According to a latest study, those elderly men with early stage of prostate cancer had greater likelihood of survival without surgical intervention or radiation in today’s times than was observed merely a few decades back.
Scientists investigated results amongst elderly men over 65 years detected with localised prostate cancer subsequent to being introduced to PSA or Prostate Cancer Screening. The mortality rates due to prostate cancer with a decade of identification amongst men that did not undergo surgery or radiation was seen between 2-6% during the 1990’s.
The mortality rates in elderly men in analogous age bracket and disease features, was seen to be 15-23% in those that decided not to undergo these treatments during the time spans prior to the introduction of the PSA testing.
After PSA testing was introduced as a screening device since the later part of 1980, there have [...]

Meniere’s Disease is a chronic and disabling disorder of the inner ear that leads to balance and auditory problems. This disorder is known to affect nearly one lakh individuals annually.
Meniere’s Disease Causes:
The inner ear has fluid-inundated tubes known as semicircular canals, or labyrinths. The semicircular canals alongside a nerve present in the skull, aid in interpreting the body’s stance and maintaining its balance.
Meniere’s disease develops due to the swelling of a section of the canal known as endolymphatic sac. The sac aids in filtering and removal of fluid in the semicircular canals.
The precise cause of Meniere’s disease is still unidentified. In certain situations, it could be associated with the following:

Injury caused to the head.
Infection in the middle ear.
Syphilis.

The other factors that raise the risk of developing Meniere’s Disease comprise of:

Presence of allergies.
Alcohol consumption.
Exhaustion, weariness.
A recent bout of viral infection.
Respiratory disease.
Those [...]

The bacterial plaques visible on the teeth are not merely a threat to one’s oral health but could have a potential to play havoc with one’s entire system. Due to their sticky nature they are continually building up on the teeth when one eats or drinks any kind of food items that have sweet or starch present in them. The plaque produces harmful acids that have a gluey nature that keeps the acids lodged to the teeth, thus majorly destroying the tooth’s enamel leading to eventual tooth decay, inflammation and bleeding gums that could escalate to chronic gum disease. Due to plaque, the tissues of the gum are pulled away from the teeth thus facilitating easier access to the bacteria to damage the underlying bone that provides support to the teeth.
Researchers have discovered numerous facts that strongly link improper oral [...]

Those planning on investing in a face mask for protection against the H1N1 swine flu, might just find the N95 respirator mask adeptly matching up to their expectations.
This was suggested in a novel study that showed that regular non-reusable surgical masks offered no protection to the health care employees from swine flu or other viral infections. On the contrary, N95 masks provided major safeguard against flu infection.
Scientist Raina Maclntyre, MD, Ph D, professor of infectious diseases epidemiology at the University of South Wales, who has been involved in the study stated that the surgical masks could be effectual for the average individual who isn’t facing that much exposure to contagions as compared to health care employees, though opting for the N95 mask would always be deemed appropriate.
Though more pricey, the N95 respirator masks fit more snugly and compactly around the [...]

The World Bank is supposed to be issuing a detailed report shortly that stated that launching an assault on sexually transmitted diseases is believed to have garnered pinnacle position in the listing of cost efficient health care treatments. The World Health Organization or W.H.O concurs to the fact that there is a tough case when taking into consideration the disquieting transmission of H.I.V. which necessitates the need for a major drive to fight against niggling sexually transmitted diseases.
The World Health Organization has previously mentioned during the week about the fact that third world countries required an additional 2.9 billion dollars in a year to hold back the AIDS outbreak, laying key emphasis particularly on sexually transmitted diseases and whole-heartedly launching the endorsement of the usage of condoms to be able to start a fight against the deadly disease.
The effect of [...]

During the 9th international congregation on AIDS, the scientists professed to more lucidly comprehend the reason behind why individuals infected with other STD’s or sexually transmitted diseases were more prone to contracting H.I.V. – the virus causing AIDS.
Numerous scientists stated that heightened endeavours against all STD’s would aid in curbing H.I.V. transmission. The scientists cited the instance of Sweden wherein both STD’s and H.I.V. infections were cited at the lowest.
Dr. Marie Laga, of the Institute of Tropical Medicine located in Antwerp, Belgium shed light on the fact that the employment of latest laboratory procedures in the past year has elucidated the link that was discovered in many former studies. Those studies have revealed that sexually transmitted diseases like syphilis, gonorrhea, chancroid amongst others could raise the likelihood of H.I.V. transmission manifolds.
Dr. Laga stated that the risk of H.I.V. transmission is [...]

Smoking besides being the single most leading cause of Emphysema, the other main cited cause is due to deficiency of the alpha-1 antitrypsin protein. Though, this is a small reason that leads to emphysema in comparison to smoking.
The Alpha-1 antitrypsin or AAT is an innate protein that circulates within the blood stream. Its key task is to stop the WBC or white blood cells from causing damage to the normal tissues present. The constituents of the white blood cells are destructive in nature employed to combat infections that might crop up in the body.
In a certain populace conceivably one lakh individuals in the United States are believed to have a hereditary condition which causes their bodies to have alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Deficit levels of AAT in the blood stream allow the normal white blood cells to incessantly cause harm to [...]

Emphysema is a type of long-standing lung disease that leads to breathing distress due to a restriction in blowing air out. Emphysema is the main form of COPD or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused due to several reasons, with smoking being the most prevalent cause. There is no evident cure for emphysema hence, smoke cessation helps decrease the rate at which the emphysema spreads.
Emphysema occurs due to the irreparable damage to the fine linings of the air sac present in the lungs. Generally, the toxic components present in cigarette smoke leads to eventual damage over the years leading to emphysema. The deterioration is a gradual process wherein initially the delicate tissues present in between the air sacs get obliterated with air pockets forming in the lungs. This leads to air getting trapped in these pockets of the marred lung tissue. [...]

Preliminary tests undertaken are positively hinting that immunity in adults is bolstered subsequent to merely a single inoculation.
An enthralling discovery during a time when a major populace of experts believed that duo jabs of the vaccinations that are administered at an interval of three weeks would be necessary.
Scientist from the University of Washington, Kathleen M. Neuzil, M.D, MPH, the chairwoman helming the flu vaccine working group of the ACIP or the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices –the autonomous board that counsels vaccine guidelines to the CDC suggested that the supply of vaccines could double henceforth, and would commence being operational with double the swiftness than can be anticipated.
Neuzil, a pedriatician by profession has mentioned in an editorial that accompanied a report of the research hurried into the online journal by ‘The New England Journal of Medicine’, that on the basis [...]

The EWG researchers have detected other disturbing trends that linked mobile phone radiation with recurrent migraine and vertigo being noticed. According to a study done on more than four lakh grown-ups from Denmark that used cell phones for protracted periods of time, it was noted that ten to twenty percent of them were highly prone to be hospitalised due to migraine problem or vertigo in contrast to those that made lesser use of mobile phones.
The EWG researchers mentioned that they are continuing the use of the mobile phones; however customers must opt for only those phones that had the lowest possible radiation emission rates.
The EWG rated a list of thousand mobile phones based on their radiation emission levels and has drawn a listing of ten phones with the top ranked on the listing not necessarily indicating that the phone is [...]