Tag: "uncontrolled" at medical news

Radiofrequency catheter ablation safe for infants

... the area of the heart which is struggling with an uncontrolled heartbeat, known as tachycardia. A mild painless burst of radiofrequency energy, similar to microwave heat, is used to destroy about 20% of heart muscle. A study in the Journal of the American Heart Association found the procedure was 90% effective...

Caffeine can induce epilepsy in newborns

...vation, adenosine protects the nerve circuits from uncontrolled activity. ...

Focused Treatment For Childhood Cancer

... Recently developed compounds that can block the uncontrolled SHH signaling found in the tumors could potentially be used as a therapy in children with medulloblastoma. Researchers also found that the clinical outcome of an individual child's struggle with medulloblastoma could be accurately predicted by examin...

Epilepsy can be predicted

...ications for the large population of patients with uncontrolled epilepsy. "If proven reliable, such an application would lower the medical consequences of seizures and improve the quality of life of people with epilepsy by decreasing the risk of injury, and the sense of helplessness fostered by the unpredictabili...

Control of anger disorder connected to Brain Dysfunction

...r brain region to a psychiatric disorder marked by uncontrolled aggression. They say their findings extend the link that has been found between the brain area--called the orbital/medial prefrontal cortex circuit,// or OMPCC and impulsive aggression. In this case, the researchers studied 30 patients diagnosed wit...

FDA approves Watson Pharmaceuticals' Oxytrol patch

...a risk of urinary retention, gastric retention, or uncontrolled narrow-angle glaucoma. The drug which will be available in the market by the end of May 2003 was approved after clinical trials involving more than 1000 people....

Therapy Boosts Chemotherapy Effects

... of AML cells to chemotherapy, and a few small and uncontrolled studies in patients seem to back up this premise. However, large controlled studies have been lacking. In this study, investigators randomly assigned 640 patients with previously untreated AML to receive either standard chemotherapy or chemotherapy ...

More Complications Seen In Women With Epilepsy

...e difficulties women experience.In pregnant women, uncontrolled seizures can lead to miscarriages and infant death. They can also contribute to problems with cognitive development in children. In fact, children of women with epilepsy have a two-fold increased risk of developing cognitive difficulties. Many women...

New Hair in 15 Days Could Now Be A Possibility Say Researchers

...vation, prolonged activation of ?-catenin leads to uncontrolled growth and gross distortion of the hair follicle structure, underscoring the importance of precisely controlled signaling activity for normal follicle regeneration....

Controlling Asthma

People with uncontrolled asthma may be able to gain complete control of the...ers .// Researchers studied 3,416 patients with uncontrolled asthma. Some of the patients had never before taken an inhaled steroid for their asthma; some were o...

Damaged Heart Rejuvenated By Stem Cells

...into the heart has been thought to carry risks for uncontrolled growth of the stem cells on host tissue in the heart muscle. For the study, the stem cells were extracted and grown in sufficient number in long-term cultures, so they could be modified to produce cells that could imitate all of the functions and pe...

TV watching may turn your child into a bully

...tional support, or let them watch television in an uncontrolled manner often unknowingly cause their children to become bullies. The researchers, who observed 4yr old children in such situations to the ages of 6 through 11 yrs, said that these behaviors are positively correlated with bullying behaviors. The res...

Eleutherobin From Coral Fights Cancer Cells

...dindia:Info about Lung Cancer Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the lung. Majority of people who get lung cancer have been cigarette smokers, but not all people who smoke get lung cancer. And, some people who have never smoked get lung cancer. Normal lung tissue is made up of cells tha...

Britney Spears Donates $50 000 To Support Cancer Patients

...dindia:Info about Lung Cancer Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the lung. Majority of people who get lung cancer have been cigarette smokers, but not all people who smoke get lung cancer. And, some people who have never smoked get lung cancer. Normal lung tissue is made up of cells tha...

Lung Cancer Deaths Declining In Men But Not Women In European Countries

...neral Info about Lung Cancer Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the lung. Majority of people who get lung cancer have been cigarette smokers, but not all people who smoke get lung cancer. And, some people who have never smoked get lung cancer. Normal lung tissue is made up of cells tha...

Malignant Mesothelioma – A New Genetic Revelatio

...neral Info about Lung Cancer Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the lung. Majority of people who get lung cancer have been cigarette smokers, but not all people who smoke get lung cancer. And, some people who have never smoked get lung cancer. Normal lung tissue is made up of cells tha...

Malignant Mesothelioma – A New Genetic Revelation

...neral Info about Lung Cancer Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the lung. Majority of people who get lung cancer have been cigarette smokers, but not all people who smoke get lung cancer. And, some people who have never smoked get lung cancer. Normal lung tissue is made up of cells tha...

Scientists Identify Cancer Pathway

... Cancer: Cancer occurs when cells divide in an uncontrolled manner. In the human body, a process called cell division, constantly replaces the cells in the tissues that are lost. Normally, cells divide and produce the exact number of cells required. In cancer, cells divide for no apparent reason and form a ma...

Heart Patients Use Alternative Medicine

...trolled or studied. In addition to the threat of uncontrolled bleeding from doubling up on blood thinners, health professionals worry that there may be other interactions between supplements and drugs. Fortunately, 70 percent of those taking supplements, vitamins or herbs told their doctors what they were takin...

Aliskiren: A New Treatment For Hypertension

...nt portion of treated hypertensive patients remain uncontrolled and face serious morbidity and mortality as a consequence, said the researchers. Current drug therapies for hypertension include diuretics, beta-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, aldosterone receptor blockers (ARBs), calcium...

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