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Hypertensive Drug Improves Sexual Dysfunction in Hypertensive Men

Losartan, a new anti hypertensive drug appears to improve sexual function among the hypertensive men with erectile dysfunction. As the cause of impotence, really it is the disease process itself, probably from reduced vascular compliance. According to American Journal of Medical sciences, a study evaluated hypertensive men with erectile dysfunction and found that their overall sexual sat...

Ginseng Improves The Survival Rates Of Breast Cancer

The American Journal of Epidemiology have published that gensing has the anti-cancer properties that will improve the survival rates of breast cancer among women. According to foodconsumer.org the study found that those who took ginseng before diagnosis were 30 percent more likely to survive breast cancer. // Those who took ginseng after treatment were more likely to have a more active...

Collagen improves voice quality in Parkinsonism

According to surgeons, injecting collagen into the vocal cords improves voice problems in Parkinson's disease. One of the important symptoms of Parkinson's disease is the deterioration in voice quality experienced by some patients. This problem is known as hypophonia, and is caused by muscle rigidity and other abnormalities in the area of the voice box or larynx.// People with hypopho...

Breakfast improves memory

According to a new study, eating breakfast in the morning improves memory. Taking in some calories - basic nutrients -fat, protein or carbohydrate. With regard to weight control, it is believed that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Thereby one can believe that breakfast also boosts mental performance. Researchers at the University of Texas gave 18 men and women aged b...

A new hearing device improves hearing

A new ray of hope for hearing impairment. A new hearing device that is implanted in the middle ear gives better sound quality than a more conventional aid. Doctors say that there's now a better option for those with hearing loss.//The usual kind of hearing aid transmits sound through the eardrum, and may produce feedback - distracting sounds and whistles - as well as giving the wearer the...

Hormone replacement therapy improves sexual function

According to a few researchers, Hormone replacement in patch form improves mood and libido in postmenopausal women.Women often report low libido, slow arousal, difficulty reaching orgasm and painful intercourse. They assume it's just part and parcel of the menopause//and, there is no licensed treatment for these symptoms. But a new study from researchers at the University of Southern C...

New therapy improves quality of life for cancer

The drug epoetin alfa treats anaemia in cancer patients and thereby recuperates their energy levels. Anaemia is a very common side effect of cancer chemotherapy. It results from a decrease in levels of haemoglobin,// the protein that carries oxygen round the body. The problem with anaemia is that it causes overwhelming exhaustion that is not relieved by rest. Patients find it hard to get...

Adding contrast improves ultrasound's ability to detect prostate cancer

Contrast enhanced color Doppler ultrasound is better than unenhanced ultrasound at detecting prostate cancer, according to a report published in the July issue of The Journal of Urology. Doctors in France, compared the diagnostic abilities of contrast enhanced and unenhanced endo-rectal ultrasound in 85 men suspected of having prostate cancer. In all subjects, the imaging findings were co...

Switching drugs regularly improves HIV treatment

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When HIV-infected patients alternated their drug regimen every three months, their virus levels stayed down longer than when one regimen was administered continuously. That news comes from the SWATCH (SWitching Antiviral Therapy Combination against HIV-1) study. Dr. Javier Martinez-Picado, of Hospital Germans Trias I Pujol in Badalona, Spain, and others examine...

Sage Improves Memory

British scientists have discovered evidence that sage can significantly improve memory.New research shows a centuries-old herbal remedy might be the key to treating Alzheimer's disease. // A team of researchers tested 44 healthy, young volunteers between ages 18 and 37. Some were given sage oil capsules, and some were given placebos. In a word recall test, those who took the sage oil p...

Combination Therapy Found To Improves Stroke Recovery

Stroke patients treated with ultrasound therapy in addition to medication show an improved clinical recovery // compared to patients only treated with medication, according to a new study. Researchers examined 126 patients who suffered acute ischemic stroke due to a blockage in the middle cerebral artery. All the patients were treated with tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) within three...

Acupunture relieves pain and improves function in knee Osteoarthritis

Acupuncture provides pain relief and improves function for people with osteoarthritis of the knee and serves as an effective complement to Normal care. This study was funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), both components of the National Institutes of Health.//...

Physical activity improves survival in women with breast cancer

A prospective study published in JAMA has shown that women with breast cancer who are active have lesser risk// of dying from breast cancer as compared to thosewho lead a sedentary lifestyle. Evidence from various studies support that there is reduced risk of cancer in women who are physically active. This study analyzed the responses from nearly 3000 registered nurses in the Nurses' Heal...

