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The question of who is the actual father

...ed. Increasing use of genetic testing is likely to boost the rates of paternal discrepancy. Despite the projection, that the implications of so-called paternal discrepancy are being ignored. It could have devastating effects ranging from a troubled relationship to domestic violence, low self-esteem and an...

New X-ray machine launched by GE Healthcare

... in international markets in the next two years to boost export sales from the subcontinent. The company generates about 60 percent of its revenue from the Indian market, with the rest coming from exports. Source: Indo-Asian News Service...

Surgeons in India to Mend ‘Pakistani Hearts’ by treating 70 Childrn

...so likely to give the Indian healthcare industry a boost in the International arena. Corporate hospital in ...this and offer similar schemes. This will not only boost their image but also serve the poor in the world. A synergy worth pursuing. (Source:IANS) Mor...

Walnuts a source of the Anti –oxidant Hormone Melatoni

...esearch has shown that consumption of walnuts can boost blood levels of melatonin and antioxidants in rats. Melatonin is a hormone that is naturally produced in humans by the pineal gland. It is most commonly associated with // inducing and regulating sleep, since it is produced during the hours of darkne...

Immunotherapy For Cancer Treatment

...mper immune system. But Anti-retroviral treatments boost the production of T cells and augment the effect of cancer vaccines in eldery or immune suppressed patients, and produce an effective immune response treatment. Professor John Toy of Cancer Research said: "There's a lot of promising early research ...

Herbal remedies to be tested by Zambia for AIDS treatment

...e used for treatment. Anything that would serve to boost the immune system or anything that would improve the general health is to be welcomed according to people who are optimistic about a treatment for the deadly killer. ...

Tamiflu Shortage Can Be Better Handled By Combining It With Probenecid

...ent for gout that is used with some antibiotics to boost effectiveness, could have a similar impact with Tamiflu. The idea stuck him when he noticed that giving Tamiflu with probenecid doubles the number of hours its active ingredient is in the blood. Probenecid is used for the treatment of Gout and works...

Northeast To Get Mega Rural Health Mission

...thcare in the northeast is expected to get a major boost with the central health ministry launching a mega mission to upgrade medical facilities in the interior regions//. Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has launched the National Rural Health Mission for the northeastern states in Assam's main city of...

Agreement To Speed Up Development of Bird flu vaccine

... The leaders have also agreed to work together to boost global capacity for pandemic flu vaccine....

Bio-engineered rice fortified with iron boost women health

...tates that Bio-engineered rice fortified with iron boost women health. It is the first time such a study has been conducted // . According to Dr.Haas the Nancy Schlegel Meinig Professor of Maternal and Child Nutrition at Cornell University and the lead author of the study,"Although this sounds like a mode...

Exercise keeps ‘Alzheimer’s Awa’

...ing to the data he had collected, exercise did not boost levels of the protective insulin-like growth factor. (Edited from source: ANI...

Caffeine Boosts Memory, Improves Attention Span

...ago on Friday say that caffeine has the ability to boost short-term memory// since it stimulates the areas in the brain that control this activity. Caffeine is normally found in acceptable quantities in coffee, tea, soft drinks and chocolate. The researchers tested 15 subjects who had just consumed the a...

Besides keeping you awake for exams coffee boosts memory as well!

... drinking a cup of coffee with 100 mg caffeine can boost short-term memory.// The sample and procedure for the study involved 15 healthy men aged 26 to 47. Participants were tested when they consumed 100 mg caffeine and then when they consumed a placebo. 100 mg caffeine can be found in two cups of regular...

Rejuvenation of Stem cells by GSK-3 Inhibitor

...ed in the treatment of Alzheimer’s and diabetes to boost the immune cells without causing any toxicity or side effects. Cancer chemotherapy apart from being cytotoxic to cancer cells also affects the normal cells and immune system degeneration. Stem cells from bone marrow transplants and cord blood from...

Detection of Weak strains of bird flu virus – Target of European Unio

...ion. In line with the proposal, it was agreed to boost the currently existing surveillance of wild birds. This move is anticipated to identify the disease before death of farm animals, which would enable the materialization of appropriate measures to restrict further spread of the disease. It would enabl...

Christmas turkey? Anyone?

... where their turkeys were coming from, providing a boost to local suppliers. In Britain, around half of annual 22million turkey sales are sold in December. British industry sources said the trend towards using local suppliers had resulted in a rise in prices for traditional farm fresh turkeys this year....

Boost of Memory Can Be Achieved Through Physical Activity

... can improve the mental health status as well by a boost of memory. // The study participants had to complete a minimum of 30- minute jogging sessions per week followed by which they had to take up progressively difficult tests. The researchers examined the mental abilities of joggers for several weeks...

Anti-smoking advertisements to be funded by Cigarette manufacturers

...vertising. Cigaretter manufacturers in a plan to boost cigarettee smoking is marketing cigarettes with different labels codes falsely marketing cigarettes with different concentration of tar and tobacco, encouraging people to opt for mild tobacco cigaretees misleading them about the ill effects of smokin...

FDA allows barley producers to make healthy heart claims

...ct packages, which many food makers hope will help boost consumer sales. 'Consumers can expect to see whole barley and dry milled barley products such as flakes, grits, flour, meal, and barley meal bearing the health claim,' the FDA said. However, to qualify, barley-containing foods must provide at lea...

Stem cells mobilized by hyperbaric oxygen

Hyperbaric oxygen treatments boost tissue repair and recovery from injury tissue by increasing the number of circulating stem cells, according to a new study // . The report, to be published in the April 2006 issue of American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulation Physiology, s...

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