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Sperm washing helps couples – Breakthrough in focu

...without going through the traumatic possibility of contracting the dreaded virus. However the project is still being fine-tuned to make it fool proof. It is suggested that sperm washing should only be carried out in dedicated units using a multidisciplinary approach to ensure that couples receive adequate precon...

And now they say infections can cause heart disease!!!!

...hances of infections there by reducing the risk of contracting heart disease. So the next time you have a nagging infection, don’t ignore it consult your doctor. As the golden rule goes, prevention is better than cure!!! ...

And now they say infections can cause heart disease!!!!

...hances of infections there by reducing the risk of contracting heart disease. So the next time you have a nagging infection, don’t ignore it consult your doctor. As the golden rule goes, prevention is better than cure!!! ...

Prevention is better than cure

... another factor that increases chances of a person contracting a cold. There is no cure for a cold and, hence, prevention is the best medicine. Those already suffering should refrain from sneezing in the open lest the virus preys on people in the vicinity. Avoid exposure to coughs and sneezes; avoid touchin...

Reversing heart failure

...n the first group, the heart muscle had a stronger contracting mechanism than in the second - suggesting that the LVAD was actually reversing the heart failure. More studies are needed - but this discovery raises the intriguing possibility that the LVAD can actually be a cure for heart failure than a support dev...

Tomato Sauce reduces Cancer Risk- Study

...twice a week can obviously reduce their chances of contracting prostate cancer. Consuming cooked tomatoes was particularly beneficial, according to the study, which showed that regularly eating tomato sauce, ketchup and other tomato-based foods lowered the prostate cancer risk by as much as 30 percent.// Dr. Ed...

Sharing injection equipment spreads Hepatitis C

...red cotton filters more than doubled their risk of contracting the virus. Sharing syringes and rinse water also b...otton filters more than doubled a person's risk of contracting HCV, the report indicates. Thorpe and colleagues feel that this study provides enough evidence that...

Leptin is "new breast cancer indicator"

...s decreased, offering a possible reduced chance of contracting breast cancer, say the researchrs....

Flying with caution, with SARS

The risk of contracting SARS on a plane trip may probably be small if the ...affected country. Finally experts say, the risk of contracting SARS on a plane trip is probably small, if the trip isn't to Asia....

S. Africa AIDS in 'death phase'

...called nevirapine to prevent newborn children from contracting the HIV infection from their mothers.As the incidence of HIVAIDS starts to plateau at about 33 percent, sickness and deaths are on the increase. Activists say AIDS kills about 600 South Africans each day -- a number that seems sure to grow as more p...

Vaccine Reduces antibiotic-resistant infections in Children

...re invasive strains. They also had a lower risk of contracting a serious disease. Researchers say their study may not reflect the ultimate success of the vaccine because it was conducted only nine months after the vaccine was introduced. Researchers say "The use of this vaccine in combination with recently rep...

Ebola-like virus is on the way to cause epidemic in Angola

...ontacts. The symptoms will appear a few days after contracting the disease. With flu like symptoms the virus can affect the major organs like liver, kidneys, spleen and reproductive organs....

Study points out that HIV vaccine may not be accepted easily

...omiscuous if they agree to get vaccinated, fear of contracting the disease from the vaccine itself, women are afraid that husbands may deny that they are more at risk and may refuse the vaccines etc. The other concerns of the participant of the survey regarding a probable HIV vaccine were the price of the vaccin...

Sperm washing helps couples

...without going through the traumatic possibility of contracting the dreaded virus. However the project is still being fine-tuned to make it fool proof. It is suggested that sperm washing should only be carried out in dedicated units using a multidisciplinary approach to ensure that couples receive adeq...

Bird Flu Strains Detected In Wild Birds Of Mongolia

... live and dead including, that are all at risk for contracting the virus, and send their samples to USDA for confirmation. The research team has sent the samples (774 in total) to the USDA for further testing to determine whether this virus is the H5N1 strain that has killed over 50 people in Southeast Asia and...

"An Armour against pleasure, and a cobweb against infection" – Has the condom withstood the test of time

...ously underestimates their risk of transmitting or contracting STDs or becoming pregnant unintentionally. Thus it's not enough to tell people to use condoms - they also need to learn how to use them correctly. Further Information on Gonorrhea on Medindia: Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) were also known...

Defect In Cardiac Cells Lead To Heart Failures

... to calcium imbalances that prevent the heart from contracting effectively and relaxing adequately. The condition worsens until the heart can no longer work as a pump.The root causes of heart failure are not known. Researchers had found some drastic changes in the way muscle cells in the failing heart handle c...

AIDS Threat Aggravated Due To Sale of Blood by Drug Addicts in Cambodia

...ugh contaminated syringes share the utmost risk of contracting the infection. Amphetamine users are also considered high risk because the stimulant clouds their judgment, making them prone for unsafe sex practices. It has been found from a survey conducted by the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime that some Cambod...

A Joint Venture by Golfers And Military Forces To Combat AIDS

... promiscuous sex attributed as the main reason for contracting the deadly virus. More than 40 Assam Rifles troopers have died of AIDS and 139 are affected with the disease. "We are taking the war to the community level. This is the only way we can corner the virus (HIV) and exterminate it," Lt Gen Bhopinder Sin...

Highly Educated More Prone To Parkinsons Disease

...ge of occupations, physicians were most at risk of contracting the debilitating condition, while people in active, manual jobs, such as construction and factory workers, had the lowest risk. No clear explanation for the trend has yet been found, but based on previous Parkinson's research, which shows that regu...

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