Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts has uncovered a number of biochemical and biophysical mechanisms that may explain some of the health benefits attributed to cranberries, including cranberry juice’s ability to prevent urinary tract infections. According to the team conclusions, compounds in cranberries may be able to protect against E. coli bacteria, — which […]

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According to documents released, U.S. Food and Drug Administration staffers are recommending new warnings about psychiatric events observed in some patients taking Roche Holding AG’s Tamiflu and GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s Relenza. The recommendation for new label is is “in some cases, these behaviors resulted in serious injuries, including death, in adult and pediatric patients” despite experts […]

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As part of Lung Cancer Awareness Month, which runs throughout November, staff at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are urging people to seek medical advice for a persistent cough or unusual chest pains.
Their posters warn that a long-standing cough, persistent chest infections, coughing blood, unexplained persistent breathlessness, persistent chest or shoulder pain could be […]

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Health Secretary Alan Johnson says the obesity epidemic in Britain is now a crisis on a scale with climate change. The weight of adults and children is on the rise and men  have become around half a stone heavier on average than they were in 1993.
This weight gain matters because it means more and more […]

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Scientists from the University of Granada have developed a portable and low-cost device which can measure the ionizing radiation that patients are exposed to.
Thanks to the minuscule size of the detectors, not only can radiation be measured quickly in different areas of the body but also a historical record of the information can be maintained.
 

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According to a study conducted by a research team at University of California, Los Angeles, many older adult people may mistakenly believe that becoming less active is just a normal part of aging.
The goal of scientific program is to teach older adults to get rid of those old beliefs that becoming sedentary is just a normal part of growing […]

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A U.S. certified diabetes educator advises patients that with some planning the holidays need not threaten their diabetes regimen.

The educator suggests diabetics to prepare ahead for food choices by establishing a “carbohydrate budget.” For instance, foregoing another carbohydrate at dinner allows for some dessert. As another example he mentioned that mall walking is a great way to plan the […]

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Researchers at the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands concluded that while strenuous activity is known to increase the risk of blood clot development in the elderly, regular exercise is also shown to greatly benefit the heart and that the net effect of elderly sports participation may be positive.

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Researchers at Duke Prostate Center, Duke University in North Carolina suggest a blood test widely used to screen for prostate cancer can be misleading in the case of men who are obese.
Their conclusion in based on the fact obese people have more blood in their bodies and the concentration of the protein is diluted, and […]

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Tonsillectomies are one of the most frequently surgical procedures for children and it is usually performed to relieve repeated throat infections and related fevers.
 
Dutch researchers at the University Medical Centre Utrecht  say rushing to have a child’s tonsils removed because of mild or moderate throat infections may not be such a good idea. They found […]

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