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Should Sale Of Organ Be Legalized?

...for selling of organs. Inspite of this the other alternative suggested was an increased investment in transplantation services, intensive care and presumed consent then it would be possible to save millions of lives. ...

Foods produced organically have better health value

... So it is high time we realise the importance of alternative methods and avoid using insecticides and pesticides...

Just Had Bowel Surgery? Chew Gum For A Speedy Recovery

...recommed the chewing of gum as a helpful and cheap alternative for patients who are unable to tolerate water or food following bowel surgery....

China Begins Human Trials For HIV/AIDS Drug

... and HBV integrase inhibitor, which provides a new alternative for AIDS and hepatitis B treatment," he said on Tuesday. "Preliminary experiments on animals show that suspending, or stopping, the use of the compound during treatment does not lead to deterioration of the disease, which will be a big advance from c...

Viagra Offers Hope In Treatment Of Crohn’s Diseas

...ng such a promising finding, we might soon have an alternative drug to treat this inflammatory bowel disorder. It is hypothesized that Crohn’s disease sufferers have weakened immune systems, incapable of destroying bacteria invading the intestinal wall. This allows bacterial growth and colonization, eventually...

Frog Secretions Could Be Used To Ward Off Mosquitoes

...frog secretions should not yet be considered as an alternative to Deet, which was originally formulated for the US army after the Second World War. They said such repellents (based on secretions of the frog) would only have a limited effect in fighting malaria, which is spread by mosquitoes and is responsible ...

Negative Effects of Asthma Can Be Countered With Personality changes

...rounds. Koinis Mitchell stresses the need for an alternative or a cure to decrease the prevalence of asthma among school going children as it is association with difficulties in children's psychosocial and academic functioning. Hence in conclusion it is imperative that the researchers identify factors that mig...

Australia’s Antibiotic Favouritism Needs To Be Plugge

... this needs to be stopped. Instead, new methods or alternative treatment mehods that minimse antibiotics use should be adopted....

Inclination of North Carolina’s Elderly Population towards Home Remedie

...udy was to study more about what complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies older adults are using and why. The results of the findings were published in the Journal of Gerontology. Arcury said that by understanding the treatment strategies employed by the older generation one can gain useful infor...

Women Portray Stronger Immune Response As Compared to Men, Study Suggests

...les in social contexts, may function as part of an alternative stress regulatory system that facilitates wound healing." The alteration in the response of female rats' could have risen from the demands of motherhood, researchers seem to say in the study titled “Social isolation and the inflammatory response: s...

Acupuncture As Good As Drug Therapy In Migraine Treatment

...line edition of The Lancet. Acupuncture, a form of alternative therapy that is based on use of needles for manipulation of the energy flow (chi) in treating various disorders, is widely practiced in Germany. The reasons for effectiveness of the therapy remain unclear. It is believed that patient belief in the ...

Australia In Search Of A Better Way to Handle Critically Ill Patients and Balance Elective Surgery

...problems recurs. He said that they need to find an alternative solution to find a better way to balance the dual demands of managing critically ill patients while still providing elective surgery. His would be possible only if they moved patients from acute hospitals to more appropriate facilities, increasing ...

Ovarian Cancer Research Faces Funds Crunch

...ain. But these efforts will never be an adequate alternative for the sort of government funding that would enable scientists to undertake research with some certainty of employment beyond the year or two covered by grants. But unless the government intervenes and allocates funds competitiveness between hospita...

Australian Snake Venom Can Arrest Bleeding During Surgery And Trauma

... form of Factor X in their venom. This is the only alternative source for generation of Factor X, excluding the mammalian livers. The mass delivery of Factor X results in inactivation of specific human systems, resulting in death. QrxPharma, a pharmaceutical company is currently considering the initiation of cli...

Mystery behind the Formation of Vertebral Precursors Unraveled

...e function and development one can also develop an alternative mechanism in case of their dysfunction in cancer. ...

Try a consortia of cholesterol-lowering foods for best results

...roviding additional health benefits and a possible alternative for those for whom drugs are not a viable option," was the opinion and statement of Dr. Jenkins. A seven-day menu high in viscous fibres, soy protein, almonds and plant sterol margarine was administered to 66 people -- 31 men and 35 women with an a...

Choose Foods That Keep Bad Cholesterol at Bay

...bad cholesterol in the blood. This is also another alternative for those who suffer from serious side effects such as severe muscle pain and elevated liver and muscle enzymes. But he also said that it is not completely true because the drug statin can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by 25 to 50 %. He s...

Warfarin the Not So Popular Drug for Stroke

...ce it is necessary for further research to find an alternative stroke prevention strategies that don't increase hemorrhagic risk at the same time prevent stokes effectively....

Infections Of The Oral Cavity Can Be Treated By Photodynamic Therapy

...e an adjunct to current antibiotic treatment or an alternative where antibiotics no longer are working. This may be vital for patients undergoing cancer therapy, HIV patients who demonstrate resistance to antibiotics and the elderly with persistent oral infections,' concluded Dr. Thomas S. Mang, the study author...

Culling followed by checking: Government to audit the documents, to ascertain no skeletons in the closet!

...f minister Narendra Modi to show them a way for an alternative employment for six months. Senior government officials have offered assistance to womenfolk from Uchchaal with a plan to employ them in small scale industries like the cottage industry. An employment scheme for the men folk would be arrived upon soon...

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