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Teenager Shows Signs Of Recovery after Receiving Massive Dose of Radiation

...o lie on her back to sleep. But after four days of continuous treatment Lisa could now lie on her back again. Lisa was previously warned by the medics that exposure to the radiation could cause long-term brain damage, thereby resulting in paralysis and even premature death. The professor said that the damage ...

Anthrax Spores May Resist Water Treatment

... the contaminated water was made to flow through a continuous loop (copper, CPVC or galvanized iron) with serial sections. A 95% attachment was found when iron was used as the pipe construction material. An enhanced attachment was used when biofilms were present inside copper pipes. 'The data seem to suggest ...

Remicade Emerges as a Treatment for Patients Suffering From Psoriasis Disorder

...rol and dose-ranging from 3 mg/kg and 5 mg/kg. The continuous eight week maintenance therapy resulted in greater long-term skin clearance compared with as-needed therapy regimens within each dose. At 10 weeks it was seen that 70 % of the patients treated with Remicade 3 mg/kg and 75 % of patients receiving 5 ...

Positive Airway Pressure the Treatment for Sleep Apnea

...Sleep Medicine (AASM) said that a treatment called continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the best form of cure for adults with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea. The results are published in the journal Sleep. Dr. Lawrence J. Epstein, AASM president, said that CPAP is the most effective, rela...

Female Foeticide Continues To Be On Rise In India

...he is born with incidents of female foeticide on a continuous rising graph. Ironically, child sex ratio in the age group of 0-6 years has been inversely proportional to development in the country, declining by 18 points from 945 in 1991 to 927 in 2001. And the national capital has the dubious distinction ...

Tackling of Cannabis Addiction

...sadvantages over the advantages of the drug before continuous usage....

Patients on NSAIDS have reduced gastric ulcers risk by Nexium?

...UM 20 mg, NEXIUM 40 mg or a placebo. Patients were continuous NSAID users (i.e., receiving daily non-selective NSAID or COX-2 therapy for at least four weeks before and throughout the duration of the six-month trial) at risk of developing a gastric or duodenal ulcer as a result of older age (>60 years) and/...

A Unique Train To Spread Awareness About AIDS

...of AIDS patients in the world after South Africa), continuous awareness is the only way to combat AIDS. The train will be launched within two months," said S.Y. Quraishi, secretary in the ministry of youth affairs and sports. "Earlier, we were pitching for four trains. But after discussing with the railway mi...

Treatment Given For Sleep Apnea Benefits The Heart Too

...daytime sleepiness. The study determined use of continuous positive airway pressure devices -- a common sleep apnea treatment -- not only helped the OSA patients sleep better, there were significant improvements in the size, shape and pumping action of their hearts. The study appears in the April 4 issue ...

Mist over a way to help premature babies breathes cleared!

...nsequences and is safe. The way was CNEP therapy - continuous negative-extrathoracic pressure. // The theory was researched and assessed by unconnected Nottingham researchers to the original trial in the early 1990s. This method was pioneered by controversial Stoke-based paediatrician Professor David Southall...

Skin Patch Offers Relief to Patients with Parkinson's disease

...opamine agonist, called rotigotine, and delivers a continuous dose of the drug over 24 hours, so patients only having to change the patch once a day. Robert Meadowcroft, director of policy, campaigns and information at the Parkinson's Disease Society, said that his patch is very useful than the previous treatme...

Paramedics save more lives following unconventional rules

...al is to keep the blood moving through the body by continuous chest compressions. Stopping chest compressions for ventilations was far more harmful than helpful. Excessive ventilations during chest compression turned out to be harmful, too." 125 patients were involved in this study, which reports the experien...

Medtronic’s Insulin Pump Receives Regulatory Approva

...s an electrode inserted under the skin. This gives continuous readings that can trigger off a release from the o... “As this is the first integrated insulin pump and continuous glucose monitoring system ever approved, we feel this new therapy will revolutionize the way patient...

Frustrated Australian Surgeons Opting For Private Hospitals

...ch they do in a large percentage of cases. But the continuous restricted operating times, practise of closing the operational theatres for longer than necessary during holiday periods, and by not paying bills for essential equipments, is making the surgeons not being able to operate, and this added to not enoug...

Electrosurgery Ensures Integrity Of Cochlear Implant Following Adenoids Removal

...ion bipolar electrosurgery. Both were applied with continuous saline irrigation to ensure maximum electrical conduction. The monopolar cautery unit was set at 50, which is double the energy level typically used for adenoidectomy at our institution, and applied for 15 minutes; radiofrequency bipolar electrosurge...

Clues To Identify Psychological Seizures

... examined 18 people seen in the emergency room for continuous seizures, or status epilepticus, that did not respond to epilepsy medication. Compared to those with epileptic seizures, those with nonepileptic seizures were more likely to be less than 30 years old, were more likely to have a port system implanted ...

Sensitive Test Developed To Detect Breathing Problems In Very Young Children

...essor Stocks. "It also means that we can undertake continuous assessments of lung growth and development from infancy, which will give us invaluable information on the progression of lung disease and the effect of different types of medication during early childhood." Helena Shovelton, chief executive of the B...

Shire Developed DAYTRANA – The First Medication to Treat ADHD Symptom

...ransdermal delivery system was designed to provide continuous release of medication throughout the day. The patch is designed to stay on during the normal daily activities of a child such as swimming, exercising or bathing. ‘Since the effect of the medication in DAYTRANA starts to decrease upon patch removal,...

New Drug to Help Smokers Kick the Habit

... found that subjects who remained on Chantix had a continuous abstinence rate from weeks 13 to 52 of 43.6 percent, which was higher than the 36.9 percent rate seen in the placebo group. According to Klesges although the results are encouraging smokers should not get caught up in the media hype likely to surro...

Studies Show That Brain Cells Do Not Regenerate But Remain The Same Throughout

...at in a human body most of the organs go through a continuous process of death and re-growth, for example the cells of the liver take an approximate of two years to be totally replaced by newer ones. The researchers had however found in their studies that the cells of the brain do not go through this process bu...

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