News tagged with symptomatic hemorrhoids


Is rubber band ligation an effective method to treat symptomatic hemorrhoids?

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 01, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Haemorrhoids are considered one of the most frequent diseases of the anal region with high prevalence (nearly 50% of proctological visits in a colorectal unit), involving any age and affecting both sexes. Numerous modalities ...





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Higher education level, greater disability associated with treatment timing in Parkinson's disease

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Individuals who have higher levels of education and who are more impaired by Parkinson's disease appear to require treatment for their symptoms earlier than do other patients, according to a report posted online today that ...


Even mild sleep apnea increases cardiovascular risk

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 24, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 0

People with even minimally symptomatic obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be at increased risk for cardiovascular disease because of impaired endothelial function and increased arterial stiffness, according to a study from ...


Post-stroke clot-busting therapy beneficial for patients on aspirin

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 10, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patients given a clot-busting drug following stroke appear to have better outcomes if they were already taking anti-platelet medications, despite an apparent increased risk for bleeding in the brain, according to an article ...


Study calls for increased research in flu transmission to prepare for pandemic flu outbreak

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital have completed a study to better understand the impact of infection control measures during a possible flu pandemic. Their study focused on the likelihood of the transmission of flu from ...


Women with strong thigh muscles protected from symptomatic knee osteoarthritis

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study by researchers at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics found that thigh muscle strength does not predict the occurrence of knee osteoarthritis (OA) uncovered in x-rays, but does predict incidence of painful ...


Cogent trial shows lack of adverse interaction between clopidogrel and stomach medicine

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created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Results from a late breaking clinical trial called COGENT demonstrate that the combination of giving patients clopidogrel, a blood thinner commonly prescribed to patients with cardiovascular disease, and stomach medicines ...


Label for first homoeopathic product may be illegal, warns senior scientist

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 3

The labelling for the first homoeopathic product to get a licence from the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) should be illegal, because they breach Unfair Trading regulations, argues a senior scientist ...


Major surgery no longer needed for the removal of uterine fibroids

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 11, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The treatment of uterine fibroids with 3T MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is safe, non-invasive and effective, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, NY.


Early detection of second breast cancers halves women's risk of death

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A group of international researchers has found the first reliable evidence that early detection of subsequent breast tumours in women who have already had the disease can halve the women's chances of death from breast cancer.


Imaging test detects Alzheimer's disease that is likely to progress

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created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Early Alzheimer's disease detected by a compound that binds to brain plaques appears likely to progress into symptomatic Alzheimer's disease with dementia, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Neurology, one of ...



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