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Breast Feeding prevents obesity later on in life

...nk between breast-feeding and weight remained even after Gilman’s team considered key factors like the children’s calorie intake, exercise levels and their mothers’ body weight. The reason why breast-feeding might reduce the risk of obesity later in life is unclear. One possibility is that formula milk an...

Exclusive breast-feeding advised for six months in infants recommends World Health Organization

...ion was passed at the committee stage on Wednesday after 2 hours of debate where many national delegates and members of charitable organizations argued vehemently for breast-feeding. Nestle, a maker of infant formula that has been the target of action by breast-feeding groups, has accepted the resolution ...

Experimental treatment for Ebola Virus Shows promising results in mice

... vomiting and extensive bleeding. Most victims die after several days....

Distraction therapy found very effective in postoperative patients

...rook and looked at a colourful panorama during and after the process. Encouraged by these results the doctors are suggesting that these biophilic images and sounds should be tried in other invasive procedures like interventional radiological examinations and endoscopies. The study was presented by Dr Noa...

Indian Doctor granted US patent on organ regeneration

... itself. Though Dr. Matapurkar has won the patent after four years of patient waiting, there is a long way to go before this magical technique becomes widely used....

Gene Therapy shows promise in treating Hemophilia

...k. None of the patients suffers side effects even after one year of the treatment. The study was designed only to test the safety and not the effectiveness of the treatment of hemophilia. This disease is genetically transmitted and is characterised by excessive bleeding. Researchers belive this study c...

Hypertensive Drug Improves Sexual Dysfunction in Hypertensive Men

... from about 7.3% before losartan therapy to 58.5 % after losartan treatment. It was also reported that the sexual activity atleast once a week increased from 40.5 % to 62.3%. The investigators said "these results seem to be limited to the effect of losartan". Since drug -related impotence is one of the m...

ZD1839 Proves Effective - A Breakthrough in fighting Lung Cancer

...d in combination with standard chemotherapy agents after segmental scrutinization in two different studies. Vincent Miller, MD, of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York and the principal investigator of the first study said, "It is hoped that our study will be a prelude to better outcomes for...

Smoking spreads Cancer

...till reduce their risk of dying by quitting - even after the cancer is diagnosed....

Antibiotic induces liver damage in children with E.COLI infections.

...d be made a practice to prescribe antibiotics only after the stool tests confirm that E.Coli is not the cause of the illness. According to the CDC, children and adults can prevent the spread of E. coli infection by taking the following steps: >> Practice good hygiene and wash hands carefully. &...

Vitamin Shields Brittle Bones

...ttle, is one of the dreaded complications in women after they attain their menopause. This happens as a res... animal model that Vitamin E may prevent bone loss after menopause as effectively as estrogen. In this study it is shown that female rats that had their ova...

Ginseng's efficacy debatable

...und that there was no psychological benefits found after eight weeks of ginseng supplementation, at either the clinically recommended level or at twice that level. But this statement is defended by Weimo Zhu, PhD, an associate professor of kinesiology at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, whe...

Virus Combats Brain Tumour

...e set and dead virus in another group. Ninety days after being treated, the majority of the mice treated with live reovirus were still alive, but all of the animals injected with the dead virus had died. Importantly, animals treated with live virus appeared to be healthy and gained weight, whereas the gr...

Lose stomach for Life....Preventive removal of stomach saves the risk of cancer

...asis these members were taken in for the study and after thorough counselling they underwent surgical remo...ncers in the removed stomach, which were detected after very thorough pathological examination," said co-author Dr. Carlos Caldas of the University of Camb...

Analgesic abuse - cause for chronic headache in children

...ons and found that the headache symptoms decreased after 2 months.Inspite of the fact the exact roll of these analgesics was not known, it is proposed that these analgesics suppress the intrinsic effect of the brain to produce pain-killing chemicals on its own. "The more of these medications you take, the ...

Acupuncture superseeds massage therapy for short term relief of pain

...pain reduction and motion compared to others. But after three months they found that there were no significant differences among the study groups which employed acupuncture or massage therapy. Hence they concluded that acupuncture to be effective for short term gains and not for long. Irnich told that ma...

Soluble IL-4 Receptor - A new boon for asthmatics

...other group placebo was given. It was found that, after a 12-week trial, those in the IL-4R group,there was no decline in FEV1; however, lung function did decline among those receiving placebo. This study is "the first...to demonstrate the potential clinical efficacy of a TH2 inhibitor for the treatment ...

Mechanical Heart

...n implanted and the patient is resting comfortably after the seven hour operation, a US hospital has announced. The revolutionary procedure is the first major advance in the development of an artificial replacement heart in nearly two decades. If successful, the device could help thousands of patients who...

Obesity raises IVF miscarriage risk

Obese women are far more likely to miscarrry after IVF treatment- but losing even a few kilos could m...obese but not grossly obese had a miscarriage rate after fertility treatment of 27%. Those with a BMI of over 35 miscarried in 34% of the cases. This equate...

Regular exercise prevents hip fractures

...k of fracture. The risk was only modestly affected after adjustment for poor health. On the other hand, people who had been active but became sedentary had about twice the risk of hip fracture of those who stayed active. Hence moderate exercise is always welcoming and assuring throughout the life process....

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