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J591- an Antibody Exclusively Targets Tumors

...k on the tumor -- for example, combining therapies aimed directly at the malignant cells, along with therapies to both directly kill the tumor's blood supply as well as prevent it from regrowing," Bander said. Source-Eurekalert PRI...

Can Giving More Homework Improve Test Scores For Children?

...by boosting student scores. Yet, national policies aimed at simply increasing homework amounts are unlikely to produce increases in average student achievement scores " Overall, the data shows that U.S. students receive an average amount of daily homework, compared with other nations. But the percentage ...

French Women can Get Fat

... Sweden and Norway forbid broadcast advertising aimed at children. Ireland has imposed a ban on TV ads for candy and fast food and prohibits using celebrities and sports stars to promote junk food to kids. Britain has adopted nutritional guidance for food packages. Hopefully, the French will think tw...

Disturbing Trend in AIDS Cases In US

... issue. According to him, the abstinence programme aimed at teenagers was a big fiasco. On a comparative note he observed that AIDS cases in US are higher than that of UK or Europe. The reason for such a trend is still not known. Sex between men is turning out to be a matter of concern. As per a recent...

Study to Look at Aspirin as Aid to Conception, Healthy Pregnancy

...e of Child Health and Development. The trial is aimed at women who have miscarried a pregnancy in the past year. "In women who have had their first miscarriage, the reasons for losing that pregnancy are in many instances unknown," said Jean Wactawski-Wende, Ph.D., UB associate professor of social and...

Malaria Network Gets 49bn from Bill Gates

... Officer, Dr Charles Wanga, the four-year grant is aimed at strengthening institutional capacity in health research ethics (HRE) in Africa. It also aims at fostering and promoting discussion, research and publications that highlight African perspectives. Dr Wanga said the project would focus on streng...

Pepsi to Put Caffeine Content on Labels

... to 450 mg per day. This advice is particularly aimed at pregnant women, who, studies indicate, have greater risk of miscarriage or babies with low birth weight if they exceed the 300mg barrier. A study published last year in the Journal of Analytical Toxicology stated that all drinks containing caffe...

Filipino Children Brush Teeth in Bid to Break World Record

...event, organised by a toothpaste company, was also aimed at promoting oral hygiene in the Philippines, where an estimated 1.5 million school children were found to have dental problems. Source-IANS...

Fetal Heart-Cell Enzyme and Onset of Heart Failure

... years to treat seizures. Most CHF medications are aimed at regulating blood pressure, but very few are targeted at the heart-muscle cells themselves. About 5 million Americans are living with CHF today, according to the American Heart Association. “To understand how to better treat heart disease at the ...

Pulse Pressure Identified as Important Risk Factor for Atrial Fibrillation

...earch is needed to determine whether interventions aimed at reducing pulse pressure or preventing the incre... advancing age, lifestyle modifications or therapy aimed specifically at reducing or limiting the increase in pulse pressure with advancing age may markedly ...

Sexualization Linked to Mental Health Problems in Girls and Women

...dvertising campaigns and merchandising of products aimed toward girls. Sexualization was defined by the task force as occurring when a person's value comes only from her/his sexual appeal or behavior, to the exclusion of other characteristics, and when a person is sexually objectified, e.g., made into a ...

First Treatment to Directly Target Tumor Blood Supply

...k on the tumor -- for example, combining therapies aimed directly at the malignant cells, along with therapies to both directly kill the tumor's blood supply as well as prevent it from re-growing," he says. When it comes to fighting cancer, any new treatment option is always welcome, he adds. "With an an...

Pregnant? Check Your Thyroid Secretion!

A research aimed to study the significance of thyroid checkup in pregnant women to get underway soon//. Researchers are considering whether thyroid check up should be made mandatory in pregnant women, even if no symptoms of the disease are seen. Previous studies ha...

Plan to Adopt Vaccine Purchase Plan for Diseases

... to adopt a similar advance market commitment plan aimed at funding the development of vaccines for diseases such as HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria. Under the plan, G8 nations would provide between $800 million and $6 billion to subsidize the purchase of new vaccines. Wealthy nations also would provide fundin...

New Microchip for Protein Sorting

...t advances in biological laboratory equipment were aimed at the Human Genome Project and discoveries related to DNA, which are larger molecules compared to proteins. However, because of the vital role proteins play in almost all biological processes, researchers began to focus their attention on proteins. ...

Blindness from Smoking Terrifies Teens

...hat public health messages about smoking which are aimed at teens, should include the risks of blindness. While the prevalence of smoking has fallen in the UK, rates among teenagers are still high, warn the authors. Source-Newswise SRI...

Marked Increase of Cancer Cases Among Aging Population

... clearly a number one priority in Europe, not only aimed at men, particularly the male populations of Central and Eastern Europe, but increasingly targeted towards women, especially in Northern Europe." Breast, colorectal and lung cancers have the highest incidence Since the previous estimates for 200...

A New Plan to Restrict Cardiovascular Diseases in Scotland

... (SIGN) has published a set of guidelines that are aimed at averting 7,200 deaths and 27,000 cardiovascular complaints// like heart attacks and strokes in the next five years. The plan aims to provide preventive treatment to about 500,000 people considered to be at risk. The plan recommends periodical ...

Teens Unaware of the Link Between Smoking and Blindness

...hat public health messages about smoking which are aimed at teens, should include the risks of blindness. While the prevalence of smoking has fallen in the UK, rates among teenagers are still high, warn the authors. Source-Newswise...

GPs Suggested to Provide More Than Just Consultations

...uggestions follow the government’s recent policies aimed at bringing patient care closer to home. Says Thome, "Patients trust GPs. We're highly trained, offer high quality cost-effective services and our communities respect us, so why aren't we doing even more? Our training allows us to spot the first si...

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