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PRIMARY PULMONARY HYPERTENSION GENE DISCOVERED

...lmonary Hypertension is available on the NHLBI Web site at www.nhlbi.nih.gov....

Doctors operate upon patients in candlelight- latest from the quake scene

...e fractures and other injuries were treated at the site some serious life threatening injuries had to be treated by shifting the patients out of Gujarat to tertiary medical centers. Due to a scarcity of X ray machines, many fractures had to be treated without x rays. There were no recovery rooms available...

Blocked viens block eye sight

...e-shaped probe that could shoot drugs right at the site of blockage and reopen the vein. The hollow needle is 1.5 millimetres in diameter and tapers to a point just 50 micrometres across. Inside the needle, a fine wire electrode surronded by a metal sheath is filled in with electrically conductive soluti...

Focus on DNA transcription

...cientists have found a previously unknown chemical site on a key enzyme that regulates production of the genetic messenger known as RNA. When the chemical site is occupied, it markedly speeds up the// process by which the information contained in DNA,is conver...

Radiation before surgery cuts cancer recurrence

...of cancer recurrence at or near the original tumor site in the rectum. In about 15% to 45% of patients who undergo conventional surgery to remove rectal tumors, they return. To prevent recurrence, surgeons have developed a technique called total mesorectal excision, in which the tissue surrounding the re...

Doctors not to accept gifts from drug companies

...any sponsors. The campaign also includes a new Web site about the guidelines....

Snake venom a treatment for digestive disease

...ally similar. In addition, the researchers found a site that may be a receptor on the surface of intestinal muscle cells. This site had a chemical structure that may be able to bind with the proteins in the laboratory, indicating th...

The patient's voice

...s of cancer of the breast, bowel and cervix. The site will also have lots of other useful and up-to-date information, as well as links to other relevant sites, including patient support groups. It's planned to include all the common serious diseases in DIPEx in due course, as well as gathering patients'...

Ibuprofen weakens aspirin's effect

...Aspirin gets stuck and cannot reach its own active site inside the enzyme. The study found no conflict between aspirin and three other arthritis drugs: rofecoxib, diclofenac, and acetaminophen, which is in Tylenol. But the researchers suggested that other drugs with structures like ibuprofen, such as in...

Robots craft medical history

...ols the instrument handles and views the operative site on a monitor. With a computer interface, the surgi...s replicate the surgeon's actions at the operative site in real time, the company says.In addition, the robot responds to verbal commands like ``move up'' o...

Tongue piercing leads to bacterial infection

...vey, among female students, the navel was the body site most often reported pierced, followed closely by t...ad pierced tongues. In males, the ear was the body site with the most reported piercings, with 4 percent reporting pierced tongues. In all, 22 percent of t...

Cholesterol Drug Helps After Angioplasty

...balloon-tipped catheter is guided by X-rays to the site of a main artery blockage that keeps blood from the heart. The balloon is inflated and crushes the blockage to the side of the artery wall to allow for greater blood flow. The correction rarely is permanent, however. "More than a million Americans u...

Cloud of smoke over Zyban

...e for concern, however, was a safety update on the site of British regulatory body, Medicines Control Agency (MCA). The update, suggesting an unproven association between the tobacco-cessation drug and 57 deaths in the UK, spurred media-reports abroad casting a cloud over Zyban and subsequently causing a ...

Heart Drug has grave side effects

...United States, funded the study. The company's Web site warns that the drug may cause irregular heartbeats, and says milrinone should be stopped if blood pressure falls too low. It also says that the drug may not be safe or effective when given for longer than 48 hours, and that long-term oral treatment h...

Problematic Use of smallpox vaccine

...s. Many people develop painful swelling around the site of the inoculation, headache and nausea. In people with weakened immune systems, the live-virus vaccine can cause illness. And in 1 to 2 people per million, it can cause death. Routine smallpox vaccination stopped in the USA in the early 1970s, and...

