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Shortness Of Breath A More Reliable Indicator Of High Risk Cardiac Disease

Shortness of breath can be a more reliable indicator of the underlying cardiac disease following the finding that such patients have a higher risk of dying from heart disease than patients without cardiac pain or other symptoms. //The general notion that chest pain alone is an indicator of cardiac disease has been disapproved by the finding. A retrospective evaluation of the medical rec...

Are Conventional Tests for Heart attacks Reliable?

Dr. George Sopko, a heart specialist at the National Institutes of Health said that conventional tests fail to identify smaller blood vessel // clogs. About 3 million women are given the all-clear sign because they do not have the bulky clogs in main arteries. But these women complain of chest pain or shortness of breath and are at an increased risk of a heart attack in the next few y...

Reliable Help For Smokers From Nicotine Patches and Former Smokers

Orlando: According to researchers, the support from a group of ex-smokers combined with nicotine patch, may be a good way to assist women smokers in public houses , to kick the habit. // Dr. Jeanette Andrews, nursing professor at the Medical College of Georgia observed 103 women smokers. About 50% of them were asked to use nicotine patch and behavioral treatment from nurses combined wi...

Parents – Teen’s Most Reliable Source for Sex Educatin

Teens consider their Parents to be the most authentic source for correct information about Sex, according to a new study. // Among 1171 teens who took part in the study, conducted by the Canadian Association for Health Information, nearly 63% named the Parents as a key Knowledge disseminator about ‘Birds and The Bees’. Of course, teens also attribute some part of their knowledge to th...

Male Contraceptives-Soon to be Reliable and Reversible

Recent research has revealed the possibilities for the development of a male hormonal contraceptive, which could be both reliable// as well as reversible within a few months of discontinuing treatment. Contraceptive methods available to men at present are limited to condoms, vasectomy and withdrawal. These methods are often unacceptable to most couples being either unreliable or as in...

Are Alternative Therapies A Reliable Alternative?

Director of public health for Sandwell Dr John Middleton has indicated that alternative or complimentary therapies need to be proved that they are as effective as they claim to be// , even though the NHS seems to second such treatment measures. Infact, he has said that all such therapies and medicines should be thoroughly tested for their benefits on patients and only then should they be prescrib...

Transporter offers reliable clues for safer pain medicine

Researchers have zeroed in on a transporter that actually quietens the body’s natural pain killers. This discovery will show the way for potent and non-habit //forming pain killers and will help perceive the pain threshold of AIDS patients. Opioid peptides are natural pain relievers with receptors – first identified because they react to opium – throughout the body, says Dr. Vadivel G...

eGFR Diagnostic Test -A reliable and understandable measure of kidney impairment

Kidneys are in charge of maintaining the water level in the body and ensuring the toxins and impurities are excreted out. When the kidneys get affected, it results// in accumulation of toxins in the body, which might lead to health complications and even chronic renal failure. Chronic renal failure can occur due to health conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart fai...

Cystatin C Test- A Reliable Test to Detect Chronic Health Risks

The Cystatin C test appears to be a good alternative for identifying risks for kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, that the creatinine test might miss//. A study conducted by a researcher at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, has shown the inefficacy of routine kidney function test that is incapable of picking up chronic health risks among the elderly. "For the clinician who trea...

Doctors Find Internet A Reliable Tool For Diagnosing Diseases

Undoubtedly, the world wide web has become a very important source of information.One can gather information even on complicated medical conditions. //Patients have always turned to the net for information.But,can doctors too benefit from the internet? Apparently, yes! Many doctors, especially trainees, admit resorting to Google search when faced with challenging situations or dia...

Mifepristone Reliable For Treating Uterine Fibroids

According to a study conducted by University of Rochester, Low doses of the drug mifepristone (also known as RU-486) shrinks the uterine fibroid tumors //and greatly improves the quality of life in women. The study results were published in the December issue of the journal, Obstetrics and Gynecology. Leiomyoma, the medical term for uterine fibroids, affects roughly half of all women ag...

Older Adults May Be Unreliable Eyewitness, Study Shows

A new study suggests that older adults are not only more inclined than younger adults to make errors in recollecting details//, but are also more likely to have a very high level of confidence in their recollections, even when wrong. The finding has implications regarding the reliability of older persons’ eyewitness testimonies in courtrooms. “There are potentially significant practic...

Are Computer-aided Mammogram Reports Reliable?

Boston - Computer-aided mammogram, a diagnostic evaluation method to detect breast cancer may not be completely reliable, and often needs a biopsy// for confirmation, a report states. In the United States alone, almost 24 million mammograms take place annually. During a study, researchers from The University of California delved into 429,000 mammograms taken from 1998 to 2002. Seven of...

Computer Software Less Reliable Than Radiologists' Eyes in Detecting Cancerous Tumors

Radiologists using computer-aided detection software for mammograms are more likely to interpret a benign growth as potentially cancerous than "human reviewers using// their eyes and experience," and CAD systems do not help detect more cancers, according to a study. CAD systems use complex algorithms to identify "suspicious" areas of a mammogram for a radiologist to review. The system...

CE-US a Reliable Option to Diagnose Aftermath of Liver Transplant Complications

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CE-US) after a liver transplant is highly accurate in showing vascular as well as biliary complications , according to a recent study. The study consisted of 39 liver transplant recipients who underwent a CE-US exam after developing fluid in the abdomen and/or unclear liver function tests. "Acute liver failure is the most serious complication in the ear...