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Doctors operate upon patients in candlelight- latest from the quake scene

...re they become normal again. Even if they do it is unlikely that anyone of them would ever forget the quake of black Friday....

Researchers urge caution in using ear tube surgery

...e speech- and language-delayed, their problems are unlikely to be caused by a history of ear fluid, according to the study. But that doesn't mean that they should never get ear tube surgery. "The decision to undergo ear tube surgery should be discussed carefully with the doctor," said Paradise. "A variety of...

Patients often assume wrongly that they are allergic to penicillin

...after taking penicillin injections then it is very unlikely to be a drug hypersensitivity reaction. The eruptions could be due to the underlying disease itself for which penicillin was prescribed or could be because of an unrelated coincidental cause. So the next time someone says they have penicillin allerg...

Genetic influence in menopause

...er or much later. But they say that however, it is unlikely for gene therapy to control the age of menopause because there are probably many different genes involved....

Anthrax drug doxycycline could stunt fetal growth

...ro affects pregnancy, but the CDC said the drug is unlikely to pose a substantial risk. Doctors can also consider amoxicillin, a relative of penicillin....

Risk Of Decongestants In Hypertensive Patients

...gh blood pressure, but according to Smaha, they're unlikely to help those looking for a decongestant....

Chromosomes to predict oral cancer

... with the normal number of chromosomes — 46 — were unlikely to develop into cancer. Of the 103 patients with leukoplakia with normal DNA content, only three developed cancer. However, if the number of chromosomes found in the leukoplakia cells is doubled, cancer becomes more likely, the study found. Twelve o...

FDA debates status of decongestant drugs

...e for people with high blood pressure, but they're unlikely to help those looking for a decongestant....

Small aneurysms best left untouched

...nefits of having the operation. If the aneurysm is unlikely ever to rupture, then it is not worthwhile taking the risk of surgery. According to this study only aneurysms that have a diameter of 5.5 centimeters are worth repair surgery. If this new guidance was followed, there would be 30 per cent fewer repair...

Stem Cells Have Few Mutations

...s accumulate in a cell culture suggests that it is unlikely that the 78 cell colonies approved for federal funding will be enough to develop medical treatments. ``This paper highlights an issue that we have known about,'' he said. ``Because of the accumulation of mutations in cell lines that have been in cu...

FDA panel refuses anti-viral cold remedy

...ble. Because colds are not serious illnesses, it's unlikely that patients would see a doctor within a day of the first symptoms. The drug's developer, ViroPharma and marketing partner Aventis Pharmaceuticals, had hoped to have it on the market in the earliest possible under the brand name Picovir. Mark McKi...

Enzyme stimulates growth of adult stem cells

... embryos, Rafii pointed out. Patients' tissues are unlikely to reject cells that come from their own bodies. And it is not yet known how to coax embryonic stem cells into desired mature cell types. This type of cloning is not intended to produce an offspring, but instead to produce an embryo that has stem ce...

Men happy to take contraception

... rushing to put a product on the market, and it is unlikely to appear in the next year or so, said Dr Weston. However, he hopes the survey will disprove the perception that there is no need for male contraception....

Ideal therapy for warts

...ene, such as irritation and blistering, make it an unlikely replacement for salicylic acid. Simple topical treatments containing salicylic acid seem to be both effective and safe....

The issue of urinary incontinence

...ture of incontinence pads will increase. But it is unlikely that there would ever be a method of neutralising unpleasant smells from stale urine....

Nurses competing with junior doctors in some assessments

...any unnecessary tests as the nurses. However, it's unlikely that nurses can completely replace junior doctors in doing this kind of work, because it's a vital part of a doctor's career development. But it's useful to know that a nurse can perform as well as a doctor in this role....

Extra hormone found to cut appetite by a third

...olph L. Leibel, an obesity researcher , said it is unlikely that PYY alone will turn out to be the "magic bullet" against obesity, but it may prove useful in combination with other drugs. He said the body has backup systems that kick in to resist the loss of body fat -- the reason so many people who lose weig...

Snoring May Be Sign of Asthma in Kids

...ciation between snoring and asthma, we think it is unlikely that the link can be simply because of an association with the more severe form of snoring." This condition, known as obstructive sleep apnea, stops breathing dozens of times a night by causing the upper airway to completely close during sleep....

Valerian was first epilepsy drug

...o be valerian's active ingredient.That's why it is unlikely valerian itself will be developed into an antiepileptic drug, Eadie said. "No one in their right mind would do a clinical trial. It is too intolerable in the doses needed." Valerian as a modern-day medicine? But Eadie said one drug company thinks ...

Puberty may be due to GPR54 gene and KiSS-1 Molecule

...ttsburg University. He also announced that it was unlikely the two genetic molecules would act alone....

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