Monday, May 11th, 2009
London, May 11 (ANI): A study suggests that healthy people who are on the verge of becoming overweight may be at an increased risk of developing bowel cancer.
It has found that such people are about 15 per cent more likely to develop bowel cancer than those at the lower ...
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Washington, May 05 (ANI): After receiving harsh criticism for her performance of baseball anthem Take Me Out To The Ball Game at Chicago, Illinois' Wrigley Park, former Bond girl Denise Richards has come out to explain her "awful" singing.
Richards performed during the seventh innings on the Chicago Cubs' home game ...
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
Washington, May 1 (ANI): A chemical commonly used in the production of such medical plastic devices as intravenous (IV) bags and catheters can impair heart function in rats, researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have found.
Appearing online this week in the American Journal of Physiology, the new ...
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
Washington, May 1 (ANI): A new study has revealed that a simple genetic test can help determine a patient's risk of developing complications following cardiac surgery.
While cardiac surgery puts an individual at risk for developing shock and kidney failure, there are no effective medications to prevent these complications.
When shock occurs, ...
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Washington, April 22 (ANI): Scientists in the U.S. hope to bring the minimalist approach to medical care with the use of a medical imaging device that fits in the palm of the hand.
William D. Richard, Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis associate professor of computer science and ...
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Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Washington, April 16 (ANI): Scientists at the University of North Carolina Kidney Center have come up with an explanation as to why American Indians at a greater risk of developing proteinuria - a condition that increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease (CKD) - than other groups. ...
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Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
Washington, Apr 15 (ANI): By using eight clinical variables, scientists have found a new method, called the CRUSADE bleeding score, to estimate the risk of bleeding for a patient having a heart attack.
The bleeding-risk assessment tool, created by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Duke University, ...
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Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Washington, April 2 (ANI): An omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oils has shown some promise to reduce the size of tumours and enhance the positive effects of the chemotherapy drug cisplatin, while limiting its harmful side effects.
A. M. El-Mowafy, a professor at Mansoura University in Egypt, studied the effects ...
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
Washington, Mar 31 (ANI): Comedian Jamie Kennedy is said to be on the mend after he fell ill due to kidney stones, and is also recovering fast with his girlfriend actress Jennifer Love Hewitt being there by his side.
Kennedy, 38, had fallen ill ...
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Beijing, Mar.17 (ANI): The potentially cancerous toxic chemical, Lentine, has been found in five brands of hair dye in China.
According to a China Daily report, local consumer authorities said in Guangzhou yesterday that while the link between hair dye and cancer is still unproved, the five well-known international brands found ...
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