Tonsillectomy improves quality of life

A new study justifies that children with sleep-disordered breathing suffer from behavioral and emotional difficulties. In addition, the study shows a tremendous improvement in behavior and quality of life after intervention. Between 2 percent and 6 percent of preschool and school-aged children suffer from pediatric obstructive sleep apnea, or upper airway obstruction. This condition is of...

Caffeine Boosts Memory, Improves Attention Span

New findings presented by Austrian researchers at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago on Friday say that caffeine has the ability to boost short-term memory// since it stimulates the areas in the brain that control this activity. Caffeine is normally found in acceptable quantities in coffee, tea, soft drinks and chocolate. The researchers tested 15...

Children’s Health Improves By Swimmin

A latest study has found out that swimming helps immensely the children to stay hale and healthy when compared with the non-swimmers. // Researches conducted over six years at the Jigalong, Burringurrah and Mugarinya communities in western Australia's Pilbara region examined the impact on children's health where swimming pools were installed, reported ABC News online. The Inst...

Fetal Neural Grafts Improves Motor and Cognitive Function in Huntington Patients

Anne-Catherine Bachoud-Lévi, M.D., and colleagues of the French national institute of health and medicine reported in The Lancet that Huntington's disease// who previously received intracerebral fetal neural grafts had improvements in both motor and cognitive function. But the same investigators reported today that the improvements in Huntington's disease patients plateaued after two y...

Folic Acid Improves Survival Rate Of Children With Birth Defects

The survival rate of children born with birth defects is improved by incorporation of folic acid in the diet, a new study has found //. It has been known that folic acid supplementation during pregnancy can reduce the incidence of neurological birth defects such as spina bifida, anencephaly etc. The researchers analyzed the effect of consumption of folic acid fortified grains on nearl...

Drug Combo Improves Performance Of Multiple Sclerosis Drug

The performance of the currently used multiple sclerosis drugs can be enhanced by statin therapy, report a group of researchers //. Previously, the same group of researchers had established that stain drugs used for lowering of cholesterol could lower the development of full-blown form of multiple sclerosis. Although the following results have only been documented in animal models of...

Weight Training Improves Quality Of Life In Breast Cancer Patients

A new study that is to appear in the May 1, 2006 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society says that weight training// improves the quality of life of women, who have recently been treated for breast cancer. A bi-weekly exercise regimen for six months improves the overall physical and emotional condition of the patients. In the initial days after therapy fo...

Exercise in Itself Improves Blood Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes

Exercise, dietary changes and medication have long been the cornerstones of managing type 2 diabetes. But few studies examine how exercise actually benefits// these patients. Now, a new systematic review shows that exercise helps regulate blood glucose (sugar) levels, increases the body’s sensitivity to insulin, and decreases blood lipids (fats) while also helping to burn body fat. <...

Statin Therapy in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Improves Survival

A significant improvement in the survival rates has been documented in Acute Coronary Syndrome patients, instituted aggressive statin therapy, based on a analysis reported at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) // 29th Annual Scientific Sessions in Chicago, May 10–13. By combining data from nine randomized clinical trials and evaluating clinical outcomes...

Yoga Along with Treatment for Breast Cancer Improves Quality of Life

Researchers have found a remarkable improvement in patients who undergo yoga program along with the treatment for breast cancer thereby proving the age-old belief about the interrelation between the mind and the body//. There was a considerable improvement in the quality of life of the patients who participated in the yoga program than those who do not. The study, presented today at th...

Exercise in Itself Improves Blood Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes

Exercise, dietary changes and medication have long been the cornerstones of managing type 2 diabetes. But few studies examine how exercise actually benefits these patients.// Now, a new systematic review shows that exercise helps regulate blood glucose (sugar) levels, increases the body’s sensitivity to insulin, and decreases blood lipids (fats) while also helping to burn body fat. <b...

Cocoa Rich In Flavonol Improves Blood Vessel Function In Elderly

Chocolate could be an elixir as a new study says that it helps repair aging blood vessels. Researchers said that elderly adults who drank cocoa drinks// for four to six days. These drinks were rich in flavonols, which are a type of antioxidant. The study followed 15 adults under 50-years-old and 19 adults over 50. All participants drank a specially processed flavanol-rich cocoa for fo...

Supplementation with Chromium Picolinate Improves Glycemic Control

Results from a new study in patients with type 2 diabetes demonstrate that daily supplementation with 1000 mcg of chromium as chromium picolinate// , in combination with a common oral anti-diabetic medication, improves insulin sensitivity and glucose control better than the oral anti-diabetic agent alone. The study, conducted by researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PB...

MRI Technology Dramatically Improves Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Doctors at the University of Kansas Hospital have a new tool in the fight against breast cancer, but it’s the same technology that has been helping doctors// in other areas improve diagnoses for years… magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). For the past several months Dr. William Smith and Dr. Marc Inciardi, dedicated breast radiologists in the hospital’s breast imaging center, have been wo...

