A research study at Primary Physicians Research in Pittsburgh found that treatment with oseltamivir (Tamiflu) can markedly reduce illness duration, symptom severity, and secondary complications in children with influenza.
Presented earlier this month at the World Society for Pediatric Infectious Disease meeting in Bangkok, study concludes that this is the first time that a dramatic reduction […]

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A new type of medication to help smokers quit will be assessed by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) next year. Varenicline (champix) is the first non-nicotine drug specifically designed to help smokers give up.  The drug mimics the action of nicotine on the human body and is thought to work by both reducing […]

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A study at Royal Free and University College Medical School in London suggests that the size of an aging man’s belly and the bulk of his biceps provide a more accurate picture of his mortality risk than body mass index (BMI) alone.
The findings underscore the importance of life-long fitness. Men who have avoided obesity, particularly […]

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European and U.S. diabetologists called on Tuesday for greater caution in prescribing oral diabetes pills like GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s Avandia, which has been linked to increased heart attack risk.
In the light of the latest findings, the European Association for the Study of Diabetes and the American Diabetes Association said they had updated their “consensus statement” on […]

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A new study at the Bristol Heart Institute suggests red blood cell transfusions given to heart surgery patients could increase their risk of heart attack or stroke. The transfusions are performed in order to improve the delivery of oxygen to the body’s tissues. But study revealed patients who received a transfusion had a three-fold increase […]

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The Indian biotechnologist Manju Sharma advised students at an interactive session avoid junk food and instead increase their regular intake of green vegetables and pulses to improve resistance and develop good health. She also added that certain soft drinks damage the bones and muscles of children.

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Previous studies have linked smoking to some of the biggest killers in the world today such as lung disease, heart and blood vessel disease, stroke and cataracts and cancers as well as impotence and tobacco-related diseases.
Recently, a study at the Far Eastern memorial hospital in Taiwan, has shown that smoking cigarettes can also encourage male […]

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Researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, in Seattle, are suggesting that antidepressant drugs may possibly lengthen a person’s lifespan.
One of these drugs was Mianserin, which belongs to a class of drugs known as tetracyclic antidepressants. The drug apparently mimics the effects on the body of the only known animal long-life regime - virtual […]

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A new study at the Center for Outcomes Research at Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center in Boston revealed that more than a third of prostate cancer patients may receive treatments that are inappropriate because of problems they are already having with urinary, bowel or sexual function.
These mismatches might occur, either because male patients are hesitant […]

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A research conducted at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and the Clalit Health Services in Israel revealed that vitamin E supplements can significantly reduce the risk of heart attacks and related deaths for the 40 percent of diabetics who carry a particular haptoglobin (Hp) 2-2 gene.
Researchers found that after 18 months of treatment, people with […]

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