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Breast-feeding a Boon to Mom's Heart

Nursing baby brings cardiovascular benefits decades later, study suggests,, TUESDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- Breast-feeding isn't just good for baby, it may also boost mom's cardiovascular health as she ages, new research suggests. Women in their 60s who had breast-fed for mo...

Electronic Communication May Be Boon to Doctors' Time

System doesn't enhance patient satisfaction, however, study finds TUESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- A comprehensive electronic health records system could help ease the increasing workload faced by physicians, according to researchers who examined the impact of such a system in the...

Surgery a Boon for Most Common Form of Epilepsy

But too few patients are having the procedure, study says TUESDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- People with the most common form of epilepsy who don't respond to drugs would gain about five years of life, and dramatically improved quality of life at that, if they had a certain form of br...

Report: NIH and Global Health Research are a Major Boon to All State Economies

NIH research awards to states in 2007 created more than 350,000 new jobs, generated more than $18 billion in wages from those new jobs, and spurred more than $50 billion in business activity nationwide Report Says Flat Funding for NIH Threatens New Health Research, U.S. Medical Leadership, a...

Fall Time Change Could Be Boon for Sleep

Take advantage of that extra hour of snooze-time, experts say SATURDAY, Oct. 20 (HealthDay News) -- When the clocks go back an hour on the first Sunday in November, you should use that extra hour to make a small payment on your sleep debt, experts say. Too often, work and family res...

Nighttime Home Dialysis a Boon for Kidney Patients

Heart health, blood pressure and quality of life improve with frequent dialysis,,,, TUESDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Undergoing dialysis at home most nights of the week may be better for some kidney patients' health than conventional three-times-a-week dialysis, new research sugge...

Workouts a Boon for Breast Cancer Patients

Exercise, yoga improve quality of life, even chemotherapy compliance, studies find THURSDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise may be the last thing breast cancer patients want to do, especially if they're fatigued. But workouts can improve quality of life, boost self-esteem during...

Star Health Grants Boon To India's HIV-Affected

Indias premier and independent insurance company Star Health is out with a gift for the HIV infected. The Chennai-based company- Star Health and Allied Company Ltd . has extended a proposal to the IRDA (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority), seeking to provide insurance coverage for tho...

Bronchial Thermoplasty: Boon to Severe Asthma Patients?

Encouraging results for the use of bronchial thermoplasty procedure were reported by the Research in Severe Asthma (RISA) Trial , at the annual scientific assembly of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) by Neil Thomson,MD, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, University of Glasgow, Scotland. This an...

Pramlintide-A Boon to Restrain Fast Food Consumption

The synthetic form of pramilintide hormone previously found to produce a feeling of fullness when eating and reduce body weight, also may help curb binge eating and the desire to eat high-fat foods and sweets. Pramlintide is the synthetic form of amylin, a satiety hormone produced by the beta cell...

A Boon to Hearing Impaired-Gene Transfer

Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have discovered a way to transfer genes, which they hope will restore hearing, into diseased tissue of the human inner ear . This important step brings scientists closer to curing genetic or acquired hearing loss. Dr. Jeffrey Holt, associ...

Artificial Testis Developed by AIIMS a Boon to Suffering Patients

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has developed artificial testis, which will help those suffering from testicular cancer, underdeveloped genitals.// Doctors at the premier referral hospital have already operated upon over 50 patients suffering from such problems, achieving 100 ...

Ultrasound Technology - Boon or a Bane?

A recent newspaper article reported that a brain dead pregnant woman on life support had passed the milestone in her pregnancy where doctors believed her baby could survive// outside the womb, giving her family new hope. The family spokesperson said the baby is a girl and that Cecilia was a possibl...

Citalopram, a Boon in Treating Depressed Heart Patients

Canadian researchers have come out with findings from a study that indicates the superiority of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like celexa in combating// depression. Dr. Fran?ois Lespérance, a psychiatrist at the University of Montreal and his colleagues published their finding...

Streamlined Claims a Boon to Patients, Doctors

The AMA today welcomed the first formal agreement to deliver a fast, efficient new electronic claiming// and payment system, heralding the move as a win for patients and doctors alike. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has become the first organisation to sign up to deliver the new system, wh...

Anti-rejection Therapy a Boon for Patients With "anti-donor" Antibody Levels

Soraya Kohanzadeh, 30, Muir Beach, CA, was living day-to-day, extremely ill, with no hope and expecting to live a shortened life dependent// on kidney dialysis. She needed a kidney transplant but because her “anti-donor” antibody levels were so high, her doctors believed that a transplant was not p...

Gluten Free Bread: Boon for Celiac Disease

Gluten free bread developed by Researchers at the Food Technology Plant Special Research Centre (CeRPTA) is a food developed for people suffering from celiac disease// otherwise called as gluten sensitive enteropathy. This product was successfully tested and the resulting product is known to have e...

Folic Acid Supplementation in Bread: Boon to Neonates and Curse to Pensioners

Bread loaves would be fortified with certain vitamins, in order to reach out to the needful masses. This week, Government-commissioned report expected// supplementation of folic acid to be made a compulsion in bread would prevent neural tube effects like spina bifida. But this step could prove...

A Boon to Neonates-“National Cot Locator” Developed by UK Hospitas

National Cot Locator is a new system developed by UK Hospitals, which enables hospital workers to reach out to the critically ill and premature neonates on time. The// system aims to speed up the admission and treatment of the babies, hence helps in saving lives of many. Previously in the case...

Internet – Boon or Bane

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine conducted a study to find out if internet addiction needed medical attention//. According to the telephone-based study, at least one indication of problematic internet use was observed in 1-in-8 Americans. Earlier studies have showed tha...

