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Childhood Cancer can Lead to Chronic Health Problems Later in Life: Study

...ater in life than either stand-alone chemo or drug therapy or stand-alone surgery. More than half the children in the study who underwent radiation treatment had a high or severe burden of illness by the time they were young adults, compared to 25 percent of patients who had surgery, and 15 percent of kids...

Bisphosphonate Increases the Risk of Jaw Bone Deterioration

...n the increasing use of intravenous bisphosphonate therapy for patients with severe osteoporosis, it is important that patients receiving therapy with both established and new formulations of intravenous bisphosphonates be followed carefully for ...

Research Shows Way for Drug Therapy for Autism

...rdation and autism in mice, raising hopes of drug therapy for this disorder that affects one in 500 children. Researchers at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) and National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience (NIMHANS) in Bangalore have contributed to the breakthrough, reported thi...

Papworth Breathing Technique Cuts Asthma Symptoms by a Third

...r manifestation. The Papworth method of physical therapy is a series of integrated breathing and relaxation exercises developed in the 1960s. The breathing training involves a specific diaphragmatic breathing technique, emphasises nose breathing and development of a breathing pattern to suit current activi...

Indian-born Australian Scientist Wins Award for Stem Cell Research

...imal-to-human contamination in potential stem cell therapy treatments. The line is called Endeavour-1. "This is the first such line produced in Australia and only the second one in the world, which does not use animals in any way," says Sidhu. Human embryonic stem cell lines are derived from specialised...

Chilean President's Cousin Successfully Tests Allergy 'Knockout' Technique on Mice

...is technology may become the first line of allergy therapy in the near future....

Sexual Fantasies Play an Important Role in Boosting Desire

...xuality. In fact, sexual fantasies are used in sex therapy to diminish levels of anxiety of execution or of sexual activity, provided that there are no organic anomalies (lack of hormones, endocrinal disorders, etc.). Researchers of Granada are currently working in this field of study. The study is publish...

Flower Essences may Be the Best Stress-busters

Rescue Remedy, a natural therapy created from flower essences, is an effective stre... in a convenient spray bottle or in drop form, the therapy helps provide better emotional balance and fast, convenient relief from everyday stress, according t...

Young Adults Seldom Try Proven Methods to Kick the Butt

...kers incorrectly believe that nicotine replacement therapy is dangerous or that nicotine causes cancer. Curry suggests it may be necessary to correct misconceptions about treatment and to take advantage of missed opportunities during health care visits to address smoking and promote treatment. "We don't ...

Living With Stress

... Yoga Physical and mental exercises Music therapy Breathing exercises Massages Danzae Pace says, 'Stress is the trash of modern life - we all generate it but if you don't dispose of it properly, it will pile up and overtake your life.' The choice is yours after all, its your life...

Exercise Stimulates Production of New Brain Cells

...s interesting is that the effect of antidepressant therapy can be greatly strengthened by external environmental factors, she says. Previous studies have shown that drug abusers have lowered levels of the dopamine D2 receptor in the brain's reward system. It has been speculated that this may be of signific...

Experts Critical of a New OTC Product to Treat Psoriasis

...t patients using the spray might be missing out on therapy including steroid creams that could really help....

Alteon Initiates Phase 2 Trial of ALT-2074 in Diabetes and Haptoglobin 2-2

...ent program in which a more appropriately targeted therapy is given to a more susceptible patient population....

Bayer and Onyx Submit Supplemental New Drug Application for Nexavar to Treat Liver Cancer

...ts over three decades. Nexavar is the first drug therapy to demonstrate a significant survival benefit for patients with HCC, and, if approved, may fulfill a serious unmet need with a manageable toxicity profile." HCC, the most common form of liver cancer, is responsible for about 90 percent of the primar...

New Braincells can Be Induced by Exercise

...hanisms that explain why exercise can be a form of therapy for depression and has also compared it with pharm...s interesting is that the effect of antidepressant therapy can be greatly strengthened by external environmental factors, she says. Previous studies have sho...

Breast Cancer Outcomes in the Family

...sk factors such as obesity and hormone replacement therapy probably play a role in the incidence and outcome ...tand what is inherited; tumor biology, response to therapy or vigilance of the immune system....

Girls With Cancer Given Fertility Hope

... case of the five-year-old, who is still receiving therapy for kidney cancer, seven eggs were obtained, one of which was successfully matured. Ariel Revel from Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem will present full details of his research at the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduc...

INVEGA Receives Marketing Authorization In EU For Treatment Of Schizophrenia

...ermanent is thought to increase with the length of therapy and the overall dose taken by the patient. This condition can develop after a brief period of therapy at low doses, although this is much less common. There is no known treatment for TD, but it may go a...

Hoarding can Endanger Lives, Says New Study

...ram who hoard participate in cognitive behavioural therapy and learn decision making skills. They also work on their beliefs about hoarding, and learn to understand their emotional reaction when they throw items away. For treatment to be successful, it must also happen where the patients hoard. "It is i...

Boffins Identify Molecule That Might Treat Food Allergy

...time clearly represents a potential target for the therapy of allergy. This is currently under investigation", Dr Nicoletti said. The findings of the study were published online in the July issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology....

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