Sensor In Artery Measures Blood Pressure

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High blood pressure can be a trial of patience for doctors and for sufferers, whose blood pressure often has to be monitored Click here to read more.. »

January 21st 2009 Uncategorized

Drug-Free Prevention Of Postnatal Depression

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A heart-to-heart chat with a peer has proven an effective way to prevent postnatal depression in high risk women, cutting the risk of depression by 50%, according to a University of Toronto nursing study published in BMJ Online.
Dr. Cindy-Lee Dennis, an associate professor at the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Click here to read more.. »

January 20th 2009 Uncategorized

Premature Ejaculation - Plethora Solutions Has Completed European Phase III Trial Of PSD502

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Sciele Pharma, Inc. ("Sciele") (NASDAQ:SCRX), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that Plethora Solutions Holdings PLC ("Plethora") (AIM:PLE), the specialist developer of products for the treatment and management of urological disorders, has completed its European Phase III study of PSD502 for the treatment of premature ejaculation (PE) in Europe. The study Click here to read more.. »

January 19th 2009 Uncategorized

New Non-Drowsy CLARITIN(R) Liqui-Gels(R) Now Available

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Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) announces the introduction of new CLARITIN(R) Liqui-Gels(R), the first and only non-drowsy allergy medicine in an easy-to-swallow liquid-filled capsule. Generic amoxil pills no prescription Now available over-the-counter, CLARITIN(R) Liqui-Gels(R) provide powerful liquid relief for the worst allergy symptoms without Click here to read more.. »

January 18th 2009 Uncategorized

New Study Assesses Patients’ Opinion Of Paying People To Quit Smoking, Lose Weight Or Control Their Blood Pressure And Diabetes

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When it comes to deciding whether paying people to make healthier lifestyle changes is a good thing, it seems patient opinion is split right down the middle. Unsurprisingly perhaps, those who smoke and are overweight are its greatest advocates. This is the finding of a study1 by Judith Long and her colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania Click here to read more.. »

January 16th 2009 Uncategorized

Theraputic target for prostate cancer

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The report, entitled Cytosolic Phospholipase A2-: A Potential Therapeutic Target for Prostate Cancer, describes the possible role of an enzyme called cPLA2- in prostate cancer and its potential to be a treatment target for prostate cancers that no longer respond to hormone-related therapy.
Hormone-related therapy is the first line of treatment for more advanced prostate cancers as prostate cancer cells usually rely on male hormones Click here to read more.. »

January 15th 2009 Uncategorized

Walking On A Treadmill Helped PAD Patients

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A new study from the US found that patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), which is sometimes accompanied by pain in leg muscles,
improved their walking endurance and quality of life by taking part in a treadmill walking exercise that also helped patients who did not have the
classic symptoms of pain in the legs.
The study was the work of Dr Mary M McDermott, Click here to read more.. »

January 14th 2009 Uncategorized

Seasonal Mood Swings Examined Using PET Scans

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Examining brain scans taken at various times of the year, scientists
have discovered that serotonin transporter activities, which help
regulate the neurotransmitter seratonin, vary according to the season.
According to the article, released on September 1, 2008 in Archives
of General Psychiatry, one of the
JAMA/Archives journals, this regular variance could potentially lead to
explanations Click here to read more.. »

January 13th 2009 Uncategorized

Clinical News From Annals Of Internal Medicine, Sept. 2, 2008

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1. Intermittent HIV Treatment Increases Risk for HIV-Related Infections and Death Even After Resuming Continuous Treatment
A recent trial showed that continuous treatment of HIV infection is better than stopping treatment when the patient’s immune status is good and restarting it when immune status deteriorates (interrupted treatment). At the end of this trial, patients assigned to intermittent treatment were Click here to read more.. »

January 12th 2009 Uncategorized

Preventing Teenage Depression By Recognizing Children’s Successes In All Areas

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Students’ successes in the first grade can affect more than their future report cards. In a new study, University of Missouri researchers found links among students’ weak academic performance in the first grade, self-perceptions in the sixth grade, and depression symptoms in the seventh grade.
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January 11th 2009 Uncategorized

Research Sheds Light On How The Nerve Supply To The Cardiovascular System Is Established During Development

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Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University’s School of Dentistry () have discovered that the nerve cells controlling heart rate and blood pressure synthesize a molecule known to be critically important for proper nervous system growth. The finding could someday play a significant role in the prevention of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and high blood pressure. Click here to read more.. »

January 10th 2009 Uncategorized

‘Tetris’ May Help Reduce Flashbacks To Traumatic Events

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Playing ‘Tetris’ after traumatic events could reduce the flashbacks experienced in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), preliminary research by
Oxford University psychologists suggests.
If this early-stage work continues to show promise, it could inform new clinical interventions for use immediately after trauma to prevent or lessen
the flashbacks that are the hallmark symptom of PTSD. Existing treatments can only Click here to read more.. »

January 9th 2009 Uncategorized

From Popcorn To Nuts In Diverticulosis: Good-bye To An Old Chestnut

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What evidence supports the recommendation that patients with diverticulosis avoid nuts, popcorn, and other high-residue foods?
A patient comes to her physician for instructions consequent to the discovery of diverticular disease. She is cautioned to avoid high-residue foods, such as nuts, seeds, popcorn, and corn either on or off the cob, because the by-products of these foods might lead to trauma or obstruction at the diverticular opening Click here to read more.. »

