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Scented Garments Hit The Market

...sules, and the item loses is extra functions. To counter this, manufacturers recently began offering consumers packets to refresh the supply of microcapsules, Buschmann said. These packets can be emptied onto the garment after it's washed. Buschmann said he was skeptical about this actually being affective...

Statins Prescribed To Those Who Are At a Risk Of Developing A Heart Disease

...statin but only simvastatin, is available over the counter in pharmacies in a low 10mg dose. The price of the drug is falling due to its growing demands. NHS is estimating the price to fall down to ￡9m. According to the new guidelines Nice has asked the doctors to check the risk of developing a heart dis...

Anti-obesity drugs for FDA approval

...deral regulators before it could be available as a counter sales drug.// Acomplia and Alli are the two new anti-obesity drugs and could help in weight loss management. Acomplia is manufactured by Sanofi-Aventis and the drug acts by controlling the brain signals which triggers signals for controlling appeti...

Therapy inducing self-repair of nerves to help Alzheimer’

...irectly in nerve cells to release antioxidants and counter oxidative stress, boding well for future research. The paper detailing the findings of this study is entitled 'Activation of the Keap1/Nrf2 Pathway for Neuroprotection by Electrophilic Phase II Inducers,' is published in the January 17th issue of t...

A taxi could increase your exposure to pollution

... developed system that uses an ultra fine particle counter and a video recorder in combination. The visualization system allows video images of the individuals’ activities to be played back alongside the ultra fine particle concentrations they are exposed to. As a result, most activities and behaviors that...

Syrupy Medicines Increase the Risk of Tooth Decay

... These medicines are usually available as over the counter preparations for allergies and flu or even cough. “It’s important to talk with your dentist about any medications that your child is on and see what he or she recommends to combat the problems those medications might cause,” said AGD spokesperson Pau...

Light Cafe to help beat winter blues for SAD

...ana Cafe offers free 20-minute light treatments to counter the effect of dark winter days. Up to 500,000 people, a majority of them women, are believed to suffer from SAD - seasonal affective disorder. SAD is more common in the northern latitudes where the Sun is not seen for months together. SAD symptoms...

Omega-3 May Help Special Children

...nia and lesser appetite. Omega-3 is expected to counter these side effects, and its relationship with Ritalin will be studied. The special children who suffer from fatty acid deficiencies are benefited from taking omega-3 fish oils, according to research. The study will also reveal the connection between ...

A strategic study: Soy diet makes heart disease to worsen in male mice

...is generally considered excellent for health has a counter which states that heart conditions became worse in male mice carrying a genetic // mutation for heart disease when they were fed a soy diet. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or HCM was the mutation that the male mice carried and were severely affected b...

Immune Response Of Human Beings Can Be Re-energized

...ne response of human beings can be re-energized to counter chronic viral infection, according to a study which has been published in the journal Nature.// The research also provides a plan to improve T cell immunotherapy and therapeutic vaccines. The CD8 T cells of the immune system are subject to exhaustion...

Malaria’s Invisibility Code Identifie

...e research is to identify new therapies which will counter the immune evasion strategies of the parasite. ...

Queensland Bans OTC Sales Of Cold And Flu Drugs

...oephedrine will be banned from being sold over the counter in an effort to limit illegal manufacturing of such drugs. // This new rule is set to come into effect from January 1 in Queensland. Pharmacists have been asked to ensure that unknown and frequent buyers are thoroughly questioned in order to find ou...

Tamiflu Fails To Save Two Lives

...s the world. The other drug which is available to counter the virus is the antiviral Relenza....

A herbal drug addiction releiver

...d possibly alcoholism. NAC is available over the counter as an herbal supplement known for its antioxidant effects. Antioxidants are agents that clean up damaging free radicals in the body and are therefore thought to slow down the aging process of cells. 'Cocaine is highly addictive and can have devastati...

Canada Needs More Doctors To Deal With A Pandemic

...pandemic. The basics have to be set right first to counter the disease, and spending more money alone will not be enough. There should also be sufficient health planning in the business sectors of the country to deal with such a situation. The doctors should be able to maintain their focus in the case of a p...

Lovers Latest Hang Outs – Railway Platform

...s occupying the area between an ATM and the ticket counter at the Dadar station in Mumbai who are not bothered about the sea of people passing by. These love struck pairs sit in the platforms holding each others hands and in the background can be heard the announcements of the trains arrival and departure. ...

US is unprepared for a bio-terrorist attack

...erabilities and not enough strengths to adequately counter a natural disaster, a pandemic virus or a bio-terrorist attack, the report said. The Government has been given a rating of D-plus with regard to overall disaster preparedness, while the leadership is reported to be poor when it comes to dealing with ...

Organ Scandals Compensation And The Aftermath

...here poverty is the norm . The arguments and the counter arguments apart it puts a question mark on the issue of Ethical principles, of “legal Organ donaton “...

Vitamin Abuse Syndrome In the UK

...strong'. There is a mounting concern over off the counter and Internet sales of vitamin supplements. Many health professionals feel that vitamin supplements need to undergo more rigorous testing, The need for a tougher regime to control the regulation of vitamin supplements should be set up including which ...

Another Feather In The Garlic Cap: Helpful In Avoiding Breast Cancer

...that the diallyl sulfide derived from garlic might counter this activity. "We treated human breast epithelial cells with equal amounts of PhIP and DAS separately, and the two together, for periods ranging from three to 24 hours," said Thomas. "PhIP induced expression of the cancer-causing enzyme at every s...

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