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Tag: "yardstick" at medical news

Gene linked to early puberty in girls

...ts of this gene on puberty in boys. Using the same yardstick they reason out that those with CYP1B1 gene should attain puberty later than other boys because the gene breaks down testosterone, and this, male hormone is essential for attaining puberty....

Lung Cancer Deaths Declining In Men But Not Women In European Countries

...l and eastern Europe. The figures provide a useful yardstick to measure a population’s exposure to smoking, especially among 35-54 year olds. Although among men the figures of death from lung cancer are falling the mortality from lung cancer in women is still rising in most EU countries, except for countries...

Wider Addictive Choices – Now, Tanned Addicts

... irregular tanners, 8 to 15 tans a month being the yardstick for regular/frequent tanning and 12 times a year for irregular or infrequent tanning. The study basically aimed at testing the supposed theory that ultraviolet rays exposure is capable of producing endorphins, chemicals in the brain that lend feeling...

New Born Breast Fed Babies Will Serve As Growth Yardstick

...althier option to measure children with the growth yardstick provided by a breast fed baby. A growth chart based on the growth of around 8000 breast fed babies world over, is being compiled and will be released by the WHO next week. Rosie Dodds, policy research officer at the National Childbirth Trust, happy ...

Waiting for Trial Results Sometimes Unethical

... life saving interventions in poor settings. The yardstick for decision making should take into account the risks and benefits in the local conditions, not those of an ideal situation, they conclude. Source-Newswise SR...

'Gender-Benders': Sports and Sex Determination

... Should the 'dope test' alone be considered as the yardstick of sporting fairplay? The answer is 'NO'. A judicial blend of physical examination and genetic analysis based on the latest cyto-molecular techniques, complemented with biochemical and endocrinal evaluations will definitely be a 'curtain-raiser', and...

Meningitis in Infancy Erodes Academic Success

...Wales. Results are graded A to E, and the national yardstick is to pass five subjects at grade C or above. Almost 8% (36) of those who had bacterial meningitis before their first birthday were in special schools, which is around four times the national average. All those in the comparison group attended main...

Abnormality in the Red Blood Count Cell Poses High Risks

...re elective surgery, doctors don't have a reliable yardstick for gauging a 'normal' or a mildly 'abnormal' result, said Dr.Wu. "One of my biggest hopes for this research is that it eventually helps doctors better interpret hematocrit test results to improve patient outcomes." Wu and his colleagues set out to...

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