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Scientists Find New Way to Kill Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria

...C-Chapel Hill. Almost every type of bacteria has become more resistant to antibiotic treatment in the last decade, and these bugs cause deadly infections that are difficult to treat and expensive to cure, according to the background information in an article published online in the Proceedings of the Nati...

No Sex Education, Say Uttar Pradesh Teachers

... are bound to not only poison young minds but also become a source of embarrassment for teachers," Sharma said. Under the state curriculum, the books were to be used in this academic session starting Monday. To be taught for a total of 16 hours in a year, the course was to be included in social studies and...

Teens Seems to Be Smoking Less

... shameful. The tobacco wars wage on, and should we become complacent now, there is no question that lives will be lost as a result."...

Roches Arthritis Drug Successful in III Stage Trail

...re this year, while data from the fifth study will become available at a later date....

Ice Bath by Sports Star Questioned

...ims that the opposite may be true. Ice baths have become a most fashionable way to recover after an intense game or race. Adherents of the therapy include Paula Radcliffe and the England rugby team. Paula Radcliffe says when she emerges from the bath, her limbs fills up with fresh blood which invigorates ...

Advancement in Gene Associated With Colon Cancer

...en our genetic code and disease is now starting to become clear, and many scientists are turning to the same chapter to find important clues to colorectal cancer. He and his colleagues plan to continue their effort to zero in on the genetic variations involved in cancer. While there is not yet a screening...

Folicacid Fortification Very Beneficial

...ing bread, cereal, flour, rice, and pasta did not become mandatory until 1998, large food companies began v... converts folic acid to methyltetrahydrofolate can become saturated. The leftover folic acid in the circulation might have detrimental effects, as it is not a...

Electronic Health Records Shows No Improvement in Quality of Outpatient Care

...did worse. Electronic health record systems have become a centerpiece in the quest to improve the quality of health care. By storing a patient's medical history in electronic form, such systems can eliminate errors due to bad handwriting, make it easier to follow patient information over time and enable p...

Dotted All Over? - Count Yourself Lucky

...omeres shorten until a point where the chromosomes become unstable. The cell may then stop dividing or die. The scientists compared the twins and found that participants with high numbers of moles - more than 100 - had longer telomeres than those with fewer than 25 moles.The difference between the two ...

Analysis of Hemoglobin Level Control in Dialysis Patients

...ur across the dialysis procedure and when patients become ill with other conditions, for whatever reason," Dr. Will explains. "There is also some wave-like variation over longer periods of time, perhaps across 20% of the range of an individuals hemoglobin values. This is likely to be caused by variations in...

U.S Shows Increased Obesity Rate

... to increase, and if nothing is done, it will soon become the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. In a related study, the Johns Hopkins co-authors published a research article in the May 7, 2007, issue of the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition that found people purchase foods based...

High Blood Pressure Linked to Decreased Pain Perception in Heart Patients

...nted from reaching the heart because an artery has become blocked or constricted. Generally, exercise should produce pain in these situations, but some patients experience "silence" cases of MI in which no pain is felt, according to an article published in the journal Psychophysiology. Previous studie...

Cell Toxin Inhibits Survival Protein in Cancer Cells

...s dependent upon the protein, he said. Cancers can become addicted to certain proteins, so just by over expressing the protein the cell changes so that it cant live without that protein. The next step in this research is to use the assays his lab developed to cast a wider net to find additional compounds ...

Physios Find It Difficult to Find Job in NHS

...spent the last six years at university training to become a physiotherapist. She is currently working 26 hours a week, earning 5.69 an hour, as a cashier at Asdas Cardiff Bay supermarket. And her dream of becoming a physiotherapist is on hold. The 26-year-old is one of up to 150 qualified physiotherapists ...

Organ Donors Solicited During UKs National Transplant Week

...s to wait for up to a year for a suitable liver to become available. For those lucky enough to get an organ, the miracle continues. Stephen Lomas, 51, the recipient of the first adult "live donor" liver transplant is making excellent progress.Consultants at St James's Hospital in Leeds carried out the pion...

Natural Selection in Butterflies

... known as the Blue Moon or Great Eggfly butterfly, become a rare commodity, the number of mating sessions for both males and females jumps, possibly as an attempt to sustain the population despite the odds. Charlat added that the relationship between Wolbachia and the Blue Moon butterfly illustrates the s...

Trial of VivaGel in Sexually Active Young Women Commences

...ted with HIV/AIDS today are women and most of them become infected through sexual intercourse with male partners. Women under the age of 25 are particularly at risk of infection. "We have already conducted clinical trials on the safety of VivaGel(TM) in sexually inactive women and men, but this is the fir...

Researchers Develop Tool to Gauge Quality of Life of Hepatitis B Patients

...lity. We hope that this quick questionnaire can become a vital sign taken in the doctors office to help see how the patient is doing, added Spiegel. Spiegel notes that the questionnaire could also be used in clinical trials to help measure outcomes and also to equip patients with knowledge to help them...

Textile City Tirupur in Tamil Nadu Tops in Pollution Generation

...ntalist, says: 'The agricultural lands will slowly become desert because of this sludge. Sludge will kill all the microorganisms in the earth. They will also contaminate water sources in the surroundings.' Environmentalists concerned over the deteriorating condition seek a scientific solution. 'The enti...

New Target for Muscular Dystrophy Drug Therapy Discovered

...cremental step in understanding how utrophin could become an effective tool for treating DMD," states Dr. Khurana....

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