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Asthma may actually be prevented by Dust and Dirt

...unities-compared to metropolitan areas-researchers believe that early exposure to environmental endotoxin may provide protection against developing asthma later in life. "These findings suggest that one common thread in these communities, where allergies and asthma are uncommon, may be early childhood exposu...

Human Genome Project Achieves Technological Triumph

...een compared with putting a man on the moon, but I believe it is more than that," said Dr. Michael Dexter, the director of the Wellcome Trust, which funded the British part of the Human Genome Project. "This is the outstanding achievement not only of our lifetime but perhaps in the history of mankind," Dexte...

Novel "CYCLOSPORINE CAPSULE FORMULATION" to be launched

...gStat. Compared to our current capsule product, we believe it has a stronger patent position and improved product characteristics." SangStat competetors Novartis have a lawsuit filed against the company for SangCya oral solution....

Controversial deal on public access of the human genome map

... have to pay for any information used. Researchers believe commercializing the information will heavily compromise scientific research....

The Cancer Rumour mill working over time

...alyse the pros and cons and then decide? Should we believe all that is written about and said about the dread...However, medical experts are concerned that people believe such myths yet ignore research that clearly shows that some substances, such as tobacco, cause numer...

When Celebrities Die

... funeral, suicides rose by nearly 20%. The authors believe Diana's death added to existing feelings of sadness and distress in these people. For them, this public tragedy was a final, private burden that pushed some of them over the edge. Now, medical research from Great Britain reveals a surprising s...

HIV did not arise from polio vaccine

...its OPV. But the fact that mainstream researchers believe HIV arose from the related Simian Immunodeficiency virus (SIV) in chimps has bolstered the idea that HIV was mistakenly unleashed through polio vaccination. The theory was first made famous in a 1992 Rolling Stone article, and the idea gained more st...

Scientists plan human cloning clinic in the United States

...he feat has been duplicated in other mammals. Many believe that human cloning efforts are already taking plac.... Because the technology is not yet perfected many believe that the process should not even by attempted on humans. It took 277 attempts to clone Dolly, who wa...

Cats to protect children from asthma

...antibodies are part of the Th2 system. Researchers believe that IgG4 suppresses the harmful IgE response. The children with raised IgG4 clearly aren't getting their protection from stimulated Th1 system, instead the protection is from a modified version of the Th2 response--without the risk of asthma or oth...

Risk of Cancer can be reduced to 40% with a High Fiber Diet

...ancer of the colon and rectum. Medical experts believe up to 30% of all cancers in the developed world are associated with nutritional factors and could be avoided by better-balanced diets. // EPIC (European Prospective Investigation of Cancer and Nutrition) study, which began 15 years ago, showed a ...

A sunscreen from the sea

...olet (UV) blocking compound in reef corals.// "We believe that within a very few years the coral sunscreen could displace the range of UV-B blockers now in use. The future market in global terms for the new compound and its formulations is estimated at several hundred million dollars each year", said AIMS e...

A better way to measure cholesterol

...At Johns Hopkins University in the US, researchers believe that it is important to measure non-HDL cholesterol too. This is the difference between total cholesterol and HDL. It is the sum of LDL, triglycerides (blood fats) and hence called intermediate density lipoprotein.// Researchers have found a more...

Role of zinc in development

...cult for the blood to absorb them. Scientists now believe that zinc deficiency could be as common as iron deficiency, which affects half of all pregnant women in developing countries. Remarking on dietary necessity of zinc, Dr Wendy Doyle, of the British Dietetic Association, said, "Zinc is essential for ma...

Emotional trigger to smoke

...harder to quit than easy-going people. Researchers believe that anger and stress-management would be useful components of smoking cessation programmes....

Estrogen lowers cancer risk

...dropped more in women than in men. Some scientists believe this could be partly due to estrogen found in oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy. Regular screening after age 50, regular exercise and maintaining a healthy weight are considered the best ways to reduce the chances of developing co...

Surviving surgery

...s essential for your future health.// Researchers believe that operative deaths for those aged 80 or more are twice those for patients aged between 65 and 69. Mortality, however, depends very much on the type of surgery. Carotid endarterectomy, for instance, has the lowest mortality of 1.3 per cent. This op...

A new growth factor identified

....Napoleone Ferrara, one of the study authors, they believe that EG-VEGF was implicated in the pathogenesis of some ovarian disorders resulting in infertility, such as the polycystic ovary syndrome and an inhibitor of EG-VEGF may have therapeutic value in this condition. He also added that the discovery also...

Starving leads to obesity

...ere especially prone to later obesity. Researchers believe the increased levels of obesity are likely to be due to a change in the way the body deals with accumulated fat, probably triggered by nutritional deprivation before birth....

Drugs disrupt formation of blood vessels

...The work on mice is significant because scientists believe it closely mirrors the conditions found in human t...of angiogenesis inhibitors for treating cancer; we believe we can do even better."...

Quit Smoking

...abit and don't fear the health consequences, don't believe them. Since smoking involves powerful physiological and psychological addictions, quitting is very difficult, and without help only a minority succeed. Even smoking cessation courses, nicotine gum and patches, while helpful to many, have been unable ...

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