Lactococcus Strain may Offer End to Food Allergies
...olerance inductor. The big question is how will be accepted by the consumer." An estimated four per cent of adults and eight per cent of children in the 380m EU population suffer from food allergies, according to the European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients' Associations. The researchers...Doctors Not Drowsy When Treating Women’s Sleep Issue
...reatment for sleep problems in women, which is the accepted best practice in sleep medicine. Specifically, 67 percent of respondents were very or somewhat likely to use behavioral therapy for their female patients who have sleep disturbances, followed by hypnotics (33 percent), antidepressants (25 percent), a...Doctors Not Drowsy When Treating Women's Sleep Issues
...reatment for sleep problems in women, which is the accepted best practice in sleep medicine. Specifically, 67 percent of respondents were very or somewhat likely to use behavioral therapy for their female patients who have sleep disturbances, followed by hypnotics (33 percent), antidepressants (25 percent), a...DU Test Finds UK Troops Uranium Free
...ears even a modest exposure to DU, on the basis of accepted knowledge about the retention and solubility of DU in the human body. The test is applicable even to those who excrete extremely low levels of uranium in urine. Professor Parrish’s and his colleagues’ work, undertaken to help in the planning of t...All Forms of Ill Treatment Cause Post Traumatic Stress Disorder-PTSD
...raumatic stress as physical torture. Most widely accepted definitions of torture encompass both physical and mental pain and suffering, according to background information in the article. "After reports of human rights abuses by the U.S. military in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq and Afghanistan, a U.S. Defense Depar...Nigerian Programme Increases Polio Immunisation
...t receive immunisation. Polio vaccine is still not accepted in some areas and logistical and resource problems mean that not all areas are covered. NPI chief executive Edugie Abebe said that the programme aims to address these issues by containing the virus and building capacity by training personnel. "We...Common Cold may Cause Severe Respiratory Infection
... respiratory illnesses in children is increasingly accepted and has been shown earlier, the new study is the first to determine age-specific rates of hospitalisation, reported Medical News Today. The study - published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases - shows that the link between rhinoviruses and hospi...Standardized Diagnostic Test for Learning Disabilities
...f the new program is also different from currently accepted methods. "By segmented analysis of the results, we can define not only a child's weaknesses but also his strengths. Our method of treatment focuses on improving a student's strong skills which will in turn help improve weak skills," explained Prof. B...Children With Asthma Most Affected by Rhinovirus
... respiratory illnesses in children is increasingly accepted and has been shown in previous reports, the new study is the first to determine age-specific rates of hospitalization across the entire population of two counties. The study, conducted by E. Kathryn Miller, MD, MPH, and colleagues at Vanderbilt Uni...Patrick Walsh Wins International Medicine Prize
...as added in 1981. Nominations for the prizes are accepted from international institutions and organizations only, and not from individuals or political parties, according to foundation literature. The foundation’s organizers say the International Prize has gained respect from the global scientific communi...Treat Childhood Trauma by Building on Parental Memories of Loving Care
...effect of moments when the child feels understood, accepted and loved. By helping parents recall their own ...d moments when they felt unconditionally loved and accepted by benevolent caregivers -- CPP helps them break their own generations-long cycles of maltreatment. ...DNA-based Detection of Heavy Metals
...professor at Illinois and senior author of a paper accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and posted on its Web site. While most DNA is double stranded, the catalytic DNA Lu's research group uses has a single strand region that can wrap around like a protein. In th...Consult Doctors Before Whitening Teeth
...y non-dentists, but some of these chemicals aren't accepted material for this cosmetic use and could cause considerable harm," the doctor added. A salon in Britain treated 23-year-old Stephanie Ramezan with chlorine dioxide, a powerful acidic disinfectant used to clean up toxins that cause infections like ...Mental Health of Kashmiris Needs Urgent Attention: Survey
...uffering psychological distress if the more widely accepted lower cut-off score is utilised. The MSF report points to an acute need for a wide range of psychiatric and psychosocial support in Kashmir. There is only one mental asylum at Rainawari in Srinagar to cater to the needs of the entire state. The...Oleic-acid-rich Sunflowers Give Trans-fat Alternative - Study
...otential trans-fat replacement oil will be readily accepted in the US, public concerns over genetically modified food sources seem certain to present a barrier to the introduction of such an oil in Europe, and particularly the UK. "Vegetable oils undergo extensive oxidative deterioration during storage, mar...Allergy to Hair Dye Increasing
...the consumer market, but no satisfactory or widely accepted alternatives to these agents are available for use in permanent hair dye. Dermatologists report anecdotally that the frequency of positive reactions to PPD on patch testing is increasing. This was confirmed in a recent survey in London, which found...Research on Human Metabolic Disorders
...ars. The team used strict quality control criteria accepted by the scientific community to assemble the network piece by metabolic piece during more than a year of intense work. "This accomplishment was made possible by the Human Genome Project, and its scope and utility will grow over time," Palsson said. ...New Computed Imaging Technique Uses Hazy Images to Improve View
... the U. of I., and corresponding author of a paper accepted for publication in the journal Nature Physics, and posted on its Web site. Developed by postdoctoral research associate and lead author Tyler Ralston, research scientist Daniel Marks, electrical and computer engineering professor P. Scott Carney, ...Probing the Effect of Endurance Exercise on Athletes' Hearts
...e athletes, based on conventional, internationally accepted criteria. One explanation could be that these athletes presented with arrhythmias in the early stage of underlying ARVC, triggered by intense exercising. However, we know that athletes with ARVC are at increased risk of dying suddenly, in which case,......ubsidized for those persons. They clearly have not accepted that as a standard. We will still be pursuing that because that's the major issue for us. If patients have been doing well on their current medication, they deserve to still have access to it.” Pharmac deputy medical director Dr Dilky Rasiah said, ...