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Neurological Disorder Gene Identified

...nervous system was most affected. So we decided to ask whether human patients with peripheral neuropathic disease had the same mutation, says Meisler. The researchers tested 95 patients with Charcot Marie Tooth disorder of unknown cause. In four patients, they found mutations of FIG4, the same gene imp...

Nephrologists Reassess Disaster Response Strategies

...lowing Katrina prompted providers at all levels to ask just how prepared dialysis facilities are for future catastrophes,' says Dr. Kenney. 'We hope to stimulate physicians, dialysis facilities, and staff to familiarize themselves with emergency preparedness concepts while noting specific resources where...

Two-year-old Joins Mensa, Becomes Its Youngest Ever Genius

...hrough it like a hot knife through butter. I would ask her things like 'give me two blocks or give me ten blocks' and she would manage it as easily as you would expect a five-year-old. In one test I asked her to draw a circle and she did it so perfectly,' she added. Georgia, who is at nursery school, w...

US FDA Wants Vitamin Manufacturers to Test All Ingredients

...ed or misbranded. In minor cases, the agency could ask the manufacturer to remove an ingredient or revise its label. In more serious cases, it could seize the product, file a lawsuit or even seek criminal charges. Most companies already test their raw ingredients, said Steve Mister, president and CEO f...

Slovenia Cracks Down on Smoking

... current 15 years. Merchants will also be able to ask for ID to check the age of young tobacco buyers....

US Observers Concerned Over Increasingly Permissive Atmosphere

...edian number of sexual partners was 6.8. "If you ask women, it is less -- it is 3.7," Porter said. A history of drug use was most common among middle-aged adults. More than 19 percent of those aged 20 to 29 said they had tried cocaine, crack or another street drug, excluding marijuana. This rose to...

India to Get a Taste of 'British' Curries

...odas (fried dumplings), pulao rices and kebabs and ask for recipes. That's how I started writing down my recipes," she said. In 1999, Malhi won a cooking show competition on the BBC, and her first book was finally published after 50 rejections. She followed it up with "India with Passion" two years l...

Talking About Your Feelings Really Does Help

...gs into words is helpful, Lieberman said. "If you ask people who are really sad why they are writing in a journal, they are not likely to say it's because they think this is a way to make themselves feel better," Lieberman said. "People don't do this to intentionally overcome their negative feelings; ...

Travelers Beware: Is Your Medicine Really What the Doctor Ordered?

... traveling internationally, patients should always ask their doctor for the generic name, ingredients and the dosage when receiving a prescription in order to double-check that the drug being dispensed is actually the drug prescribed. Taking these precautions prior to purchasing medicine can prevent seri...

Back to Basics in Health in Advanced Countries Now

...g-term economic prosperity. If elected, he would ask Treasury to analyse the economic impact of chronic disease. Labor would also redesign health care agreements with the states to move beyond hospital funding to preventive health care. The Cancer Council's Ian Olver said the plan represented a neces...

Teenage Birthrate Declining in US Both Abstinence and Awareness Called for to Maintain the Trend

...f crucial information is to be withheld from them, ask others. "We need to be very clear with the message of protection, whether young people use it today or in the future," Rodriguez says. "Condoms aren't perfect, but they are way more effective than not using a condom at all." "We don't advocate f...

Interview With a Surgeon Hidden Hero of the NHS

...isiting reputed websites and use that knowledge to ask questions when they visit their doctors. Further, physician rating as being tried in your website if used in an unbiased and intelligent manner can only lead to better quality of medical care. 7. On many occasions, doctors have been accused of be...

Experts Critical of a New OTC Product to Treat Psoriasis

...he spray and the cream for about $40. "Patients ask about SkinZinc very frequently," says Dr. Kenneth Gordon, assistant professor of dermatology at Northwestern University and a medical board member of the National Psoriasis Foundation. "I know I have many patients who have gone out and bought it." ...

Cartoons to Dispel Science Phobia for Students

...two cartoon characters, 'Boojho' and 'Paheli', who ask a lot of questions and are also on the lookout for answers. "Our aim is to dispel the fear of science from the mind of students. Through the cartoons we have tried to make the book interactive and student-friendly," said Hukum Singh, head of the de...

Experts in Istanbul Seek Nature and Measure of Happiness

...one day influence government decisions. "You can ask people about happiness in various domains of their lives, then you can go to further subdomains to know what is the impact of government policies," according to Professor Richard Layard of the London School of Economics. Calculating happiness is st...

Good News for Sufferers of Heart Attack, Chest Pain

... Zealand. Meanwhile, Eagle says, patients should ask their doctors and nurses questions about what drugs they should be receiving both in the hospital and after they go home. Aspirin, statins, beta blockers and ACE inhibitors should be on the medicine cabinet shelves of nearly every patient who has eve...

NRI Threatens to Move US Congress for Justice in India

...peal to my senators and congressmen in US and will ask them to raise this issue with the Indian government on how they (judiciary and a medical board) can discriminate against a person only because he or she is a US citizen." The Ohio based AIDS vaccine researcher, who has been fighting against malpra...

One Man's 'Fortified' Bread is Another's Poison

...fset birth defects, such as spina bifida. If you ask Ian Greenshields from Goodman Fielder about what he thinks of the proposal, he says it is akin to stuffing foliate enriched bread down people's throat , whether they like it or not. The choice should rest with the consumers, he affirms. 'You're go...

Court Seeks Explanation from Hospital for Childs Amputation

... foot amputated has moved the Delhi High Court to ask the concerned hospital for an explanation. In January, a fractured leg brought Jai to the government-run Safdarjung Hospital in the capital where his limb was plastered below the waist. However, the skin festered under the cast and the foot started...

Majority of Herb Users Don't Follow Evidence-based Indications, Researchers Find

...gatively with therapeutic drugs. Physicians should ask patients about herb use during every clinical visit and hospital admission to better inform patients about potential benefits and harm, agree the studys authors. Physicians, pharmacists and other health professionals should proactively educate cons...

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