Asthma may actually be prevented by Dust and Dirt
...ng infancy," he said. However, if a child or adult already has asthma or allergies, the presence of endotoxin in the home can exacerbate the disease. For more information about asthma and endotoxin,e-mail: lungline@njc.org....AIDS Disaster in India is Imminent
... With a population of over 1 billion people, India already accounts for almost 20% of all infections worldwide--currently the largest absolute number of HIV infections of any single country. And speakers at two press conferences here cautioned that a pervasive culture of denial about the Indian epidemic, amo...New CPR Guidelines issued by Heart Association
...d Kingdom and European Resuscitation Councils have already successfully deleted pulse checks by lay people from CPR training. Pulse check is not effective. Even health care workers have difficulties. And when bystanders look for a pulse, it's even less effective. Almost 99 percent of them can't do it in the ...Poor health care in Russia maybe causing Decline in its Population
...e told a news conference. Russia’s population is already diminishing. It was 148 million three years ago. However currently it has declined by three million to 145 million. About 1.2 million babies are born in Russia each year, while the country needs 2 million babies to reverse the population decline, Ku...Stress reduces your immunity- startling but true!!!!!
... conditions (generally following viral infections) already compromise the immunity of a person, stress can take a heavy toll on a person's health. This has formed the basis of the latest research in the United States on how stress makes a person more immuno compromised. In old people and in very young indiv...Crowning glory of 2000!!! Cracking of the genetic code is top of tops
...at in a prominent place and a majority of them are already tom tomming this as the work which would fetch the next Nobel prize. Researchers at the National Institute of Health and at the Celera Genomics announced the completion of the genetic code on June 26th. This has been hailed by many as the holy grai...Fight anemia by fortifying crops with iron!!!!!!!!
...search institute, Delhi say that the technology is already in vogue in the developed countries and this would be a boon to developing countries if they can develop their own technology to improve upon this idea. This way they say the huge problem posed by anemia in India can be checked very well. Looks like ...Are cancer patients being taken for a ride?
... lives are at stake. This issue of drug trials has already opened up a Pandora’s box and it is sure to be a raging debate for a long time to come...Development of AIDS vaccine -- Chiron Corp in talks with four Indian cos
...opment. DBT and the Union Ministry of Health have already started a vaccine development project under the Indo-US initiative on HIV/AIDS....New antibiotic already developing resistance
...hich was developed to fight resistant bacteria, is already becoming stale as the bacteria are showing signs of resistance. The drug linezolid is used to treat Enterococcus faecium (E. faecium) infections that are resistant to the old standby antibiotic vancomycin. The hope has been that the new drug would h...Apollo Hospitals to consider listing on US Bourses in 2003
...mber of beds to 8000 from the present capacity are already underway and will be completed by 2002. Reddy said Apollo Hospitals had also firmed up plans to enter health insurance and had initiated talks with some insurance companies to function as a third party administrator. He also added that the revenue t......reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. For people who already have the disease, such steps can help minimize complications and the need for medications. The biggest challenge for those suffering from diabetes is to stay focused on leading a healthy life, inspite of being a diabetic. This disease cannot be wishe...Avoid sudden death by quick cooling
...erial, a liquid-solid mixture called "slurry," are already being used to cool buildings. They have eight times the cooling ability of water, according to Becker. If things go according to the calculations of these doctors then a patient can be brought to the emergency room with sudden cardiac arrest and the...Award for TTK Chitra heart valve prosthesis
...TTK Chitra heart valve prosthesis. The product had already been tested in the U.S, Singapore, and Germany. The valves are being produced under the supervision of Prof. AV. Ramani at the TTK’s Healthcare unit in Bangalore.Reliance Industries has been providing its manufacturing facility for making polyethylen...Scientists plan human cloning clinic in the United States
...mmals. Many believe that human cloning efforts are already taking place undercover in some countries. There ...e couples. They claim to have 10 infertile couples already on board. Source : BMJ, Vol17, No.3, Deborah Josefson, San Francisco...Protein in urine foresees heart disease
...line the blood vessels. "The endothelial cells may already be damaged and malfunctioning at the early stage of heart disease when there are no symptoms," says Jan Dirk Banga, M.D., Ph.D., co-author of the report. In this particular study which involved around 12000 women, it was found that those in the top ...For better mood and energy!! Work-up in short span
...ion and anger among women, but these feelings were already low, the researchers note. In general, the results suggest that exercising for 10 minutes at an aerobic level of 60% (of maximum heart rate) is sufficient for increasing vigor, decreasing fatigue, and decreasing total negative mood state....Drinking arsenic water leads to cancer
...st 100,000 cases of debilitating skin lesions have already occurred, according to World Health Organization report published last September. Diagnosis of this condition is often delayed because the diseases take several years to develop symptoms. While there is no known cure, researchers suggest increased ......and, hence, prevention is the best medicine. Those already suffering should refrain from sneezing in the open lest the virus preys on people in the vicinity. Avoid exposure to coughs and sneezes; avoid touching eyes and nose; wash hands after using the toilet and after touching objects that might carry co...... NGF is being delivered to the basal forebrain, is already underway - to show whether the treatment is safe. If the mice results are anything to go by, the clinical trial could be a winner - and thus a cure for Alzheimer's disease....