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Reducing Lung Cancer Risk

...ss the long-term effects of giving up the habit at various ages. Former smokers, on the other hand, had only a small number of lung cancer cases compared with those who continued to smoke, and the rates dropped dramatically the longer they had stopped smoking. Two thirds of current smokers in Britain want to...

Contraceptive pill to reduce PMS

...of two commonly used hormones already available in various dosages in oral contraceptives. Women have to take it for 84 consecutive days and then skip a week. Researcher Dr Freedolph D Anderson said side effects should be the same as for any birth control pill. He said: "Low and ultra-low doses are used, so ...

Blood test can predict pre-eclampsia

...data from a study of more than 5,000 women who had various tests during pregnancy. They found 56 who had pre-eclampsia, and compared their tests to 90 women who did not. The pre-eclampsia patients had unusually low levels of a protein called SHBG or sex hormone binding globulin in early pregnancy. ...

Epilepsy Drugs Can Enhance Risk of Birth Defects

...ied 160 mothers who were undergoing treatment with various antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) and who gave birth between 1977 and 2001. Dean says that previous research had also shown a relatively high risk of problems seen in children exposed to AEDs while in the womb. He adds, however, that the drugs taken by t...

No explanation on schizophrenia gene

...t predisposed people to the condition. There were various clues that suggested these risk factors include problems with attention and reading, problems with fine motor co-ordination, obstetric complications, and older fathers, he said. The risk factor approach is already common in research on cancer, heart ...

New operation for swallowing problems

...ex operation, involving the co-ordinated action of various of the cranial nerves. One of these, the vagal nerve, controls the swallowing at the upper end of the digestive tract// - that is, above the esophagus, but below the mouth. When this nerve is paralysed, aspiration of food down to the lungs, and swall...

The advantages of berries

... find out more about the protective compounds that various types of produce contain. //The latest report, from researchers at Hopkins University, is about black raspberries -and how they may reduce the risk of colon cancer. Groups of rats that had been given a compound that causes colon cancer were fed a d...

Healing a painful neck

...igned 190 patients to receive either 40 minutes of various forms of manual therapy once per week, physical therapy consisting of 35 minutes of exercise twice per week, or regular care by a general practitioner consisting of pain relievers, counseling, and education. After five weeks, patients were evaluated...

How to repeal male infertility?

...s and hormones and is dependent on contact between various cells including ones called somatic Sertoli cells. When Sertoli cells are dysfunctional, sperm production is interrupted. Currently, there is no way to repair dysfunctional Sertoli cells. Researchers from the Hopkins University, led by Inder Verma, ...

Control of anger disorder connected to Brain Dysfunction

...tion, IED patients had more difficulty identifying various odors in "scratch-and-sniff" samples. All of this suggests that dysfunction in the OMPCC is involved in this impulse-control disorder, the researchers point out. In this study, researchers notes that individuals with other psychiatric disorders that ...

Family planning with folate

...r Judith Lumley, from La Trobe University examined various folate supplement trials and found women who took folate before becoming pregnant// had a 50 per cent greater chance of having twins. Folate has been proven to minimise the risk of birth defects such as spina bifida by up to 70 per cent, with one in...

Fructose cause digestive problems

...ges in bowel habit. Fructose is the sugar found in various fruits and in honey. Some people can't digest it, but the condition isn't nearly as well known as lactose intolerance, which is linked with consumption of dairy produce. The researchers carried out a fructose breath test on 190 patients with unexpl...

Caffeine reduces infant blood flow

... over a period of 10 to 15 minutes. They presented various studies to collect data, immediately before doctors administered the dosage as well as one and two hours after the administration. Of these included ultrasound and echocardiograms (EKGs). They found that blood flow velocity in a major brain artery ...

Preventing mental decline in the aged

...ing in New York looked at research that focuses on various lifestyle factors and medical conditions that affect seniors and their cognitive ability. Researchers report most factors are potentially modifiable or manageable. For example, studies show that lifelong learning, mental and physical exercise, cont...

Many factors influence sexual potency

Sexual potency can be influenced by various reasons. Many advertisments with regard to potency have brought the subject of impotence to the attention of thousands of people.// Impotence was once a taboo subject, but attitudes are changing.Many men are taking help, particularly as large segment...

Influence of diet on allergic Reactions

... general food and fragrance allergies to eliminate various skin care products and perfumes as well as a variety of foods, spices and beverages. Specifically, the 45 patients had allergies to a generic chemical found in many types of foods called balsam of Peru (BOP) and were also allergic to a mix of common ...

Suicide might be inherited

..., who did not know which group they came from, for various factors that could lead to suicidal behavior, including mood disorders, suicide attempt history, impulsive aggression, and exposure to family stress. Results showed children of the suicide attempters had a six-fold higher risk of suicide attempts wh...

Ingredient in turmeric protects skin

...t develop radiotherapy. A group of mice were given various doses of the compound and then exposed to a dose of radiation. Those given the higher doses had far fewer burns or blisters. They also developed new cells in the area of tumour, which might be expected to make the therapy more effective. It is too ea...

Coenzyme Q10 may reduce risk of Parkinson's disease

...ligrams a day) or placebo for 16 months, assessing various aspects of their illness every four months. Those on the highest dose of coenzyme Q10 had far better ratings than those on placebo - being 44 per cent better at the end of the study. The researchers believe that the compound actually slows down the...

Drug for pediatric brain cancer

...o tested the drug in 14 children under age 20 with various types of malignant brain tumors, including primary tumors and tumors caused by cancer that had spread to the brain. All of the children had exhausted conventional. Together the children received a total of 40 doses of the medication. Images were the...

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