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Breast-feeding Protects Mothers from Rheumatoid Arthritis

... babies. Breast-feeding not only helps the child against various diseases but benefits the mother as well. Previous studies have shown that it can lower a mother's risk of getting cancer....

42-year-old Cancer Patient Honored by British Queen for Her Fundraising Efforts

Jane Tomlinson, a doughty fighter against cancer, has been conferred the honor of CBE in the Queens Birthday honors list. The 42-year-old pediatric radiologist, hailing from Leeds in UK , was first diagnosed with breast cancer when she was only 26. Despite a mastectomy, the disease returned ...

UK Hospitals Failing Hygiene Standards

...gland's 394 trusts self-declare how they are doing against the core standards, which then help determine thei... verify the data by cross-checking the information against its own intelligence, audits and surveys by other organisations and through a system of targeted spo...

US Astronauts Successfully Complete Fourth Space Walk

...efence shield on the Destiny laboratory to protect against space debris. NASA decided to extend the current shuttle's mission by at least two days after an inspection revealed slight damage to its thermal blanket. In 2003 similar heat shield damage led to the disintegration of the Columbia shuttle, which...

Punjab Wants Ban on Advertisements by Doctors

...tion and research department to take strong action against such cases and advised the council to cancel the registration of doctors indulging in such malpractices. Sood asked councils of different schools of medicine to register their respective practitioners again so that it was clearly known how many gen...

Soon, a Vaccine That Could Keep All Types of Flu Away for Lifetime

...d the vaccine could be a useful short-term measure against a totally new strain. It is expected that human trials of FLU-v will start in 2008 and if they prove to be effective, it could be on the market in three to five years....

Memory T Cells Protect the Body from Viruses

...ferate, but also are the sites where a major fight against the spread of an invading virus occurs. After becoming sick from many viruses, the body becomes immune (protected) from recurrence of the same disease. This is why before vaccines were developed, childhood diseases such as measles and mumps occurre...

Genetic Variations Leads to Fever After Smallpox Vaccination

...but weakened vaccinia virus that provides immunity against smallpox but which can cause complications ranging from fever and fatigue to more serious illness. About 15 percent of those being vaccinated for smallpox for the first time develop a fever over 99 degrees. Fevers related to vaccines are not consid...

Parkinsons Disease Protein Pathway Identified

...Although cells have mechanisms in place to protect against oxidative damage, this system can break down in the face of environmental challenges or genetic mutations. The Emory researchers found that the mitochondrial protein PINK1 normally protects cells from oxidative stress and promotes cell survival by ...

Abbot Sues French AIDS Group

...to trouble with the Act up-Paris filing a law suit against them for a cyber attack on their web site. This wa...t break the law." Act Up-Paris will defend itself against the lawsuit and plans to use media coverage of the lawsuit to draw attention to Abbott's actions in ...

Body's Defence Mechanism Against Viral Disease Discovered

...ferate, but also are the sites where a major fight against the spread of an invading virus occurs. Lead author of the study, Dr. Luis J. Sigal, says while the role of antibodies in protection has been known for a long time, the ability of memory cells (CD8T) in preventing viral diseases has been debated. H...

Plastic Ban in Guwahati to Ease Flooding

...tly and there would be penalties like imprisonment against defaulters," Himanta Biswa Sarma, minister for Guwahati Development Department, told journalists. The ban is being ordered for three months in Guwahati city only. "Most of the plastic and polythene bags are found to be blocking the drains leading t...

Kerala Opposition's Unique Protest Over Fever Deaths

... assembly even after it was adjourned - to protest against a raging fever that has killed 76 people. "We a...mbers trooped towards his chamber shouting slogans against the government. The speaker then adjourned the house for the day. But the UDF members decided to r...

IIT-Kharagpur the Leading Technology College in India: Survey

...ts employed on campus rose to 87 percent this year against 72 percent last year. The survey underlined the growth of second-tier engineering schools - six NITs formerly known as Regional Engineering Colleges (REC) have entered the Top 20 list. Of these, NIT-Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) showed the most rem...

Eyelid Spasm can Be Prevented by Coffee Drinking

...vious studies have suggested that smoking protects against development of blepharospasm, but this Italian stu... has been proposed for its mechanism in protecting against Parkinsons disease. The authors estimate that people need to drink one to two cups of coffee per d...

Cervical Cancer Vaccine for the 12 Year Old

...nment to vaccinate all girls from the age 11 to 14 against cervical cancer. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation want the vaccination against human papilloma virus (HPV) to be done for secondary school first year. And there is expected to be ...

Filipino Mothers Go Bare Protesting Against Milk Formula Companies

... milk formula companies launched a legal challenge against advertising restrictions . The 21 women, aged between 37 and 72, said they had all raised healthy children on natural breast milk. They unbuttoned their blouses to reveal hand-painted slogans across their breasts. "Infant formula is dangerous," ...

Protein Pathway Involved in Parkinson Disease Development Identified

...Although cells have mechanisms in place to protect against oxidative damage, this system can break down in the face of environmental challenges or genetic mutations. Other scientists recently have linked early onset Parkinson disease to mutations in both copies of the mitochondrial protein PINK1 gene (one ...

Sharon Stone to Raise AIDS Awareness in Dubai

...te department, 'government officials discriminated against prisoners with HIV by not granting commuted sentences or parole that other prisoners with similar records had received'. Gay people on tour have been asked to be careful about their sexuality during the visit to UAE, for the country has strict laws...

Boffins Link Atkins Diet With Bowel Cancer

...ydrates. The fatty acid butyrate, which protects against colorectal cancer, is produced by bacteria and helps in fighting cancerous cells. Researchers from the Rowett Research Institute, in Aberdeen, found that the widely practised Atkins Diet -can lead to four time reduction in the cancer-fighting bacte...

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