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Sage Found To Improve Memory

... Researchers say studies are needed to investigate why sage is so effective as a memory aid, but researchers think it could be a combination of chemicals in the oil which give it antioxidant, estrogenic and anti-inflammatory properties -- all considered useful in Alzheimer’s therpy....

Individuals With Metabolic Syndrome At Risk of Dying From Heart Disease

New research reveals why certain people are at an increased risk of dying from heart disease. The study shows individuals who have // three or more traits of metabolic syndrome have a 3.5-times higher risk of dying from a heart problem. Metabolic syndrome is a group of meta...

Women Smokers More Prone To Lung Cancer

...eir lungs. There is, as of yet, no clear consensus why women are at increased risk. Researchers also found the more people smoke and as they age, the greater their risk of developing lung cancer....

WHO acts to reduce the maternal death toll

... available. The manual delves into the question of why women die from complications related to childbirth, and spells out how to avoid them by using effective and affordable methods which can be implemented in even the poorest settings. Beyond the numbers is the new focus for WHO regional and country off...

Valerian was first epilepsy drug

...believed to 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 ...

Acupuncture An Effective Treatment Option For Arthritis

...d at improving patients' quality of life, which is why acupuncture was studied. Acupuncture in addition to drug treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee is more effective than drug treatment alone, shows new research out of Spain. Eighty-eight patients were divided into two groups. One group received ac...

Effectiveness Of Infertility Treatments Questioned

...early pregnancy. However, specialists are not sure why these cells exist or what their function is during pregnancy and till date women who appear to have high levels of the cells are being offered treatments with steroids or immune suppressant drugs to bring their natural killer cell levels under contr...

Consumption Of Red Meat Found To Double The Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis

...n effect. Researchers say they are unsure exactly why red meat has this effect, speculating the high collagen content of meat may provoke an immune response in individuals with a predisposition for rheumatoid arthritis. Thus researchers conclude saying that, a high level of red meat consumption may rep...

Individuals Born In May At A Higher Risk Of Developing Multiple Sclerosis

...n May. However investigators say they aren’t sure why birth month would make a difference in MS risk, but believe it probably has something to do with environmental exposures just before and just after birth just like studies have linked sun exposure or seasonal variations in vitamin D levels in pregnan...

Hypnosis Found To Reduce Stress In Children During Medical Procedures

...rience for children as they often don’t understand why it needs to be done.// A new study shows hypnosis could help reduce distress and even the time it takes to perform the procedure. The study included children who were scheduled to undergo a voiding cystourethrography. During a VCUG, a tube is inser...

Olive Oil Found To Offer A Protective Effect Against Breast Cancer

...eriments, researchers say they have now discovered why a high intake of oleic acid-rich olive oil fights cancer.// Oleic acid dramatically cut the levels of a gene called Her-2/neu. High levels of Her-2/neu are associated with aggressive tumors in many breast cancer patients. Researchers also found tha...

The Link Between Weight Loss and Heart Failure

...ure. But doctors have little to go on // regarding why heart failure patients lose weight or how to put the pounds back on. The study focused on elevated levels of angiotensin II, a substance in the blood that causes vessels to contract and blood pressure to rise . A study conducted in mice that showed ...

The Use Of Testosterone Replacement Therapy Questioned

...can shrink prostate cancer that has spread. That’s why some have raised concern over increasing testosterone levels in men who are deficient. However, researchers of the current study point out that prostate cancer becomes more prevalent when testosterone levels decline. They found no connection between ...

Body Weight Found To Influence PSA Levels

...rs believe their present study suggests one reason why obese men with the disease fare worse than their thinner counterparts the reason being that low PSA levels mean they are diagnosed at a later stage and when the condition is more difficult to treat. Thus researchers suggest that doctors take this fa...

Understanding Food Preferences in Kids

...search shows there are actually scientific reasons why children may be more sensitive to bitter tastes or have an especially strong // sweet tooth. Researchers found variation in a taste receptor gene influences taste sensitivity in both children and adults. Age and culture also contribute to taste prefe...

The Beneficial Effects Of Wine For Heart Disease

...lcohol has been done on men, it is still not clear why moderate amounts of wine seems to be good for the heart. To determine the effects of wine on women’s hearts, the alcohol habits of 102 women under age 75 were analyzed . All of the women had survived a heart attack or heart surgery for blocked arter...

Understanding The Link Between Hunger and Taste

... that should not be consumed. They say this may be why participants were more sensitive to the sugary and salty solutions. Researchers say hunger could increase a person’s ability to taste by increasing the sensitivity of the taste receptors in the tongue or by simply changing the way a person perceive...

Hope For Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

... effect on the other group of mice. To understand why the mice reacted differently, researchers used a variety of approaches to explore why one strain responded to therapy, and the other was resistant. They determined the TLR9-induced prote...

Understanding Gene Profiles Could Help Cure A Resistant Form Of Leukemia In Kids

...ers have uncovered new genes that may help explain why 20 percent of children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia // ( ALL ) are resistant to treatment with chemotherapy drugs. According to researchers chemotherapy cures about 80 percent of ALL cases, but the remaining 20 percent have cancer ce...

Heredity Can Decide Your Drinking Habits

...o have a genetic component. This may be the reason why some people may be at a higher risk of alcohol consumption and its related health effects. The study, which was conducted involving the drinking habits of about a thousand people, says that the result of the study will lead to research to predict t...

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