COX-2 inhibitors significantly reduce risk of cancer
Results from a new, five-year study show that regular use of popular prescription pain relievers may reduce the risk of breast cancer by up to 71 percent and may offer similar benefit in the prevention of prostate, colon and lung cancers. "We believe th...High HPV concentrations combined with smoking significantly raise risks of cervical cancer
Cigarette smoking and concurrent infection with high levels of the virus associated with cervical cancer can increase cancer risk by as much as 27 times, according to a study published in the November 2006 issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Anthony Gunnell, a medical biostatistician and epidemiologist and colleagues at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm reviewe...Tattoos may significantly increase risk of hepatitis C infection
It is a fad these days to sport tattoos. Kids often show off their sticker tattoos. But adults go a step further. Permanent tattoos, which are permanent reminders throughout life, in different designs and shapes, are very popular. However there is a darker side to the whole affair. The study in the United States of America says that tattoos significantly increase the risk of hepatiti...Plants have ability to significantly lower LDL cholesterol through sterol pills
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have investigated the role of plant sterols in cholesterol lowering ability. They have found that pills containing plant substances called sterols which can help lower cholesterol.// The study samples were patients already on a heart-healthy diet and taking statin drugs to control cholesterol. They were asked to add plant sterol p...Violence at Work Significantly Boosts Clinical Depression Risk
Employees subjected to real or threatened violence at work run a major risk of becoming clinically depressed, indicates research in the Journal of Epidemiology// and Community Health. The magnitude of the risk was in direct proportion to the amount of workplace violence experienced, the study shows. The findings are based on the occupations of more than 14,000 hospital p...Computer-Driven System Reduces Patient Mechanical Ventilation Time Significantly
For patients with acute respiratory failure, a computer-driven system can significantly reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation and length of stay in the intensive// care unit (ICU), as compared with the traditional physician-controlled weaning process. The study, which was conducted in five medical-surgical ICUs in Barcelona, Brussels, Créteil, Geneva and Paris, appears in the...New Study: Pine Bark Significantly Reduces Endometriosis
There's promising hope for women who suffer from endometriosis, one of the most common causes of infertility and pelvic pain//. A new study to be published in an upcoming edition of the Journal of Reproductive Medicine reveals that Pycnogenol (pic-noj-en-all), an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine tree, significantly reduces symptoms of endometriosis by 33...Liraglutide provides significantly better glucose control than insulin glargine in phase 3 study
COPENHAGEN, June 21, 2007-Novo Nordisk today announced clinicalresults from the first of five phase 3 studies with liraglutide -the once-daily human GLP-1 analogue. The 26-week study is part ofthe LEAD(TM) (Liraglutide Effect and Action in Diabetes) programmeand included 581 patients with type 2 diabetes inadequatelycontrolled by two of the most widely used oral antidiabetic drugs:metfor...