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Tag: "boosting" at medical news

TB on the Rise

...hnology alone will not prevent the spread but also boosting of the surveillance systems at both national and regional levels would be essential. By doing so it would enable the authorities to quickly identify new cases of TB and would warn in case of any outbreak. They have also planned to create a common d...

Tamiflu to be examined on clinical efficacy for WHO

...tion. Roche, issued a public statement that it is boosting output of Tamiflu, whose generic name is oseltamivir, by a third to meet increased demand from governments building stockpiles for a potential pandemic triggered by bird flu. There is no direct clinical trial evidence that shows that oseltamivir is ...

Beware Of Bogus Claims by HGH Spray Internet Marketers

...hormone secretagogues and oral sprays (purportedly boosting the release of growth hormone) and herbal growth hormone boosters (supposedly elevating HGH in the body), in the form of pills, powders, sublingual remedies, and dermal patches, purport to function as combination HGH stimulant and releasing compounds...

Inadequate labeling in sandwiches sold at UK supermarkets

...mbination of water, starch and preservatives while boosting flavour with chicken stock and artificial flavorings. The results came after a total of 26 chicken sandwiches from nine UK stores were tested. The stores investigated were Asda, Bhs, Boots, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Somerfield, Tesco...

Refreshing Assam Tea Now At The Nearest Post Office

...e and public sector especially the tea industry in boosting demand and volumes," said Dhurbajeet Chaliha, Director, Green Gold Assam Tea that owns the Korangini brand. The initiative, the postal department feels, will earn much needed revenue and significantly cover deficits in finances being currently face...

Hospital Noise Raises The Risk Of Medical Error: Study

...d nurses to speak even louder to be heard, further boosting the noise level. The researchers who presented their findings at the annual meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, held recently in Minneapolis, say that the majority of hospital noise problems, particularly involving the air handlings system...

India And China Discuss Import Of Encephalitis Vaccine

...Ramadoss, is in China on a five-day visit aimed at boosting bilateral cooperation in the health sector, and explore possibilities of cooperating in the field of systems of traditional medicine. Ramadoss, who is currently on an official visit to China, discussed with his Chinese counterpart Gao Qiang, and Pr...

Scientists Discover Hormone That Controls Hunger

...ng hormone is made by the same cell as an appetite boosting one was "a bit of a puzzle", he said. --IANS...

Embryonic Genetic Testing Is Boosting IVF Pregnancies

Embryonic genetic testing is boosting the success rate of IVF pregnancies. However, the capacity to screen for non-life threatening illnesses and to create babies with specific tissue types or physical attributes also raises difficult ethical issues//. Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis...

Daily Jogging Helps To Reduce Symptoms Of Depression

...a brisk 10-minute walk, for example - results in a boosting of energy, although it may not be quite enough to relieve stress. --IANS...

Immunotherapy For Cancer Treatment

...ht against the Virus. The same principle of immune boosting is being worked against cancer cells with tumor specific molecules inserted into the antiretroviral therapy system so that T-cells are produced against the cancer cells. Developing a therapy against cancer has been difficult as tumors produce soluble...

Liver Cancer Risk increased in Diabetics

...ch is a known risk factor for liver cancer, may be boosting the risk even further. It is believed that the rise in liver cancer seen in recent years in the United States might be related to the corresponding rise in the number of people with diabetes. In the last two decades, the incidence of liver cancer ha...

Glucose may support in Cardiac Arrest

...960s, several studies investigated the prospect of boosting fuel to the heart with infusions of glucose, insulin and potassium. However, the evidence was inconclusive and doctors were left confused. Also, it has never been tested in combination with today's standard therapies. Those involve trying to get rid ...

Use parathyroid hormone to fight brittle bone disease

...n replacement worked better than estrogen alone in boosting bone mass and preventing fractures among women with osteoporosis. At the end of the study, Neer's team found that besides having fewer spinal fractures, women on parathyroid hormone were half as likely as those in the control group to sustain o...

Gene enchances radiation therapy - A novel approach to fight cancer

...d that such mutated gene therapy causing radiation boosting effects targeted against growth factor receptors offers an exciting potential advance in cancer treatment. This type of approach "offers the potential for a dramatic improvement in the outcome of treatment that, while not yet in our hands, is within ...

FDA Diminish Hopes On ‘Female Viagra

...es of testosterone through a woman's skin, thereby boosting the level of the male sex hormone in the bloodstream. According to some estimates, the drug could help 11 million US women who are thought to suffer from a condition known in medical circles as hypoactive sexual desire disorder, or HSDD. But thou...

New Race –Specific drug

... the figure was only 15 per cent. BiDil works by boosting the level of nitrous oxide in the walls of the body's arteries and capillaries, allowing them to expand and thereby reducing the body's blood pressure. In turn, this reduces overallstrain on the heart. It proved more effective in African-American pat...

Liver Cancer Risk increased in Diabetics

...ch is a known risk factor for liver cancer, may be boosting the risk even further. It is believed that the rise in liver cancer seen in recent years in the United States might be related to the corresponding rise in the number of people with diabetes. In the last two decades, the incidence of liver cancer ha...

Milk Not So Good In Building Bones

.... But a report published in a medical journal said boosting consumption of milk or other dairy products was not necessarily the best way to provide the minimal calcium intake of at least 400 milligrams per day. Other ways to obtain the absorbable calcium include a cup of fortified orange juice, a cup of cook...

Human Growth Hormone Found To be Dangerous For Human Use

...ging does. Specialists say there are benefits of boosting low human growth hormone levels in older people. They include increased muscle mass, increased bone density, and decreased body fat. Many users have also claimed it has improved their skin, vision, memory and arthritic pain. But specialists say the l...

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