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When Celebrities Die

..."Suicide is very much an impulse of the moment, so anything you can do to create some postponement, some think...What will work may vary from person to person, but anything that puts some pause between initial impulse and the action is a good idea. If you feel you are in r...

Doctors needed urgently in Gujarat

...twear, beddings andsheets, utensils, provision and anything that they feel will help theirbrothers and sisters of Gujarat. The other help line numbersare: Railway 24 hour help line - 044- 535 8164 and 079- 211 1413 Earth quake control room –657 8369 Birla AT&T cellular helpline 98240...

Arthroscopy for Ankles

...g eliminating the need for large incisions. "To do anything in a joint requires that you are able to get in there, see what you're doing and manipulate tissue. The clear advantage of arthroscopy is that you do much less tissue damage in order to accomplish the work, it can be done through a few small puncture...

Protective effects of tomatoes in prostate cancer

...at as the number is small , it is hard to conclude anything definitive from the study. Surprisingly, however, people who eat lots of fruits and vegetables do not necessarily have high lycopene levels. A few fruits, such as watermelon, have very low amounts of lycopene. The tomato, however, appears to be uniq...

Alzheimer cure

...her the treatment is safe. If the mice results are anything to go by, the clinical trial could be a winner - and thus a cure for Alzheimer's disease....

No allergy at all !

...and sinuses, such as a runny nose and eyes. Almost anything can cause allergy-type symptoms - perfumes, sinus infections, exercise, dust, cold air - whether it's an allergy or not. Allergy tests come in many shapes and forms. One of the better-known methods is the skin prick test. It's imperative that docto...

Why running noses are a good thing

... particular location, but they do not tell doctors anything about an individual's risk. So far, the single most important information is the patient's job. Doctors should be suspicious if patients are postal workers or handle mail, especially in areas where anthrax has been found....

A new vaccine for leukemia

... immune system because it is designated to destroy anything which is not a normal, healthy cell.However tumour cells are decieving. Though clearly labelled, they have developed ways of switching off the immune system to their presence, thwarting any possible attack. Professor Stephenson plans to laun...

Air pollution may raise risk of lung cancer

.... Thurston. Although much of the study doesn't say anything new, experts note it's important research because it addresses criticisms of past air pollution studies, including a lack of adequate follow-up. "What makes this study significant is that it involved hundreds of thousands of people in cities across...

Statins reduce risks for angioplasty patients

...Harrington of Duke University said the results are anything but surprising. "It's more evident that statins are good for people with heart disease. we must tell patients undergoing angioplasty that we must start you on a statin."...

Pen-nibbling addiction

... at work because none of his colleagues could find anything to write with. “My manager took me one side and said it wasn’t just the money I was costing them but the fact that nobody else could ever find a pen to use,” he told the Brighton Evening Argus. “I’ve been chewing them for about five years but it st...

Blood test may aid foretell Alzheimer's

...United Press International. "We thought if you saw anything it would take days." The mice's brains were studied 24 hours after injection to affirm whether the levels detected in the blood had accurately reflected how much amyloid protein had built up in the brain tissue. The m266 injection appeared give an a...

Keep fit always

...etish in day to day life. Keeping fit costs hardly anything if you think creatively about your activities. If you belong to a gym or health club,// you'll be familiar with high tech equipment- like elliptical trainers, treadmill and stairmasters. These items typically cost thousands of dollars and might be ...

A way to eradicate allergy

...and sinuses, such as a runny nose and eyes. Almost anything can cause allergy-type symptoms - perfumes, sinus infections, exercise, dust, cold air - whether it's an allergy or not. Allergy tests come in many shapes and forms. One of the better-known methods is the skin prick test. It's imperative that docto...

Stretching the muscles doesn't make them more resilient

...ers and abstaining from sex before a game is there anything people can do to improve their performance and reduce the after effects of sport. Todman recommends a gentle jog before strenuous exercise. This “may prevent injury, but the evidence is very sparse,” says Herbert. He thinks that repeated brisk, good...

Smoking habit affects your baby's health

...which can put your baby back into the hospital. If anything provides motivation to stop smoking, it seems being pregnant would....

Link between pesticide and breast cancer

...wer risk of breast cancer. What we realise is that anything that increases oestrogen compounds probably does increase the risk of a woman developing breast cancer....

The 'lazy man's yoga"

...on include yoga poses and twisting. "There's not anything that you have to do," said Phoebe Diftler, Sahakian's Thai massage therapist. "Sometimes you're asked to move over or from side to side or front to back or reach your arms back, but beyond that, breathing and just releasing into it are what you're su...

'Designer' baby for British couple

...atch to a 98 percent chance. "We are not creating anything new. We are just trying to choose between the embryos to find the one that is normal and can save the life of its sibling. "There was no selection on the basis of color of eyes or hair or sex."Charlie has Diamond Blackfan anemia which can only be cu...

It's Never Too Late to Stop Smoking,Study Finds

...cent are offered smoking cessation therapy. "To do anything else would be to deny these patients the best care." Promoting smoking cessation could also help rein in spiraling health care costs, added Dr. Sidney Goldstein, of Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. "At a time when we're struggling with the cost of p...

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