A non-invasive treatment for angina does not lead to enhanced athletic performance
... increases oxygen-rich blood flow to the heart and reduces the heart's workload. It is performed over a series of weeks, with each session lasting from one to two hours. Pressure cuffs on the legs are inflated in sequences and as a result, blood vessels in the legs are gently compressed and the blood is for...Estrogenlike drugs may eventually help postmenopausal women with weight gain
...am-opEαted control rats. Estrogen replacement reduces both the increased food intake and the body weight gain of the OVX rats. The Role of Estrogen Receptors Eα and ER Sex steroids such as estrogen induce actions by binding to a receptor. The two subtypes of estrogen receptor are Eα and ER...New hereditary gene linked to Parkinson's disease
...ads to a dysfunction of the protein, which in turn reduces the ability of brain cells to protect themselves from stress. Although likely to be found in only a small percentage of Parkinson sufferers, the discovery of this gene has revealed a completely novel and hitherto unconsidered pathway which opens the...New study demonstrates significant and sustained improvements in BPH symptoms with AVODART ™
...trates that AVODART effectively improves symptoms, reduces the volume of the prostate and arrests the disease process." A total of 2,802 men were randomized into the double-blind phase of the two studies; 1,908 completed the two year double-blind portion. In the open-label phase, 1,570 subjects were enrolle...Vitamin C reduces level of C-reactive protein, finds UC Berkeley-led study
...findings is needed before we can say it definitely reduces inflammation and reduces chronic disease risk." Other co-authors of the study are Edward Norkus at Our Lady of Mercy Medical...Increasing the body's good cholesterol may be a pill away
...re being done to determine whether it successfully reduces the risk of heart disease....Home-based program effective in treating minor depression in chronically ill older adults
...ncludes social and physical activity significantly reduces symptoms of depression in older adults who are chronically ill and have minor depression, according to a study in the April 7 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Clinically significant depression affects 15 to 20 percent ...Other highlights in the April 7 JNCI
...st (called contralateral breast cancer). Tamoxifen reduces the risk of contralateral breast cancer and primarily benefits women with ER-positive disease. Sandra Swain, M.D., of the National Cancer Institute, and colleagues examined data from earlier breast cancer clinical trials to determine the relationship...Breast cancer patients with BRCA1 or 2 mutations twice as likely to have double mastectomy
...f the ovaries. The latter procedure significantly reduces the risk of ovarian cancer, the risks for which ar...o very elevated in these women, and simultaneously reduces the risk of breast cancer in women who have not yet undergone menopause. "The complex issues invol...Number of breaths given during CPR may be linked to survival
...heart. "The decreased return of blood to the heart reduces the blood going out of the heart, and that may decrease the effectiveness of CPR." Aufderheide said. "Medical directors of all systems--all professional rescuers, including EMTs, nurses, doctors, respiratory therapists and anyone else who would do ...Two-stage weight loss surgery for high-risk, morbidly obese patients reduces surgical risk
...led laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), greatly reduces operative risk and results in significant short-term weight loss, according to a University of Pittsburgh study presented today at the annual meeting of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons in Denver. In laparoscopic sleeve ga...Existing therapies applied to new use in broader spectrum of cancer care
... In animal models, the "Trojan Horse" dramatically reduces tumor size. In combination with interferon treatment, which encourages further elevation of Vitamin B12 receptor levels in tumor cells, nitrosylcobalamin leads to complete tumor regression in mice. "In principle, this targeted therapeutic wi...New therapeutic approach for sickle cell disease
...l humans that, when produced in mice, dramatically reduces symptoms of sickle cell disease. The discovery raises the possibility of new treatment options for sickle cell patients, say co-authors J. Eric Russell, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, and Zhenning He, research specialist, Departm...Surgery cuts cardiac arrests among those with rare heart disorder
...alled left cardiac sympathetic denervation (LCSD), reduces the heart's control from the sympathetic nervous system, which is the part of the nervous system responsible for involuntary biological activity such as breathing and heart rate."Even in a population of LQTS patients at an especially high risk, dener...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for April 2004 (first issue)
...rand names. It relieves mild to moderate pain and reduces fever. Often, it is taken in place of aspirin because it has fewer gastrointestinal side effects. According to the authors, acetaminophen increases glutathione levels in the lung, which may predispose persons to oxidative injury and bronchospasm. ...Biology not behaviour could explain reduced risk of HIV infection for circumcised men
...a confirm previous findings that male circumcision reduces the risk of HIV-1 acquisition. This analysis expands on earlier studies by including laboratory-defined incident STIs as outcomes in the analysis, as well as by including risk behaviour to control for other potential differences between circumcised a...Antibiotics within 4 hours of arrival at hospital better for pneumonia patients
...r arrival at a hospital for treatment of pneumonia reduces the length of hospital stay, and may reduce the chances of dying, according to an article in the March 22 issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine , one of the JAMA/Archives journals. According to the article, pneumonia is the second leading reaso...Going low tech, low cost to ease the terrors of dementia
... resident a warm fleece-covered water bottle often reduces screaming and keeps the person calm for an average of 40 minutes. She's also found that fleece muffs on the hands also help sooth a person. At one Rochester nursing home, staff members encourage residents to create memory boxes of items that focus o...Data shows new drug, rimonabant, helps smokers quit while limiting post cessation weight gain
... significantly induces significant weight loss but reduces abdominal fat in overweight/obese people with untreated dyslipidemia, and also increases HDL-cholesterol (good cholesterol), lowers triglycerides, and significantly improves impaired glucose and insulin levels, all contributing risk factors for cardi...Study finds implanted defibrillator reduces heart failure deaths
...lantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) significantly reduces deaths in heart failure patients, according to a new study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), one of the National Institutes of Health. The study also found that treatment with the antiarrhythmic drug amiodarone does...