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Want a Healthy brew? Have some Tea!

...ome energy boost. But the international scientific community is now crediting tea with medicinal properties, wh...l it is proved to be really magical the scientific community at least will continue to prefer fruit, vegetables and a diet low on fats and rich in anti oxidants ...

HIV did not arise from polio vaccine

...keptics, atleast a vast majority of the scientific community now feel convinced that the oral polio vaccine was not the villain that unleashed HIV on the human race....

Pharma cos must forge Strategic alliances

...interface between the Government and the exporting community and help take chemical exports on a higher growth gear in the coming years. Courtesy : The Hindu Business Line, 16-06-2001...

Stay young the Chinese way

...aging of human cells and tissue. The world medical community found in the 1990s that a kind of oxygenic molecule, scientifically called free radicals left by metabolic performance, causes oxidation and is also directly involved in the development of 70 diseases such as Parkinson's disease, cancer, and strokes....

Medicis Pharmaceutical company enters pediatric market

...tive organization, which can provide the pediatric community with creative and valuable products. " Ascent's portfolio of specialty pharmaceutical pediatric products currently includes ORAPRED? (prednisolone sodium phosphate), PRIMSOL? (trimethoprim HCl), and PEDIAMIST?. Sales of ORAPRED? comprise the majori...

Smoking can depreciate intellegence

...he Institute of Psychiatry in London carried out a community survey of an area of England They studied more than 630 people aged 65 and over. Smoking and drinking habits were recorded at the beginning of the study. The volunteers' intellectual powers were also assessed. After excluding those who had already h...

Drugs For Anthrax May Interfere With Oral Contraceptives

...s interaction is commonly known within the medical community and is noted in the prescribing information for leading antibiotics and for oral contraceptives. There have not been any clinical studies on the effects of Cipro, an anti- infective medication, on the failure rate of oral contraceptives. However, ...

Risk for Pregnant Women

...d the most pregnant women at risk in an individual community or water system. WSSC drinking water was pretty safe. "I speak from a unique perspective. I'm nearly six months pregnant and I drink our water every day," Kalinowski said. Chlorine is added to tap water to kill microbes. The environmental groups sai...

Particulate matter affects lung development

...quality can affect lung growth rates, and reducing community air pollution can make a measurable difference,”he said. They found that as a group, students who had moved to areas with less particulate matter (microscopic particles in the air such as dust and smoke) showed increased growth in lung function. Tho...

A question on study of Adult Stem Cell

...esearch," Terada told UPI. "We want the scientific community to know that it is not just important to determine the fact that certain types of stem cells have successfully turned into other types of stem cells -- as a consequence of experiments in test tubes and animal models -- but we need to carefully examin...

DNA of deceased ones stored in Funeral Homes

... storage to clients, said Janet Klett, director of community service for the funeral home, which has locations in Wethersfield and East Hartford. Klett felt that this facility should be offered to them with the understanding that in the future they could contact the laboratory to do some diagnostic testing. A...

Healing environment aids mental problem

...f the temple something that could be reproduced in community mental health services anywhere in the world....

Back pain treated with Opioids

...ere is a great deal of prejudice among the medical community and the public against the widespread use of opioids, even for cancer. The drugs have an 'illicit' image and it's often believed their use will lead to addiction. Yet they are powerful relievers of suffering and deserve to be made available wherever ...

Running delays disability in the aged

... who ran also lived longer. Overall, the people in community had a 3.3 times higher death rate, from all causes, than the members of the running club. The researchers suggest that running - and maybe aerobic exercise in general - may be especially important for older people, because it allows them many more ye...

Geriatric heart patients benefit from extra weight

...umes significance as it shows how less the medical community knows about the older population and how much more physicians and surgeons need to learn about the physiology of older patients. Doctors connected with the study point out that by exploring what happens to people as they age, one will have the inform...

Stem cells - New and richer source found

... could provide the scientific and medical research community with a non-controversial and easily attainable source of stem cells for developing treatments for Parkinson’s disease, stroke, spinal// cord injuries, cancers and other condition. The development of many embryonic stem cell-based therapies for treat...

Mammograms Reduce Risk of Dying

...mography is accepted by the scientific and medical community as a benefit to women. However some express doubts about its value. Studies conducted during the 70's and 80's concluded X-rays can cut deaths from breast cancer. But later researchers reanalyzed and concluded it was impossible to tell if routine mam...

Key step forward on International Health Rules

The global health community has taken a key step towards ensuring rapid action against future outbreaks of infectious diseases and other threats to international public health. A resolution adopted today confirms and underlines the World Health Organization’s (WHO) authority to...

SARS-Free Taiwan to Mark End Phase of Global Fight

... alert in March. Its virulence startled the health community which is still trying to establish its origin and how it is spread. The fact that it jumps from one infected person to another easily, even in well-equipped modern hospitals where many victims have been doctors and nurses, means countries will have t...

Death Among the Homeless

... Researchers found certain members of the homeless community face much different mortality risks than those in the same demographic of the general population. For example, researchers found young homeless people, between ages 15 and 34, were more likely to die than older homeless people. In the general populat...

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