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Experimental treatment for Ebola Virus Shows promising results in mice

...ands in Africa and the symptoms of Ebola infection are high fever, chest pain, vomiting and extensive bleeding. Most victims die after several days....

Diabetes and Depression often go hand-in-hand

...hand in hand for many people. People with Diabetes are twice as likely as non-diabetics to suffer from de...urs such as overeating and getting little exercise are also key to the development of type 2 diabetes-the form of the disease that is closely linked to obe...

The flip side of AIDS cocktails – HAART regime damages live

...ighly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART regime) are forced to stop the treatment because of the toxic ... Chung said the next step would be to see if there are factors that may help doctors predict which HIV infected patients are most at risk for severe liver ...

Distraction therapy found very effective in postoperative patients

... 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 Noah Lechtzin, a postdoctorate fellow at Johns Hopkins, at th...

Antibiotics losing their power against acne

...ular sores and scarring. Only two major therapies are available at the movement to treat them - antibiot...sed antibiotics like erythromycin and tetracycline are now becoming increasingly powerless against acne causing skin bacteria - Propionibacterium acnes. R...

Spouses and other partners lower blood pressure says new research

... author said that this does not mean single people are doomed to high blood pressure. Rather he said the...f short-term changes in blood pressure of a person are still unclear but Dr. Gump said that it is possible that over time, temporary flare-ups in blood pre...

Half of world's children are passive smokers - damning disclosure from WHO

... damning disclosure that half the world's children are passive smoke. In a message on "No Tobacco Day 200.... Now 48% of the men in the world and 12% of women are smokers. Not a happy figure to relish. Lets hope the smokers are listening!!!!!!...

Kick Smoking with Nicotine Drink

...y have tested and patented this nicotine drink and are now looking for a pharmaceutical company to help c...criticism that these forms of nicotine replacement are not always user friendly. But with the number of smokers increasing day by day and the number of di...

Just spice it up!!!!! Anti bacterial effects of spices unraveled in the West

...he inseparable part of Indian kitchens, the spices are now the subjects of research by scientists at the ... and clove, in liquids as well as solid foods well are being studied now. So the message is clear- just spice it up, for a healthy diet....

South Africa Wins landmark case against pharmaceutical giants

...he disease but the expensive anti retroviral drugs are still way above the reach of an average South Afri...etroviral drugs and the Government says this drugs are still too expensive for its health budget....

Biotechnology industry expected to grow into a three billion dollar industry by 2002

...ceuticals, agriculture, food and nutrition sectors are all poised for the big leap, both nationally and internationally. The report said the global industry was expected to grow by 17% into 40 billion by 2005 and added that India needed to invest resources in academic and industrial biotech sectors both...

Indian Doctor granted US patent on organ regeneration

...rus, urethra and ureter in animals and experiments are on to regenerate organs like kidneys and parts of ...ses certain special cells called steam cells which are present in the body and have the capacity to transform into full organs. He adds that since one's o...

Special proteins to fight TB identified

Heat-shock proteins, which are protective substances, produced by the body in str... Nature Medicine, these heat-shock proteins, which are special proteins produced by the body help cells survive stressful times and bolster the immune syst...

Radioactive Seeds used in Prostate Cancer treatment can migrate with the body

...procedure called Brachytherapy, tiny metal pellets are implanted in and around the prostate gland. The radiation emitted by these pellets destory cancer cells. But at times these pellets can erode through blood vessels and enter other areas of the body. In more than 35% of the cases, these pellets end...

Pharmaceutical giant offers AIDS related antifungal drug free to 50 countries

...plication of fungal origin. Two common conditions are esophageal candidiasis and cryptococcal meningitis. Flucanazole, commerically available as Diflucan is used to treat these conditions. Representatives of Pfizer Inc. said they do not know how much the expanded 50-nation program would cost. However...

Pharmaceutical giant offers AIDS related antifungal drug free to 50 countries

...plication of fungal origin. Two common conditions are esophageal candidiasis and cryptococcal meningitis. Flucanazole, commerically available as Diflucan is used to treat these conditions. Representatives of Pfizer Inc. said they do not know how much the expanded 50-nation program would cost. However...

Cancer patients turning to Internet for information

Many cancer patients, according to a recent study, are increasingly turning to the Internet for informati...cisco. Nearly 25% of Dr.Metz's patients said they are accessing information from Internet health sites. Slightly more than 20% of the patients said they ...

Vitamin E, the latest warrior against diabetes

Scientists are assessing research that suggests high doses of vit...s, a lead researcher in the study says the results are very encouraging. Though diabetes dose not have an established cure as yet, the emphasis is on cont...

Gene Therapy shows promise in treating Hemophilia

...s a life saving blessing. However the researchers are cautious and feel more examination is necessary be... the method can be declared safe. Further studies are on to cross check that the cells inserted as a part of this method into the patients body do not cau...

OBESE LIL' GIRLS !! SWEAT IT OUT OR U MIGHT BE ASTHAMATIC !!!

...s , girls who become overweight or obese when they are between 6 and 11 years of age have a sevenfold inc...ve any such associated risk of asthma even if they are obese , the researchers say. The risk of asthma is much higher among the girls who attain menarche ...

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