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3 February 2011, 10:02:23

Right Treatment Not Delivered To High Cholesterol Patients

The largest ever study of 147 million people has claimed that most people around the globe with high cholesterol are not getting the right kind of treatment. The report, based on the data from England, Scotland and six more nations, has suggested that very few people are given...

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14 January 2011, 10:01:30

Womb cancer brachytherapy: Painless new treatment that’s over in a jiffy

A new treatment could help the 18,500 women diagnosed every year with gynaecological cancers. Liz Williams, 67, a retail worker from South London, was one of the first to benefit, as she tells CAROL DAVIS.THE PATIENT All clear: Liz Williams is...
8 January 2011, 05:01:29

Does Altering Dietary Salt Intake Aid In The Prevention And Treatment Of Diabetic Kidney Disease?

Dietary restriction of salt has been found to be aseffective as single drug therapies for hypertension. An altered dietary saltintake could aid in the prevention andtreatment of diabetic kidney disease. About 75% ofcardiovascular disease (CVD) in...
30 December 2010, 10:12:09

Appropriate Treatment for Many Kids With Ear Infections is Just ‘Watchful Waiting’

For many children suffering from acute otitis media, the most appropriate treatment is “watchful waiting” instead of using antibiotics immediately, researchers at Ben-Gurion University have said. Currently, watchful waiting is...
27 December 2010, 04:12:09

New Hope in Type 1 Diabetes Treatment

 Researchers In Sydney have offered assurance to patients with insulin-dependent or Type 1 diabetes. Professor Ann Simpson and her team at the University of Technology, Sydney(UTS), say that a cure for the condition could be developed in within...
24 December 2010, 01:12:09

Ulcerative Colitis Treatment: Can Probiotics Help?

A growing number of people with ulcerative colitis are reaching forprobiotics — products containing so-called “friendly” bacteria that populatethe intestines. Why? Researchers don’t yet know what causes ulcerative colitis and...
18 December 2010, 10:12:09

Nanoparticle Aids in Cancer Detection and Treatment

Scientists at Johns Hopkins and the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) after conducting a study in mice have concluded that a nanoparticle act as an “ignition switch” to accelerate gene activity that helps to spot and treat cancer....
9 December 2010, 10:12:37

Pilot Studies on New Treatment for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Successful

External trigeminal nerve stimulation (TNS), a novel form of neurostimulation, is an emerging therapy for drug resistant epilepsy. The results of a pilot feasibility study on the safety and tolerability of external TNS and its effect on the heart...
26 November 2010, 04:11:37

Novel Treatment to Overpower Ovarian Cancer Drug Resistance

Drug resistance is a major obstacle in curing ovarian cancer but new research from the Centenary Institute has discovered a treatment that kills ovarian cancer cells in a new way that can break the resistance mechanism. Published today in...
25 November 2010, 07:11:37

Treatment Time for Heart Attack Patients may be Shortened by Community Education

Study findings to be presented Nov. 16 at the 2010 annual American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions in Chicago say that systematic education in rural and suburban communities can significantly shorten onset to hospital arrival times for...
18 November 2010, 10:11:37

More Effective Treatment of Spinal Cord Injuries

 A unique type of cell, which can support regeneration in the central nervous system has been discovered by scientists at the University of Cambridge. Their findings have raised the possibility of obtaining a more reliable source of these cells...
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