Keeping Ovaries After Hysterectomy Boosts Survival
For many years it has been a practice for women after age of 45 to remove their ovaries along with uterus removal in order to prevent ovarian cancer. Statistics say that about half of women have their ovaries removed during hysterectomy. In the USA, around 600 000 hysterectomies are being performed...
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Signs found 10 years in advance of Alzheimer's disease
New researches show that the Alzheimer's disease attacks brain years before the disease actually develops and that it is possible to identify the early signs of the strike. This possibility could be relevant for the future studies and researches for creating therapies that could delay this brain...
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Warning labels on soft drinks packed with sugar
It’s possible that soft drinks packed with sugar could get warning labels just like cigarettes and alcohol – alleged Michael Jacobson, director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). He said it absolutely serious: "Americans are drowning in soda pop - teenagers, in...
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Obese men are in worse shape then obese women
When it comes to fitness and metabolism, obese men may be in worse shape than obese women Dutch scientists studied 22 men and 34 women who were severely overweight and said the men had lower physical stamina and were less able to process carbohydrates. Diabetes experts said being obese raises...
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Probably 6.5 million South African’s may be HIV-positive
13% of all South African population may be HIV-positive, what is a dramatic increase from last year's estimate. The department of health yesterday said that between 6.29 and 6.57 million South Africans are infected with the HIV. South Africa is now the country with second highest number of...
Can acupuncture Ease Arthritis?
Latest study at Charite University Medical Center in Berlin (Germany) suggests that acupuncture could help cut the pain of arthritis. The researchers followed 300 patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. After 8 weeks the patients treated with traditional Chinese acupuncture reported significantly...
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Women feel pain more than men
According the new study from University of Bath scientists, women feel more pain and experience it for a longer period than men. Moreover, women also experience it in more bodily areas, more often and for longer duration compared to men. The explanation is concentrated on biological mechanisms,...
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Slow walking best for obese adults
Good news for obese walkers! Strolling can help obese adults to burn more calories than brisk walking. Moreover it might lower the risk of arthritis and injuries to the joints. After research in Colorado University in Denver, doctoral student Ray Browning and his colleagues studied 20 men and...
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New WHO and UN HIV treatment target – 3 Mio. for this year
The World Health Organization has vowed to be committed to the United Nations goal of giving anti-HIV therapy to 3 million patients around the world. UN body is unlikely to achieve the goal by the year-end deadline but vowed to continue fighting the disease by administering antiretroviral therapy...
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Lose weight with the device that fakes satiety
British company named Transneuronix created a matchbox-sized device which can be implanted into the abdomen with linked electrodes in the stomach wall. This device is made to fools the brain by obese people and let them thinking they are satiate. This will people with obesity issue to eat lesser and...
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