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Weight-Loss Drinks Can Make You Gassy

... lacks a sufficient supply of an intestinal enzyme critical for the digestion of milk-based foods. Consuming large amounts of lactose can cause such individuals to experience bloating, diarrhoea and flatulence. While eating solid foods with milk can reduce such reactions, the researchers point out that betw...

ZYDUS enters female health care segment

...he rise, a safe and efficacious therapy can play a critical role in ensuring a healthier and graceful post-menopausal life. The company is optimistic that within the first year of its launch the drug would capture atleast 10 per cent of the Rs. 50 crore postmenopausal drugs market....

Get, set, go...

...g a vital two-year window before puberty, which is critical to building healthy bones. In girls this tends to be between 10 and 12 and in boys it is from 13 to 15. Extra effort to exercise during this time will make a big difference, say researchers at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, who are ...

Beehives to curb caries

...omote the binding of cariogenic bacteria to teeth, critical steps in the development of decay. This natural substance is actually used by bees to strengthen and protect their hive from germs and foreign invaders. Worker honeybees collect propolis from the buds of various poplar and conifer trees and bark le...

Mutation connected to Osteoporosis

...polypeptide. GNAS1 controls a protein that plays a critical role in way cells function. In the case of POH, the GNAS1 mutation results in a mistaken signal to non-skeletal cells, which results in the creation of bone by the misinformed cells. Levyn, who also worked with researchers from the University of Pen...

Wheat wards off colon cancer

...that eating whole grain products and wheat germ is critical for the antioxidants to be absorbed....

Lethal Heart Condition linked To Cocaine Use

...rther. The dissection may stop blood from reaching critical organs, or even cause the aorta to rupture. Researchers reviewed hospital charts looking for cases of aortic dissection. They recorded information on cocaine use and coronary risk factors. Of the 38 cases found, 37 percent were related to cocaine u...

Diabetics prone to periodontitis

...oblems, may affect blood sugar control during this critical time." Additionally, periodontal disease may trigger increased levels of biological fluids that induce labor, and this response may be amplified in diabetics, Dr. Guthmiller said. "This self-perpetuating destruction could potentially further complica...

Nicholas buys ICI’s drug business for Rs 70 c

...such as cardiovascular, central nervous system and critical care segment. The niche or speciality bulk drugs that are exported by the business have no competition from India and limited international competition.” ICI’s pharma business has about 357 employees, including a field force of 200. ...

DNA helps in cellular function

...ation contained in DNA,is converted into functions critical for maintaining life. A report authored by Dorothy .A. Erie, Assitant Professor in Chemistry and her team say that " the information for all the genes in an organism is containd in its DNA.For this information to be translated into function, sec...

Clotting Protein plays a role in nerve repair

...ity in New York report that fibrin seems to play a critical role in repairing damaged myelin. The researchers made the discovery by studying mice that lacked the protein. After an injury to the sciatic nerve (located in the leg), myelin regenerated much more rapidly in fibrin-free mice than in normal mice. S...

Pancreatic Cancer may be linked to Diabetes

...ians knew this intuitively," but the study added a critical time and age element. She noted the mean time from diagnosis of diabetes to diagnosis of pancreatic cancer was only 7 months, and many of the cases occurred in people in their 70s. That kind of information will help physicians remain alert to the pos...

DNA transcription to be focused

...ation contained in DNA,is converted into functions critical for maintaining life. A report authored by Dorothy .A. Erie, Assitant Professor in Chemistry and her team say that " the information for all the genes in an organism is containd in its DNA.For this information to be translated into function, sec...

Look out for sepsis

Researchers at the critical care centre felt that, everyone should be aware of...use of death in intensive care. Dr Jean-Louis, a critical care expert at the University of Belgium, thinks everyone should be more aware of the possibility of...

New Vitamin K Recommendations

Vitamin K plays a critical role in helping your blood clot properly.It is so important that all newborns receive an injection immediately after birth to prevent bleeding. The vitamin is found most commonly in leafy green vegetables and is made by bacteria //in the intestine.S...

Specialist care convalesces intensive care survival

...f criticare patients gets better if specialists in critical care medicine manage them personally. Researchers ...y are cared for by a doctor who is a specialist in critical care medicine. Previous research has suggested that the involvement of an 'intensivist' reduces de...

Gene connected to Multi-System disorder discovered

...cause of their widespread presence in cells during critical developmental periods. Researchers, during the course of this study, have also helped identify a faulty connexin gene as the cause of a skin and deafness disorder known as "KIDS" (for keratitis, ichthyosis and deafness syndrome), while previous findi...

Bioengineering production strains - Microbia develops new methods

... authors elucidated the key genetic components and critical regulatory nodes affecting lovastatin production. The technology described is a component of Microbia's Precision Engineering approach to biomanufacturing process improvement. Precision Engineering provides a rapid and comprehensive alternative to t...

Beehives to curb dental caries

...omote the binding of cariogenic bacteria to teeth, critical steps in the development of decay. This natural substance is actually used by bees to strengthen and protect their hive from germs and foreign invaders. Worker honeybees collect propolis from the buds of various poplar and conifer trees and bark le...

Gene linked to 'Missing Eye' condition in newborns

...said that the research indicated that SOX2 plays a critical role in eye development and other genes that directly interact with SOX2 may be mutated in children affected with similar and more common conditions. The scientists involved in the study believed that this finding will help doctors understand anophth...

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