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Red Wine Good for Nothing, Say Indian Doctors

... just promoting alcohol among youngsters and it is worsening the situation. "Sedentary lifestyle coupled with stress and alcohol are making the chronic disease scenario worst in India." A recent survey by ASSOCHAM, a leading industry lobby of India, has found that deaths due to chronic diseases like heart at...

MS Drug Helps Reduce Vision Loss

...weeks. The study found vision loss, defined as a worsening in score by two rows of letters on the eye chart, ... placebo. "Not only does natalizumab prevent the worsening of vision loss in people with relapsing MS, we also found the drug was associated with significant r...

Heart Failure Medication Provides Some Symptom Relief

...the incidence of cardiovascular death and clinical worsening of HF did not differ between the 2 treatment group...scular mortality or subsequent hospitalization for worsening HF," the authors write. "Our long-term clinical outcome findings do not justify continuation of tolv...

Head Injury Awareness Day

...n injury, prompt medical treatment may prevent the worsening of symptoms, and lead to a better outcome. Paramedics will generally immobilize the patient to insure no further damage to the spine or nervous system, while in some cases medications may be administered to sedate or paralyze the patient, in order...

Stem Cells Hold Promise for Treating Neurodegenerative Diseases

... of human stem cell created tumors, deformation, a worsening of symptoms, or gave rise to inappropriate cells types. Neither cell type was rejected by the immune system. In fact, no immunosuppression was needed at all. Finally, the human embryonic stem cells were grown without mouse feeder layers and in a "def...

Antidepressants Improve Post-Stroke Mental Abilities

...reatment ended, the placebo group showed continued worsening of the executive functions, whereas the group treated with antidepressants had clear and significant improvement, regardless of how their depressive symptoms changed. "We were somewhat surprised to initially not find any difference after the first ...

Malaria Network Gets 49bn from Bill Gates

... to undertake, malaria intervention trials. `The worsening malaria situation in sub-Saharan Africa, unprecedented progress and promise from biomedical research discoveries, and the need to bridge the malaria funding gap have led to growing investments to develop new products for the treatment, management, pr...

Tanzania: African Malaria Institute Gets $4 Million for Health Research

...ing malaria intervention trials. Wanga said that worsening malaria situation in sub-Saharan Africa, unprecedented progress and promise from biomedical research discoveries; and the need to bridge the malaria funding gap was the motivation behind the fund. "Consequently, more malaria research and trials inv...

A New Treatment Discovered For Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

..., as this is considered to be a risk factor in the worsening of the disease and in its possible cure. Source-Bio-Bio Technology SRI...

Ex-teacher Sues Delhi Public School

... branch of the school on Sept 1, 2003 owing to her worsening health conditions. After recovering temporarily, she worked at DPS, Mathura Road between March 1, 2004 to Nov 4, 2005, but with her ailment relapsing subsequently, she finds herself bedridden, suffering from the terminal stage of the disease, she ...

Remicade Therapy Effective in Treating Severe Psoriasis

...n the REMICADE 5 mg/kg group compared with disease worsening observed among patients receiving placebo with increases in NAPSI scores of eight percent and four percent, respectively (P "These data are promising because the results demonstrate the efficacy of REMICADE in psoriasis patients whose disease is af...

Remote Device to Monitor Patients Daily at Their Homes

...atients. An abrupt change in weight could indicate worsening heart failure. “This sophisticated system allows physicians to manage the patient much more closely. The same information that would normally require a visit to the office every few months can now be downloaded to the physician at anytime without ...

Skin Patch Relieves Parkinson’s Symptoms-stud

...the patch. Those who were on the placebo witnessed worsening of the symptoms. Dr. Ray Watts, chairman of the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Department of Neurology, "I think it's an important new development for Parkinson's patients. For a significant portion of patients, this may offer real advantage...

Cloned Animal Products- To Eat Or Not To Eat ?

...nsideration and ignoring them could only end up in worsening the situation. <BR...

Cannabis(Marijuana) Linked to Mental Health – a Repor

...antially increasing the risk of mental illness and worsening existing mental health conditions. The Mental Health Council of Australia, said the drug's dangers were underestimated and called for an education campaign. The report finds that almost 7,00,000 Australians (accouting to 3% of the population) would b...

Large Variations in Cost Has No Effect on Length of Stay or Mortality

... so it may be possible to reduce ICU costs without worsening outcomes by altering these practice styles.” In addition to accumulating higher total discretionary costs in the ICU, the highest-spending physicians spent more on pharmacy, radiology, laboratory, blood banking and echocardiography. During the stud...

Research Questions Use of Sleep Meds for Patients with Apnea

...e concerned, however, about the potential risk for worsening sleep apnea if patients intentionally or inadvertently remove the mask before the effects of the sleeping pill have worn off,” said Capt. Bradshaw. “Also, sleeping pills sometimes have residual daytime effects, such as sleepiness, and can interfere w...

Pregabalin Proves Durable Pain Relief Option for Fibromyalgia

...sted. One-fourth of placebo-treated patients saw worsening by day 7 as compared to day 34 for those on medication. By the end of the double-blind treatment, nearly twice (61%) as many placebo patients had lost response as compared to 32% of the patients on medication. The most common side effects of pregabal...

Quadriceps Strength Benefits Those with Knee Osteoarthritis

..., in fact, greater quadriceps strength leads to no worsening of cartilage loss at the tibiofemoral joint even in those with malaligned knees. Further, this increased strength, which tends to better maintain knee cap (patella) stability towards the inner side of the knee, does protect against cartilage loss at ...

Some Evidence Shows Chinese Herbal Medicine Helps Angina Patients

...uld benefit patients,” he said. People with new, worsening or persistent chest pain should be treated immediately in the emergency department of a hospital. Sorce-Newswise SRM...

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