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Herbs or Massage ease Colic in Babies

Parents often feel helpless, irritated and exhausted when their baby cries or screams frequently without any discernible reason.  A new report published in Pediatrics suggested that fennel or herbal tea that included fennel or herbal tea that included fennel and … Continue reading

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Latest Medical Consensus on Preventing Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, with the annual incidence estimated to be 1.4 million cases in 2008.  Rates are highest in North American, Western Europe andAustralia, but the rates are also increasing in developing countries.  … Continue reading

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Best Medical Treatment for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

Heavy menstrual bleeding is not a life-threatening phenomenon, but can cause women anxious and is a social problem. These women have increased amounts of endogenous plasminogen activators that cause clots to dissolve.  Current option approved by the US Food and … Continue reading

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Which is Best Chemotherapy Option for Advanced Bladder Cancer?

Transitional cell or urothelial carcinoma is the most common type of bladder cancer, accounting for more than 90% all bladder cancers.  This type of cancer is sensitive to treatment with chemotherapeutic agents.   This type of cancer is usually treated with … Continue reading

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Vitamin D Cut Risk of Flu

A new study indicates that Vitamin D may reduce the incidence and severity of influenza and other infections of the upper respiratory tract.  The researchers at Yale University School of Medicine followed 198 healthy adults during the fall and winter … Continue reading

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Antibiotics Therapy May Help Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine. The major types of IBD are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Currently, there is no cure for IBD.  Patients are usually given steroids such … Continue reading

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Polyethylene Glycol (Carbowax) Preferred to Lactulose for Chronic Constipation

Lactulose and Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) are both commonly used osmotic laxatives that have been shown to be effective and safe in treating chronic constipation. However, there is no data indicating which osmotic laxative is better.  A new review reported in … Continue reading

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Pradaxa Is Effective in All Types of Atrial Fibrillation

A new subgroup analysis of the Randomized Evaluation of Long-Term Anticoagulant Therapy (RE-LY) trial Treatment indicated that the 150mg twice daily dose of dabigatran (Pradaxa) is equally safe and effective in patients with permanent, persistent, and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.  Dabigatran … Continue reading

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Strawberries May Prevent Esophageal Cancer

Esophageal cancer is common inChina, with about 50% of the world wide cases of esophageal cancer reported inChinaalone.  The important causative agents of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma are nitrosamine carcinogens, which are present in tobacco smoke.  Now, a pilot study … Continue reading

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Yoga can Prevent Atrial Fibrillation from Recurring

Previously, we have mentioned that regular exercise can prevent atrial fibrillation and its associated complications such as heart failure.   Now, a new study, presented at the American College of Cardiology 2011 Scientific Sessions, suggested that taking a 45-minute yoga class … Continue reading

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