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Hope for Dust Mite Allergy Sufferers

... trigger a response from the immune system. This boosts the activity of the immune system, which tries to suppress that allergic reaction. According to Cytos the benefits were found to persist even eight months after the inoculations. The company also plans to develop vaccines for other common allergies...

Addiction To Internet Can Lead To Depression

...his appears to have a counterproductive effect and boosts compulsive Internet behaviour," the IVO said. --Edited IANS...

Aqua-Fire Treatment Burns Away Fat

...om the spa also claim that the fire treatment also boosts the immune system, relieves stress, deep cleanses the skin and eases muscular aches and pains and stomach problems. The initial treatment which is priced at $135 produces immediate results, though a series of five or 20 treatments at a cost of up t...

Obesity Has Adverse Impact On Breast Cancer Survival

...of survival. One theory is that the extra body fat boosts the level of female sex hormones like estrogen, thus triggering the growth of breast tumors. The researchers conclude by saying that they 'support the idea that interventions directed at weight control may have a substantial effect on not only breast...

Oxytocin Boosts Trust and Reduces Fear.

... of Mental Health (NIMH) it revealed that oxytocin boosts trust and reduces the functioning of amygdale (fear circuitry) and disrupts its relay station as a response to the fear stimuli. Previous analysis of this chemical with the animals proved that it has an important role in complex emotions, social b...

New Chair Invented To Relieve Backache

... the back. The tests show that it reduces pain and boosts accuracy in tasks performed while sitting down. It could have implications for thousands of employees who spend most of their time seated at a desk. The chair is so shaped that the pelvis, which supports the upper body, is tilted forward. Most chai...

Colon Cancer Patients Not Receiving Proper Treatment

...y//. It has been found that this treatment regimen boosts the chances of survival quite considerably. It is estimated that about two-thirds of the patients survive for five years after the diagnosis of cancer if they are given chemotherapy in addition to surgery. The five-year survival rate is increased b...

HIV kids helped by zinc -study

...to the children’s in combating HIV infection as it boosts the human immune system and also provides mineral supplements to the infected children’s thereby reducing the diarrhea related deaths in infected children’s...

Diet Effective In Curing Diabetes

... food's beneficial effects. Tea fights cataracts, boosts insulin activity -- New research in animals suggests that tea may be a simple, inexpensive means of preventing diabetes and its ensuing complications, including cataracts. Researchers fed green and black tea to diabetic rats for three months and then...

Exubera could mean the end of an insulin injection era for diabetics

...g, because of evidence that damage from cigarettes boosts patients` exposure to insulin. 'To have people rush to the this product saying, `I can throw away my syringes` ... is simply an incorrect message and that needs to be emphasized more,' said Dr. Paul D. Woolf, chief of medicine at Crozer Chester Medi...

Learning process to be regulated by altering brain protein

...unters the cell, it attaches to Apoer2, which then boosts the activity of the NMDA receptor by promoting a chemical modification of the part of the NMDA receptor inside the cell. The result of this modification is that signals being received by the nerve cell are amplified - and better reception means bette...

And now it is vaccines for heart disease

...LDL), also known as "bad cholesterol." The vaccine boosts good cholesterol levels and reduces bad cholesterol by blocking this enzyme. With such innovations happening in the field of immunology, people who are at risk for heart disease can breathe easy....

FDA Diminish Hopes On ‘Female Viagra

...ship, new studies of Intrinsa showed that the drug boosts desire by delivering small doses 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 co...

Olive Oil Found To Offer A Protective Effect Against Breast Cancer

...r patients. Researchers also found that oleic acid boosts the effectiveness of the antibody treatment trastuzumab (Herceptin), which targets Her-2/neu and helps prolong the life of breast cancer patients. Oleic acid was also found to increase the expression of a tumor suppresser protein. Thus researchers e...

Genes Linked To Cigarette Addiction

...sfy their cravings. But this slower clearance also boosts brain exposure to nicotine, leading to a greater chance of becoming addicted....

Wrestling found To Be Good for the Immune System

...ll growth and previous studies have shown exercise boosts the immune system in adults. ...

A Solution For Patients Suffering From Shingles

...shows three classes of tai chi a week for 15 weeks boosts shingles immunity by about 50 percent. Significant improvements were seen in the older adults who practiced tai chi and their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks, tai chi was also found to offer protection against other viruses....

Vasopressin Found To Boost Survival In Sudden Cardiac arrest

...hetic adrenaline that constricts blood vessels and boosts blood pressure. It is often administered when shocking the heart with a defibrillator fails to revive the patient. Vasopressin, a synthetic hormone that narrows blood vessels, has been around for decades. A few years ago, the International Liaison ...

Short stature -a problem

...mprovements. "One is that growth hormone therapy boosts brain chemicals and neurotransmitters that did not work as well as they would have if hormone secretion had been normal." Behaviour problems in short children improved quickly with six months of hormone replacement therapy, Dr Beens said, but that co...

Pregnancy weight linked to breast cancer

...t about 36% gain too much. Excess pregnancy weight boosts breast cancer risk by about the same amount as being obese after menopause. The study also found that women who fail to drop the added pounds after giving birth are most at risk. Pregnancy weight may impact cancer development because levels of the h...

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