Another ray of hope for Arthritis Sufferers
...lts with an approach based on a combination of the two supplements have been reported by many doctors from Europe and Asia. Glucosamine is a nutrient-rich formula for connective tissue and joints. It helps regenerate connective tissue, and may help prevent cartilage breakdown. One reason for the populari...AIDS Disaster in India is Imminent
... infections of any single country. And speakers at two press conferences here cautioned that a pervasive culture of denial about the Indian epidemic, among both government officials and healthcare professionals, threatens to allow the crisis to spin out of control."There's been an extraordinary degree of...Blood Cells Capable of Regenerating Liver
... Hepatology, they said they examined the livers of two women who had received bone marrow transplants from men. Bone marrow is rich in stem cells and is routinely used to help patients with leukemia, a blood cancer treated by destroying the bone marrow and replacing it with healthy bone marrow. <br....Naked DNA Vaccination May Conquer Arthritis and Multiple Sclerosis
...nflammation-causing cytokines. There are, however, two key problems associated with using the neutralizing antibodies tested in the trials. First, they require frequent administration. Additionally, the body's immune system eventually recognizes the antibodies as foreign and generates an immune response ...Long-Term Survival can be Predicted by a Simple Lung Test
...for death from ischemic heart disease at more than two to one compared to those who scored better on the lung function test. It neared that same ratio for women. The study results were adjusted for risk factors for heart disease. Holger J. SchUnemann, M.D., from the State University of New York at Buf...Indian Prime Minister has successful Knee Replacement Surgery
...after the operation.'' Dr. Ranawat was assisted by two surgeons....What happens when Asthmatics consume Aspirin?
...ese questions are answered by a study conducted by two doctors of Indian origin Dr. Suresh Babu, MD, DNB...outhampton, UK. In a path breaking research, the two doctors have extensively studied the syndrome called aspirin induced asthma (AIA). When exposed to t......lable through the Internet. However it takes up to two weeks for the delivery of these contraceptives after placing an order through the Internet. Investigators from the University of Washington in Seattle posed as consumers and ordered various contraceptive devices from Web sites located with commonly...Antioxidants protect health tissue in people undergoing radiation therapy.
... recent finding by Indian scientists revealed that two antioxidants in black pepper and turmeric- piperine and curcumin were found to help protect the bacterial DNA from damage by irradiation in test organism. Spices with antioxidants property have radio protective effect and protecting organisms like E...Cut down TV and video games and you have less aggressive children.
...amatically”, they say. The Stanford University, in two schools, conducted this study and the results were evaluated and were found to be encouraging. The study was unique because the kids themselves assessed the aggression in their classmates. After the study period when the kids were asked to evaluate t...Good sleep enhances task performance
... is required for memory consolidation. There are two types of sleep, slow wave sleep that predominates early and REM or Rapid Eye Movement, which occurs late in the night. The Researches found that slow wave sleep was sufficient for task learning, but both types are required for maximum increase in p...New vaccine helps allergy and asthma patients
... given weekly for four weeks and later monthly for two years dramatically reduced the breathlessness and ...ering hapless patients. These researchers studied two groups of patients. One was the immunotherapy group who received the injections the other group was ...Doctors operate upon patients in candlelight- latest from the quake scene
...ver they could, most of them went without food for two days. With absolute collapse of infrastructure, the doctors have a tough task on hand doing whatever they can, given the limited facilities, which are hardly, bare minimal. Biscuits, dry fruit and bottled mineral water form the diet of doctors who wo...New vaccine helps allergy and asthma patients
... given weekly for four weeks and later monthly for two years dramatically reduced the breathlessness and ...ring hapless patients. These researchers studied two groups of patients. One was the immunotherapy group who received the injections the other group was ...Now umbilical cord helps in stroke treatment.
...tem cells replace dead cells in the brain. One or two cords will give enough stem cells to treat a stroke victim and the cells can be frozen and used whenever needed. Sanberg says the study was conducted on 60 rats and 80% of them responded well to this treatment. He also says the treatment works bette...How do babies understand language?
...learn to adapt to strange languages in just one or two years.Brent and his colleagues have shown that babies do in fact learn from isolated words. The researchers analyzed hours of recorded speech from eight mothers to their babies. They put a tape recorder in a fanny pack that the women wore in around t...Oracle Corp. to help build world's first "Digital Hospital"
... record-keeping and patient care, officials of the two companies said in a briefing on Monday. Ultimately, they said, the improvements will reduce the overall cost of care.It was also added at the briefing that another 10 sites where the hospital can be duplicated have been identified. Its now the era of...Lure of the home turf brings back NRI doctors
... US. Max recentlyopened up a diagnostic centre and two Dr Max clinics in the capital. The totalplanned in...ve been wanting to come back to India for the last two years, but didn'tfind a decent hospital that I would be comfortable working in. The Fortisfacility i...Morning after pill effective up to five days after having unprotected sex
...up and the pregnancy rate was compared between the two groups. It was surprising that there was hardly any difference between the two groups thereby proving that taking the morning after pill up to 5 days after having unprotected sex ...India takes on foot-and-mouth disease by vaccinating animals
...duces 4 million doses. The rest is manufactured by two companies in theprivate sector, Indian Immunological, Hyderabad and Intervet Baiaf, Pune.But the vaccine production is insufficient keeping in mind the fact that thecountry has 209 million cattle, 92.2 million buffaloes, 56.7 million sheep,120.6 mill...