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New Drug in Diabetic Neuropathy

...onizing nighttime pain seen in diabetics. However, new hope lies with experimental drug, memantine, which blocks NMDA receptors, which are believed to mediate pain effects in diabetic neuropathy being researched by Central Arkansas Research, Arkansas. This drug showed a definite reduction of pain compare...

Vaccine to quit smoking?

...not been taken in trying to prevent smoking, but a new vaccine developed by Nabi,// a pharmaceutical company, promises new hope in preventing people from relapsing. The vaccine (NicVAX) binds nicotine and prevents it from r...

Is Diabetes the Leading Cause of Kidney Failure in India

...States, accounting for more than 40 percent of the new cases of end-stage renal disease (ESRD)each year. People with ESRD require regular dialysis or a kidney transplant to stay alive. Almost 25% of patients suffering from diabetes will get kidney problems. Scientists know that high levels of blood sugar...

Human Genome Project Achieves Technological Triumph

...ize the practice of medicine by paving the way for new drugs and medical therapies.Specific sequences of DNA characters form the genes and this makes us what we are and determines our susceptibility to illnesses like cancer or diabetes. Mapping involves three separate steps: sequencing, assembling and a...

Low Cholesterol Linked to Severe Depression and Violent Behavior in Men

...maybe linked to depression and violent behavior. A new study shows that men with relatively low cholesterol levels were up to seven times more likely to report symptoms of severe depression. Edward Suarez, PhD from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C. Said, "I think that at some point, measu...

Recommendations for Treatment of Blood Pressue

... Hg has been overlooked and under-emphasized. This new NHBPEP advisory points out the overwhelming eviden...ividualize treatment. Other recommendations in the new advisory are: (a). Blood pressure at all ages should be kept at below 140/90. (b). Treatment for hyp...

NEW ROBOTIC SURGERY ARM APPROVED BY FDA

... motion and better control of surgical tools. The new robotic system is intended to be used in an operat...s. Because of the expected learning curve with the new system, Intuitive Surgical is developing a training program for surgeons in collaboration with FDA....

Antibiotics Dangerous for Diarrhoea in Children Caused by E.Coli

...ultimately result in kidney failure. Based on this new study, physicians should avoid giving antibiotics to children with E. coli infections, principal author of the study Dr. Philip I. stated....

PRIMARY PULMONARY HYPERTENSION GENE DISCOVERED

...f the American Journal of Human Genetics, provides new insights for determining the molecular basis of PPH and opens new avenues of study for understanding the fundamental nature of both familial and sporadic PPH. PPH i...

Amphetamines Help Recovery of Stroke Patients

A new study from Doctors at UT Southwestern in Dallas soon report that amphetamines may speed up the recovery of speech in stroke patients who have lost the function. This study was done on patients who had suffered from ischemic stroke, or a stroke due ...

New hope on the Horizon for People Wishing to Quit Smoking

... (NIDA), says, "This research opens up an exciting new avenue of treatment that can help smokers substantially reduce their exposure to tobacco smoke while they overcome the addiction to nicotine that makes it so hard to quit."...

Antibiotics Helps Autism

There is new hope for children with autism. Antibiotcs seem to treat or prevent the symptoms of autism in some patients. One in every 150 children is affected by autism. Currently there are no treatments for this complex condition. Researchers from Rush-Presbyt...

A prescription cream for unwanted facial hair

... for hair removal. Vaniqa is actually not a brand new drug, but rather a new topical-use version of the older drug eflornithine (brand name Ornidyl). Vaniqa, like Viagra, is ...

Potential New Cancer Gene Identified

... Hopkins University research team has discovered a new family of genes that contributes to the process of malignancy, shedding new light on the abnormalities that give rise to the aggressive childhood cancer, Burkitt's lymphoma - a...

Naked DNA Vaccination May Conquer Arthritis and Multiple Sclerosis

A novel modification of a new technology born of genetic engineering, and known as naked DNA vaccination, holds the potential of overcoming autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. The vaccine is currently being successfully tested in animals. In...

Pancreatitis: Minimially Invasive Procedure Offers Long-Term Pain Relief

...peration for long-term pain relief, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins University physicians. Endoscopic therapy is an effective alternative to more invasive surgery or drugs, says Anthony N. Kalloo, MD, director of GI endoscopy at Hopkins and lead author of the study that appeared in the July 2...

Genetic Dentistry: Your Dentist may be able to grow you a new set of Teeth.

...rmine which human genes will induce formation of a new tooth in order to be able to stimulate these genes within the tooth bud cells....

Vitamin B12 can help in detecting cancers

...cer patients the Tumors can't be easily deected. A new procedure being done at Mayo Clinic using vitamin B12 that helps doctors locate hard to find tumors. During the processes a patient is injected with radioactive vitamin B12. After three hours a gamma camera takes pictures of the body. Dr. Collins tre...

Feeding channel created by malaria parasite - a new target for malaria treatments

...ce. The discovery may lead to the development of new treatments for malaria, a widespread and devastati...sed to treat it. This important finding provides a new target for potential new malara treatments. In addition to causing enormous human suffering, malaria...

Novel "CYCLOSPORINE CAPSULE FORMULATION" to be launched

...cantly smaller cyclosporine capsule in Europe. The new cyclosporine capsule is significantly smaller than...eplacement of our current capsule filing with this new capsule could offer SangStat a significant advantage over a 'me too' generic cyclosporine capsule in...

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