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Gleevec gets hopeful results

... run out of control. Gleevec works by blocking the action of that protein....

Lack of solar radiation causes cancer

... use vitamin D supplements as a substitute for the action of UV-B on dietary pre-vitamin D. More research is needed to establish the role of such supplements. Meanwhile, a daily walk in the open air might be a good way of ensuring you're not completely cut off from solar radiation, especially if you live in...

Researchers trick Alzheimer's Enzyme

...the active sites of target enzymes, blocking their action on other molecules. Many diseases -- cancer, AIDS,... unnatural functions in enzymes. Inhibiting enzyme action can treat these diseases. Enzyme active sites are also highly specific, so drugs react only with th...

The hazards of using disinfectant hand gel

...y might be easier on the hands, the anti-microbial action of the gels isn't necessarily so good. Researchers at the University of Geneva, and colleagues in Germany, compared a range of gels and four alcohol-based hand rinses with the performance of a standard disinfectant, 2-propanol. They found that none...

Tamoxifen does not adversely affect the brain

...h has been linked with potentially neuroprotective action //against cognitive decline. The researchers used proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy to determine levels of the cerebral metabolite myo-inositol, which has been found at elevated levels during brain injury, in the brains of 80 women. Sixteen of ...

New operation for swallowing problems

...very complex operation, involving the co-ordinated action of various of the cranial nerves. One of these, the vagal nerve, controls the swallowing at the upper end of the digestive tract// - that is, above the esophagus, but below the mouth. When this nerve is paralysed, aspiration of food down to the lungs...

FDA changes rules on testing drugs for children

...ee Democrats complained to President Bush that the action was halting "an important regulation that protects children from potentially unsafe and improperly dosed medications." Adult medications are commonly given to children without studies of their safety or proper dosing because doctors have no alterna...

Ulcer causing bug found in stored food

...he chicken, shrimp, pork, crab, clam and fish. The action or result of inflicting loss or pain a more accurate follow-up, they then conducted genetic-based testing on the chicken and determined that 50% of the chicken pieces tested positive for the presence of the H. pylori bacteria....

Antioxidants found in chocolates

...han apples or orange juice. Antioxidants block the action of harmful free radicals, which are produced when oxygen burns glucose in cells to release energy.// Unchecked, free radicals damage cell components like DNA and proteins, setting the scene for heart disease, cancer and other health problems. Antiox...

Defebrillators in use

...United States. Many lives could be saved if prompt action is taken to restart the heart,// using an automate...l would also be needed, they say, to ensure prompt action in the case of cardiac arrest. It could be that the AED may one day soon be as common a feature of t...

Skin specialist advise on cellulite

... and is currently being researched. Its stretching action is found beneficial by some women. As far as diet is concerned, no one diet or food really has an impact on cellulite. Toning exercises can be helpful, however. There are no permanent solutions to cellulite, but increasing numbers of dermatologists a...

Endometriosis connected to fertility

... but concluded that endometriosis causes a certain action that decreases fertility. The researchers examined the peritoneal fluid, fluid located near the fallopian tubes. They then studied the effect it had on the tiny hairs inside the fallopian tubes that push the egg toward the sperm. They found endometri...

Hypertension lowered by Bedtime Dosing

...he evening/morning ratio to assess the duration of action of the two drugs. The researchers found that evening dosing with guanabenz and clonidine lowered morning blood pressure significantly. Individual evening/morning ratios for guanabenz, but not for clonidine, were significantly greater in patients whos...

Link between pesticide and breast cancer

...other environmental endocrine disrupters mimic the action of// certain hormones, including oestrogen, in the body. In a study conducted on 159 women with newly diagnosed breast cancer, all women were tested for levels of DDT and HCB in their blood before undergoing any treatment. The samples were compared w...

Key step forward on International Health Rules

...munity has taken a key step towards ensuring rapid action against future outbreaks of infectious diseases and other threats to international public health. A resolution adopted today confirms and underlines the World Health Organization’s (WHO) authority to verify disease outbreaks from all available offici...

Painkillers may protect against Alzheimer's disease

...pirin, are drugs that relieve pain by blocking the action of enzymes called cyclooxygenases (COX), which control inflammatory responses. Although they are effective against pain, the drugs can cause ulcers and dangerous stomach bleeding. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medic...

Bowel diseases linked to bug in milk

...anges in pasteurisation. It believed precautionary action to reduce human exposure to MAP should start now and not depend on a link with disease in humans to be proved or disproved....

Antidepressants May Benefit Heart Patients

...usion. But SSRIs do not carry the same risk. The action that makes them work on brain cells also affects platelets-blood cells that help form clots....

How a man's mind really works

... remote control to zap through "mindless" sport or action movies. His brain takes in less sensory detail than a woman's, so he doesn't see or even feel the dust and household mess in the same way. Anyhow, the male brain attaches less personal identity to the inside of a home and more to the workplace or th...

Senate assures ban on smoking

...bills will have to be worked out, but last night's action ensures that the ban will become the law of the Co...ure. In other action, legislative leaders delayed action on a property tax bill pushed by Mayor Thomas M. Menino of Boston and other local officials. Menino ...

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