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Black Cohosh-Black Magic Against Breast Cancer

...hormone-related supplements (HRSs) – many of which contain phytoestrogens, plant-derived hormones that are chemically similar to the human estrogens in decline during menopause. Yet researchers ponder the fact whether the use of these supplements make a difference (good or bad) in a woman’s likelihood of ...

Large Fluid Intake Won’t Help to Keep Cool for Marathon Runner

...ers ingested telemetric temperature sensors, which contain temperature-sensitive quartz crystal oscillators that vibrate at a frequency relative to its surrounding temperature and communicate the temperature by radio wave to a recording device worn by the runner. For previous studies, body temperatures have ...

Pfizer Awaits FDA Approval for New AIDS Drug, Maraviroc

...xperimental AIDS drug from Pfizer Inc. promises to contain the HIV virus when used in combination with popular drugs.// The drug, in question named as maraviroc may find a prominent place amongst drugs meant for AIDS with its power to impede the CCR5 co-receptor, the main route for the entry of the virus...

Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Disability in Older Adults

...ods such as fortified milk, juice and cereals also contain vitamin D, but it is difficult to get enough through diet alone, said Houston. Older adults are particularly prone to low vitamin D levels because they may get less exposure to sunlight and because their skin is less efficient in producing vitamin ...

Tai Chi - More Than Magic

...er you support the theory that the mind// and body contain a mysterious and potentially healing force or not, the ancient martial art known as Tai Chi can help bring about health and fitness. Says Dr. Michael Irwin, a professor of psychiatry and a researcher at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and ...

Researchers Have Identified Subgroup Sensitive to the Drug Cisplatin

...ast cancer." About two thirds of breast cancers contain receptor molecules for the hormones estrogen or progesterone, and in recent years antiestrogen drugs like tamoxifen have improved outcomes for women with those tumors. About 20 to 30 percent of tumors, some with hormone receptors, have elevated level...

New Light on Working of Brain Networks

... The current study found that brain cells in PFC contain ion channels called hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channels (HCN) that reside on dendritic spines, the tiny protrusions on neurons that are specialized for receiving information. These channels can open when they are exposed to c...

E Coli Outbreak Forces Large-scale Recall of Beef Products

...in the meat processing industry, we felt that they contain some level of risk," Brown said. Health Secretary Dr. Calvin B. Johnson said Pennsylvania health officials were working with the state and federal agriculture departments to identify the source of the E. coli cases. "We will continue to work with...

Brain Networks Strengthened by Closing Ion Channels

... The current study found that brain cells in PFC contain ion channels called hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channels (HCN) that reside on dendritic spines, the tiny protrusions on neurons that are specialized for receiving information. These channels can open when they are exposed to c...

Serving Strawberry in Daiquiri Makes It Healthier

...oxidant. Coloured berry fruits like strawberries contain compounds known as polyphenols and anthocyanins. Consumption of these compounds has been linked to the prevention of diseases ranging from cancer to neurodegenerative disorders. They work by helping to mop up damaging free radicals produced naturally...

Massive Recall of Magnetic Toys in US

...hese older sets, which were manufactured in China, contain up to 250 plastic building pieces and 1/2-inch diameter steel balls. The building pieces include 1 1/2-inch squares, 1-inch triangles, cylinder rods, flexors, connectors, x-tenders, and curves and come in an assortment of colors such as metallic, pri...

Late Diagnoses of HIV Infected Children is No Child’s Play, Survey Reveal

...anipur, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. These states contain a large number of HIV infected children. Nearly 80,000 new born suffer HIV. The survey revealed that only one-fifth of the children were diagnosed with HIV before they turned 18 months. Most children were detected with HIV between 30 and 60 months ...

New Technology Reveals Proteins Responsible for Diseases

...ting chemotherapy. "All the cells in our bodies contain transporters that are poised in cellular membranes and act as ‘gatekeepers’ to allow the entry of certain substances, like nutrients, into the cell and promote the export of other substances, like toxins, out of the cell," says Professor Igor Staglja...

Eating Polluted Fish can Increase the Risk of Diabetes

...larly beneficial for health. But they also tend to contain particularly high levels of PCBs. Despite being long-banned, DDT and PCBs persist in our soil and seas and enter our bodies through the food we eat. Scientists have also shown a link between the chemicals and insulin resistance, a condition that o...

Plan B Pills – Unshackle

...an B could increase teen sex. Plan B is said to contain high doses of the hormone progestin, which interferes with ovulation or prevents fertilization of an egg if taken within 72 hours of unprotected sexual intercourse. The pills do not take effect if a woman is already pregnant. "Pharmacies will be re...

Is There Any Clinical Benefit to Staying on a Failing Regimen?

... are able to assemble a drug combination that will contain three fully active drugs, and researchers connected with the EuroSIDA cohort study wanted to assess how quickly people on failing drug regimens might accumulate further drug resistance mutations if they did not switch treatment. They carried out a ...

India Earmarks Rs.1.34 Bn to Fight Bird Flu

... allocated Rs.1.34 billion to prepare, control and contain bird flu for three years starting March 2007.// The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the funding to implement the 'Preparedness, Control and Containment of Avian Influenza (AI)' scheme. The scheme includes activities like pre-outbre...

Discovery in Male Mice Gives Hope in Providing Clues to Find Infertility in Men

...rm and egg cells for reproduction. These sex cells contain only one set of chromosomes that combine during conception and create an embryonic cell with two chromosome sets, one from each parent. The mutation leads to a change in an amino acid in Dmc1 that blocks meiosis in its tracks, preventing sperm prod...

Data On Three Million Georgia Residents Lost

...o have been lost in transit//. The CD is said to contain social security numbers, birth dates and addresses of people who were enrolled in Medicaid or PeachCare, a state health insurance program for children, during the four years preceding June 2006. Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), a Dallas company...

Canadians Consuming Too Much Salt

...ists, is to go cold turkey. Cut out all foods that contain more than 20 percent of the recommended daily intake of sodium and you may well be able to put your sodium intake under rein. ANN/B...

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