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Sea water will protect against gastric ulcers

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Sea water can be a tool for the prevention of ulcers and stomach cancer. This is indicated by the results of laboratory studies that will test on humans. The primary cause of stomach ulcers is a bacterium called Helicobacter pylori . Earlier, Japanese scientists have found that taken from a depth of over 200 meters and purified from the salt sea water, which watered laboratory rodents, reduced the number of bacteria. According to scientists, the toxic effect of this water due to the high content of calcium, potassium and magnesium. To participate in the new experiment, Taiwanese researchers selected 60 patients. Half of them will drink 200 ml of the prepared salt water several times a day, and the second - a conventional water. If the results of the experiment will be conclusive, the seawater can be used in the prevention of diseases caused by Helicobacter pylori .

Getting Help for Adult ADHD

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You struggle with organizing your life. It seems hard to focus on information. You're constantly lost in your own world. Most adults don't realize that ADHD is more than just a disease for children, it also affects close to 5 percent of the adult population in the United States, many of which were undiagnosed cases when they were growing up. If you think you have ADHD, the good news is that you're not alone. There are medications to help you control this disorder, but many patients benefit more from getting help from others and learning tips and tricks to teach themselves how to better manage their condition. Before you consider medicines, you want to take a look at your resources. 1. Your Family Doctor Quite a few adults with ADHD discover that they may have the disorder at the same time one of their children is diagnosed. If you're working on controlling your child's ADHD with your doctor, you could feel comfortable enough to discuss with them the possibilit

Avoid ovarian cancer tests

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Tests commonly recommended to screen healthy women for ovarian cancer do more harm than good and should not be performed, a panel of medical experts said Monday. The screenings -- blood tests for a substance linked to cancer, and ultrasound scans to examine the ovaries -- do not lower the death rate from the disease, and they yield many false-positive results that lead to unnecessary operations with high complication rates, the panel said. "There is no existing method of screening for ovarian cancer that is effective in reducing deaths," said Dr. Virginia Moyer , chairwoman of the expert panel, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. "In fact, a high percentage of women who undergo screening experience false-positive test results and consequently may be subjected to unnecessary harms, such as major surgery." The advice against testing applies only to healthy women with an average risk of ovarian cancer, not to those with suspicious symptoms or those at h