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Ovarian Cancer May Mimic Fallopian Tube Formation

...on cysts. Normally, the growth of cysts is kept in check by the cells’ feedback mechanisms that turn off cell growth. But in cancer, when these feedback mechanisms are mutated, the cysts grow out of control until they metastasize. "It’s a way of molecularly characterizing tumors that may lead to designin...

Genetic Tests to Reveal ‘substance Abuse’ Tendencis

... then used data from 94 adoption study subjects to check for pattern matches at the gene level. Madan acknowledged the ethical issues, yet potential gains, for individuals' health care. "Blood is the one substance that passes through all the other organs, and we now have the potential to make it a wind...

Scientists Tout New Prostate Cancer Test

...l about 27,000 U.S. men this year. Doctors usually check for tumors with a prostate biopsy, which uses needles to gather cells from the gland. More than a million U.S. men get prostate biopsies each year. The tests find more than 200,000 tumors, meaning many cancer-free men get unneeded biopsies. Studi...

Men Not as Tough as They Seem

...with gender-specific illnesses. "Women regularly check their breasts, so men should do the same with their testicles, " says Sommer. Testicular cancer, which affects 4,300 men annually in Germany, is treatable as long as it is detected in time. Prostate cancer is more dangerous and is one of the most c...

Using Growth Hormone for Boosting Performances is Hazardous

...ne, and urge anyone taking high doses to regularly check their blood sugar levels. Source-Eurekalert PRI...

Srinagar Plagued by Stray Dog Menace

...orities have adopted dog eradication programmes to check the menace. 'We eradicated over 6,200 dogs last year. We plan to reduce the population of stray dogs in the city by three times this year. This programme will begin by next month,' said Syed Haque Nawaz, the municipal commissioner. The municipal ...

More Fall Sick from Water Pollution in Tripura

...make the river water fit for human consumption and check the number of affected people," said Sunil Bhowmik, chief engineer of the state's public health engineering (PHE) department. The affected people, mostly children and women, were admitted to the Gobinda Ballabh Pant Government Medical College and H...

Learning to Prevent Medical Mistakes in Caring for Stroke Patients

...ations, and a variety of new procedures, including check sheets at the point of patient transfers to make sure no information is lost. “What this study represents is our hospital’s commitment to patient safety,” said Holloway. “Along with 3,000 other hospitals, we are part of a national campaign led by t...

Extra Cortisol Protects Women’s Mood Under Stres

... measured their cortisol levels with a simple swab check of their saliva, before and after the psychosocial stress test. Participants were asked to give five-minute oral presentations as if interviewing for their dream job, focusing on their personal strengths and weaknesses. For the next five minutes, ...

Pakistan: Authorities Plays Down Bird Flu Risk

...nitoring and surveillance arrangements in place to check and deal with any sporadic cases that might occur," Muhammad Afzal, a spokesman for Pakistan's Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, said in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on Thursday. Authorities destroyed a small poultry flock with the...

Singapore Reports Fewer Dengue Cases in 2006

...nment officers have worked with plant nurseries to check their premises and the plants that were specially brought in for the Lunar New Year for mosquito breeding, the report said. The agency has distributed thousands of posters to residents and companies, urging them to take their parts to minimize mos...

Pregnant? Check Your Thyroid Secretion!

...n//. Researchers are considering whether thyroid check up should be made mandatory in pregnant women, even if no symptoms of the disease are seen. Previous studies have shown that even a slightly under active or a hyperactive thyroid gland during pregnancy may result in premature births or miscarriage or...

Bangladesh to Set Up HIV/AIDS Diagnosis Laboratories

... Safe Blood Transfusion Law 2002 was formulated to check blood-borne viruses of HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B and C, Syphilis and Malaria. "There is also a provision in the law to ensure proper and optimum use of blood," he said. Source-IANS...

New Guidelines for VHD

... often go hand in hand, and that physicians should check for both conditions when they see a patient who appears to have only one of them. Professor Eberhard Standl, co-chair of the task force for the diabetes and CVD guidelines, chair of the Diabetes Research Institute in Munich and president-elect of t...

Doctors –you’ve Got Mal

...ll physicians’ IT systems so that they are able to check all of their patients’ medical records. This was previously limited to hospitals with the National Health Group and the decision is expected to reduce administrative mix-ups and lesser mistakes in prescription of medicines. Rightly echoing sent...

Private 3D Ultrasounds Enabling Moving Pictures of Fetus may Be a Risky Proposition

...ts. Such scans are purely for medical purposes, to check for any abnormality. Though, there is no substantial evidence to prove that 3D scans are harmful, yet it is common knowledge that highly evolved scans, such as this, are more powerful. Michael Heard, of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gyna...

Remote Device to Monitor Patients Daily at Their Homes

...f mind for the patient. The physician can remotely check if the defibrillator is working correctly and assess battery life. If the patient feels the defibrillator activate, he or she can transmit the rhythm information immediately. The physician can quickly analyze the data and determine if the shock was a...

World Leprosy Day – Easing Pain and Giving Hop

...s should be tested for leprosy, followed by annual check ups for a period of five years. A crucial facet of prevention, also involves educating people about the disease. It is important to adopt an integrated approach towards infected individuals that includes healthcare, education, rehabilitation and t...

Understanding Autoimmune Disease

...result of the inadequacy of the immune system// to check itself. Researchers are still unsure about the location of the molecular breakdowns, which are responsible for weakening the immune system. Now, a team of scientists from the Whitehead Institute and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have discovered ...

New Quartz References for Workplace Safety

...nt materials that are used throughout the world to check the accuracy of instruments and test procedures. Source-Eurekalert...

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