Ultrasound helps stroke treatment

...g probes on catheters that were guided to the clot site but those studies were halted when the sound waves not only dissolved the clots but also damaged artery walls. Moreover, del Zoppo said the recanalization rates cited by Alexandrov are not especially high.But Alexandrov said his early results are so...

DNA helps in cellular function

...cientists have found a previously unknown chemical site on a key enzyme that regulates production of the genetic messenger known as RNA. When the chemical site is occupied, it markedly speeds up the// process by which the information contained in DNA,is conver...

DNA transcription to be focused

...cientists have found a previously unknown chemical site on a key enzyme that regulates production of the ...enetic messenger known as RNA.// When the chemical site is occupied, it markedly speeds up the process by which the information contained in DNA,is converte...

Detering memory problems

...mark of cerebral microvascular disease and an easy site to examine through noninvasive measures -- to see if those with evidence of the damage would score lower on cognitive tests. The study involved about 7,500 older people who were examined every four years between 1988 and 1999. At the fourth visit, t...

Radiation reduces cancer recurrence

...of cancer recurrence at or near the original tumor site in the rectum. In about 15% to 45% of patients who undergo conventional surgery to remove rectal tumors, they return. To prevent recurrence, surgeons have developed a technique called total mesorectal excision, in which the tissue surrounding the re...

Allergies: A major health problem

...n. Allergy bears different names depending on the site of occurrence on our body. When allergy explosions occur in the nose and sinuses it is known as hay fever or allergic “rhinitis”. When it occurs in lungs we call it as asthma. In the event of symptoms surfacing on the skin it is described as “hives”....

Radiation before surgery cuts cancer reappearance

...of cancer recurrence at or near the original tumor site in the rectum. In about 15% to 45% of patients who undergo conventional surgery to remove rectal tumors, they return. To prevent recurrence, surgeons have developed a technique called total mesorectal excision, in which the tissue surrounding the re...

Oxygen helps heal wounds

.... The oxygen was locally administered to the wound site through a gas-impermeable chamber applied around the affected wound. The treatment was carried out for 90-minute periods on four consecutive days, followed by three days of rest. The cycle was then repeated as long as the wound appeared to be healing...

Genetic mutation to the 'fountain of youth' discovered

...f the study said that this key mutation shifts the site at which mitochondrial DNA starts to replicate, and perhaps that may accelerate its replication, allowing the individual to replace damaged molecules faster....

Scientists locate key hormone involved in appetite control

...new source for ghrelin production in the body. The site is located in a section of the hypothalamus that had no previously known function and that is near the brain region affected by the hormone. Researchers believed that this new discovery could be used to develop drugs aimed at stimulating appetite in...

Cervicogenic headache can be identified with a fibromyalgia test

...f pain, which was then followed up an X-ray of the site of pain for those who had headache and neck pain. The X-ray helped determine the disc which was causing the cervicogenic headache. Dr. McFadden believes that once patients are made to understand the relationship between headache and neck pain, treat...

When Man Bites Man

...st occurred during an altercation. The most common site of the bite was the ear, and more than two-thirds of the patients presented with exposed cartilage. Patients received tetanus shots when needed, along with other standard medical care. On average, patients were followed for around four months. Resea...

Teen dies after complications from abortion pill

...rtion seem too simple. A report on the group's Web site says the pill gives "supporters of abortion a chance to change the image of abortion, making it seem as simple as taking a pill."...

Partial-Breast Irradiation an Unproven Therapy

... seeds, it's implanted after a lumpectomy into the site from which the tumor has been removed and then del...idea that most recurrences of cancer appear at the site of the original tumor, not other parts of the same breast. Whole-breast irradiation works by treati...

Green Onions Blamed in Outbreak

...for Disease Control said in a statement on its Web site http://www.cdc.gov that it and the Pennsylvania Department of Health have been investigating the outbreak and that the likely cause was raw or lightly cooked green onions. Investigations to date, aimed at tracing the source of the contaminated vege...

