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Functional foods reduce cholesterol

...tial nutrients. //There has been a trend of adding value to foods that we already eat to make us healthier. For example, Benecol Spread is a margarine that contains phytosterol to help lower cholesterol. Phytosterol is a plant-derived ingredient that has many positive effects on the body. Researchers from ...

Voice has to be looked after with care

...en hear this when a heavy smoker talks), so if you value your voice, you need to quit tobacco....

Survival rates in breast cancer patients improved with "Dose Dense Chemotherapy"

...hich was developed in the 1980s that suggested the value of increased dose density. Researchers tested both dose dense and conventional chemotherapy regimens in 1,973 women with node-positive primary breast cancer and no other metastases. Following surgical removal of their tumors, the women were assigned...

Heart problems detected better with a Cardiac MRI

...redictor of heart problems and it added diagnostic value over clinical parameters....

Electrocardiograms plays a limited role

... exercise electrocardiography.// They compared the value of clinical data, exercise electrocardiography and...analysis, stress survival, the negative predictive value of the two tests was similarly high....

Pharmacist’s Role in Medication Error

...gators believe these findings strongly suggest the value of having a pharmacist participate in medical rounds with doctors. They also suggest two areas for improvement within hospitals. First, facilities should develop a system to provide health care providers with accurate medication information at the po...

New Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment

...ted by the patients. They say this study shows the value of this new class of drugs in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis...

New Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment

...ted by the patients. They say this study shows the value of this new class of drugs in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis....

Prostate Cancer in Obese Men

...on between obesity and a higher Gleason score, the value used to classify the aggressiveness of prostate tumors. They also found obese men tended to have a higher cancer recurrence rate. The second study was conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine on nearly 1,100 prostate c...

‘Protein’ Produced By Overstressed Heart Muscle a Strong Indicator Of Heart Diseae

...predict heart attacks and the peptide's predictive value needs to be tested against that of other known biomarkers, such as C-reactive protein....

Latest Tumor Classification More Informative

...k to other biologic datasets. The most important value of this (new) classification is the disengagement of tumor type and tumor place of origin…This permits tumors with similar molecular profiles to be classified according to biological attributes rather than anatomical location , say researchers....

The Benefits Of Keyhole Surgery

...rchers say use of it would depend on the perceived value of its effectiveness in improving recovery after the operation....

The Benefits Of A Stretch

...sights about stretching. Athletes often debate the value of stretching before exercising.// Specialists say stretching does not reduce the risk of injury in fact, current research shows static stretching makes muscles weaker for 10 to 15 minutes and may actually increase the risk of injury. They say some l...

Effectiveness Of Prostate Cancer Test

...as about 7 percent, while 27 percent of men with a value of 3.1 to 4.0 PSA had prostate cancer. Thus researchers conclude prostate cancer among men with PSA levels below four is not rare, even though that level is thought to be in the normal range....

Mother’s Milk Stored For Long Periods Found To Have Less Antioxidant

...showed fresh human milk had a significantly higher value of antioxidants than formula. Although formula retained the same levels of antioxidants when frozen or refrigerated, antioxidant levels fell in breast milk the longer it was stored and the colder the temperature at which it was stored. Researchers s...

Stretching May Not Decrease Risk Of Injury In Power Sports

...wever, athletes should be aware of the detrimental value of only stretching before any sports requiring power and force. In that case, warming up the body is a better option....

Breast cancer is associated to consuming food with high glycemic index

...ions between the risk of breast cancer and high GI value food may be slightly stronger for women with no physical activity among those who use HRT. Reference: International Journal of Cancer, issue April 2005...

Men who takes risk is unlikely to impress women

Men always have appreciated the value of taking risks as very macho and manly. A recent study in the journal// Evolution and Human Behavior had pointed out that although men who take risk get more friends, women do not like to have them as spouses. In the study carried out by the psycho...

Air travel reduces oxygen level in the blood

...fifty percent of the passengers had the saturation value of 94% or less at the cruising altitude. At this saturation limit physicians may administer supplemental oxygen in hospital conditions. Although this may not be dangerous for healthy individuals, but for people with lungs problem or heart disease, t...

Gastric bypass surgery reduces risk of heart disease

... obesity surgery is not only good for its cosmetic value and its role in weight loss, it is also important for the reduction in the health risks associated with obesity. Reference: Stanford University School of Medicine, news release, July 2005...

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