Source: MedWire News Further results from the SPARCL trial show that stroke patients given atorvastatin have a reduced risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) events, as well as recurrent stroke. The 4731 patients recruited to the SPARCL (Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels) trial were free of known CHD at baseline, so...

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Source: MedWire News The combination of methotrexate and narrowband ultraviolet B (NBUVB) phototherapy may offer psoriasis patients more rapid clinical improvement of their symptoms than NBUVB phototherapy alone, research suggests. Inderjeet Kaur and colleagues, from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, In...

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Source: MedWire News Asthma prevalence is similar among children living in inner-city and rural areas of the USA, but children from rural areas have significantly greater levels of asthma-related morbidity, researchers have found. “These findings suggest that not all rural environments are protective against atopic disorders such as asthma, and...

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The AP (2/3) reported, "About 40 percent of cancers could be prevented if people stopped smoking and overeating, limited their alcohol, exercised regularly, and got vaccines targeting cancer-causing infections," according to a report by officials at the International Union Against Cancer. In the paper, "experts said about 21 percent of all can...

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Most people know treating high blood pressure is a good way to reduce your risk of a heart attack. Fewer, though, know that high eye pressure can cause you to go blind. More than 4 million Americans and about 70 million people worldwide have glaucoma, according to the Glaucoma Research Foundation. About half of those, the organization reports, ...

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Source: MedWire News The human brain generates new neurons within days of a stroke, shows research published in the journal Neurology. Animal models show that new cells arise in the subventricular zone following stroke and migrate to the infarcted area. Joan Martí-Fàbregas (Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain) and colle...

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Source: UKMedix Yet another research project has proven the link between erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular disease. This time it is the Framingham Heart Studywhich has made clear that a healthy heart is a requisite in order to have good sexual function. The research from the American College of Cardiology Journal claims tha...

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How do you get warts and what can you do to get rid of them? Warts are caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), and there are more than 200 known types. The most common way to contract warts is through touch or contact with a person or animal infected with the virus, although warts may also survive on inanimate objects for an unknown amount of t...

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