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Have green tea to prevent prostate cancer

...vasive prostate cancer within a year in nearly one third of the cases. There are generally no treatments for such cases. The subjects were all given 200 mg of GTCs daily for a year. Green tea catechins and their antioxidants were for a long time related to cancer preventive properties. Green tea is a com...

Using herbal remedies with chemotherapy may not be a good idea

...s of two drugs, decreased the effectiveness of the third drug, and did not have any effect on the fourth drug or radiation therapy. It is still not known why the effectiveness of drugs are getting affected by the herb, and so the researchers are of the opinion that till such is known it is best to avoid t...

It is safe to take influenza vaccine during pregnancy

... have taken the influenza vaccine at the second or third trimester of pregnancy. The researchers had noted that no serious adverse effects of the vaccine were noted within 42 days of vaccination. There were also no significant difference caused to the mode of delivery, including premature birth and caesari...

Effectiveness of acupuncture for migraines

... and not following the acupuncture guidelines. The third group was put in waiting to see a doctor for treatment. All the patients were required to keep a diary for the headaches (frequency, severity and duration) from four weeks before the trials to ninth or twelfth week of the trial. The results of the t...

Vaccine to cure smoking

...tine patches. If successful in all the continuing third phase of the trial, then the vaccine will go a long way in decreasing the risks of cancer and other diseases suffered by smokers....

Artificially made protein to inhibit angiogenesis

...educed the blood vessel proliferation by up to two third of its growth. The protein is all set to stop vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) where it is produced. The new protein with its amino acid tail will stop the VEGF from leaving the site of production inside the cell, thereby minimizing its pote...

Women may not seek help for pelvic floor disorders

... one of the symptoms estimated to affect about one third of the adult women population. Three of the most common symptoms of the disorder are urinary incontinence, anal incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. The survey results of the study showed that about 72% of the total women surveyed suffered from ...

Survey shows how bipolar disorder affects the quality of life for patients

...of their lives. The survey results reveal that a third of the total people surveyed feel that social interactions suffer, as people tend to discriminate against them. 20% of the respondents have decided to never tell anyone about their condition. Majority of them agree that successful treatment can help ...

Men tend to deny being overweight

...ons of fruits and vegetables per day and about one third of them do a daily exercise for half an hour. Reference: Cancer Research UK, news release, July 200...

Watching TV in the bedroom can lower children’s school performanc

... in the reading tests taken by the children in the third grade, that was part of the Stanford Achievement Test Parents have always wanted to see improved test scores at school for their children. According to the new research, this may be as simple as taking out the TV out of the kids’ room, or not puttin...

Third generation Small pox vaccine from Cell-culture

...ox as a biological weapon. Research leading to the third generation vaccines, such as vaccinia viruses that are further attenuated, inactivated viruses, subunit or peptide based vaccines should have significant use to public health....

Patients with osteoarthritis benefit by Acupuncture

...allocated to the minimal acupuncture group and the third group with 74 patients were the control group. Specialized physicians in 28 outpatient centers administered acupuncture. Acupuncture was given in 12 sessions over 8 weeks period. The patients also completed questionnaires at the beginning of the tria...

Mutations in NOTCH1 cause an early developmental defect in the aortic valve

...se in their adulthood. Aortic valve disease is the third most common cause of heart disease in adults. Due to severe calcification, the leaflets do not open normally which stops the proper supplying of blood to other parts of the body leading to replacement of the valves. ...

Five patients die amid Bihar doctors' strike

...l College// and Hospital (PMCH), which entered its third day Saturday crippling medical services. Two patients died Saturday while three others died Friday, sources said. Hundreds of patients, mostly poor people who have come for treatment from across state, are passing tense days. "We are the real victi...

The Dangers Of Vitamin A To Pregnant Women To Be Included On Label

...re brand of the UK's Trading Standards has found a third of multivitamin products tested did not carry a warning for pregnant women about vitamin A. David Adams, director of the UK's Health Food Manufacturer's Association (HFMA), says that the organisation's code of practice for all member companies supp...

Surgery Offers Better Treatment For Third Degree Piles

...ssified by degree of severity, into first, second, third and fourth degree. The fourth degree disease being... treatment of choice for hemorrhoids classified as third or fourth degree and those that re-occur after RBL, and that RBL might be adopted as a treatment of ...

Herbal Remedies For Insomnia And Anxiety May Be Ineffective

...d one group received valerian plus kava-placebo; a third group received double placebos. After four weeks of treatment, subjects used a secure website to complete follow-up questionnaires. The herbal extracts were no more effective than placebo in reducing the symptoms they were intended to treat. Anxiety...

Weighty problem: Protein is the solution?

...ase diet, the first two being time bound while the third is for a lifetime. It is basically a corrective form of eating where you replace all bad carbohydrates and fats by good ones. http://www.medindia.com/patients/ patientinfo/southdiet_about.htm...

Pig Bacterium (Streptococcus suis) Kills 24 In China

... The high mortality rate is worrying – nearly one third confirmed cases have since died. Sichuan is China’s second largest pork producing province. All 469 infected pigs have been buried and pork exports have been suspended from the areas involved. The Chinese Health Ministry is urging people not to proc...

New Tools To Identify Flu Strains

...ined through flu vaccines available worldwide. The third type, or the type C causes mild respiratory infections coupled with fever and subsides in a few days. This is generally treated symptomatically and is not fatal, if treated on time....

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