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Depression may cause delayed wound healing

Researchers in the UK say that wound healing in depressed people is four times slower than that...ect the immune system, which may keep a wound from healing on time, they note. Another possibility, according to them, is that depressed people may not take c...

Vitamin E, the latest warrior against diabetes

... to heart disease, eye damage, kidney failure, non healing ulcers all over the body and can also cause complications of the nervous system. Diabetes is caused by the deficiency of hormone insulin, secreted by the pancreas and that is essential for converting sugar, starches and other foods into energy for c...

Shock it to Heal!!

...//Such an electrical stimulation would help in the healing of foot ulcers. People with diabetes may develop ...and rest for 3 months, it was found that the ulcer healing rate was about 65%. Though it is not clear, electric stimulation works in enhancing the blood flow ...

Focus on DNA transcription

... must carry out particular functions such as wound healing which is at the end of a complicated cascade of events in the body. Transcription is the process of making RNA chains from DNA.In a series of complicated experiments with the enzyme from the bacteria E.Coli. Erie and her students found that when...

Probiotics can help

... that colonise the gut and are presumed to promote healing by changing the balance of healthy and unhealthy bacteria.// They also act to boost immunity. They are present, either naturally or added, in certain foods as well as being also sold in tablet form as dietary supplements. Now a Finnish study has te...

New spray gel heals surgical wounds

... but there has been little available to help wound healing in keyhole surgery patients. Head of Confluent Sur...lly to cover external wounds to ensure moist wound healing and avoid allergic reaction. It would be very beneficial if the same technology could be applied to ...

Complementary and Alternative medicine

... ascendant, in the '70s it was biofeedback, energy healing and herbs. The '80s showed an increase in massage ... in the '90s, aromatherapy, herbs, massage, energy healing and yoga were most popular. Who knows what will be in vogue in the first decade of the 21st century?...

Wound healing made faster

...mplex, the QUT team has been able to stimulate the healing response of different types of cells including mus...one, skin, blood vessel and fat cells. "Our wound healing complex has more universal application than other systems," he says.While initial trials will focus ...

New therapy for pimples

...ed bacteria contributing to the acne, and promoted healing in the skin. He said: "Our challenge now lies in incorporating this treatment to more severe cases of acne and finding ways of incorporating this treatment into their therapy."...

Awakening call for fall prevention

...ones are often thinner, treatment is difficult and healing slow. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons think that it is important to do all you can to avoid a fall. A balanced diet with at least 1500 milligrams a day of calcium and 300 International Units of vitamin D will keep bones strong. Women may ...

DNA helps in cellular function

... must carry out particular functions such as wound healing which is at the end of a complicated cascade of events in the body. Transcription is the process of making RNA chains from DNA.In a series of complicated experiments with the enzyme from the bacteria E.Coli. Erie and her students found that when...

Good treatment for leg ulcers

...s 50 per cent more effective in producing complete healing or substantial improvement. It seems, therefore, that pentoxifylline could be a useful addition or alternative to standard treatment for leg ulcers....

Important substance in curry conciliate Inflamed Colon

...itis was induced, to see whether the substance had healing powers if administered at a later point. The mice who received no curcumin had a 30% death rate due to colitis....

DNA transcription to be focused

... must carry out particular functions such as wound healing which is at the end of a complicated cascade of events in the body. Transcription is the process of making RNA chains from DNA.In a series of complicated experiments with the enzyme from the bacteria E.Coli. Erie and her students found that when...

Healing environment aids mental problem

...s in a new study, India, looked at how traditional healing practices might help those with mental disorder.//...emple of Muthuswamy in South India has long been a healing centre for those with a mental health problem and those attending during a short period in 1000 were...

Quicker healing with active bandages

...loped by US researchers take an active part in the healing process. Experiments in mice show that hydrogel ba...sings actually penetrate the wound and enhance the healing process. The researchers believe that the bandages will be applicable to diabetic ulcers, burns, s...

Anxiety and Peptic ulcers may be linked

...as well as H. pylori may be a more powerful way of healing a peptic ulcer....

Grape seed extract helps wound healing

...s showed that extract-treated skin showed signs of healing very aggressively and that newly formed tissue was dense with a strong structure. This was connected to increased levels of a protein called tenascin, which helps build new connective tissue. The human skin cell experiments revealed how the extract...

Oxygen helps heal wounds

... then repeated as long as the wound appeared to be healing or until surgery was performed to repair the site. Researchers found that 38 of the wounds healed while receiving the topical oxygen treatment and there were no complications. Another four healed after undergoing surgery to repair the wound, while el...

The 'lazy man's yoga"

...of this energy is the key to better health and the healing of serious health afflictions. "There are meridians on the arms that are connected to organs and the entire body," Diftler said. "So as you press on the physical body and release tension, it allows the energy in the body to flow." Thai massage is...

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