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Plastic surgery popular with men also!

A recent survey by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons(ASPS) has shown that men are as much concerned about their appearance, as women. They found that liposuction and laser hair removal are among the popular procedures preferred by men. More than two thousand men were surveyed, and when questioned about what they would like to change about their appearance, 45% of men wanted to cha...

Cholesterol-lowering therapy benefits older people also

According to a new study it is observed that statins reduce the risk of heart attack in older people. Long-term treatment with statins lowers cholesterol// levels and so lowers the risk of heart disease. This has been shown to be the case in middle-aged people, but the benefits for the elderly have not been so clear. Researchers at the University of Glasgow have assessed the benefit o...

Sensitive to bright light? You may have sensitive teeth also

A new study which appeared in the General Dentistry journal suggests that people who are sensitive to bright light, loud noise, itchy clothes and strong perfumes are also likely to have sensitive teeth. This means// that such a person is likely to avoid very hot or very cold foods. The study confirmed that sensitive teeth had a direct relationship to sensitivities to special senses like...

Stroke also in list of common childhood ailments

The most common diseases among children that were known until now were chickenpox, ear infections, colds, etc. However, very recently, researchers and neurologists have found that stroke is also among one of the most common ailments //in newborns that often go unnoticed. A National Hospital's database analysis by Dr. Donna Ferriero, Chief of Neurology at the University of California showe...

Viagra Also Found To Be Effective For Treatment of Lung Diseases

Pulmonary hypertension is different from hypertension, the common condition of high blood pressure. The pulmonary disease involves extremely high pressure in the artery that carries blood // from the heart to the lungs to pick up oxygen. The disease, also called pulmonary arterial hypertension, can make even routine tasks an ordeal. Viagra the blue pill that treats erectile dysfunction,...

Obese Kids Also Prone To Heart Attacks

Latest research shows that heart attacks don't just strike overweight adults. Overweight children are also at risk. According to a study from // The Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Ohio, being overweight causes an increase in the wall thickness of the left ventricle, which is responsible for pumping blood.This change in heart size increases the risk of having a heart atta...

Good News for HIV Patients Also Suffering From Hepatitis C Virus

Researchers conducting a large clinical trial of people infected with both HIV and hepatitis C have some positive news to report. // According to their study, patients who are treated with a newer combination of drugs are significantly more likely to rid their bodies of HCV than those who receive standard therapy. The finding is important because as many as 300,000 of the estimated 1 mil...

Heart Drug Also Effective In Preventing Specific Causes Of Death

A drug commonly prescribed for people with high blood pressure and heart failure may also benefit those with other conditions that put them at higher risk for heart attacks and stroke. Researchers conducted a study among // about 9,000 men and women from the Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation (HOPE) study. All were 55 or older and suffering from heart-related problems other than hear...

Weight Reduction Surgery Also Treats Metabolic Syndrome

Undergoing weight reduction surgery can successfully treat metabolic syndrome in most patients, reveals a new study. Researchers say metabolic syndrome is a combination of conditions putting people at high risk for diabetes // and heart disease. The syndrome is characterized by higher than normal blood sugar, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and obesity. The study involved 645 pati...

Colonoscopy Could Also Identify Heart Attack Risk

Researchers say Virtual colonoscopy, an imaging tool used to identify colon cancer early, may also be able to detect heart attack risk in patients.// A virtual colonoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that tests for colon cancer using 2-D and 3-D imaging without the sedation and higher cost of regular colonoscopies. In a recent study researchers examined the records of 480 patients...

Preventing A Heart Attack Can Also Prevent Memory Loss

A new study reveals the steps you take to prevent heart attack may also help prevent you from developing dementia. //According to researchers, risk factors like high blood pressure and high cholesterol does damage to small blood vessels in the brain and can cause death of brain cells over time. Researchers reviewed recent medical studies on drugs designed to slow the progression of mixe...

Cholesterol Drug Also Beneficial for Patients With Diabetes

A new study shows patients with type 2 diabetes could benefit from statins to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease. A number of studies have shown the benefits of statin therapy to reduce cardiovascular disease in // various groups. It has not been clear whether type 2 diabetics who are at an increased cardiovascular risk would benefit from the drug therapy. Researchers conducted...

Cured Alcoholics Can Be Cured Of Smoking Also

Alcoholic people may die from more of tobacco related infections. However, a new study by the researchers of Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center had found that it is possible to help cured alcoholics // to get over their addictions of tobacco by using individualized nicotine patch therapy. The findings were published in the July issue of Journal of Studies on Alcohol. Th...

Older People Can Also Eat As Young!

