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Mortality increased in Sporting enthusiasts!

Several times we have seen the newspapers carrying a news article about how some ardent cricket fan suffered a Heart attack and died following a high strung cricket match between India and Pakistan! A recent report by a Dutch research team under Dr. Diederick E. Grobbee has revealed that there is an increased mortality due to stoke and MI [Myocardial Infarction] after a major game. As co...

New point scale to ascertain the stroke recovery

Stroke is undoubtedly the most common neurological disorder and one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Five million people die of stroke each year and more than 15 million suffer non-fatal strokes. But the question of the day is about the recovery - whether the patient would recover and if so how long would it take. Researchers at the National Institute of Neurological Dis...

Almonds As Effective As Certain Drugs In Lowering Cholesterol

New research shows a diet that consists of healthy foods, including almonds, may be as effective in lowering cholesterol as certain drugs. Researchers say incorporating almonds // into one’s diet might help to moderately lower cholesterol levels. The easiest substitutions to try might include a snack of almonds instead of popcorn, pretzels or potato chips. Researchers studied a group of...

Antidepressants-important role

According to a new study, there is no significant difference between three commonly prescribed drugs for depression. The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are now very widely used in the treatment of depression.// They raise levels of a brain chemical called serotonin that plays an important role in mood. But there is no evidence on how individual SSRIs compare with one anot...

Depression linked to mortality

Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States, after heart disease and cancer. About 600,000 Americans have a stroke every year, and 167,000 die from it. Men who suffer from depression and anxiety are more than three times as likely// to die from a stroke as other men. But depressed and anxious men are not much more likely to have non-fatal strokes. Researchers studie...

Inherited gene important in ovarian cancer

A gene causes significant complications in ovarian cancer. A gene implicated in inherited ovarian cancer is more significant in the disease than previously realised. Up to 10 per cent of cases of ovarian cancer arise from a mutation in a gene called BRCA1.// In these cases, the woman usually has a strong family history of the disease. We know that BRCA1 prevents tumours from developing, a...

Undertaking the obesity epidemic

According to a new survey, many people trying to lose weight are not using the right scheme. Researchers phoned 1000 local residents and found that 60 per cent of men and 50 per cent of women said they were overweight or even obese.// Most of these were trying to lose weight or at least not gain any more. But only a third of those trying to lose weight and one fourth of those keeping t...

Less sleep increases mortality rates

According to sleep researchers people who sleep for more or less than seven hours a night have increased mortality rates. A study of over one million adults conducted over a six year time period// shows that the old advice that you need eight hours sleep a night might need modifying. Looking at the length of time people sleep and its relationship to life expectancy, researchers at the Uni...

Shortage of MMR vaccine

The vaccine that protects children against measles, mumps and rubella is in short supply. The MMR vaccine joins a growing list of scarce drugs, with shortfalls caused by production problems, fewer drugmakers// and pharmaceutical companies choosing to stop making some products. The situation is so bad that 8 of the 11 recommended childhood vaccines are in short supply, including tetanus...

Importance of Fatty food In Hypercholestrolemia

According to Australian scientists fast food meals may be quick and easy, but no matter how we justify them, we know they are loaded with fat. Now there is new reason to restrict the junk you eat. Your arteries stiffen within hours.// Researcher Paul Nestel, of melbourne's Baker Medical Research Institute, fed 10 volunteers a simple meal of a ham and cheese sandwich with butter, whole mi...

Zinc helps in curtailing diarrhea in children

According to a new study, zinc supplements could play a role in reducing the number of childhood deaths from diarrhea around the world. Researchers who tested three different methods of zinc administration in nearly 1,650 Nepalese youngsters found zinc reduced the risk of prolonged diarrhea// defined as lasting more than seven days by 35 percent to 45 percent. The treatment was effective...

Important substance in curry conciliate Inflamed Colon

According to a research, on laboratory animals, the curry spice turmeric may help reduce and even prevent inflammation of the intestines. The spice contains curcumin, a compound thought to be a potent anti-inflammatory agent effective in wound healing. Dr. Ken Sugimoto, of the department of internal medicine at the Hamamatsu University //School of Medicine, Japan, showed that curcumin can...

The importance of vaccines

According to health policy experts felt that governments and societies must implement revolutionary changes in their approach to vaccines and preventive medicine if they want to ensure the health and welfare of their citizens.// Rino Rappuoli, Henry J. Miller, and Stanley Falkow, felt that vaccination is considered the most effective medical intervention and there has never been a better...

