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Iron rich rice to beat anaemia in children

... supplementary diets could be given easily without changing eating habits. Source-IANS...

Pain Tracked By 3D Computer Map

...e entries can be added so that doctors can see the changing of a patient's condition. Dr George Ghinea, a senior lecturer at Brunel University who worked on the study, said: 'We hope this provides a much more realistic view of the whole body for the patients, who say they find it much more natural to use. ...

Mismanagement of fractures a major concern, say experts

...ng the meet being held here after 18 years. With changing lifestyles, particularly sedentary habits and unhealthy food habits, more orthopaedic problems are on the rise, said Bhan Tuesday. In India, apart form complications due to unhealthy lifestyles and large number of accident-related cases, there are ...

Botox – The 'Celebrity' Dru

...ntified as the infirmities of old age. With the changing trends, the concept of ageing gracefully by enhancing one’s inner beauty has caught on. Nevertheless there is a frantic search for the fountain of youth, especially among the celebrities and the aspiring 'also-rans', who are climbing the social ladde...

Indian radiologist spearheads cure for osteoarthritis sans surgery

...urs," Vasishta said. Increasing urbanisation and changing lifestyles due to growing consumerism have shown osteoarthritis becoming an epidemic in the sub-continent, with at least 15 percent of the over billion-strong Indians suffering from the painful condition. After having successfully treated about 500...

Using Hormone Therapy to Shape Children’s Height to Social Norm

...te about its risk and effectiveness, combined with changing social culture in the 1970s and 1980s, slowed the use of estrogen therapy for tall girls. In a 1977 survey of the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society, 50 percent of respondents treated tall girls with estrogen therapy. In 1999, a survey of the...

Green Signal given to Full-Face Transplants

...nd tone and gender. Prof. Butler commented on the changing opinion nowadays after French surgeons reporting that bereaved families offered faces to transplant co-ordinators since Ms Dinoire's surgery. NL...

Older Mothers Pass on Infertility Risk to their Daughters

...rations, parents were pretty young, but society is changing and a lot of women are delaying birth, so what we will see in 20 to 30 years' time will be very different. We might see a lot more infertility problems in the future." Two years ago, it was found that the number of babies born to women aged 30 to 3...

Specialized Bra for Women Post Heart Surgery

...a and has velco straps. The bra can be adjusted to changing breast sizes which sometimes happen after a surgery. Also there are no metal clasps that will afftect x-ray images. The economic feasibility of this bra will be assessed now as this is not covered by health insurance. There is also a further study ...

Genomic tests for better cancer treatment

...can improve the efficiency of chemotherapy without changing the drugs currently used in standard practice. Rather, the tests simply provide an approach to better selection within a repertoire of available drugs." The messenger RNA is picked up from thousands of genes in the tumour with the help of the gene ...

Kids Help Other Kids to Protect Their Hearing from Personal Music Devices

...conference, and discuss educational strategies for changing her peers' attitudes and behavior. Noise-induced...easonably accurate scientific model. "It's about changing knowledge, attitudes, and behavior," he says, and "empowering them to make good decisions." Annali...

Hormones and the Skin: the Role Hormones Play as We Age

...des." As women age, hair also is affected by the changing levels of hormones. Some women may experience a pattern of hair loss known as androgenetic alopecia, in which hair thins on the vertex or top of their head and hair becomes finer in texture. Women retain their hairline better than men with this type ...

Gene Tests to Identify Ovarian Cancer Have Little Clinical Value

...ort, the researchers found no studies showing that changing treatment based on test results reduced deaths or improved quality of life in women who were diagnosed with ovarian cancer. There are few data on the harms of gene-based tests for ovarian cancer, including the psychological impact of false-positive t...

Basis for Nerve fiber Damage in Multiple Sclerosis Discovered

...ty is an emerging area of MS research, one that is changing how scientists and clinicians can look at this disease. In this study, Dr. Yufen Qin and fellow researchers from UC Irvine's School of Medicine analyzed spinal fluid and tissue samples from MS patients to identify substances that stimulate a B-cell i...

Can 'Designer' Cities Keep Citizens Physically Fit?

...ities related to physical fitness like showers and changing rooms, secure locker systems at places of work would certainly encourage folks to take some time off to work out even at their work place. Good looking cities and well planned pavements and side walks would surely make any worn out citizen to thin...

Appetite Changes, Depression Signal Impulse Control Disorders in Parkinson

...most at risk. Strategies for treatment may include changing medications or avoiding situations that may lead to the impulsive behavior.” Source-Newswise SRM...

No Kidding, All Gizmos and No Play Makes Jack A Super-Dull Boy!

...ng the child’s ability to solve problems, adapt to changing environs and overall impact the Intelligence as well as Emotional Quotient in the growing years. So parents live and let live … allow your children to be mavericks without breathing down their neck! Source-Medinia SAV...

Healthy Lifestyle can Control Diabetes: Wasim Akram

...betes when they grow up. "This is largely due to changing lifestyle, physical inactivity, urban food habits and a genetic predisposition. There is therefore an urgent need to create awareness about diabetes on these young impressionable minds through events such as this." The World Health Organisation est...

Tune Your Brain to Hear Another in a Noisy Ambience

...d with an earplug. Something in their brain was changing or adapting to the new situation and they were learning to compensate for the hearing loss. Irving said: "When we switch on a bright light our eyes detect the increase in light levels and the brain sends a message to the eye to tell it to contract ...

Unscientific Depression Drugs aplenty in Health Stores

...pular. Staff also made a number of suggestions for changing diet and lifestyle. The authors said patients are becoming increasingly well informed about depression and its treatment, and often seek alternatives to traditional approaches. However researchers warned, "Only one of the 13 preparations suggeste...

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