The problem of decreased appetite and loss of interest in eating during old age is the thing of the past now. Harvard Medical School has devised a plan which will help older people eat nutritious food and take in the required amount of calories. // Doctors at the institute advise that High fibre in the form of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and bran cereals can help fight diabetes,...

BRAC2 mutations is also linked with cancers in men

Dutch researchers have published the results of their work linking mutations in BRAC2 gene leading to development of cancers in men, which was published in the Journal of Medical Ethics. //Mutations in BRAC2 gene which was found to cause development of breast and ovarian cancer in women has now found to increase the risk of development of pancreatic and prostate cancers in men. The result...

Land of Kebabs, also reaps enormous profit in fast food

Following Eid and Ramzan, it is time for fast food owners to rejoice with their newly earned profit. Fast food chains in Lahore and the rest of Pakistan are a very good source of profit with respect to already thriving business in a country renowned for its ethnic cuisine.// There are now 26 KFCs and 18 McDonald's across the country. Not so much in numbers perhaps but significant n...

Chemotherapy Treatment Can Be Given To The Elderly also

Adjuvant chemotherapy treatment can be given to eligible patients inclusive of old people and women who suffer from stage III colon cancer, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association//, which published the study. The survival rates are reportedly higher with this treatment. According to researchers, patients who received chemotherapy after surgery to treat their adv...

Pet Dogs Also Require Exercise

Lorraine Corriveau, a Purdue University veterinarian says that pet animals also require regular exercise like human beings. The daily time taken for exercise should be at least 30 to 45 minutes, according to him.// He went on to add that 25% of the pet cats and dogs suffered from obesity. 'Obese dogs have an increased prevalence of heart disease and increased blood pressure, said Cor...

Malaria Can Develop In Lymph Nodes Also

The malaria parasites can develop in the lymph nodes also, according to a recent research, led by Robert Ménard. This reportedly has implications for the mammalian immune response. // The dreaded disease is caused when a mosquito infected with Plasmodium bites a mammal, and the immature parasites travel to the animal's liver. Once they have fully developed, the parasites burst out of...

Sleeping Pill To Tackle Obesity Problem Also

A new sleeping tablet is being developed by scientists, which will also serve to tackle obesity and enhance the memory power. This Orexin-RA-1 tablet will also be devoid of other side effects like drowsiness during the daytime, in addition to addiction. // The hormone orexin which is directly connected to sleeping disorders and paralysis will be targeted by the new pill. The pill h...

Frozen fish is costly and also lacks vital nutrients

Supermarkets provide a wide range of frozen Atlantic salmon and grilled fillets. Frozen fish meals are preferred by the elderly, single and those less gifted in the kitchen. // A new Australian survey has found that these frozen fish meals are missing out on vital nutrients and forking out more money. The findings were published in the magazine Choice. The supermarkets have...

Smuggling could also be a carrier to bird flu spread.

Raids at lots of places have revealed smuggled bird and poultry parts or in whole.// In a Chinese grocery store off a piazza, the agents found bags of duck feet. Also a similar raid at a Milan warehouse a few months ago yielded three million packages of chicken meat smuggled from China. According to experts there is increasing evidence that a thriving international trade in smu...

Estrogen also a potential neurotransmitter

According to a Johns Hopkins University behavioral neuroscientist evidence is mounting that estrogen, should also be thought of as a neurotransmitter when acting in the brain. // The study was funded by the National institute of mental health. In the same direction is an article by Gregory Ball, professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences in the university's Krieger S...

Long Hours At Computer Screen May Also Cause Deep Vein Thrombosis

In an announcement yesterday health experts had warned that office workers sit at their computer screens for long periods without a break have an increased risk// of being affected by deep vein thrombosis. This warning was issued after reports that a computer programmer from Bristol almost died after a 12-hour stint in front of his screen in what is believed to be one of the first cas...

Well-Planned Surgeries Also Carry Health Risks

Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia say that even if the surgery has gone according to plan, there might still be an increased risk of cardiovascular disease// and possibly cancer for several weeks post-operatively. “The first insight we take away from this is that when bad things happen down the road, months, maybe even years later, that we cannot, as we have in the past, j...

Antihistamine Could also be used as a Potential Antimalarial Drug

Researchers have found that astemizole, which is used for treating allergy can also be used as a potential drug for treating malaria//. According to a study conducted by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The study, largely funded by the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute (MRI), determined that...

Boots Store Also Extend Its Services to the Hospital Sector

Boots group of stores has planned to put NHS general practioner and hospital consultants in its stores. The group is merging with the Alliance UniChem Private Limited //Company to become Alliance Boots which will be effective on July 31. Few of the Boots stores in London are already providing NHS Chlamydia-testing services. But a lot of opposition has come from the British medical associa...

