Radiation therapy or radiotherapy now can be used, safely to treat prostrate cancer in men suffering from AIDS, without any long-term adverse effect on CD4+ cell count or in the severity of viral infection. A small study suggested. While treating patient of prostrate cancer with radiotherapy, it’s out of question to put HIV-infected patients on Read more
A large number of people are suffering from acne these days and the increasing sale of medicines for acne treatment show this number is on increase. Now you may find a lot of people around who look for the acne treatment that work. The question is why there is so much increase in the number Read more
A report says that psychiatric disorders are becoming quite common among the US adults, but most of the adults do not seek any treatment. In their study, the US researchers studied the data from those 5,000 respondents that participated in the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions and aged 19-25 years. Among them Read more
Tooth decay has become a common medical condition just like cold and according to an estimate after cold, it is the second most common medical condition. If you want cavity-free and healthy teeth, the following tips can be very helpful in this connection. You must visit your dentist at least once after every six months Read more
Elevating the level of oxyntomodulin (a naturally occurring 37 amino acid peptide hormone found in the colon) confines appetite and raises activity levels simultaneously, results in rapid but healthy weight loss rates, a study suggests. The hormone sends impulse to our brain that we have taken our meal to full, but the obese people have Read more
Breast cancer is one of the biggest women killers not only in the US, but in other parts of the world. To avoid breast cancer women are often advised to examine their breasts regularly and immediately contact their physician if they find any change or some other problem. But you must keep one thing in Read more
Acne is often considered a problem that is hard to get rid of, but if you take good care of your skin and clean it in a regular proper way, it becomes quite easier to avoid as well as get rid of this nagging problem. Here are some tips that can be very handy if Read more
A review of existing data shows that people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have no help with some well-known inhalers to improve their life spans. Contrarily, they may increase the risk of pneumonia (one of the biggest killers in the US) in these patients. However, without doctor’s recommendation, patients with COPD must not avoid Read more
According to some experts, hot temper bosses make working environment stressful as well as they may be a risk factor for their employees’ heart health. In their study that includes 3,000 employed men, researchers from Sweden found that there was a strong link between the risk of heart attacks and other heart diseases, and bad Read more
It’s an often expressed idea about medicine that if you have high blood pressure, the steps you take to lower it will have a dramatic impact on your risk for heart disease, stroke and more. But a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study says that almost 70 percent people with high blood pressure Read more
Children often have to suffer from ear infections, as they are quite common among them. There are several factors that become the cause of ear infections in children. However, there are some other factors (environmental as well as beyond anyone’s control) that may increase your child’s ear infection risk. Here is the list of some Read more
When it’s about weight loss surgery, there are numerous choices available these days including classical Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, laparoscopic and robotic adjustable gastric banding. You may have read a lot about lap band and how adjustable gastric banding works, but here the question is which weight loss surgery can prove the best for the patients Read more
There may be some noticeable skin conditions in a new born and most of them do not affect them much later in life. Here is the list of skin changes that may occur in your young infant matures: There is often a soft, fine hair called lanugo cover the baby’s skin, however, this covering should Read more
Introduction: Herb, salvia divinorum belongs to mint family, found abundantly in Mexico. The plant can grow up to three feet in height and has large green leaves, square stems and white flowers with purple calyces. This plant can also be cultivated successfully outside of this region. Salvia divinorum has already been used by the Mazatec Read more
An infectious disease expert says that dangerous bacteria that were normally found in soil and water are on the increase in hospitals worldwide. Mathew Falagas, who is director of the Alfa Institute of Biomedical Science in Greece, says that Acinetobactor baumannii accounts for almost 30 percent of drug-resistant hospital infections and it is more resistant Read more