Lotion made from tea could help fight skin cancer
... tea polyphenols work after the skin is exposed to excessive sunlight. The compounds, which are found in both b...t cancer. Designed to be applied after exposure to excessive sun, the skin cream could be used alone or combined with sunscreen to help maximize cancer protectio...Mayo Clinic study shows melatonin helps alleviate violent sleep disorder symptoms
...eve. "Therefore, when you have a dream, there's no excessive activity and no potential for injury. In this disorder, for reasons we don't fully understand yet, that normal paralysis is lost, and people will appear to act out their dreams. Sometimes, they're pleasant dreams. Usually, they're nightmarish, viole...Gingivitis vs. gum disease: What's the difference?
... point where they meet the area of the tooth. When excessive amounts of bacteria and food debris build up in the spaces between the teeth and gums, plaque is formed, a sticky material that develops typically on the lower exposed portions of the teeth. A plaque build up can develop and harden into calculus (ta...Controlled study after Dutch caf fire highlights teen mental-health problems after disasters
...ioural and emotional problems, smoking initiation, excessive use of alcohol, and use of psychoactive substances... inclined to react to severe stressful events with excessive use of alcohol. This might help policy-makers and researchers to incorporate prevention and treatmen...Long-term outcome of epilepsy surgery is favorable for many
... anti-epileptic drugs, illness, fatigue, stress or excessive alcohol intake. Thirteen percent of the group who relapsed were off all anti-epileptic drugs and were seizure-free for at least two years before their first relapse. Among the patients who remained seizure-free, 24 percent still had auras (warning fe...Drug may eliminate transfusions in patients with blood disorder
...ment to treat hypersplenism, a condition marked by excessive destruction of one or more kinds of blood cells in the spleen. That patient received two transfusions preoperatively and one perioperatively. None of the original seven patients have received additional transfusions. All of the children reported t...The trojan clot-buster: Drug-coated red blood cells destroy blood clots from within
...rent clot-busting drugs have the tendency to cause excessive bleeding, either by causing bleeding outside of the blood vessels or by removing pre-existing and, perhaps, beneficial blood clots. According to the Penn researchers, RCB/tPA spares existing blood clots and is too large to cause damage outside of the...'Don't sweat it.' It's easier said than done for millions of Americans, Saint Louis U. study shows
...ifferent-especially if it's something 'yucky' like excessive sweating." Glaser said you or someone you know mig...t in your office drawer - People comment on your excessive sweating - You sweat even in cool environments - Your sweating waxes and wanes - Your sweating...Drug for bone loss triggers first known case of drug-induced osteopetrosis
...ichael P.Whyte, M.D. "But this case documents that excessive doses can result inosteopetrosis, leading to fract... good idea," Whyte says. "But this case shows that excessive doses of abone anti-resorptive drug can cause osteopetrosis in people not geneticallypredisposed to ...Freshman eating binge is real, with national implications
...food in dorms and around campus also contribute to excessive weight gain, because, Levitsky points out, humans do not appear to compensate for between-meal snacks. If the campus weight gain is indeed related to the rise in obesity nationwide, "then it should be possible to study various methods and techniques...Polyherbacy prompts need for physician's advice
...calling attention to the issue of polyherbacy, the excessive or inappropriate ingestion of herbs for the treatm... and nausea. More serious side effects can include excessive bleeding or interaction with other drugs, resulting in excessive or diminished drug function, Nisly ......sful work or home environment, anxiety, hostility, excessive alcohol consumption and other factors may aggravate the sense of TUI. "The association between TUI and development of hypertension may be mediated by a variety of lifestyle and other psychosocial factors," says Kiang Liu, Ph.D., senior author and pr...New guidelines focus on fish, fish oil, omega-3 fatty acids
.... The FDA has noted that high intakes could cause excessive bleeding in some people. Depending on their stage ...sing women may be at increased risk of exposure to excessive mercury from fish but also are generally at low risk for CVD. Thus, avoiding potentially contaminat...Northwestern receives $5 million to study polycystic ovary syndrome
...ted with irregular menstrual periods, infertility, excessive body hair and increased risk for diabetes. The SCORs represent an important new NIH initiative in women's health. Northwestern was one of 11 leading medical institutions selected as SCOR sites on the basis of having at least three highly meritorious...Scientific task force to examine usefulness of testosterone replacement therapy in older men
...studies suggest that supplementation might trigger excessive red blood cell production in some men. This side effect can thicken blood and increase a man's risk of stroke. "The NIA is investigating the role of testosterone supplementation in delaying or preventing frailty," Dr. Slater said. "Results from preli...Chronic stress can interfere with normal function of the immune system
...nset and/or progression of conditions that involve excessive inflammation, like allergic, autoimmune, cardiovascular, infectious and rheumatologic illnesses," Dr. Miller. But even though the cancer patient parents reported more depressive symptoms, depression does not seem to operate as a mediator. It may be t...Keen ER identification could avert future strokes
...uldn't take the drug. For example, it could cause excessive bleeding in people with liver disease or ulcers. Of the 556 patients with a diagnosed history of AF, 265 (48 percent) were ineligible for warfarin, yet 90 (34 percent) of them were getting the drug anyway. Among eligible patients receiving the drug...Distortion and lack of openness - Information provision from the pharmaceutical industry
...e provision, but most often they are implicated in excessive and costly production of information that is largely kept secret, often duplicated, and can risk undermining the best interests of patients and society." Ike Iheanacho concludes: "Through their investment in research, transnational companies have an ......d it helps those with "shift work sleep disorder"- excessive sleepiness caused by odd working hours. The trial is part of Cephalon's attempt to expand the range of conditions Provigil can be used for. Ultimately, the company hopes it can be prescribed to treat sleepiness that results from any medical condition...Mild injury may render brain cells vulnerable to immune system attack
... that perhaps there was an interaction between the excessive excitation mediated by glutamate and a neuron's sensitivity to attack by complement." In their experiments reported in Neuron, Xiong and McNamara exposed cultures of neurons and astrocytes, first to modest levels of glutamate, as might be generated b...