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Genes to Extend Longevity Discovered

...ities the process causes." There has been some controversy over the role of the gene Sir2 in the ability of caloric restriction to extend yeast lifespan and some recent work suggests that caloric-restriction-induced lifespan extension may not involve Sir2. The results also show that Hst2 is responsible for ...

Malignant virus in polio vaccine combined to Cancer

...tigation reported last year that there is a heated controversy surrounding detection of SV40 and that most U.S. government's studies over the past decade have debunked the theory that SV40 is causing human cancer or even present in tumors. But The Chronicle found that more than 60 studies from 30 laboratories a...

Remifemin, An Indian Herb For Hormone Replacement Therapy

...g through menopause. As synthetic HRT use is under controversy due to its link to causing breast cancer. Professor John Eden from Sydney’s Royal Hospital for Women says that the study was done for a period of weeks on 304 patients and the study results was found that Remifemin significantly reduced the freque...

A Settlement Over Stem Cell Controversy Through Scientific Research

...sed for scientific purposes but also eliminate the controversy that exists over stem cell research at the present, circumventing some of the logistical and societal concerns. The above study has used laboratory grown human embryonic stem cells that have already been approved for use by federally funded researche...

Controversy over spread of Mad Cow disease from India

...causing an epidemic in United Kingdom has caused a controversy due to Researchers in United Kingdom //blaming imported animal feed containing infected animal or human carcasses as the cause of mad cow disease outbreak. A recent report published in Lancet reports that mad cow disease would have spread from India....

French Fries In Cancer Controversy In China

... the French fries seem to be entangled in a health controversy now in China. Scientists in China have found that acrylamide, a probable human cancer causing agent, in potato fries exceeds the limit in drinking water set by the World Health Organization (WHO) by 500 times.// The Chinese Ministry of Health said t...

Indian Health Ministry approves sale of Emergency contraceptives as over the counter drug

...de effects such as nausea and the usage also has a controversy as a risk factor for breast cancer. Emergency contraceptive pills have fewer side effects compared to normal contraceptives and costs around 30 rupees and the government wanted to reduce the price. Emergency pills consist of a hormone levonorgestrel,...

Patient Choice Cesarean Section on The Rise

...s, for which there is, no medical necessity. The controversy over 'patient-choice' C-sections continues in the medical community, with some doctors believing that patients should have the ability to choose a C-section if they prefer. Other doctors believe that patients can never fully understand the risks invo...

Controversy Surrounding The HIV Positive Reports Of One-Year Girl In Kerala

A cloud of controversy has surrounded The Thiruvananthapuram medical college following the report claiming that a one-year-old girl who had received a transfusion form the hospital blood bank has been tested positive for HIV infection. // According to the inquiry, one-ye...

Judgment In Favor Of Merck For Vioxx Drug

...udgment in favor of Merck the manufacturers of the controversy drug Vioxx which caused heart attacks in patients who took the drug. The judgment had said that the Merck will not be held liable //for the 2001 heart attack suffered by a man taking the painkiller, but still faces thousands more similar lawsuits an...

Legal Action against Authority Regarding Outbreak of Legionnaires’ Diseas

...rrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, in 2002 has created much controversy and confusion as a council official has been charged with manslaughter yesterday in connection//. The design service manager for Barrow borough council has also been charged with breaching health and safety regulations. Those who died in the outbrea...

Khushboo Should ‘Talk about Safe Sex’ and not ‘ Premarital Sex’ Says Miniter

... he is trying to do a balancing act to diffuse the controversy Ramadoss told an Indian newspaper: ‘‘We need ma...tes sex for teenagers.' Distancing PMK from the controversy that has now rocked the country for the last few weeks the minister said: ‘‘The PMK is in no way inv...

French and wine: inseparable and just perfect?

...lds. The report recommending warning labels is the controversy riser. There is a large hue and cry over this latest report and a rift has been created between wine manufacturers and the government. Another point in the favour of the wine manufacturer came the views of Marie-Christine Tarby, "It's ridiculous. Th...

Vegan(ism) not so 'in' and healthy for children

...n of the Vegan Society in the UK. Thus there is a controversy of sorts between the scientist and pro vegans. No conclusive statement can be made at this stage....

Mystery Surrounding Use Of Abortion Pill Yet To Be Resolved

...-486 (Mifeprex) has created much confusion // and controversy among members of the scientific community. It has been confirmed by health officials that it is due to the toxins produced by the highly lethal bacteria - Clostridium sordellii. So far, there have been only 10 reports of the fatal infection, 8 of wh...

Widespread Commercialisation Of Human Organ Donation In China

... transplantation purposes in China has raised much controversy and confusion. Chinese health officials, who have been passive// about the issue for a long time, have admitted about the widespread prevalence of such an inhuman act. Despite reports of poor survival rates of grafts transplanted from total strange...

Face transplant woman has new graft

...t has undergone a further graft on Friday, even as controversy surrounds her surgery//. Isabelle Dinoire, 38, in Lyons, France, received a second transplant of bone marrow and stem cells from the same donor, which had been successful, doctors said. This is meant to cut the risk of Miss Dinoire rejecting the fac...

Ex-Wife Lodges Case Against Husband For Infecting Her With HIV

Confusion and controversy prevails over a case lodged by a wife against her ex-husband (diagnosed to be HIV positive), accused of infecting her with the deadly virus. Apparently, he had not disclosed his HIV positive // status before the marriage. Furthermore, he is said to h...

Fixational eye movement responsible for visibility

...king things visible for us. There as been lot of controversy over the use of rapid fixational eye movements during fixed eye gazing, whether they have any important function in visibility and these new findings have proved the usefulness of microsaccades in visibility which may be useful in treating fixational...

Early HRT Can Protect Women Against Heart Diseases

Even as a controversy rages over safety with regard to the hormone replacement therapy (HRT), another research has put forward the theory that it may protect women from diseases related to the heart. //The risk of a coronary heart disease is lowered by 30% in the case of ...

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