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Tag: "generation" at medical news

Iron supplements proves helpful in dry cough .

... associated with the increase in nitric oxide (NO) generation caused by ACE inhibitors. NO is known to have infl... on reports that iron supplementation decreases NO generation or diminishes NO-related cell damage....

Novartis files application with FDA for Zometa

...e bone pain and hypercalcemia.// Zometa is a new generation intravenous bisphosphonate that was approved by the FDA just two weeks ago (20 August 2001) for the treatment of hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM), the most common life-threatening metabolic complication of cancer. To date, Novartis has received mark...

Osteoporosis Drugs: right time to take-off

...tors Modulators (SERMs) such as Raloxifene and new generation bisphosphonates such as Risedronate have not been introduced in the Indian market. These drugs have a better efficacy and fewer side effects than the current therapies. The osteoporosis medications market is viewed as a typical lifestyle related dis...

Medications to Prevent Relapse to Cocaine Use

...fied a process in the brain that may lead to a new generation of medications to prevent relapse to cocaine use. // In studies using rats, the scientists, led by Dr. Taco J. De Vries of VU Medical Center and Dr. Yavin Shaham of National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), found that the same system — the cannab...

ZYDUS enters female health care segment

...pausal osteoporosis (PMO). The drug comes as third generation drug which not only safe but can also be used for long term. // PMO primarily occurs due to the deficiency of the oestrogen hormone during the menopausal period in a woman, which usually sets in between 45 to 55 years. In India, PMO affects at leas...

Discovery of bone gene

... Discovering the gene involved may result in a new generation of osteoporosis drugs. Current treatments focus on preventing further bone loss - but it is difficult to encourage the body to build more bone, only if it is possible....

Exposure to EMF may cause leukemia

...omagnetic fields associated with the transmission, generation and use of electricity.The new study is published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives....

New Birth Control Pills increase the stroke risk

...erous than the second-generation ones. The first generation pills, introduced in 1960, was a mix of high doses of estrogen and one of two other hormones, lynestrenol or norethisterone. However, they increased the risk of clotting, which can lead to ischemic stroke. The next version, released in the 1970s, con...

Resurgence Of Botulism

...n society. But according to food scientists, a new generation of ready-to-eat foods// that are only refrigerated before sold could cause outbreaks of botulism. While most U.S. botulism cases involve mistakes in home canning or smoking of foods, some botulism poisoning in recent years has been traced to commerc...

Foremost gene therapy for chest pain

...e for a growth factor that stimulates blood vessel generation into 70 men and women with angina. A further 20 people acted as controls. The gene therapy proved safe - the gene itself, introduced via a virus 'carrier', stayed in heart tissue. What's more, there were small but significant increases in exercise ...

Epilepsy Drugs Can Enhance Risk of Birth Defects

...n by the mothers in this study belong to the older generation of AEDs, and that that some small studies have suggested the newer generation of AEDs may be safer....

Down syndrome life anticipation doubles

...portant," said Jill O'Connor. "We now have a whole generation of children who have grown up at home and will become a generation of older people with Down syndrome." "This is something that as a society we need to provide suppor...

Imitating celebrity mums may prove unsafe for mom and child

The new generation mums are being plagued by a new type of problem - that of trying to imitate celebrity mums. Experts say that though celebrity mums like Liz Hurley and Victoria Beckham have made// pregnancy more sexy with cropped tops and clingy dresses, it has not h...

Genetic mutation to the 'fountain of youth' discovered

...ouses" of modern cells and are instrumental in the generation of energy for the entire cell to use. These mitochondria are found only in the human egg and not in the sperm and are passed from cell to cell only by cell division. This means that a person's mitochondia come only from their mother. And this makes ...

Support Services found to Dramatically Impact Pediatric Health Care

...e even more acute and significant as the baby boom generation ages and consumes increasing proportions of the health care dollar." Thus medical providers in the public health arena agree that investing in early health care is a policy priority....

Brain Enzyme Found To Regulate Weight

...of American adults are obese, up from 14 percent a generation ago, according to government data. Only a few // prescription weight-control drugs are on the market, and they produce only modest weight loss, either by suppressing appetite or by preventing the body from digesting and absorbing fats. In a recent s...

Rat Genetic Code Mapped

...drugs. Now, armed with this sequencing data, a new generation of researchers will be able to greatly improve the utility of rat models and thereby improve human health. Researcher say that as they build upon the foundation laid by the Human Genome Project, it's become clear that comparing the human genome wit...

Yet Another Use For Cell Phone Cameras

...ly feasible under routine conditions using the new generation of mobile telephones. Researchers also say further studies should be conducted to see how similar teleconsultations could impact patient care under routine conditions....

Grandmother’s diet in pregnancy can affect grandchildren’s blood sugr

...passed genetically from mother to daughter to next generation of offspring’s, especially the expression of sever.... During the study, scientists have exposed first generation of female rats to a protein-restricted diet during pregnancy and lactation. The female babies born f...

New treatment for babies with sickle cell anemia

...nerated by this disease. Hydroxyurea increases the generation of fetal hemoglobin. This can prevent the blood cells from becoming sickle cells. This method of treatment had been used currently to treat adults and older children with the disease. Researchers have said that short-term liquid hydroxyurea therapy ...

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