Important cause of Arthritis

According to a new research , it was observed that carbohydrates that originate in the body, called glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), may cause arthritis.// Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital have linked GAGs to the defense system in the body that causes inflammation. While the cause of arthritis has been a mystery, this new finding may shed light on the ori...

Balanced diet important in cancer prevention

Researchers say that diet is second only to tobacco in causing cancer. Dietary influences are thought to account for 40 per cent of cancers in the developed world, and 25 per cent in the developing world.// Ongoing studies may provide detailed information on what to eat and what to avoid. Dr Tim Key, a scientist with Cancer Research you should concentrate on eating fruits, vegetables and...

Importance of soy protein in your diet

The benefits of consuming soy protein has been less explored. According to doctors at the Mayo Clinic, there are many ways in which you can use the high protein content of soy in your diet.// Soy bean protein is a useful food because it is low in saturated fat and cholesterol. If one wants to reduce the total calories in your diet, doctors feel that it may be a good notion to replace soy...

Importance of type of sex in organ transplantation

Women do not fare as well as men when it comes to organ transplantation, both as donors and recipients. Researchers in Germany now confirm what has long been suspected - kidneys, hearts and livers from female donors are more likely to be rejected// by the recipients than those from males. Female recipients are also more likely to reject a donated organ. The study covered more than 114...

Depression doubles mortality risk after CABG

Patients with depression are more than twice as likely to die after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) than patients without this mental illness, according to researchers.// Other studies examining the link between depression and CABG outcomes have been unable to reach solid conclusions either because of small sample size or short follow-up. Dr. Blumenthal and colleagues, fr...

Importance of An Active Lifestyle

The focus of aging research has switched from mortality and longevity to health status and quality of life. Researchers say, “No longer is it only important that one lives longer, but the quality of life in later years must// also be considered.” A new study shows more benefits of staying physically active in your later years. The research finds women who have an active lifestyle are ab...

Importance of An Active Lifestyle

The focus of aging research has switched from mortality and longevity to health status and quality of life. Researchers say, “No longer is it only important that one lives longer,// but the quality of life in later years must also be considered.” A new study shows more benefits of staying physically active in your later years. The research finds women who have an active lifestyle are a...

Link Between Hyperglycemia & Hospital Mortality

High blood sugar, or hyperglycemia, is a common problem among critically ill patients, regardless of whether they are diabetic or not. The condition //can be caused by a number of factors, including insulin resistance, impaired glucose metabolism, various medications, or even some nutritional supplements. Previous studies have shown hyperglycemia can worsen outcomes for patients. Resea...

The Importance Of “ Good ”Control Of Diabetes During Pregnanc

Investigators surveyed about 320 women with type 1 diabetes and noted significant problems, despite the fact most of the women // had what doctors considered a “good handle” on their diabetes. Compared to women in the general population, these women were three- to 12-times more likely to suffer complications of pregnancy such as high maternal blood pressure, higher birth weight babies, ba...

Continuation Of Medication After Heart Surgery Very Important

Discontinuing your medication after heart surgery may not be the be the wisest thing to do for your health, according to researchers.// A recent study confirms that coronary artery bypass surgery patients who stop taking heart medications, such as beta blockers and ACE inhibitors, may provoke abnormal heart accelerations.In the past, it was believed patients were too sick after surgery...

Weather Found To Play An Important Role In Cholesterol Levels

A new study shows cholesterol levels may be higher in colder months. So if you’re worried about your cholesterol levels, you might want to // go get them checked now rather than wait till the fall or winter. Researchers examined the issue in a study involving about 500 otherwise healthy men and women. All the participants had their cholesterol checked on a quarterly basis over the year....

The Importance Of Skin Cancer Screening

Researchers suggest that a full body examination be done when it comes to screening for skin cancer. Most skin cancers are easy to spot // in the early stages of development. But cancers arising in difficult-to-see areas of the body -- such as the back or bottom -- are often missed by patients until they’ve progressed to a more dangerous stage. According to researchers who surveyed about...

The Importance Of Folic Acid Supplements

New research shows about half of the population carries a gene that puts them at risk for passing on neural tube defects like spina bifida to their offspring.// Researchers say they already know one form of the gene responsible for processing folate in the body is linked to neural tube defects. They speculated another form of the gene might also be associated with the birth defects. Rese...

The Importance Of Vitamin D Supplements

Latest research shows vitamin D deficiency is an unrecognized and prevalent health problem. Vitamin D is important for calcium absorption // and bone growth during childhood and adolescence and is believed to help protect against health problems, such as diabetes, hypertension, multiple sclerosis and cancer. Researchers looked at the vitamin D levels in 307 adolescents during their annu...