Treating Blocked Arteries In The Lower Limbs

...h a small incision in the skin and threaded to the site of the blocked artery. The vessel is pumped open by a tiny balloon, and the stent is inserted to hold open the blood vessel. Until the stent was introduced 10 years ago, the only way to open up such vessels was surgically bypassing the blockage with ...

Latest Tumor Classification More Informative

...used tumor classifications list tumors by the body site of origin. However, every organ contains connectiv...rs. Classifications that are organized by anatomic site become massively redundant, and this becomes a major problem when dealing with many thousands of tum...

Cancer Drug Opens Arteries

...is released in such a small amount and only at the site of the procedure, doctors say there are minimal side effects....

New Treatment For Patients With Paralysis

...promote the growth of nerve fibers past the injury site and into the spinal cord. Specialists say this research will open up new possibilities for treating patients with spinal cord injuries and they say that more studies are needed to confirm their findings before the treatment is tested in humans....

A Benefit In Disguise

...asive procedure where a balloon is threaded to the site and inflated. However, 60 percent of treated patients’ arteries re-narrow within a year. For the study, researchers looked at 650 patients with PAD who underwent angioplasty. The patients were asked if they smoked and if they did, how many cigarette...

Gleevec for Lung Disease

...lved in the study across the United States and one site in Mexico. Most common side effects of Gleevec include nausea and fluid retention....

Improving Fertility In Patients With Cervical Cancer

... new technique does not require developing a donor site with an implant over several months Instead it uses a donor site that is easily accessible to noninvasive monitoring and has adequate blood flow. By clinical exams a...

Shorter Radiation Schedules Found To Be More Effective For Patients With Breast Cancer

...is a higher dose of radiation that is given to the site of the original tumor where the lumpectomy was performed. This boost usually prolongs radiation for one to two weeks. However, in this study, researchers gave the boost each day during the same four weeks of therapy. The shorter radiation schedule h...

Report on the Safety and Effectiveness of Melatonin supplements

...linic/evrptpdfs.htm#melatonin . Courtesy NIH Web site at http://nccam.nih.gov <br...

Acupunture relieves pain and improves function in knee Osteoarthritis

...tive complement to Normal care. Courtesy NIH Web site at http://nccam.nih.gov...

Risk Of Developing Infections High In Patients Who Suffer From Abdominal Trauma

... trauma. Intra-abdominal infection [organ/surgical site infection] in patients with abdominal trauma constitutes one of the most frequent infectious problems and poses a major challenge to trauma surgeons. Thus researchers say the death rate from these types of infections, which occur in 2 percent to 9 pe...

Yet Another Use For Cell Phone Cameras

...utpatient clinic. Investigators had a physician on site diagnose the wounds, then sent photos of the wounds to two other physicians at remote locations to get their assessment of the wounds as well. Overall, the remote physicians were able to diagnose the wounds in 82 percent of the cases. Agreement betwe...

Early rising from sleep can run in families

...ed when there is a mutation in the phosphorylation site in the casein kinase I (CKI) domain of the gene. The behavior pattern is also known as first human mendelian circadian rhythm variant. The circadian clock is a cellular mechanism that sets various rhythmic activities inside the organisms. Genetic r...

Small lumps in breast if not treated may cause long-term harm

...ound in the same breast and quadrant as the biopsy site for DCIS. 5 of them had developed the cancer after 29 years of the biopsy and had died from the same. Researchers said that low-grade ductal carcinoma in situ may be predictive of breast cancer in the same breast if remain untreated for 15 years or ...

Extracts of grapefruit heals stomach ulcers

...ent also increased the amount of blood flow to the site of the gastric ulcers. Researchers are of the opinion that the combined effect of grapefruit seed extracts, COX-1 and COX-2 activities, and their effects on gastric acid and gastric blood flow help in the healing of gastric ulcers. Reference: Digest...

