Tag: "composition" at medical news

E Merck introduces Livogen Z with zinc sulphate

... control Administration's permission to change the composition of the drug. E Merck is believed to have added zinc sulphate to Livogen Z as they felt it was unethical to sell otherwise....

Therapy for stopping the spread of cancer cells

...hen letting go and moving on to the next cell. The composition of carbohydrates on the cells affects the balance between hanging on to neighbouring cells and letting go.// Researchers at the University of Georgia have found that an enzyme that affects cell surface carbohydrates is more highly expressed in cance...

New HIV cases resist drugs

...ixture is required to make it work. The timing and composition of this cocktail is an art for AIDS doctors....

Beta-Carotene May Aid Diabetics

Abnormal low-density lipoprotein(LPD), lipid composition and anti-oxidant content are associated with an in... was analysed. Researchers also measured LDL lipid composition and the low-density lipoprotein associated vitamins A, E and carotenoids. Beta-carotene supplementat...

Composite fillings to hasten work procedures

... the surface properties of ACP and by changing the composition of the resin," he says.br>...

A surge in Lifestyle Medicine

...onal profile and psychological profile. Their body composition is measured through X-rays. Not to stop with these they// carry out a blood test. Whereas lifestyle medicine takes a more holistic approach and treats the symptoms and the underlying behavioral problems. The goal is to prevent chronic diseases tha...

Low-Fat, High-Carb Diet Equally Effective In Weight Loss

...tion with exercise. They looked at body weight and composition in 34 participants ages 55 to 80 with impaired glucose tolerance. The individuals were randomly assigned to a low fat, high-carb diet with exercise, the same diet without exercise or a control diet. The control diet consisted of 41 percent fat, 14 pe...

Your Wheezing Could be Due To Your Bed

...on. Quilts of Dacron, polyester or other synthetic composition were classified as synthetic. The study also shows that there might be a link between synthetic quilts and frequent wheezing among people who sleep on their back. Researchers did not observe this effect among those who usually sleep on their sides a...

The Link Between COPD And Osteoporosis

...rkers of cellular protein breakdown with both body composition and lung disease severity. In conclusion researchers say loss of fat-free mass and bone mineral density are related, as are urinary markers of cellular and bone collagen protein breakdown which combine to support the association between the disease ...

Risk for Diabetes type II may be in the genes

...sical characteristics or phenotype and the genetic composition or the genotype. Yet, the researchers are certain that the study supports the assumption that gene ENPP1 121Q may increase the susceptibility of people to type II diabetes....

Effect of estrogen on behavior difference between sexes

...ceptor ERb and this together regulates the genetic composition that forms the main genetic pattern of the adult behavior. The study is published in the March issue of Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences. The new role for estrogen receptor may pave way for further research into sex-specific diseas...

Overweight mothers overfeed obese children

...ition Journal, had linked maternal body weight and composition with infant feeding patterns and maternal-infant i...ic Testing Activity Chamber (EMTAC). Maternal body composition was determined by air displacement plethysmorgraphy while for that of infants was done by skin-fold ...

Exercising is good for you at all ages

...ation often experience due to a change in the body composition that happens as a result of diseases that affect their health. Moderate physical exercise coupled with an active lifestyle can reduce the rapid deterioration of the ability to move for the elderly people. The research done was a pert of the Health, ...

Warning issued by FDA over "Liqiang 4 Capsules"

...rsions of this line of products to determine their composition and safety. The product is manufactured by Liqiang Research Institute, China, and marketed throughout the United States in herbal stores . The product is sold as part of a shrink-wrapped two bottle set. One of the 90 capsule bottles is labeled Liqian...

Gene-Nanoparticle Gene Transfer Is Better Than Viral Vector Transfer System

...cally modified silica (ORMOSIL), the structure and composition of which allow for the development of an extensive library of tailored nanoparticles to target gene therapies for different tissues and cell types and the therapy can be targeted specifically against the desired cells "This is the first time that a n...

Good bacteria to rescue of colitis patients

... ingested, are thought to positively influence the composition of microbes in the gut and improve the health of the intestine. Remission of colitis was achieved in 63 percent of patients, while another 23 percent responded with improvement in their symptoms and with healing of the colon's lining. There were no...

Soy, Omega 3s convalesce artery health

...in itself has major effects (and) it's the protein composition that may be very important or the nature of the amino acids. Jenkins told that they have been using our soy experience to build it into diets which we believe will be able rival those starting doses of cholesterol-lowering drugs. A second study, fro...

Kylie generates awareness about mammography

...r women under 40 were not effective because of the composition of breast tissue. The 37-year-old singer discovered the lump herself. Despite this, breast cancer screening is credited with lowering the number of deaths by 30per cent. Mrs Batt said the research was encouraging because it showed there was not...

Researchers Develop Device For Detecting Atherosclerotic Plaques

...Recent atherosclerosis research has found that the composition of plaque and its “vulnerability” to rupture may be more significant than the degree of arterial blockage as a precursor to heart attack and stroke. The lining (intima) of a normal artery consists of several thin layers of cells and connective tissue...

T-waves to sweep over imaging technology

...ovide valuable spectroscopic information about the composition of a material, especially in chemical and biological species -- something that X-rays may not be able to do. T-rays are also safer than X-rays for biological applications, with photon energies that are 1 million times weaker than X-ray photons. Unt...

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