Certain Food Beneficial for the Heart

Data from previous studies suggests that foods with oils containing alpha-linolenic acid may prevent arrhythmias, which can lead to // sudden cardiac death. Researchers studied 76,763 women who had completed a food questionnaire in 1984. The questionnaire was updated every four years until 2000. Researchers then separated the women into five categories of ALA intake, ranging from .7 to...

More Importance To Be Given To Prenatal Nutrition

A new study shows that infants born under 5.5 pounds because of poor prenatal nutrition have a high risk for developing // type 2 diabetes later in life. Researchers say a pregnant mother's inadequate nutrition isn't the only cause of prenatal malnourishment. Abnormal development of the placenta and its blood vessels and high blood pressure, which damages vessels can also lead to malnour...

Oral cancer screenings to reduce the mortality rates

Visual screening of the mouth by trained health workers can help in early// detection of oral cancer and help in reducing the oral cancer mortality rate. A research done by scientists from Kerala, India, have found out that it is possible to visually screen people for oral cancer in order to provide early medical intervention to save lives of thousands of oral cancer patients....

Race an important links to the risk of advanced colorectal cancer

For the first time an interesting report looks at the relationship between racial subgroups and colorectal cancer // outcome. This report is to appear in the August 1, 2005 issue of CANCER. Colorectal cancer is a common cancer responsible for causing up to 11 percent of all cancer-related deaths in the United States . The Prognosis of the cancer is dependent on the stage of disease a...

Weight and size at birth predicts mortality in adulthood

Small body size at birth, as a marker of an adverse intrauterine environment could be an important risk factor for // death from cardiovascular disease, according to the study published in International Journal of Epidemiology.. The findings was obtained by studying 13830 individuals born between 1924 and 1944 in Finland. Subsequently data pertaining to the primary causes of death between...

Genes More Important Than Exercise for Bad Cholesterol

Genes may be the determining factor and may play a more dominant role than exercise// for increasing bad cholesterol as per recent study. Now we know why some people never gain weight or increase their cholesterol despite eating all the sweets and butter laden food to their hearts content!! The July 8, 2005, issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Reports a...

Screening For Prostate Cancer May Reduce Mortality Rate

The one method to reduce the risk of deaths from advanced prostate cancer is to catch// them early by effective method of screening. A recent study suggests that effective screening can prevent as much as 35% deaths. Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men and is the second leading cause of death by cancer in men in the USA. Many of these cancers are discovered w...

Malarial gene ascertained

Researchers from UK have identified Australian researchers have identified a gene which allows the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, to develop imperviousness to antimalarial drugs.Plasmodium,is a single-celled organism which is transmitted to humans via the saliva of a biting mosquito, has historically evaded control efforts by building resistance to virtually all of the drugs us...

Sunlight Could Be Beneficial For Certain Types Of Cancer

Exposure to the sun can cause skin cancer – melanoma ,however researchers as the number of patients with skin cancer has increased, so has the number of patients surviving the disease. // Two new studies show sun exposure may have a beneficial influence on some kinds of cancer. In a study conducted by researchers on patients who were diagnosed with melanoma in the late 1980s it was discov...

Shortage of funds for providing AIDS drug in Africa and India

The number of people on antiretroviral therapy has doubled to 1 million worldwide and tripled in Africa and Asia. Asia and Africa are two regions which are hit greatly by AIDS. Though, there is a immense increase in antiretroviral // treatment, it is still far less than the requirement, and the WHO goal to treat 3 million people by 2005, will never happen world wide critics say. Repor...

Calcium Supplements May Not Be Useful After A Certain Threshold Is Achieved

According to The World Health Organisation one in three women and one in seven men will experience a fracture due to osteoporosis at some point after the age of 50.The recommended daily// intake of calcium for women aged between 18 and 50 years is 1000mg. Calcium, together with vitamin D is crucial for maintaining strong bones and helps in preventing brittle bone disease osteoporosis in...

Beauty Queens Urge On The Importance Of Maintaining Bone Integrity

Osteoporosis is already a huge health problem in Asia that is getting more serious every day. It is anticipated that in 45 years (by 2050), one out of every two fractures in the world will occur in Asia//. In view of the figures projected above, it would be sensible for men and women to undergo osteoporosis risk assessment accompanied by appropriate modification of their lifestyle. Oste...

Quality Awareness In Hospitals Can Reduce Mortality Rate Of Patients

Research shows that getting hospitals conscious about quality of services offered can reduce the number of patients dying in that hospital. 26 percent fewer patients died in the first year after their heart attack when hospitals used quality-improvement // tactics to prevent crucial heart-care steps in much the same way a car company ensures that a car is made well before it leaves th...