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Abbott's RealTime Hepatitis B Viral Load Test Receives CE Marking in Europe

...on people each year. Although the vaccine will not cure chronic hepatitis, it is 95 percent effective in preventing chronic infections from developing. The prevalence of HBV infection and the method of transmission vary greatly around the world. In countries with a high prevalence of chronic HBV infection...

Researchers Link Bacteria Destroying Proteins to Alzheimer's Treatment

...e are much anticipated," Gouras said. Although no cure for the disease is available yet, scientists are actively looking for new treatments. One of the main goals of such treatments is to destroy clumps of a protein called beta amyloid, which are found in the brains of people with the disease, either ins...

Stem Cells Aid in Hearing Recovery

...fibrocytes may therefore be a powerful strategy to cure sensorineural hearing loss that cannot be reversed by current therapies, state Dr. Matsunaga and colleagues....

New Research to Make Science and Technology Work for the Poor

...igeria; Gambian President Yahya Jammeh's claims to cure AIDS with herbal medicine which risks derailing anti-retroviral treatments; and local opposition to large dam building and the GM crop Bt cotton in India. Dr Ian Gibson MP, chairing the STEPS Centre launch, said: Science makes a massive contributio...

New Research Centre at Sydney to Lead Cancer Fight

...ion research centre will be dedicated to finding a cure and developing new, effective drugs to treat Cance...s will bring Australia closer to one day finding a cure for disease. "We believe that by bringing all these researchers together under one roof, the resear...

Shahnaz Hussain Takes Ayurveda to London's Harley Street

...d meditation as an integral part of the individual cure and care programmes. The Shahnaz Husain specialized clinical treatments and therapeutic formulations have received international acclaim as a perfect practical application of Ayurveda. The treatments use plant ingredients and natural substances, kn...

New Definition Helps Identify Children at Risk of Metabolic Syndrome

...sion is to promote diabetes care, prevention and a cure worldwide. IDF is a non-governmental organization in official relations with the World Health Organization....

Children With Chronic Illness Die in Hospitals

...oving comfort and enhancing quality of life when a cure is not possible. Feudtners study team analyzed national health records for 198,000 U.S. children whose deaths were attributed to a complex chronic condition between 1989 and 2003. Those conditions include heart disease, cancer, neuromuscular diseas...

Potential Cure for HIV Discovered

In a breakthrough that could potentially lead to a cure for HIV infection, scientists have discovered a wa...o overcome before the enzyme could be used to help cure patients. "The most important, and likely most difficult, among these is that the enzyme would nee...

Probiotic Drinks can Stave Off Hospital Infection

...kson said: "We are not saying that a probiotic can cure C diff because the trial was to prevent the diarrhoea associated with it from happening. The trial found no cases of C diff diarrhoea among those who received the probiotic. It will reduce the risk of getting diarrhoea and this would apply not only t...

Experts Critical of a New OTC Product to Treat Psoriasis

...eptical. "We can control psoriasis, but we can't cure it," says Dr. Steven Feldman, professor of dermatology at Wake Forest University. "People want something magical that will work without side effects." The SkinZinc system sold at major drugstores and over the Internet combines two products: SkinZ...

Girls With Cancer Given Fertility Hope

...hey grow up. Childhood cancers usually result in cure rates of between 70 and 90 percent but the aggressive chemotherapy which is often needed can render children sterile. The life saving chemotherapy and radiotherapy can cause infertility by destroying the ovaries containing the lifetime stock of eggs ...

Survivors of Rare Ovarian Cancer may Retain Menstrual Function and Reproductive Ability

...there's been a dramatic increase in survival, with cure rates now reaching close to 100 percent. Simultaneously in the 1970s, gynaecologic oncologists began to realize that fertility-sparing surgery could be performed safely and without compromising a woman's curability," says Dr. Gershenson. During t...

No More Smelly Feet With Bamboo Socks

Now there is a cure for smelly and pongy feet - special socks made of bamboo fibre . The item is the first eco-friendly sock to go on general sale, and experts have forecasted that it is the sign of one of the biggest revolutions to take place in the world of clothing...

70-year-old, Three Sons Seek Mercy Death

...ors at the district headquarters hospital couldn't cure the disease. I have already spent all my money for their treatment. I don't have the means to consult renowned physicians outside the state and even in the SCB Medical College at Cuttack. Nobody is coming forward to help me," Hakimuddin told IANS. ...

Yoghurt To Treat Bowel Infections

A humble tub of yoghurt could contain the cure for certain types of antibiotic-resistant bowel bacteria, according to recent research . Overuse of antibiotics has led to colonisation of the bowel with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, including vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), which are r...

Diet for Autism

...es and to the society at large. The need to find a cure for autism is a subject of controversy , as some desire a disease - free status while others are compelled to resist it. The latter believe that autism is a way of life that provides the individual with an identity. However it is vital to acknowle...

Disabled Orissa Brothers Lives Saved by Timely Intervention

...ors at the district headquarters hospital couldn't cure the disease. I have already spent all my money for their treatment. I don't have the means to consult renowned physicians outside the state and even in the SCB Medical College at Cuttack. Nobody is coming forward to help me," Hakimuddin had earlier t...

Spit Test Kit on the Cards to Ascertain Pre-eclampsia Risk

...e baby can be averted. This test may not offer any cure for the condition apart from monitoring the health problems of expectant mothers and their unborn babies. Pre-eclampsia is blamed for about 600 and 1,000 baby deaths annually in the United Kingdom. It is estimated that one woman succumbs every six ...

Despite Being Effective Electroconvulsive Therapy is Underused for Severe Depression

...chiatry movement' and the promise that drugs would cure mental illness contributed to a decline in ECT use in the ensuing decades," Dr. Taylor writes. Negative media depictions, as in the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, played a role as well. However, "ECT has shown a strong comeback in the last ...

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