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Non Communicable Diseases to Be the Cause of Deaths in Poor Countries by 2115-World Bank

... illnesses in wealthy nations, will be the leading causes of death in poor countries by 2015. These diseases will replace the present major killers which include malaria, AIDS and tuberculosis. In its report the Bank emphasized the need for the government the counties to recognize the impending burden su...

Research Shows Way for Drug Therapy for Autism

...ition, tied to a mutated gene in the X chromosome, causes mild learning disabilities to severe autism," researcher Sumantra Chatterji at NCBS told IANS. Presently, there is no effective treatment for FXS and other types of autism affecting all races and ethnic groups, he said. "Our findings have identifie...

Death Rates Will Rise Because of Global Warming

... fluctuations were less extreme. Deaths from all causes are known to rise when temperatures go up, and heart attacks and cardiac arrests are more likely when it is very cold. It was anticipated that global warming would increase deaths during hot temperatures but that this would be compensated for by fewe...

Study of Bacterial Pathogen may Give Insight to Cancer Development

...isteria contacts an epithelial cell, the bacterium causes changes in the cells cytoskeleton that allow the cell to swallow up the bacterium. We discovered that a human protein called CrkII plays a critical role in stimulating internalisation of Listeria by somehow controlling the cytoskeleton,' adds the res...

Avian Flu Seen in Others Birds too

...g a lot of concern. A new respiratory disease that causes flu-like symptoms may be spread by bats. The virus... severe and it's easily passed on to others. It causes an illness with similar respiratory symptoms to deadly avian flu. Dr Linfa Wang, a molecular virolog...

Papworth Breathing Technique Cuts Asthma Symptoms by a Third

...o not improve the chronic underlying physiological causes of asthma, but rather their manifestation. The Papworth method of physical therapy is a series of integrated breathing and relaxation exercises developed in the 1960s. The breathing training involves a specific diaphragmatic breathing technique, em...

Calcium Rich Food Strengthen Bones Better Than Pills

...en after menopause. Osteoporosis is a disease that causes progressive reduction of the mineral density of bones, leading to fractures. It affects millions of people across the world. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine asked 183 postmenopausal women to carefully log their diet and ...

Second-hand Smoke Exposure in Pregnancy Linked to Kids' Psychological Problems

...nd in tobacco, is believed to be the chemical that causes these behaviour problems in children. Animal studies have shown that nicotine affects brain development during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, causing changes in brain regions critical to the development of externalising psychopathology...

Surgery- Very Effective for Common Back Pain

...f the cartilage between the vertebrae of the spine causes one vertebra to slip over the one below. This can result in narrowing of the spinal column (spinal stenosis), which can put pressure on the nerves, resulting in pain in the buttocks or legs with walking or standing. The condition generally occurs aft...

Pakistan to Launch World's Biggest Anti-measles Drive

...sles, which kills up to 10 percent of its victims, causes male sterility and weakens children's immunity. Around one million Pakistani children catch measles every year and nearly 21,000 die from it. The previous largest anti-measles campaign took place last year in Bangladesh, where 33.5 million childr...

Young Adults Seldom Try Proven Methods to Kick the Butt

... replacement therapy is dangerous or that nicotine causes cancer. Curry suggests it may be necessary to correct misconceptions about treatment and to take advantage of missed opportunities during health care visits to address smoking and promote treatment. "We don't know from this study whether the issu...

Novel Investigational Drug May Help American Women Suffering from Breast Pain

...h her partner. In addition, breast pain frequently causes increased anxiety and stress in a woman's life as ...oduces unwanted systemic side effects, which often causes women to stop their necessary treatment. In many cases, women are sent home and told to ice their br...

Living With Stress

...is not all bad! The condition or circumstance that causes stress may not be necessarily adverse. In fact, ex...nce mechanism goes on an all high alert. And what causes this? Our stress response - that activates the release of stress hormones into our blood stream!...

War Spreading AIDS a Myth-UNHCR

...nfected with the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS, about 25 million are in the poor African countries south of the Sahara. The data on HIV prevalence in 12 refugee camps showed that nine actually had a lower prevalence of infection than surrounding host communities, while two had similar rates...

Routine Hib Vaccination Could Save Innumerable Asian Children

...ainst H. influenzae type b (Hib), a bacterium that causes deadly Hib pneumonia and meningitis, could save innumerable children in Asia. The study from Bangladesh, which is published online in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, has established that routine immunization of infants with a Hib conjuga...

Depression Drugs Could Make Bones Fragile

...one mass can lead to osteoporosis - a disease that causes progressive bone loss and bone fractures. However, researchers say they cannot definitively determine whether the SSRIs are the cause of the increased rates of the bone loss or whether it is due to other differences between SSRI users and non-users...

Uttar Pradesh Struggles to Contain Japanese Encephalitis

... humans by mosquito bite. It affects the brain and causes headaches, convulsions, high fever and respiratory distress. Many survivors are left mentally or physically handicapped. Every year, Japanese Encephalitis strikes the northern part of India, especially Uttar Pradesh, raising questions of hygiene...

Experts Critical of a New OTC Product to Treat Psoriasis

... the cream have much potential to address the root causes of psoriasis, he says. Zinc caused a brief buzz in dermatology circles in the late 1990s when patients started getting amazing results from a zinc product called Skin-Cap. The excitement died when tests showed that the Spanish-made product also c...

Hib Vaccination can Prevent Pneumonia

...ainst H. influenzae type b (Hib), a bacterium that causes deadly Hib pneumonia and meningitis, could save hundreds of thousands of children in Asia. A new study from Bangladesh published online today in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal showed that routine immunization of infants with a Hib conju...

Mealaka Virus Will Have a New Name

...as isolated in early 2006 in a human patient. It causes an illness with similar respiratory symptoms to de...r, we don't have evidence that it is fatal, but it causes severe respiratory distress. The Melaka virus represents a new trend of infectious diseases coming...

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