Artificially made protein to inhibit angiogenesis

...mino acid tail will stop the VEGF from leaving the site of production inside the cell, thereby minimizing its potentials. Researchers have used an approach used in gene therapy by putting the manmade gene that makes the interceptors in a carrier called plasmid that will get the interceptors inside the ce...

Noise pollution can cause harm in cognitive development of children

...en the help of noise contour maps, modeling and on site measurements to find the schools that had maximum exposure to aircraft noise and road traffic and matched them with control schools. The results of the study showed that there exists a significant effect on the health of the children, that is direct...

Early detection of bed sores possible

...le of the process of healing and may not reach the site of the wound. A molecule called c-myc causes this ... cells that can repair the wound from reaching the site of the wound. Researchers had successfully traced the overproduction of the molecules called c-myc t...

Scientists Unveil Mechanism Behind Resistance to Severe Malaria

...D-related materials are available on the NIAID Web site at http://www.naid.nih.gov,...

Weight Loss Relieves Osteoarthritis Pain

These days it is a very common site to see middle aged people esp. women walk in an awkward manner due //to the degenerative disease of arthritis. The most common form of arthritis, osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease caused by the breakdown and eventual loss of joint carti...

New Drug To Fight AIDS

...rotein receptors of the human cell at the receptor site where the HIV virus attaches by which it competitively inhibits the attachment of HIV virus. Most of the anti-retroviral drugs used against HIV virus attacks the virus and leads to wide spread resistance of the virus to the drugs. But, the new drug...

Prevention And Timely Medical Care Can Help With Bug Bites

...pus, or worsening, rather than improvement, of the site over time. The monsoon is the insect season that generally runs from March to October, although summer is definitely the worst span. Antihistamines like Benadryl (either the oral or the topical form) can be very effective in relieving the itch and d...

Scientists use plastic to help body make new bone!!!!

...a biodegradable plastic solution into the fracture site and this helps to glue your fractured bony parts a...elp in increasing the blood supply to the affected site and thus the fracture heals faster. The faster healing of the fracture and also the faster growth of...

Bypassing open heart bypass surgery...

...kes about three to six weeks to disappear from its site of location. But by then, the body's initial response to healing has been checked and clot formation stopped, he adds....

Breakthrough in cancer therapy

...two widely used anticancer drugs, hair loss at the site of where the compound had been applied was reduced in up to half of the animals. Professor Gordon McVie, director general of the Cancer Research Campaign in the UK, said hair loss often added to the depression experienced by some cancer patients. H...

Research on HIV takes new direction

...eve that certain sites - like the rev intersection site - are promising and underutilized targets for anti-HIV drug design. Aminoglycoside antibiotics have not been used to treat HIV because of their side effects and inefficiency in preventing the spread of the virus, Tor said. Guanidino groups are more ...

New insights into herbal supplements

... shark cartilage and skullcap to milk thistle. The site lists 135 supplements in alphabetical order by sci...icine at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, who started the site says this website was developed in order to provide comprehensive and readily accessible information...

Experts Recommend Preventive Measures For Avian Flu To Begin From Farms

...orking in western Mongolia immediately went to the site to collect more samples that will be sent to the United States Department of Agriculture for further testing to determine the strain. These tests will determine if the virus is the H5N1 strain that has killed over 50 people in Southeast Asia and more...

Bird Flu Strains Detected In Wild Birds Of Mongolia

...ults from 30 live whooper swans living at the same site and also a nearby lake were negative for the virus. Samples collected from other live birds at the two sites were found to be negative for the virus. Whereas prior outbreaks in wild birds have happened either in close proximity to infected domestic ...

Nanocells cancer combination therapy acts as chemotherapy as well as anti-angiogenic drug

...coming out of the blood vessel into organs, at the site of tumour it is a different story. "Here the blood vessels are leaky and have pores as large as 400-600 nanometres," he noted. "So the nanocells can pass through the vessels into the tumour where they are retained." In other words Dr. Sasisekharan ...