I Would Like to Become a Medical Analyst… Any Guidelines on Why I Should Be MD, MD/PhD or PhD?
well.. .my idea is always that before you decide to set yourself on one of these paths do a little clinical shadowing and several lab research.
Category: Research
Tea have increased risk of rheumatoid Arthritis is women.
Annual congress of the European League against Rheumatism is Rome, Italy, shows that women who drink tea have an increased risk
Jun 21, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
Resveratrol as antioxidant
Antioxidants are often added to foods to prevent the radical chain reactions of oxidation and they act by inhibiting the initiation and propagation step leading
Jun 01, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Bacteria as a predicter of colorectal cancer
Scientists form the University of Florida found that bacteria residing in the human intestinal tract may be associated with an individual risk of developing colon cancer. “Our findings suggest that some bacterial signatures are more frequently detected in subjects with polyps, early lesions that can develop into cancer, while other bacterial signatures are less frequently [...]
May 26, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Hyperemesis gravidarum induced Wernicke’s encephalopathy
Wernicke’s encephalopathy is an acute neuropsychiatric disorder caused by thiamin deficiency. It is most often observed decreased with alcohol abuse and poor
May 01, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Phostphatide precursors and cofactors improved memory in Mild Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
According to Alzheimer’s and Dementia, Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2010, Pages 1-10.e1; conclude that supplementation with a medical
Apr 21, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Low vitamin D levels Associated with more asthma symptoms and Medication Use
According to researches at National Jewish Heath; low levels of vitamin D are associated with
Apr 20, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Depression associated with obesity and vice versa.
According to Archives of General Psychiatry, obesity is associated with an increased risk of depress and depression is also associated with an increased risk of developing risk. Floriana S luppino one of the researcher, Leiden University analyzed the previously published studies involving 58745 participants that examined the relationship between obesity and depression.They found bidirectional association [...]
Mar 02, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Masturbation relieves nasal congestion
Sina Zarrintan, a neurologist from the Tabriz Medical university in Iran found that masturatbating or having sex may help men relives from Nasal congestion .According to him that the nose and the genitals are both connected to the same part of the systemic nervous system that control the reflex . Swollen and inflamed nasal vessels [...]
Feb 28, 2010 | 4 comments | View Post
New test to detect active pulmonary tuberculosis
According to a journal “Tuberculosis”, a new breath test was developed to detect active pulmonary tuberculosis. Dr. Michael Philips CEO of Menssana research and developer of this test said that this breath test was 85% accurate to detecting active pulmonary tuberculosis. Breath test detects volatile organic compounds produced by the infecting organism, mycobacterium tuberculosis. According [...]
Feb 25, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
A Randomized Phase III Study Comparing Adjuvant 5-fluorouracil/Folinic Acid with FOLFIRI in Patients Following Complete Resection of Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer
Abstract Background: Studies indicate that adjuvant 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) with folinic acid (FA) in colorectal cancer patients with completely resectable liver-limited metastases (LMCRC) offers clinical benefit over surgery alone. This phase III trial compared FOLFIRI with simplified 5-FU/FA in this setting. Patients and methods: LMCRC patients were randomized to receive every 14 days, FA, 400 mg/m2 [...]
Feb 12, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Small Bowel Lesions with Crohn’s Disease using Double-balloon Endoscopy
Crohn’s disease was first reported by Crohn et al. in 1932 as ‘regional ileitis’ with chronic granulomatous inflammation of the terminal ileum [Chron et al. 2000].
Feb 09, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
