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Tag: "value" at medical news

An Answer To Obesity: Weight Control Protein

... insulin and leptin sensitivity and have potential value in treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes," he added This could be a giant step in the leap for anti- obesity drugs. Source: University of Michigan...

Prostate cancer recurrence attributed to obesity and rate of weight gain

...te cancer progression could enhance the predictive value of tools used to determine the risk each patient has for recurrence of prostate cancer. Keeping this in mind, it would be beneficial if men only become more conscious about their weight and participate in weight reduction programs. ...

Biologicals Transfer Proposal between US and Indian Biotechnology

...rprises around the world and turn them into higher value products in collaboration with MNCs. Visalakshi’s study of 229 Indian biotech companies concludes that 20 years after setting up DBT, India still has no clear definition of biotech. “Everything from fermentation to aquaculture and sericulture to bio ...

Systemic Corticosteroid Therapy can be used for treating all types of Infectious Mononucleosis

... and this observation suggests that clinicians see value in SCT for treatment of IM beyond the classically accepted reasons. Moreover, despite previous reports of possible adverse consequences of SCT in IM, our review failed to demonstrate any such trend.” Source: News wie...

A New Approach In Treatment Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity In Children

...The relative changes - each in comparison with the value before injection therapy - after the first versus the fifth injection were as follows: the reflex volume increased by 81% versus 88%, maximal detrusor pressure decreased by 7% versus 39%, maximal cystometric bladder capacity increased by 88% versus 7...

Carotenoid Absorption Explained In A Better Manner

... problem worldwide), though its specific vitamin A value can vary. Lutein is believed to protect the human retina's macular region, reducing risk of macular degeneration, the most common age-related cause of blindness. Other potential health benefits of carotenoids include enhancing immune system function...

MRI as a diagnostic tool for breast cancer

...rgery was conducted with the aim to determine the value of breast MRI in detection of mammographically occult breast cancers, particularly in premenopausal women. For the study, an MRI unit dedicated to breast imaging was obtained by the Cleveland Clinic Breast Center in November 2003. After that time, b...

Influence Of Heart Rate On Myocardial Oxygen Tension

...udy was done also to evaluate a possible threshold value for an ideal heart rate at which myocardial oxygen tension (pO2) is optimal. Furthermore, the time frame of response of pO2 to a change in heart rate was analyzed. These questions were addressed in an animal model using flexible pO2 probes. For the...

A New Diagnostic Approach To Pediatric Interstitial Lung Disease

...scriptive, observational study was to evaluate the value of a systematic approach to the diagnosis of pediatric ILD. The study appears in the journal Pediatrics (vol. 101). In this prospective study, the researchers evaluated 51 children presenting with ILD of unknown etiology during a 3-year period. Spe...

Hormone Treatment Before Radiation for Prostate Cancer

...vidence that hormone therapy will not diminish the value of radiation. Prostate cancer is a major killer of men and remains undiagnosed and can present late when the disease has spread. In this situation hormone treatment can benefit the patient as it removes one of the factors that leads to its growth. ...

Global Hospitals coming to city of Joy

...e hospital will be the city’s first bone and heart value bank. Besides, it will have hotels and malls on the campus. To start with, the hospital will have 300 beds, which will be increased gradually. Non-resident Indian transplant experts from the US and the UK have expressed their desire to work full-t...

Reflecting On Personal Values Can Lower Stress Responses

...steem and optimism) moderated the relation between value affirmation and psychological stress responses, such that participants who had high self-resources and had affirmed personal values reported the least stress. The authors suggest a plan to cut out stress, which includes figuring out what aspects of...

Back Pain Can Now Be Cost-Effectively Treated By Chiropractic Care

...for health professionals to increase the treatment value by getting attuned to patient preferences. A rejuvenation of the existing clinical practice can be undertaken by a critical evaluation of the appropriateness of this form of treatment in low back pain by health organizations and policy makers. ...

Proper Treatment of Hypothyroidism Found To Prevent Heart Diseases

...ure was only hypothyroidism. The study hold lot of value as the relationship between hypothyroidism and heart failure had not been previously established. While human data are not yet available, the link between low thyroid function and increased heart disease suggests that something like this could also b...

Testosterone levels could serve as a marker for determining risk of SIDS

...ving infants at risk for SIDS and to determine the value of monitoring testosterone or related hormones to identify those infants at increased risk of SIDS....

India Can Manage World’s Healthcare Crisis By 202

...pressed his desire to work in the direction. 'High value and low cost should not be our positioning. Quality service is our forte and it should be positioned properly. We are in touch with the health ministry on this front.' Kant said if things are directed properly, then India has the capacity to earn ov...

Imprisonment for fake “baby milk” manufacturers in Chia

...r being fed the formula milk of little nutritional value suffered. The doctors diagnosed the condition as "big head disease", where infants' heads appear abnormally large in comparison to their bodies. This was the analysis of media people."My girl, the first child of mine, died when she was only four mon...

Fewer Breast Cancer Patients to Get Chemo

...motherapy is no value. It is just to say that the value is smaller in women with hormone-driven disease,' said Dr. Robert Carlson, a Stanford University physician who led the U.S. guideline-writing group. The question now is to determine whether the benefit is so small that oncologists should not be recom...

Prostate Cancer Test Is Influenced By Age and Nutrition Factors

...st and could cause confusion in the diagnosis. The value under consideration in the current study is the PS...mass index (BMI) played a key role in altering the value of this particular test. This means that under this influence the value can either be artificially e...

Valley's Winters - Time For Nostalgia And Salt Tea

...society must learn to coexist with its traditional value system. If we give up our heritage and old value systems to change with the times, it would be a great loss. We must somehow try to have the old gel ...

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