Drug Improves Memory Loss for Traumatic Brain Injury Patients

Traumatic brain injury patients with moderate to severe memory loss improved their memories while taking the drug rivastigmine, according to a study//. Researchers, who examined 134 men and women with traumatic brain injury at 19 centers across the United States, found attention and verbal memory test scores significantly improved among severely impaired patients who took rivastigmine...

Nasal Plastic Surgery Improves Airway Function

Nasal plastic surgery appears to improve nasal airway function in patients with severe nasal obstructions//, according to a report in the September/October issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Obstruction of the nasal passages is one of the most common conditions treated by otolaryngologists and facial plastic surgeons, according to background...

Using Contrast Enhanced Sonography Improves Diagnosis of Liver and Spleen Injuries

Contrast-enhanced sonography shows liver and spleen injuries better than non-contrast enhanced sonography, according to a study conducted // at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine department of radiology in Sacramento, CA. This study included 22 liver, spleen or renal injuries. Contrast-enhanced sonography depicted 20 (91%) of the 22 injuries while non-contrast-enha...

Occupational Therapy Improves Independence in Stroke Survivors

Occupational therapy significantly reduces the risk of deterioration after stroke, according to a new systematic review. // Patients who participated in after-stroke rehabilitative therapy proved better able to perform self-care tasks and were more likely to maintain these abilities, compared to patients who did not undergo occupational therapy, the researchers found. "The...

Smoking Ban Improves Dublin Environment, Health: Study

A ban on smoking in public places since March 2004 in Ireland has found to have improved the health of bar workers// in Dublin and also enhanced air quality in pubs, says a study. A team from the Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society in Dublin studied environmental tobacco smoke exposure in the city's 42 pubs and tested 73 bar workers who volunteered to take part in the study....

Telemedicine Improves Breast Screenings for Rural Indian Reservations

Native American women who live in North Dakota and South Dakota are coming to the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center for their mammograms without// ever leaving the reservation. U-M radiologists sought to improve delivery of traditional mobile mammography, in which a large truck equipped with mammography machines travels to various sites. Using digital mammography inste...

Memory Improves After Sleep Apnea Therapy

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may improve their memory by using continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). A new study shows that the majority of patients// with OSA, who were memory-impaired prior to treatment, demonstrated normal memory performance after 3 months of optimal CPAP use. The study also showed that memory improvement varied based on CPAP adherence. Patients wh...

Fish Oil Improves Toddler’s Hand-eye Coordinatio

Archives of Disease in Childhood recently published a study which proves that fish oil supplements given to pregnant women improved the hand-eye coordination of toddlers.// The trial was done on 98 women who were put on 4 g of fish oil/olive oil supplements from 20th week of their pregnancy till the birth of their child. Only non-smokers and those who did not routinely eat m...

MRI of the Ankle Changes Patient Treatment And Improves Diagnosis

MR imaging can make a dramatic difference in the management of patients with ankle pain, changing treatment in about one-third of the patients, a new study finds. // The study, of 91 patients, found that MR changed the management plans of 35% of patients, said Philip W.P. Bearcroft, MD, of Cambridge University Hospitals in England. “This is itself is significant, but more significant...

Training Breathing Muscles Improves Swimmer's Performance

A study conducted by researchers in University at Buffalo Center for Research and Education in Special// Environments (CRESE), shows that swimmers and scuba divers can improve their swimming endurance and breathing capacity through targeted training of the respiratory muscles. In this pioneering work, subjects who followed a resistance-breathing training protocol (breathing load) impro...

Folic Acid Improves Memory in Elderly People

Daily supplements of folic acid could improve the memory and brainpower of elderly people, say experts.// Dutch researchers from the University of Wageningen gave a group of 818 volunteers aged 50-70 either low dose folic acid supplements or a dummy drug for three years, said the online edition of BBC News. The folic acid group had significantly better memories and were fa...

TB Intervention Program Improves Patient Outcomes

According to a study in the January 24/31 issue of JAMA, Patients with Tuberculosis (TB), who participated in an intervention program in West African// country of Senegal, had higher cure and treatment completion rates. The TB intervention program included improved communication with health personnel and community involvement. Poor adherence to treatment remains a major obstacle in t...

New Tool Improves Prediction of Stroke Risk

A new simple scoring system for use by physicians predicts early risk of stroke following a serious condition named transient ischemic attack, known as TIA and also called// a "mini-stroke," according to a study. About 240,000 TIAs are diagnosed every year in the United States and about 70,000 in the United Kingdom. A TIA is a serious condition caused by temporary reduction in blood...