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Fiber supplements may lower cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetics

Fiber supplements lower "bad" low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and increase "good" high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol in people with type 2 diabetes, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's Sixth Annual Conference on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.

1 May 2005

Age-related macular degeneration is triggered, possibly by an infection

Age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in the elderly, occurs when a common inherited gene variation is triggered, possibly by an infection, according to a new study led by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and the University of Iowa, with an international research team.

1 May 2005

Computerized tools for diagnosing heart attack could be inaccurate in some people

A computerized tool to help emergency room physicians determine whether a patient is having a heart attack may not work as well among some racial and ethnic groups, according to research of almost 12,000 patients at nine medical centers.

1 May 2005

Vitamin C may have potential to counteract negative impacts of smoking in unborn babies

Research conducted in monkeys at the Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, suggests high doses of vitamin C may have potential to counteract some negative impacts of smoking in unborn babies.

1 May 2005

Japanese women have lower recurrence of breast cancer

Early-stage breast cancer patients of Japanese descent that are treated with a lumpectomy and radiation therapy are more likely to be cured of their cancer than women of other ancestries, according to a new study published in the May 2005 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology-Biology-Physics, the official journal of ASTRO, the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.

1 May 2005

Glaucoma therapy recipients do not comply with doctor's prescribed medicine regimen

A study that appears in the May edition of Ophthalmology, the clinical journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, shows that as many as 47 percent of patients receiving glaucoma therapy do not comply with their doctor's prescribed medicine regimen. This is in startling contrast to the 90 percent of doctors who believe that their patients are following the prescribed treatment.

1 May 2005

Blocking the COX-1 enzyme might prevent and treat the most common and fatal form of ovarian cancer

Blocking the COX-1 enzyme - not COX-2 - might lead to a way to prevent and treat the most common and fatal form of ovarian cancer, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center reported this week.

1 May 2005

Researchers determine mechanism of action of chemotherapy drug motexafin gadolinium

The chemotherapy drug motexafin gadolinium (brand name: Xcytrin, manufactured by Pharmacyclics, Inc.) works to thwart cancer cells by disrupting key enzymes involved in cellular metabolism, according to a team of researchers led by Joseph Hacia, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.

1 May 2005

Symptoms of concussion may increase when the outcome of a lawsuit is at stake

The condition known as “postconcussional syndrome” is difficult to define medically but is generally defined as a string of cognitive, physical or behavioral losses that occur after a head injury.

1 May 2005

No wisdom in pulling wisdom teeth

No reliable studies exist to support removal of trouble-free impacted wisdom teeth, according to a systematic review of evidence. Despite this surprising lack of data, extraction of third molars has long been considered appropriate care in most developed countries.

1 May 2005

Little evidence found for IVF as most effective infertility treatment

In vitro fertilization can improve pregnancy rates among couples with unexplained infertility, but there is little evidence to show whether IVF results in more live births than other treatments, according to a new review of recent studies.

1 May 2005

Antibiotic minocycline might help alleviate HIV's negative effects on the brain and central nervous system

By studying animals, Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that the antibiotic minocycline might help alleviate HIV's negative effects on the brain and central nervous system, problems that can develop even though antiretroviral therapy controls the virus elsewhere in the body.

1 May 2005

Obese people - add yet another worry to the list

Dementia is now the latest scare factor to be added to an ever growing list of threats which so far includes diabetes, heart disease and stroke, which obese people are apparently more prone to.

1 May 2005

British Medical Association on the attack over smoking myths by pro-smokers groups

The British Medical Association (BMA) has published a report aimed at the "myths" it said the pro-smoking lobby had told to oppose legislation. Doctors are claiming that AMs have been told 'myths' about a smoking ban and they have now have stepped up their campaign to see the Welsh assembly call for a smoking ban in Wales.

1 May 2005

Pollutants appear to have an affect on sex chromosome

A team of researchers from Lund University in Sweden have found that exposure to a class of environmental pollutants can change the ratio of sperm carrying male and female chromosomes.

1 May 2005

British court gives the go ahead for IVF babies to be created to save sick siblings

Britain's highest appeal court has rejected a challenge from an anti-abortion group and has backed a 2003 Court of Appeal ruling that some couples undergoing the fertility treatment could have their embryos screened to find tissue matches for seriously ill children. The procedure will help save desperately ill children but some fear it could lead to the creation of babies for spare parts

1 May 2005

Risk of womb cancer now linked to some hormone-replacement therapy

Researchers in the UK say that certain types of hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) increase a woman’s risk of womb cancer while others do not. The study found that though many post-menopausal women, who have not had a hysterectomy, use combined HRT because oestrogen only are thought to increase the risk of womb cancer, little information exists on the incidence of womb cancer in users of these other therapies.

1 May 2005

Low morale among doctors not addressed by politicians

The improvement of public health services in the UK is hampered by one single, but probably the most important factor, the collapse in morale among doctors, and none of the UK’s main political parties have attempted to address the issue in their election campaigns.

1 May 2005

Schistosomiasis has a greater effect than previosly thought

Schistosomiasis, an infection caused by a parasitic worm, affects more than 200 million worldwide, most of them in Africa and many health workers believe the disabling effects of schistosomiasis have never been adequately quantified.

1 May 2005

Health care inequalities in the UK no better under New Labour

Despite government rhetoric about its commitment to tackle the problem, health inequalities continue to widen in the UK, and under New Labour the promises made do not compare with reality.

1 May 2005

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Fiber supplements may lower cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetics

Age-related macular degeneration is triggered, possibly by an infection

Computerized tools for diagnosing heart attack could be inaccurate in some people

Vitamin C may have potential to counteract negative impacts of smoking in unborn babies

Japanese women have lower recurrence of breast cancer

Glaucoma therapy recipients do not comply with doctor's prescribed medicine regimen

Blocking the COX-1 enzyme might prevent and treat the most common and fatal form of ovarian cancer

Researchers determine mechanism of action of chemotherapy drug motexafin gadolinium

Symptoms of concussion may increase when the outcome of a lawsuit is at stake

No wisdom in pulling wisdom teeth

Little evidence found for IVF as most effective infertility treatment

Antibiotic minocycline might help alleviate HIV's negative effects on the brain and central nervous system

Obese people - add yet another worry to the list

British Medical Association on the attack over smoking myths by pro-smokers groups

Pollutants appear to have an affect on sex chromosome

British court gives the go ahead for IVF babies to be created to save sick siblings

Risk of womb cancer now linked to some hormone-replacement therapy

Low morale among doctors not addressed by politicians

Schistosomiasis has a greater effect than previosly thought

Health care inequalities in the UK no better under New Labour

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

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