Painkillers linked to hypertension
In a new health study 5, 123 women were questioned about effect painkillers had on them in view of hypertension. The study showed that women who take painkillers on regular basis like acetaminophen and ibuprofen are at greater risk of developing hypertension than those women who don’t take over...
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Robotic weight-loss surgery
A new study on keyhole or "laparoscopic" surgery for obesity indicates that the surgery can be safely performed with a completely robotic approach. Mechanical arms would be attached to the instruments that the surgeon would normally hold and a surgeon would sit at a console with video monitor and...
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Laboratory grown vegetarian meat
Some scientists are trying to produce processed meats such as burgers and sausages, from the cells taken from cow, chicken, pig, fish or other animals in laboratories. They believe this will reduce the need for the animals which are often held in not so idea conditions and in that way reduce the...
Danny
FDA places tougher regulations on Accutane
From now on doctors and patients to will have to register in an electronic database before the drug can be dispensed. Female patients of childbearing age must take two pregnancy tests and use two forms of birth control to get the drug. And doctors and pharmacists must confirm that the requirements...
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Scientists Identify More Breast Cancer Genes
Identification of the genes that promote breast cancer growth is a very slow process and only one gene per year is found. Researchers from Canada say they have identified 153 more genes that promote breast cancer growth. They used data from the Human Genome Project to engineer a microchip that has...
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New HIV Therapy Clears Out Hidden Virus
In the new treatment researchers were trying to eliminate reservoirs of the virus that escapes current treatment by hiding in some cells. Although the results are preliminary and tests were done on only 4 people, they are hoping to have found a way to clear the body of all HIV infections. HIV...
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Dog tick found worldwide can spread fatal fever
Two types of ticks are already known to transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever which can develop into a fatal illness. But these two ticks are carried mostly by rodents and dogs that live in the wild. Scientists have discovered anew tick that causes this disease, a tick that plaques house pets....
Critics urge FDA to hold off on silicone implants
Silicone gel breast implants were banned because of health concerns 13 years ago and now they are trying to get back into the picture. The opponents of the gel implants are in the picture as well. With momentum building for final approval of the implants, the critics called on the FDA to hold off...
Milder skin cancers becoming more common among young
The scientist did a study only on basal and squamous cell carcinomas, cancers that are almost always curable and that together afflict 1 million Americans a year. The cancers, caused largely by overexposure to ultraviolet light from the sun, usually develop in older people who have spent many years...
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New Healthy Weight Program Makes Healthy Eating Interesting
Researchers from Mayo Clinic have published a new healthy book that gives more choice in eating heath food and suggests maintaining a healthy regimen rather than going into weight loss diets that restrict choices in food. Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight is a long and hard procedure...
Mark