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Infant receives first bloodless liver transplant

...s kind in an infant but with the successful result obtained many more similar procedures will follow suit./p>...

ATG useful in transplant patients as substitute for steroids

...is a purified, pasteurized, gamma immune globulin, obtained by immunization of rabbits with human thymocytes, which contains cytotoxic antibodies expressed on human T-lymphocytes. Steroids have been considered a key component of liver transplant treatment, even though they are associated with adverse side eff...

Avacado a day

...nd results in cell death. The rats fed the avocado obtained the least amount of liver damage.// The Researchers discovered three new compounds that might explain why the avocado is protective. "Besides offering taste and nutrition, avocados seem to improve liver health," said Hirokazu Kawagishi, professor of...

Avacado protects from liver damage

...nd results in cell death. The rats fed the avocado obtained the least amount of liver damage. The Researchers discovered three new compounds that might explain why the avocado is protective. "Besides offering taste and nutrition, avocados seem to improve liver health," said Hirokazu Kawagishi, professor of a...

FDA fish warning criticized

... best known for raising concerns about pesticides, obtained 1,036 pages of FDA transcripts from focus group meetings with consumers conducted 2 years ago to test safety messages about mercury and fish. Some women in the focus groups said they ate a can of tuna daily while pregnant. Of the five most popular se...

Healthy snacks improve nutrition of kids

...tionally fortified ice cream as an afternoon snack obtained less of their total daily calories from fat during...f those nutrients in their diets. Sullivan's team obtained their findings from a study of 50 Nebraska sixth graders. The researchers provided the students with...

Heart may pull Cells from Body to Self-repair

...l Bohm from the University of Texas and colleagues obtained the biopsies from men who had undergone transplantation with a heart from a female donor. For comparison, the researchers used tissue from one non-transplanted male, and heart biopsies from people who received a transplant from a donor of the same se...

Hypertension drugs could lower Disability

...p will be to find out whether the same results are obtained from a non-disabled population, to see whether people who use these common medications might actually delay the onset of disability in old age....

Stroke risk might be linked to antibody

...s more likely to have a stroke. These results were obtained even after the researchers took into consideration the other major risk factors for stroke in the participants. Lead author Robin Brey, M.D., says, "The importance to doctors is that these antibodies are an independent risk factor for stroke, but the...

Indian Nationals with Foreign Medical Degrees can now practice in India

...ulletin of Information and Application form can be obtained from: Assistant Controller of Examinations National Board of Examinations Mahatma Gandhi Marg Ansari Nagar, New Delhi - 110029. (through Bank draft of Rs. 500/- drawn in favour of National Board of Examinations payable at New Delhi) The forms can ...

Smokers more prone to depression

...an be established. A study of cross-sectional data obtained from the US National Household Survey on Drug Abuse(collected from different respondents each year from 1994 to 1996) was conducted. A total// of 13,827 young people aged from 12 to 17 years participated. The researchers measured variations in depres...

Stem cells - New and richer source found

...to distinguish them from cord blood cells - can be obtained in the non-invasive manner from an abundant source of tissue that is typically discarded. Researchers point out that Wharton's jelly might be a reservoir of the primitive stem cells that form soon after the egg is fertilized. Wharton’s jelly is the g...

New imaging technique for tracking Alzheimer's

...e through this new technique can currently only be obtained indirectly, through cognitive testing. Researchers believe the new approach promises a better way of diagnosing and monitoring Alzheimer's disease....

Eating Greens fights cancer

...tested the results. Researchers said that broccoli obtained from common supermarket contains 20 per cent anti-carcinogenic kind of the sulphoraphanes. They also warned// that over-heating the green would reduced its cancer-fighting goodness. This research is one of many the studies that will build our knowled...

Rat joins list of cloned animals

...er predictability and quality. Scientific results obtained from these models will contribute to the development of innovative therapeutics for major pathologies such as cardiovascular diseases, //cancers, obesity, diabetes and neurological disorders. Rats and mice used in labs are inbred or genetically eng...

Low Birth Weight infants could have Problems in the Future

...formation about the children’s academic levels was obtained including whether or not they repeated a grade. Researchers report only between 44 percent and 62 percent of the children in each of the 4 groups were in the normal range for IQ. They also found between 46 percent and 81 percent read at a normal lev...

New Test for HIV Patients

... developed areas. For the research, investigators obtained blood from 42 HIV infected patients. Blood spots w...pared the results of these measurements with those obtained using the gold standard for CD4 assessment. Researchers say the filter-paper method compared well w...

Bee Venom Effective In Reducing Inflammation

... venom on synovial cells (cells lining the joints) obtained from human patients. The venom blocked the expression of inflammatory genes, much like COX-2 inhibitor drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. The researchers focused on melittin, a major component of bee venom and a powerful anti-inflammatory agen...

The Risks Of Childhood Weight Gain

...almost 22 years. Researchers compared medical data obtained from the participants at childhood with data obtained at young adulthood. Results showed body mass index scores correlated with heart size. Participants w...

Beware Smoking During Pregnancy Linked To New Danger

...d due to tobacco. Cells in the amniotic fluid were obtained by routine amniocentesis in 25 controls and 25 women who smoked 10 or more cigarettes a day for 10 or more years. The women were asked to fill out a smoking questionnaire about their habits. It was found that the proportion of structural abnormaliti...

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