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...d vessels. Antioxidants scavenge free radicals and limit the damage they can cause, the authors write. Diets high in fruit and vegetable intake, and thus rich in such antioxidants, have been associated with reduced rates of coronary heart disease and stroke. Vitamins C and E and beta carotene are potential...Grandparents, older adults encouraged to seek help for a sleep disorder
... Not napping during the day. If you must snooze, limit the time to less than one hour and no later than 3 p.m. Stick to rituals that help you relax each night before bed. This can include such things as a warm bath, a light snack or a few minutes of reading. Dont take your worries to bed. Bed...1 of 2 pediatric kidney disease research centers in world established
...progression and develop unique therapies that will limit or even cure genetic or acquired kidney disorders. Basic research at the laboratory bench at the molecular and cellular level can unveil discoveries that can lead to clinical improvement at the patient's bedside. This work is expected to translate ul...Baby DVDs, videos may hinder, not help, infants' language development
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..., physical weakness and cognitive impairments that limit their independence and ability to properly use devices; patients from different ethnic backgrounds who may have communication problems or cultural blocks to understanding device technology; and the chronically ill from rural areas, low-income familie...UD scientists invent novel hydrogels for repairing, regenerating human tissue
...titis, or drank a lot, factors that would normally limit the amount of cancerous liver that can be removed. While Schneider and Pochan aren't Felix and Oscar in The Odd Couple, they do work in very different scientific disciplines, and they have an easy banter. Both scientists joined the UD faculty in...Stroke in nonvascular atrial fibrillation -- anti-coagulants better than anti-platelet therapy
...g the risk of this occurring is to give drugs that limit the bloods ability to create clots. Two commonly used options are anticoagulants that inhibit the clotting process (e.g. warfarin), and drugs such as aspirin that make blood platelets less likely to bind together and trigger a clot. In standard med...Predicting danger of flu pandemic rests on differences in affected population, says O.R. Forum
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...he drugs also combat the ill effects of A-beta and limit the progression of Alzheimers disease. Findings from the research program have been published in the Journal of Neuroinflammation, the Journal of Neuroscience and the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Funding for the study has come from the Nationa......y well past middle age, live past the normal outer limit of old age" The longest that mice of this type usually live is around 1,000 to 1,100 days. If NDGA turns out to extend maximal lifespan by 20 or 30 percent, people would accept that as an important finding, Miller says. No one excited by these e...Highlights from the June 2007 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...r more per week. Parents should be encouraged to limit the quantity of beverages high in energy and sugar because of their propensity to increase weight, the researchers conclude. American Dietetic Association Issues Updated Position Statement on Food and Nutrition Professionals Can Implement Practices...Steps needed to reduce smoking in the US
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...ease clotting and oxidative stress in cells and to limit hardening of the arteries. "We were prompted to perform these studies while exploring the mechanism by which NSAIDs confer a cardiovascular hazard, that is suppression of COX-2 derived prostacyclin" says lead author Garret FitzGerald, MD, Director...Diagnostic tests for malaria underused in Zambia
...ement of uncomplicated malaria, there is a need to limit inappropriate use of these expensive new combinations. The increasing body of evidence that a substantial proportion of febrile patients do not have malaria, especially in low to moderate transmission zones, emphasizes the need to educate health cent...UPMC begins study of heart support device as a bridge to transplantation
...atients must be tethered to machines that severely limit their activity. The researchers hope that the VentrAssist LVAD investigational study will help reduce load on the patient's heart while awaiting transplant, improve blood flow and circulation and overall quality of life. In some cases, the patient...Approved medical resident hours still resulting in sleepy doctors
...uncil for Graduate Medical Education), in 2003, to limit their work hours to not more than 80 hours a week and 24 hours at a stretch. The impact of this standard has not been well studied. "We need to be aware that, though residents are working within guidelines, they are reporting to work for a 24-hour sh...New study: Pycnogenol reduces heart failure
...ows Pycnogenol administers a therapeutic effect to limit the degenerative process in patients predisposed to congestive heart failure, such as the aged." The study was conducted at the University of Arizona, Tucson. Elderly female mice (18 months old) were randomly divided into four groups: control mice,...Africa's doctors' access assessed
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