Archive for October, 2007
Endoscopy- A Test That Looks Inside Of Your Digestive System!
A minimally invasive diagnostic medical procedure which is used to asses the interior surfaces of an organ by inserting a tube in to your body is know as endoscopy.
The instrument which is used for endoscopy may have a flexible or rigid tube and it provides an image for photography and visual [...]
Health News On 27 Oct 2007
Hypertension Drugs May Prevent And Treat Alzheimer’s, Study Finds
Drugs commonly used to treat hypertension, may be successful in preventing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Obesity-Related Hormone Is Higher In Children With Down Syndrome
Children with Down syndrome are more likely than their unaffected [...]
Improper Posture At Work Place And Obesity Can Increase The Risk Of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome!
Employees who work at desk can experience carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) at some point in their life.
This is due to the poor posture of your hands. Improper wrist shape is associated with a higher incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome.
This is the most common complaint among computer users. Till now the exact [...]
Health News On 26 Oct 2007
FDA Issues New Warning Against Anti-Clotting Drug Trasylol
Trasylol, a clotting drug used to prevent excessive bleeding during heart bypass surgery, increases the risk of death when compared with other drugs, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned Thursday.
Experimental AIDS Vaccine May Increase Risk Of HIV
The frustrating saga of AIDS vaccines — [...]
Study: Stress Destroying Sexual Relationships
Stress shuts down libido and may be devastating to a sexual relationship, according to a new study out of Britain. Researchers at the pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk UK, and Relate, a team of relationship experts, studied 2,037 people and found that 50 percent of the participants reported that stress and other [...]
Is Mammography Screening Reduces Breast Cancer Mortality?
Women are at lower risk of recurrence of cancer whose breast cancer is detected by mammography compared to those who discover a tumor by other means.
Women who are detected with cancerous tumors outside of the mammography, usually manual breast exam had a ninety percent of chance of recurrence of cancer elsewhere [...]
Health News On 25 Oct 2007
Epilepsy Drugs May Cause Sexual Disorders
The use of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) can lead to decreased fertility and increased incidence of reproductive endocrine disorders in both men and women.
Video Game Reduces Production Of Stress-Related Hormone Cortisol
A video game designed by McGill University researchers to help train people to change their perception of social [...]
Yeast Infections Can Occur In Men Too!
If your sexual partner has yeast infection, then there are chances of getting yeast infection from them to you.
Although yeast infection is not considered as sexually transmitted disease, it can be passed back and forth through sexual intercourse.
In males, the fungus grows under the foreskin of the penis, until it becomes [...]
Health News On 24 Oct 2007
Warning: Freezing Eggs May Do Little To Help Women That Delay Pregnancy
Doctors have issued a stark warning to women choosing to delay pregnancy: Don’t count on freezing eggs to offset a ticking biological clock just yet.
Low Testosterone In Men Linked To Earlier Death
Older men with low levels of the hormone testosterone may die [...]
How Lupus Affects Pregnant Woman And Unborn Baby?
Lupus appears in women of childbearing age.
Women with lupus are advised to avoid pregnancy, as lupus symptoms may worsen or pregnancy may result in miscarriage.
If you are pregnant woman with lupus, it affects your kidneys and there is an increased risk to the unborn baby.
Fertility or the ability to conceive [...]
