Use of a simple immunochemical fecal occult blood test (FOBT), in combination with the traditional guaiac FOBT, can more accurately detect colorectal cancer and may reduce the need for a more invasive colonoscopy.
Healthy gums may be the key to a healthy heart. A new study has revealed that the treatment of gum disease may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
In a major study funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), women with either inactive or stable systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) – a disease in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks and damages healthy tissues of the skin, joints and internal organs – were able to take oral contraceptives without increased risk of flares, or periods of increased disease activity, that characterize the disease.
A 20-year study of people with type 1 diabetes shows that tight control of blood sugar levels cuts their risk of heart disease by more than half. The new research, published in the Dec. 22 New England Journal of Medicine, is “a landmark study,” according to Dr. William T.
The treatment of breast cancer when the patient is pregnant does not increase the risk of congenital anomalies – assures Dr. Guillermo, director of the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics at the University Hospital of the University of Navarra.
When Dr. Bin Ye of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and team, compared more than 600 women with ovarian cancer to 640 healthy controls, the investigators found that among the five most commonly used herbal supplements – ginkgo, echinacea, St. John’s Wort, ginseng, and chondroitin – only ginkgo was associated with a significantly reduced risk of developing ovarian cancer.
The patient was suffering from fistula in ano. About three months ago, in place of going to some good hospital or a good surgeon he went into the net of a way side surgeon so called “Bengali Doctor” who claims to cure fistula, fissures and piles through surgery.
Following are the best health articles in October 2005, arranged as per viewed frequency:
Calling on all Americans to “know their family history,” U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., today unveiled an updated version of a computerized tool designed to help families gather their health information, and praised Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston for joining in to expand the Surgeon General’s Family Health Initiative.
More than 700,000 strokes occur in the U.S. every year. For older Hispanic Americans, stroke is the third leading cause of de ath after heart disease and cancer. Strokes also cause more serious long-term disabilities than any other disease.