Diabetics can also benefit with CRT

CRT (cardiac resynchronization therapy) known to be effective in reducing mortality due to heart failure and sudden cardiac death// is also proven for its benefits to diabetic patients. CRT, a contraption implanted into the body, is capable of resynchronising the contractions of the heart's ventricles by transmitting electrical impulses, so that blood is pumped with added efficiency....

Partners of Men with Prostate Cancer also Need Support

Support and counselling services for sufferers of prostate cancer (PCA) should be available to partners as well as patients if they are to have any real effect//, say senior psychiatrists. Dr Jeremy Couper of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne and colleagues said in the latest issue of the Medical Journal of Australia that despite one in 10 Australian men having a li...

Gene Involved In Common Birth Defect Also Regulates Skin Biology

Following up on an earlier discovery that a gene called IRF6 is involved in the common birth defect cleft lip and palate, researchers at the University of Iowa Roy J. and// Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and their colleagues have identified the function of the gene. Their latest findings, published online Oct. 15 in Nature Genetics, reveal an unexpected role for IRF6 in the growth...

Antacids also control oral bacteria

A study involving active ingredients in popular antacids has concluded that common antacids could help keep gingivitis at bay. // According to researchers,these chemicals, commonly used to treat heartburn also display fighting power against the oral bacteria linked with the gum disease,Gingivitis. If subsequent studies confirm this finding,antacids will become a part of toothpastes and...

Contact Lenses For Younger Children Also

Younger children- Children 8 to 12 years old- are as capable as teen-agers in handling contact lenses, according to a study report.// They prefer them as it is more comfortable during activities like playing, dancing etc. “Optometrists traditionally don't prescribe contact lenses to children until they are at least 12 years old,” said Jeffrey Walline, an assistant professor of optomet...

Weight-Loss Drugs – Will They also Make You Lose Sleep

New York – To delve into whether weight loss drugs are really safe, an analysis of previous insights into the risks and benefits of weight loss drugs was conducted. What// came to light was the lack of data to make a cost-benefit analysis of these drugs. Two Canadian researchers, Raj Padwal and Sumit Majumdar of the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton argue that drugs like sibu...

Slightly High Blood Pressure is Also Hazardous

High blood pressure or hypertension means high pressure in the arteries. High blood pressure (hypertension) //is often called ‘ silent killer’ because one can have it for years without knowing it. A person is said to have normal BP when his blood pressure reading is around 120/80. Canadians regard blood pressure with systolic reading between 130 and 139, and a diastolic reading betwe...

Naltrexone also Treats Crohn's Disease

A study by Penn State College of Medicine finds that naltrexone may be beneficial to people with Crohn's disease. A low dose of this drug is often used to bring// relief to victims of alcohol and drug addiction. Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the intestine that affects an estimated 500,000 Americans. The study results were released online this week in an early e...

Influenza Virus also Protects Against H5N1

N1 protein in the seasonal flu vaccine may trigger an antibody response to avian flu virus//. The influenza vaccine that health officials advice people to get every year might also offer some cross protection against the H5N1 virus, commonly known as bird flu, according to investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Cross protection occurs when the immune respons...

Study Finds Many Older Women Also Victims of Partner Violence

About one in four women older than 65 has been the victim of physical, sexual or psychological violence at the hands of a spouse or other intimate partner// , according to a study done in two northwestern states. About 3.5 percent of the women surveyed had suffered violence in the past five years, and 2.2 percent in the past year. “Intimate partner violence is not a proble...

Drug for Blood Pressure also Treats Lung Cancer

A hormone that is important in the control of blood pressure also shrinks lung cancer tumors in mice, suggesting a new way to prevent or treat the deadly cancer, according to scientists. // Reporting in the journal Cancer Research, the scientists said that in mice treated with the hormone, angiotensin-(1-7), tumor volume decreased by 30 percent. In mice that did not receive the treatme...

Breast Fed Children also Likely to Gain Weight on Adulthood

Breast feed provides a protective shield in early childhood. But new research show that the effect of this does not carry through to adolescence and adulthood. Child// fed on breastfeed can grow to be obese just as a child fed on bottle feed. The earlier study had pressed the government health official to declare that breast feed was necessary to reduce childhood obesity. Federal chron...

Spouse may "drive You to Drink" but also can Protect You from Alcohol

Men and women at risk for alcohol dependence are more likely to choose a mate who also is at risk, say investigators at Washington// University School of Medicine in St. Louis. That doesn't necessarily mean, however, that both spouses will end up as problem drinkers. Alcoholism is more common among partners of alcoholics than among partners of non-alcoholics, but it isn't as common a...