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Now you can identify Sperm and Egg donors

...ng with far reaching consequences. The communiqué released by the government says the name, address, educational background; interests and so on will be given on request. However this will be done only after getting prior permission from the donor. If for some reason the donor wishes to remain unidentified, ...

Crowning glory of 2000!!! Cracking of the genetic code is top of tops

... of the genetic code. Almost all the top ten lists released by every one connected with the world of medicine features this remarkable feat in a prominent place and a majority of them are already tom tomming this as the work which would fetch the next Nobel prize. Researchers at the National Institute of He...

Clinton's new problem - Is the outgoing American president suffering from skin cancer?

...e leaves the white house. The medical report was released on Friday after Clinton underwent an examination at the Bethesda naval hospital at suburban Maryland. The biopsy report is awaited and the official word is that there is no cause for concern. Only time will tell us what actually is in store for the C...

Now umbilical cord helps in stroke treatment.

... in the treatment of strokes according to a report released in the United States of America which says the stem cells from the cord blood could heal strokes almost 80% faster based on studies conducted on rats. Though the details are yet to be worked out and the project itself is in a primitive stage, the sc...

Water - The silent killer!!!

... illnesses claim up to 3 million lives a year. WHO released a report to coincide with World Water Day on 22nd of March. The report says most of those who die are children and much of the suffering is needless. People in the developing world are particularly at risk for water-borne diseases. About 2.2 million ...

Smoking a greater risk than HIV? Yes say health experts!!!!

...any other disease in the next 20 years. The report released from the Institute of Development Studies in Sussex, United Kingdom, says smoking and other tobacco related deaths would surpass 10 million a year. The short term and long term side effects of smoking are well known and a recent study says that smoki...

Morning after pill effective up to five days after having unprotected sex

... after having unprotected sex. These findings were released after a study conducted by Dr. Isabel Rodrigues, a professor of family medicine at the University of Montreal in Quebec, Canada, and colleagues. The study is published in the March issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and was f...

Be happy: live long

...ou are happy you will live longer!!!! New research released on Monday suggests that a positive and happy mental framework makes a person healthy and prolongs life. These findings stem from a 15-year study of aging and Alzheimer's disease in nuns. "It's been known for years that pathological expressions of em...

New dimension in the treatment of female sexual dysfunction

...t in such sexual dysfunction, according to a study released at the 96th annual meeting of the American Urological Association in Anaheim, California. This report was the end result of the study done by Irwin Goldstein MD, and colleagues from Boston University School of Medicine who administered DHEA to 32 pat...

Eye Saver

... ocular Melanoma Study(COMS), a multi-centre trial released by the Archives of Opthalmology, found that survival rates were the same regardless of whether the eye was removed or the patient had instead undergone radiation therapy.// Davidorf, Professor of Opthalmology and investigator of COMS, Ohio said...

Bayer Voluntarily Withdraws BAYCOL - A Drug Associated With 50 Deaths

...alled rhabdomyolysis – destroyed muscles cells are released into the bloodstream and cause severe muscle pain, fever, weakness and vomiting. This condition can also lead to kidney failure. The FDA said fatal reports with Baycol had been reported most frequently when the drug was used at higher doses, in eld...

Action of nerve cells

...umber of neurotransmitter filled membrane balloons released by each neuron.So the strength of memory depends on how well the UNC-13 protein helps to gather up the neurotransmitter filled balloons and release them from one cell to another, he stated. Jorgensen said the research was aimed at understanding h...

Memory problem? solve a crossword

A new report released by the Institute for the Study of Aging and the International Longevity Center says older people who want to stay mentally agile are better advised to put down the pill bottle and pick up a pencil. Research shows that seniors who do crossword puzzl...

Male infertility in relation to pesticide

...anté et de la Recherche Médicale. The findings are released today in the journal Human Reproduction. Environmental hazards to male reproductive function were first revealed 30 years ago, when the process of sperm formation was shown to be severely impaired among pesticide manufacturers and agricultural worke...

New test for heart attack

...n 1, creatine kinase-MB, and myoglobin - which are released into the circulation by damaged heart tissue. Along with a patient history and an echocardiogram this can rule out a heart attack in just 90 minutes, compared to six to 24 hours for existing methods. The new test was used on 1,285 emergency room pa...

Sequencing of the Plague

...feared as a latent biological weapon, as it can be released as an aerosol and can spread directly among humans, without the interposition of fleas.Russia developed such a plague weapon. It picked up genes directly from baculoviruses that infect insects, including one for a toxin that damages the midgut. It a...

Contraceptives have dual effects

...works in the body.// When oestrogen in the Pill is released into the body, it blocks the growth of cancer cells by reducing the amount of bile acids, which have been linked to colon cancer. The oestrogen may also help to reduce levels of a hormone called IGF-I that has also been linked to an increased risk of...

Deep Sleep Doesn't Increase Memory

...ht be missing the mark, according to a study to be released Friday by a San Fernando Valley researcher that finds a good night's sleep does not increase memory. // REM sleep is a deep sleep during which an individual's eyes dart rapidly under closed eyelids and the body is almost completely paralyzed exce...

Fifth US Patient Receives Artificial Heart

...dical team said details about the patient would be released later. Surgeons have said previously that patients considered for the implant must be critically ill with fewer than 30 days to live. // "The operation went well and the artificial heart is performing flawlessly," Dr. Louis Samuels, director of the...

More about HIV

...at Prolactin and Growth Hormone, both of which are released during stress reactions, can promote retroviral production because of their effect on virus-producing cells. Individuals who are depressed, who cannot cope well with life events, who are physically challenged, and whose lifestyles contribute to daily...

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