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Last Updated: May 14th, 2008 - 18:06:12
[May 14, 2008, 18:03] Suicidal behaviour is a grim personality trait that reflects self-destructive mental condition. According to a report published this month in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), asthma is a respiratory disease that provokes suicidal thoughts to the level where a person breaks free from the thoughts to actually attempt suicide.
[May 14, 2008, 17:57] A major trial has dashed the hope that the clot-preventing drug Plavix could help in the delicate balancing act needed to establish a blood vessel suitable for dialysis for kidney patients.
Giving Plavix (clopidogrel) did reduce the risk that a blood clot would block the vessel created by combining a vein and an artery, a standard procedure for kidney dialysis. But adding the clot-preventing drug did not increase the number of fistulas,
[May 14, 2008, 17:54] Instituting a low-vision therapy program that includes a home visit, counseling, assistive devices such as magnifiers and assignments to help ease their use may help people who suffer from disease of the macula, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have revealed.
Low vision not only affects daily function, but also increases the risk of depression, injury and an overall decline in health.
[May 14, 2008, 17:53] Air pollution increases the risk of blood clots -- deep vein thrombosis (DVT), according to an Italian research quoted by media reports Wednesday.
"It is well-established that air pollution causes myocardial infarction [heart attack] and stroke," said Andrea Baccarelli, who led the study while at the Harvard School of Public Health. "This is the first time that anyone has connected air pollution with deep vein thrombosis."
[May 14, 2008, 17:51] Regular exercise in teenage and young adulthood may help cut a women's risk of developing premenopaausal breast cancer, according to a report Wednesday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
The study finds that women who were physically active as teens and young adults are 23 percent less likely to develop breast cancer than those who grew up sedentary.
[May 14, 2008, 17:51] A national database in Australia has found that younger women with breast cancer are opting for breast saving surgery instead of radiation, which may be hurting their chances of recovery.
According to Australasian National Breast Cancer Audit, women below 50 years of age are more likely to choose a breast-conserving lumpectomy over a full mastectomy than their older counterparts.
[May 14, 2008, 17:46] Combining ultrasound screening with routine mammography may help in more effective diagnosis of breast cancers, but can also increase the rate of false positive findings, says a new study.
The clinical trials over 2,809 women in 21 clinical sites in the United States, Canada and Argentina were conducted by the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) and analyzed by Brown University statisticians.
[May 14, 2008, 17:43] The relationship between diet, psychological stress and social and environmental factors is complex. Emory University researchers sought to determine whether individuals exposed to stress eat too much calorie-rich foods.
They studied the feeding patterns of female rhesus macaques, which are organised by a dominance hierarchy that maintains group stability through continual harassment and threat of aggression.
[May 14, 2008, 17:40] 11-year-old Canadian boy taken away for forced chemotherapy is to be returned to his family. All of them want no more of the therapy saying it is futile, but doctors want it to go on.
The boy’s parents, who were in a Hamilton courtroom Tuesday, reached an agreement with the Children's Aid Society that their son will go home at the end of his current bout of chemotherapy.
[May 14, 2008, 17:38] AHMEDABAD: An increasing number of children are suffering from diabetes due to stress since parents pressure them to excel in both academics and extra curricular activities, says a medical expert.
"Tension is the main cause for diabetes. Tension combined with fast food affects even kids in the second standard," diabetologist Sanjeev Phatak said here on Tuesday at the launch of Sanofi-Aventis' disposable insulin pen.
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