Damage to arteries from injury can be avoided with carbon monoxide
Heart ailments that are treated with angioplasty or a transplantation may result in injury of the arteries. While in transplantation there is an ever-present risk of rejection of the// organ, in angioplasty, placing a balloon in the artery causes damage to the vessel walls. This in turn triggers the immune system response. A new study has however, revealed that pre-treatment with carbon m...Risky Drugs To Be Avoided In The Elderly
Researchers say a greater awareness is needed about the risks of certain prescribed drugs in elderly patients . As people age, they often have // multiple chronic conditions and take several drugs concurrently many drugs which have increased risks for people as they age. Researchers conducted a study to look at medication prescriptions in the elderly population. They looked at 765 prescr...Hepatitis B Relapse In Cancer Chemotherapy Can Be Avoided By Antiviral Drug
A team of researchers led by Jeong Won Jang of the Department of Internal Medicine at the Catholic University of Korea in Seoul, has found // that administering an antiviral drug would help prevent hepatitis B relapse in patients who are undergoing chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer. In hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), patients have a 55 percent chance of developing hepatitis B a...Heart Disease Can Be Avoided By Tackling The Cholesterol Early
People need to tackle cholesterol early to lower the risks of a heart attack, according to US scientists who say the foundations// for heart disease are laid down early in life. Helen Hobbs at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, and her colleagues examined nearly 13,000 people enrolled in a comprehensive study of heart disease in Mississippi, Minnesota, North...Spread Of Fungal Infections At Gym Could Be Avoided By Using Towel
People who work out at the gym should use a towel when they are on the stationary bike or other shared exercise equipment to reduce the spread// of fungal infections. Fungi cause itchy rashes or in the worst case, circular patches where no hair grows, explains Hans-Juergen Tietz of the Institute for Fungal Illness in Berlin. According to him, fungus is a huge problem as it spr...Urine Cytology, Voided/Catheterized
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