed] were less than four months.' Martell and her colleagues at Pfiz...

Cholesterol Lowering Statins may Prevent Parkinson’s Diseas

... with much enthusiasm among Australian doctors who term the study as small and the results contradictory. The researchers had found those with reduced LDL levels were up to three times more likely to be in the Parkinson's group. 'Interestingly, use of either cholesterol-lowering drugs, or statins alone...

One in Four Specialist Trainee Doctors 'Very Worried' About Future Job Prospects

... to shift the focus of care, particularly for long term conditions, away from hospitals into the community... 'For many trainees, both the immediate and long term uncertainty generated by these changes has caused alarm,' they write. While concerns over consultant...

Nurses Ease the Wounded Heart

...ce of their mothers are known to have serious long term physical health, mental health, and behavioral consequences—but little is known about appropriate interventions for these children and their abused mothers. A study led by JHUSON researcher Phyllis Sharps, PhD, RN is investigating the effectiveness o...

Human Pheromones: Fact and Fiction

...o entice males as potential mates. 'The general term pheromone is often linked to images of specific, rapid response and sexual attraction,' notes Preti, an organic chemist. 'Actually, pheromones are divided into classes that are defined by characteristics of the responses.' Chemical signals that eli...

Food Hampers Deficient in Calories, Study Says

...ortfall in calories and nutrients could cause long term health problems, researchers said. However, food banks are not to be blamed for this situation, researchers said. The food banks rely on donations and services from volunteers. The need of the hour is to put government policies in order and address...

PRK and LASIK Surgeries ‘Safe and Effective

...reatments say both procedures provide stable, long term improvement for nearsightedness. “Our study provi...K are effective for correcting myopia with no long term complications,” said lead investigator Jorge L. Alió, MD, PhD, chair of ophthalmology at the Univers...

Weight-Loss Drugs – Will They also Make You Lose Sleep

... that such drugs are incapable of influencing long term changes, with most giving up abruptly. The goal of these drugs should ideally hover around enabling an overall health benefit, rather than a single benefit – of weight loss- at the cost of another (heart health)! Whether these drugs offset risks of...

Sweetened Drinks in Sipper Cups Hasten Tooth Decay in Toddlers

... cup deftly in their hands. But if used for a long term period, it increases the risk to develop tooth decay ,reported Dr. Philip H. Hunke, president of AAPD. Data shows that about a third of all kids in the U.S with tooth decay have used sipper cups. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention n...

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