THC molecule turns out to a boon for Alzheimer’s patient

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is a compound being tested by researchers from Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, for its ability to ensure levels// of a certain chemical is maintained in the brain, in order to prevent the formation of p...

RMIF Boost a Boon for Rural Health

Chair of the AMA Rural Reference Group (AMARRG), Dr David Rivett, said today that this week's announcement by Transport Minister, Warren Truss, //of enhancements to the Rural Medical Infrastructure Fund (RMIF) was a welcome piece of rare good news for rural health. Dr Rivett said the RMIF is d...

HRT: Boon or Bane?

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) was once “the” treatment for all ailments of menopause. But with increasing reports on the negative effects of HRT, should it be taken? // HRT can help women at menopausal stage to cope with various problems like hot flashes etc. But there are several side effec...

A boon to the paralyzed -Brain Gate Neural Interface System

It will now be possible for a patient with spinal cord injury to produce brain signals that relay the intention of moving the paralyzed limbs// , as signals to an implanted sensor, which is then output as electronic impulses. These impulses enable the user to operate mechanical devices with the hel...

Fine Polymer Scaffolding – a Boon for Skin Reconstructio

Skin reconstruction now becomes more effective and safe with a newer, finely electro-spinned, dissolvable scaffold that closely resembles natural skin//. Tissue engineers and chemists at the University of Sheffield have developed a new biodegradable scaffold made from simple polymers, which ser...

Bioinformatics Made a Boon In Immune Response Study - LIAI Finds

Bioinformatics, a tool used to develop human disease research, now proved 95 percent accuracy in detecting the immune responses of extremely //complex virus - the vaccinia virus, which is used in making smallpox vaccine by researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology (LIAI). ...

Latest NHS Decision on Herceptin A Boon to Breast Cancer Patients

According to the latest NHS news it is said that the breast cancer drug Herceptin was approved to be given to all the breast cancer patients. But this is not happy news to the grieving family of Tamar Bailey. //She is 26 year old and suffered from breast cancer. But NHS officials denied her the dru...

Steroids administered to expectant mothers, a boon for preemie babies

Expectant mothers who run a risk of delivering babies much before the full term are administered steroids. Now, a recent study conducted by researchers // at the University of Adelaide , has found that subjecting expectant mothers to repeated doses of steroids benefits their babies by reducing pote...

New Multi-Modal Contrast Agents, A Boon For Medical Imaging

Medical imaging techniques like ultrasound and computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging and molecular imaging can all be made better by the newly developed multi-modal contrast agent – Researchers // at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign says. Use of these new agents may...

Breathing Exercises A Boon To Asthma Patients

In Thorax, a research news published says, in people with mild asthma, breathing techniques and exercises reduce reliever inhaler use and about halve the dose of preventer inhaler//. The researchers compared the impact of two breathing techniques on symptoms, lung function, use of medication a...

Coffee Bars: A Boon For China's Jobless Youths

Jobless youths of China who find themselves in a fix, by not able to find a job for themselves, can now heave a sigh of relief as mushrooming coffee bars across the country's metros offers them great opportunities, to serve as baristas. // Youngsters under great pressure to find a job in Chin...

High Dose Of Vitamin D3 A Boon for Patients Suffering From Heart Failure

Patients with heart failure usually experience inflammation. According to a German clinical trail conducted by Stefanie Schleithoff// from the University of Bonn, it was found that high doses of Vitamin D supplements inhibit the pro-inflammatory molecules and appear to boost the anti-inflammatory f...

Trans-radial Angiograms: A Boon For Cardiac Patients

New Delhi: When Ramya Sharma suffered from cardiac triple vessel disease, she went for a trans-radial angiogram. Instead of a recovery of several hours associated with a // conventional artery study, she was watching TV within minutes and back home in two hours. "More people are now opting for t...

Mexi-Plan by Health Net, Expected To Be a Boon for Uninsured Latinos

Latinos are perhaps waiting with bated breath to hear the announcement from Health Net of California regarding the state's first private insurance plans and what it has in store for those who wish to seek the assistance of doctors in Mexico or the United States. // The company has novel schem...

Medical Boon in the Form of a Biofriendly Capsule

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign developed an innovative strategy of mixing lipids and nanoparticles to produce new drug and agricultural materials and delivery vehicles. //Steve Granick, a professor of materials science and engineering, chemistry and physics said that ...

GRIP a boon for the nurses to monitor patients glucose levels.

GRIP, new software helps in assisting the blood sugar level of seriously ill patients. This has paved the way to increase the survival rates of critically ill patients. A study, published in the open access journal BMC Medical // Informatics and Decision Making, states that GRIP, computer sof...

Bony Vitamin D a boon for lungs too

A study conducted by the researchers down under states that Vitamin D known for its bone function is good for lungs as well.// Vitamin d has been found to be a boon for respiratory functions. It is good for lungs and so offers great hope for smokers, asthmatics and other people with respiratory ...

Breastfeeding: A Boon For Cealiac Disease

Breast fed infants are better nourished and healthier than those that are not. A new study says that breastfeeding may protect children against gluten intolerance, known as celiac disease”// CD, also known as celiac sprue, gluten-sensitive enteropathy, non-tropical sprue, among others, is beli...

A Boon For Gastritis Patients In The Form Of Broccoli

A new study finds that regularly eating broccoli sprouts may help prevent gastric cancer by reducing Helicobacteri pylori (H. pylori) infection, which is known to cause gastritis and is believed to be a major factor in peptic ulcer and stomach cancer. // The study, conducted by a Japanese team...

Perfect babies boon or a bane?

The manipulation of inheritable genes to enable people to produce more ‘perfect’ children could radically change our attitudes to family relationships and on being human, warns a leading US science organisation. Many aspiring parents with inheritable diseases hold out great hope for IGM techno...