Antifolate therapies found effective against certain type of malaria
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... at MBF, said that currently older people are more likely to have osteoporosis than high cholesterol so preventing this cruel disease is vital for healthy ageing. "The Dubbo Study has shown there are markedly greater health care costs than previously considered for osteoporosis," Dr Bennett said. "This ex...UC environmental health chair recognized nationally for urologic research excellence
...phenol A (BPA), during fetal development were more likely to develop an early form of human prostate cancer (prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia) than those who were not exposed. Their findings suggested that exposure to environmental and natural estrogens during fetal development could affect the way pr...Novel treatments may help alleviate constipation, IBS in women
...nts who received lubiprostone were nearly twice as likely as those who did not receive the treatment to report moderate or significant relief of IBS symptoms. Endpoints included abdominal discomfort, stool consistency, straining and others. Lubiprostone was also well-tolerated, with only one percent of pa...Soldiers acquired drug-resistant infections in field hospitals
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...ruction of their airways. Those patients were less likely to detect an impending attack and respond appropri...scovered that obese adult asthma patients are less likely to respond to corticosteroids, the mainstay of asthma treatment. Almost 90 percent of obese asthma p...Studies show role of age, gender, race and weight on cancer risk and treatment
...Younger women with a single, small tumor were most likely to undergo surgery. African Americans were 25 percent less likely to receive surgical therapy than white patients, while Asian patients were 27 percent more likely to...New study demonstrates that Lubiprostone may improve symptom relief rates in adults with IBS-C
...tients receiving lubiprostone were nearly twice as likely to achieve an overall response from symptoms of IB...ubiprostone 8 mcg twice daily were nearly twice as likely to achieve overall response compared to those receiving placebo (lubiprostone 17.9 percent vs. place...Erectile dysfunction -- the canary in the mineshaft?
...tween ED and CVD. Men with CVD were 4.2 times more likely to have ED than men without heart disease. The results underscore a need to consider sexual function in men with heart disease and CVD in men with ED. This study will be presented in Moderated Podium Session 30 on May 21, 2007, starting at 10:00 a....Marijuana worsens COPD symptoms in current cigarette smokers
...40 and older, smokers were two-and-a-half times as likely as nonsmokers to develop COPD, while smoking cigarettes and marijuana together boosted the odds of developing COPD to three-and-a-half times the risk of someone who did not smoke either cigarettes or marijuanain other words, adding marijuana smoking ...Topical retinol helps reduce wrinkles associated with natural skin aging
... water, and increased collagen production are most likely responsible for wrinkle effacement [reduction]. Wi... form new skin], retinol-treated aged skin is more likely to withstand skin injury and ulcer formation along with improved appearance."...Retinol lotion reduces the fine wrinkles from natural aging of skin
..., due to the retinol treatment, also makes it more likely that the skin can withstand injury and ulcer formation, researchers say. With the population aging so rapidly, it is important that we find ways of treating skin conditions of elderly people not just for purposes of vanity, but also for the healin...Vacuum cleaning ineffective in allergy avoidance
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... group that received more counseling was also less likely to have symptoms of anxiety (44.6% vs. 67.3%), and depression (28.6% vs. 55.8%). The study included family members of 126 patients dying in 22 ICUs in France. The huge effect of the intervention is surprising, says lead researcher Elie Azoulay, M....Genetic marker linked to aggressive prostate cancer
... the genetic marker called 8q24 -- are much more likely to have a close family member with the disease. Th...ients who were carriers had cancers that were more likely to spread into the lymph nodes and were more difficult to surgically remove. The patients in the ...Veterans exposed to Agent Orange have higher rates of prostate cancer recurrence
...r they were exposed or not, to see which were more likely to develop a recurrence and patients with a histor...nt Orange, they suspect that blacks, who were more likely to be ground troops, also were more likely to have had more Agent Orange exposure. Researchers fo...Sleep apnea patients have greatly increased risk of severe car crashes
...found that patients with sleep apnea were twice as likely as people without sleep apnea to have a car crash, and three to five times as likely to have a serious crash involving personal injury. Overall, the sleep apnea group had a total of 250...New research supports early testing for prostate cancer
.... Screen-detected cancers were significantly more likely to be organ confined at the time of treatment with...t could help determine which of these patients are likely to progress" What is the best predictor of subsequent intervention with treatment" To determine the...Eating apples and fish during pregnancy may protect against childhood asthma and allergies
...ldren of mothers who ate the most apples were less likely to ever have wheezed or have doctor-confirmed asth...mothers who ate fish once or more a week were less likely to have had eczema than children of mothers who never ate fish. The study did not find any protecti...House dust may protect against allergic disease early in life
...nt of endotoxin in young childrens homes, the more likely they were to have wheezing or eczema by age 3. The...r the amount of endotoxin in their homes, the less likely they were to develop either condition by age 3. Were trying to find why children exposed to endoxot...