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More Accurate "PROSTATE CANCER" Test can save Unnecessary Biopsies

... of the gland. PSA exists in blood as either being bound to protein or some of it floats around freely. This free form of PSA is key to identifying the patient who requires a biopsy. Jean deKernion-Urologist, at the UCLA School of Medicine says, "A lot of people have a high PSA and don't have cancer. Th...

New hope for cancer victims – will vaccine cure the deadly bug

...glimmer of hope remaining for these hapless people bound to die a premature death. If the test results are any indication to go by, the results are very positive and in some the life expectancy has been remarkably extended...

Control of anger disorder connected to Brain Dysfunction

According to a study, the scientists have bound dysfunction in a particular brain region to a psychiatric disorder marked by uncontrolled aggression. They say their findings extend the link that has been found between the brain area--called the orbital/medial prefrontal cortex circuit,// or OMPCC ...

Gene glitches connecting pot with Schizophrenia

...ing to Japanese researchers, genetic abnormalities bound with marijuana-activated brain chemicals appear connected to schizophrenia. Hiroshi Ujike, a lead researcher, of the Okayama University, observed that this result supplies genetic evidence that marijuana// use can result in schizophrenia or a conside...

Sweet corn releases antioxidants on cooking

...nt found mainly in grains, but generally in a form bound to the cell wall. Cooking sweet corn releases a lot of ferulic acid which, like other antioxidants, mops up free radicals which might otherwise damage your cells and tissues. Antioxidants, as is well-known, could play a vital role in protecting again...

Misinterpretation living wills

... would do this - even if they knew the patient was bound not to recover. Clearly there is a serious mismatch between what patients want in the case of serious illness and what physicians are prepared to do. Making a living will highlights this dilemma and is something that patients, doctors and relatives...

The Benefits of Strontium in the treatment for Osteoporosis Questioned

...ge with calcium in the bone mineral and may remain bound in the skeleton for years. Strontium not incorporated into bone is excreted through the kidneys and feces. After three years' treatment with strontium ranelate, bone tissue will contain around one strontium atom for every 100 calcium atoms. No human...

Weighty problem: Protein is the solution?

...It is a three phase diet, the first two being time bound while the third is for a lifetime. It is basically a corrective form of eating where you replace all bad carbohydrates and fats by good ones. http://www.medindia.com/patients/ patientinfo/southdiet_about.htm...

The Link Between Oxidized Phospholipids And Coronary Artery Disease

...he proinflammatory oxidized phospholipids that are bound to it. Lp(a) lipoprotein is composed of apolipoprotein (apo) B-100, to which apo(a) is covalently bound. Believing that oxidized phospholipids on lipoproteins containing apo B-100 may explain some of the atherogenic properties of Lp(a) lipoprotei...

SARS (Bird Flu) spreading in the Asian continent

...s in 2000 on February 1st in California when a jet bound for S.F plugged into the sea. Soon after a whole string of disasters followed. Droughts hitting India, the Gujarat ’s 7. 9 Richter scale earthquake, a second in Peru, the Nine eleven disaster, the tanker spill in Spain and on March 13th 2003 the fi...

Encephalitis Deaths in Maybe higher than Reported

...ials were worried and said // the actual toll "is bound to be much higher" as many deaths may not have been reported at all. So far over 900 patients have been admitted to different government hospitals and dispensaries in the state since the disease broke out in Gorakhpur a month ago. One health offici...

Encephalitis Survivors Face The Risk Of Becoming Disabled

...orld around him. "Yes, some mental faculties are bound to have got affected and that is why he does not seem to respond. Our focus was on saving his life and there is not much we can do about the impairment," says Dr Bhupendra Sharma, who supervises the ward, helplessly. There are others like Himalaya. ...

Scientists Find Way To Stop Infection Of Implants

...l target. The tests proved that the vancomycin was bound and active. Finally, they added bacteria and showed that titanium beads with vancomycin on the surface killed the bacteria. When the beads were exposed to more bacteria, the vancomycin continued to kill the new infection. The vancomycin was not only...

Ruling On Non Disclosure Of HIV Positive Status Is Not Ethical

...t ruled that HIV-infected persons were not legally bound to reveal their HIV status if they were using a condom. However, Judge Susan Thomas did mention that condoms were only 80-85 percent effective in contraception. And what if the condom is defective? One could just shudder at the thought. With over a ...

Gold Nanoparticles: Agents For Noninvasive Cancer Therapy

... The study shows that gold nanoparticles could be bound to malignant cells, making cancer detection easier, and the ability of these particles to absorb light helps kill those cancer cells. In conclusion, Gold nanoparticles are a novel class of photothermal agents causing cell injury and death through con...

Importance Of Early Diagnosis And Treatment For Muscular Dystrophy Patients

...e affected individuals are usually wheelchairchair bound and often physically inactive. Heart disease progresses quickly, leading to premature death, often before 25 years of age. According to new research published online (October 24, 2005) in the journal Circulation, early diagnosis and treatment of DCM...

India – Haven Of Medical Touris

...medical checkups," Ramadoss said. "The country is bound to benefit as it is expected to generate lot of direct and indirect employment opportunities. The government would facilitate and help both tourists and the hospitals to make medical tourism a huge success," he added. --IANS...

Another Benefit For Human Health Attributed To Omega-3-Fats

...known as “D.H.” with terminal lung cancer, who was bound to die of the disease five years ago. When the 78 year-old D.H. was diagnosed with lung cancer, his doctor told him he had only a few months to live. “But five years later, he is still alive, and has even gained a little weight,” Dr. Pardini said. ...

Gene responsible for developing prostate cancer identified

...r treatment. First, the group discovered that Ack1 bound to a protein called Hsp90 (heat shock protein 90), which associated with many oncogenic, or cancer-causing, signaling proteins. 'If you add geldanamycin to the prostate cancer cell, the drug knocks Hsp90 off oncogenic signaling molecules. This dra...

Pneumonia Claims 30 Lives In Pakistan

...the survivors in the freezing cold, such cases are bound to increase, but we are prepared to cope with the situation,' Health Secretary Syed Anwar Mahmood told IANS. He said that many of the patients who are in a serious condition are being airlifted to Islamabad and other parts of the country while six m...

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