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Hyaluronan supplementation therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis

...s, is a form of arthritis where one or more joints undergo tissue change. A key problem involved in in these type of joint problems is the loss of a special salt called hyaluronan within the fluid that moisturizes the area. This fluid is called synovial fluid. Hyaluronan supplementation injections are being ...

Lifestyle linked to prostate cancer risk

...er they exercise less than twice a week and do not undergo annual prostate screening. On the contrary, those who have kept their weight down, exercise regularly and were screened regularly for signs of the disease had the lowest risk. It appears to be important that men maintain a low body mass index, exerc...

Gene Therapy could treat Impotence

...e rats to mimic the damage that can occur when men undergo prostate-removal. Doctors injected harmless, modified herpes virus to deliver proteins known as neurotrophic factors into the penis and the area near the cavernous nerves, which are located around the prostate gland and play an// important role in er...

Admission to Russian varsities is looking up

...be noted is that all foreign students will have to undergo one year preparatory course in Russian language....

Finasteride lowers risk of prostate cancer but increases risk of high-grade tumors

...sed to treat urinary symptoms, so long as patients undergo careful monitoring....

Finasteride lowers risk of prostate cancer but increases risk of high-grade tumors

...sed to treat urinary symptoms, so long as patients undergo careful monitoring....

Hidden Disease in Stroke Patients

...patients whose risk is 20 percent or higher should undergo further medical testing. The authors write: "Several testing options are available for stroke patients who are being evaluated for unrecognized coronary artery disease. The most commonly used tests for myocardial ischemia are exercise ECG, nuclear my...

Transplants Help Liver Cancer Patients

New research shows cancer patients who undergo liver transplants have better survival rates than those who do not.// Researchers from Johns Hopkins reviewed data on more than 48,000 patients who underwent a liver transplant between 1987 and 2001. More than 900 of the patients underwent a liver t...

Link between C-section Delivery and Stillbirth

A new study shows women who undergo a cesarean section during their first pregnancy are at an increased risk of having a stillborn child down the road.// Researchers are uncertain why the link between C-section delivery and stillbirth exists but say it could be a biological cause. ...

Screening For Prostate Cancer in men over 75 Questioned

...t is nearly identical to men who have the test and undergo therapy for prostate cancer. Researchers reviewed information from a previous study to see who was initiating the idea and if physicians are discussing the risks and benefits of a PSA screening with patients before testing. The study included inform...

Methamphetamine Users Found To Suffer From Mood Disorders

...of addiction treatment. Most methamphetamine users undergo behavioral therapy because no medications have shown to help the recovery process. Researchers from the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, say their PET images for the first time pinpoint abnormal brain activity that has been closely linked to sympt...

Radiation Exposure Found To Affect Intellect Later In Life

...nition tests. Researchers say young children who undergo computed tomography (CT) scans for minor head injuries may be at risk for adverse intellectual development. They say CT scans, which deliver high doses of ionizing radiation, are becoming more common in young children. Researchers say, “Irradiation o...

More Patients Going In For Home Dialysis

...of the belly to flush out waste. // Patients must undergo training for two weeks and are then able to perform the 30-minute dialysis themselves from the comfort of their home. Hemodialysis patients can spend up to four hours, three times per week, attached to a blood-cleaning machine at a dialysis center. ...

Reducing The Risk Of Fractures After a Heart Transplant

People who undergo a heart transplant usually lose significant bone mass in the first year after the transplant, mainly due to // the powerful drugs that keep their bodies from rejecting the new organ. The bone loss greatly increases their risk for fractures. Studies s...

Radiation Therapy An Effective Solution For Recurrent Prostate Cancer

...ists say about 30,000 men in the United States who undergo surgery to have their prostates removed will have their cancer return.// However a recent study shows that men who have their prostates removed may benefit from radiation therapy if their cancer returns . Researchers studied more than 500 men with p...

Cancer Drug Opens Arteries

Each year about 400,000 Americans undergo balloon angioplasty to clear blocked arteries. In many cases, the arteries become blocked again.// Now, a cancer drug may change the outcome of the procedure. John Bailey can relax today, knowing he's doing everything he can to avoid a second open-...

Exercising Good For Stroke Survivors

...s. However researchers say stroke survivors should undergo a complete medical history and physical exam before beginning an exercise program....

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

Adult hair follicles undergo a growth cycle consisting of periods of growth (anagen), regression (catagen), and rest (telogen). Researchers demonstrated that the brief activation of ?-catenin in // telogen-phase adult hair follicles is sufficient to initiate the anagen phase. Sc...

New Technique For Benign Breast Tumors

...ar, more than 1 million women in the United States undergo breast biopsies. In about 80 percent of these cases, the lumps are benign, //or non-cancerous. But that benign lump still causes anxiety in many women. Now, one technique is making it easier for women to get rid of the lumps without surgery. In most...

The Importance Of Skin Cancer Screening

...edicine clinics, nearly 90 percent were willing to undergo a full-body skin examination in order to uncover e...een for skin cancer or if they would be willing to undergo one. Only 32 percent said they regularly underwent such an exam (55 percent among those with previou...

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