Washington, Feb 17: A catheter-based closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO)-a slight opening in the wall between the right and left atria-can help reduce the frequency and severity of disabling migraines in sufferers.
The new finding support previous studies that demonstrated that when a PFO is closed, whether it''s following a stroke or decompression illness, migraine also tends to improve in almost 75 percent of cases.
Washington, Feb 17 : "Doctor conservationists" say that there''s a need to save Jaguars and other big cats from hunters because these animals can protect humans from the rise of future pandemics akin to HIV and bird flu.
A new collaboration between a wildlife-protection non-profit and a teaching hospital has adopted the above message to protect jaguars, which are often labelled as "cattle killers" and are slaughtered on sight in Central and South America.
The species is also at risk of declining genetic health as its habitat contracts and populations are cut off from each other.
Washington, Feb 17: People with a family history of melanoma are two times more likely to develop Parkinson''s disease, according to a new study.
During the study, researchers recruited nearly 157,000 people who did not have Parkinson''s disease. They were asked if their parents or siblings had been diagnosed with melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
The participants were tracked for a period of 14 to 20 years. During that time, 616 of the people were diagnosed with Parkinson''s disease.
Washington, Feb 17 : A new study has found that shedding extra pounds can significantly help patients reverse fatty liver disease known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
The research team from Saint Louis University Liver Centre has suggested that weight loss of at least 9 percent can help improve condition of patients with fatty liver disease.
"It's a helpful study because we can now give patients a benchmark, a line they need to cross to see improvement," said Dr Brent Neuschwander-Tetri, a hepatologist at Saint Louis University Liver Centre.
Washington, Feb 17: Traffic-related air pollution affects asthma severity in kids, resulting in repeated hospital encounters, says a new study.
The research has been published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI).
To reach the conclusion, Ralph J. Delfino, M. D., Ph. D., from the University of California, Irvine, and colleagues, studied records for 2,768 children from two hospitals in northern Orange County, California.
Washington, February 17: A group of American scientists have set out to determine whether a gene variant may affect the link between migraine and stroke or heart attacks.
Dr. Markus Schurks, of the Division of Preventive Medicine at Brigham and Women''s Hospital in Boston, revealed that the study on 25,000 women look at the genetic variant called the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) D/I polymorphism.
The study's author said that the women answered a questionnaire about their history of migraines and migraines with aura.
Washington, Feb 17: A catheter-based closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO)-a slight opening in the wall between the right and left atria-can help reduce the frequency and severity of disabling migraines in sufferers.
Washington, Feb 17: People with a family history of melanoma are two times more likely to develop Parkinson''s disease, according to a new study.
Washington, Feb 17 : A new study has found that shedding extra pounds can significantly help patients reverse fatty liver disease known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
Washington, Feb 17: Traffic-related air pollution affects asthma severity in kids, resulting in repeated hospital encounters, says a new study.
Washington, February 17: A group of American scientists have set out to determine whether a gene variant may affect the link between migraine and stroke or heart attacks.
