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Ginseng's efficacy debatable

The herbal product ginseng root has a number of psychological benefits, including fighting stress-related physical and mental fatigue and boosting mood performance. But researchers have found no psychological benefit from the use of ginseng. Bradley Cardinal, PhD, associate professor and co-dire...

Experts examine challenges of split liver transplantation

...nding procedure, which requires complex logistics and very experienced surgical teams both in liver resection and transplantation but yielding results debatable at best," they conclude. "Strong refinements in donor-recipient matching, preoperative donor evaluation, and surgical technique might be the tools to ...

Study Questions Genetic Screening for Treatable Diseases

...imated frequency is 1 in 1,300. This was achieved through termination of pregnancy of fetuses either treatable or likely to be asymptomatic, and it is debatable whether this represents a true benefit," the study authors wrote. They noted that the Israeli Medical Geneticists Association has recommended again...

Ever-Controversial Mental Health Act To Be Decided Upon

...the proposal. Since 1998, mental health laws have been presented, rejected, amended and presented again with no conclusive effect. They remain as debatable as ever. The point at odds is the forcible detention of mental health persons if they are perceived as a threat to society- this being, even if they a...

New Drug, Pleconaril speeds recovery from common cold

...s the rhinovirus, the bug that causes about half of all colds.// Since the medicine doesn't make the sniffles disappear immediately, it is still debatable whether the scientists have discovered the long-sought cure. But experts say there is little doubt the medicine makes people feel better sooner if the...

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No Causality Found Between Black Cohosh and Liver Problems

...firms our conclusion that these cases were, in general, insufficiently documented. More significantly, even the so-called 'well-documented cases' were debatable and little, if any, evidence remains that black cohosh ( Cimicifugae racemosae rhizoma ) can cause liver toxicity," said Dr. Naser. Remifemin(R),...

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Sphincter

...toms, treatments, and other medical ... Sphincter : A ring-shaped muscle that relaxes or tightens ... Sphincter -saving surgery represents a debatable endpoint for neoadjuvant ... Sometimes sphincter function in patients submitted to low-anterior resection is ... RECTAL SPHINCTER REPAIR ... T...