January 8th 2009 Uncategorized

Fungal Pill Could Provide Asthma Relief For 150,000 UK Sufferers

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Up to 150,000 people suffering from severe asthma in the UK could benefit from taking antifungal medication already available from pharmacists, new research has found. University of Manchester scientists found that pills used to treat everyday fungal infections greatly improved symptoms of asthma in those patients that had an allergic reaction to one or more fungi.
The study, carried out at four hospitals in northwest Click here to read more.. »

January 7th 2009 Uncategorized

Elevated Central Blood Pressure In Young African American Men - Noninvasive Technology May Cardiovascular Risk Earlier

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AtCor Medical (ASX: ACG),
the developer and marketer of the SphygmoCor(R) system, which
measures central blood pressures and arterial stiffness
noninvasively, today responded to media reports on a study* available
online in the American Journal of Physiology, published by the
American Physiological Society.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign study compared
vascular function in groups of healthy young African American and Click here to read more.. »

January 6th 2009 Uncategorized

Anti-Depressant-Associated Changes In Semen Parameters

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA (UroToday.com) - The authors previously reported an effect of antidepressants on semen parameters. The current study was designed to assess/confirm their prior report of the effects of an SSRI, paroxetine (Paxil), on semen parameters.
This was a prospective clinical trial involving 35 healthy male volunteers ages 18-65. SA were obtained prior and Click here to read more.. »

January 5th 2009 Uncategorized

News From The American Chemical Society Nov. 12, 2008

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A faster test for the food protein that triggers celiac disease
Researchers in Spain and the United Kingdom are reporting development of a faster test for identifying the food protein that triggers celiac disease, a difficult-to-diagnose digestive disease involving the inability to digest protein called gluten that occurs in wheat, oats, rye, and barley. The finding could help millions of people avoid diarrhea, bloating, and other Click here to read more.. »

January 4th 2009 Uncategorized

Improving And Refining Light Therapy Seasonal Affective Disorder, From Harvard Mental Health Letter

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Bright white light therapy has been used to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD) for more than 20 years. Although it remains a mainstay of treatment, in the past few years researchers have investigated ways to improve and refine light therapy, reports the November 2008 issue of the Harvard Mental Health Letter.
Improvements are Click here to read more.. »

January 3rd 2009 Uncategorized

Risk Of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder May Be Reduced By Large Hormone Dose

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A new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers found that a high dose of cortisone could help reduce the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The article appears in Biological Psychiatry, Volume 64, Issue 8, pages 708-717.
In an animal model of PTSD, high doses of a cortisol-related substance, corticosterone, prevented negative consequences of stress exposure, Click here to read more.. »

January 2nd 2009 Uncategorized

Peak Pollen Season Is Now - Australia

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Buy lexapro pills Hay fever sufferers and people with asthma; beware - peak pollen season is now until late November, according to the latest asthma alert issued by the National Asthma Council Australia.
"There is so much hype at the start of spring about pollen-triggered asthma and allergy that many people don’t realise that the Click here to read more.. »

January 2nd 2009 Uncategorized

Chair Of Joint Chiefs Calls For Broader PTSD Screenings

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Michael Mullen, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recently proposed that all returning combat troops undergo screening for post-traumatic stress disorder with a mental health professional, according to USA Today. Generic levitra pills no prescription Troops currently fill out questionnaires after combat tours that aid in Click here to read more.. »

January 1st 2009 Uncategorized

New Report Supports Feasibility Of EU Ban On Mercury Sphygmomanometers

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As the EU begins an investigation into the feasibility of banning mercury in professional-use sphygmomanometers, supporters of a ban have received a boost from a new report detailing the wide use of mercury-free alternatives in the United States.
Titled "End of an Era: The Phase-Out of Mercury Blood Pressure Devices", the Click here to read more.. »

December 31st 2008 Uncategorized

Height linked to risk of prostate cancer

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Men’s Health News
A man’s height is a modest marker for risk of prostate cancer development, but is more strongly linked to progression of the cancer, say Bristol researchers who conducted their own study on the connection and also reviewed 58 published studies.
In the September issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 12 researchers at four universities in England studied more than 9,000 men with Click here to read more.. »

December 30th 2008 Uncategorized

Micardis®-based Regimens Help More Patients Achieve Their Blood Pressure Goals

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The results of two new studies of Micardis® (telmisartan) in free combination with amlodipine or fixed combination with hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) 25 mg confirm that a telmisartan-based approach to treating Click here to read more.. »

December 29th 2008 Uncategorized

Sexually Harassed Employees Experience Less Job Satisfaction And Lower Job Performance

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A new study in the journal Psychology of Women Quarterly examined the effects of workplace sexual harassment and found that employees who were harassed report lower levels of job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and job performance. Employees also experienced higher levels of psychological distress and physical problems than those who were not harassed.
Darius K-S Chan, Chun Bun Lam, Suk Yee Chow, Click here to read more.. »

December 28th 2008 Uncategorized