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Blood from Bird Flu Survivors Provides Breakthrough in Treatment of H5N1

...d from the blood of bird flu survivors have helped cure mice infected with the dreaded H5N1 bird flu virus. Scientists have long suspected that culling immune-system molecules from survivors could provide a new therapy for the hard-to-treat H5N1 flu strain. If the research pans out, it could be possi...

Cure for Reading Glasses?

..., and more recently Intralace for $808 million. "A cure for Presbyopia could be a billion dollar industry and the growth potential is enormous, if successful," says Hager. Dr. Dello Russo says, "There are no guarantees that this laser technology will work. It will take at least five years to bring this ...

IDRI and Chembio to Develop Tests for Leishmaniasis and Leprosy

... a period of six to twenty four or more months may cure leprosy but can cause severe side effects. Although combination antibiotic therapy provided during the early stages of the disease reduces disease progression and spread, poor diagnostics and lack of access to regular health care mean that many who d...

American Who Set Off TB Scare Doing Well in Hospital

...enge to treat this,' Daley told CNN Thursday. 'The cure rate that's been reported in other places is very low. It's about 30 percent for XDR-TB.' 'This is a different patient, though. We're told that this is very early in the course, and most of the time when we get patients that it's very extensive and v...

Surge in Cancer Incidence in Asia Feared

...f disease after traditional medicine has failed to cure them. Monika Bardhan of Malaysia's NCI Cancer Hospital has seen a dramatic increase in cancer patients over the past four years. "It's staggering. Every day I see a patient with breast cancer I just hold my own and say a prayer." There is inde...

Orissa Under Anthrax Threat

...s if they eat contaminated meat. Antibiotics often cure the disease if it is diagnosed early. However, m...not know they have anthrax until it is too late to cure it. A vaccine to prevent anthrax is available for military personnel and those at high risk....

Diabetes Management in Schools Act Will Help Ensure Oklahoma Students With Diabetes Are Safe at School

...all Oklahomans unite to manage, treat, educate and cure this disease. The only way to avoid, or minimize, potentially costly and deadly diabetes complications is to aggressively and proactively manage the disease 24/7," said Melissa DeShazo-Atnip, a parent of a child with type 1 diabetes and the Co-Chair ...

Travolta Maybe Reluctant to Publicaly Discuss About Sons Autism

...c kids, in raising awareness and research funds to cure the disease. 'Travolta sits there in interviews talking about how Jett loves to read or play sports, but it is clear that the boy can barely do either,' the New York Post quoted the editor, as saying. 'It's fine with me if Travolta doesn't want ...

Novel Delivery Method of Insulin Gene to Combat Juvenile Diabetes Developed

...viduals with diabetes is an attractive approach to cure this disease. A major hurdle with this approach has been replicating automatic insulin secretion that is tuned to the bodys requirements. Dr. Anthony Cheung and his colleagues at enGene, Inc., Vancouver, aim to develop an approach to restore the me...

Airway Bypass Treatment for Emphysema - Study

...illion sufferers in the United States. There is no cure for emphysema....

Gene Responsible for Blindness in Infants and Children Identified

... This discovery has the potential to fast-track a cure for this disease, says lead investigator Dr. Robert Koenekoop, director of the McGill Ocular Genetics Centre at the MUHC. Our main research goal is to identify all the genes responsible for congenital blindness in children and then study them so that...

Dystonia Awareness Week: 4 -11 June, 2007

...on and more effective cure. Although there is no cure for dystonia yet, living with the condition is possible through effective management. Various treatment options ranging from drugs and the recent Botulinum toxin (Botox) injection to corrective surgery gives the doctors choices and helps in tailor-ma...

Stem Cell Therapy Could Provide Cure for AMD in Five Years

...p for a groundbreaking surgical therapy that could cure Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD). The the... the trial was important as it would try to find a cure to a hitherto untreatable condition. The Project is important as it develops a cellular based the...

Cuba is Exporting Healthcare Now

...little on prevention rather than a lot later on to cure diseases, stop outbreaks, or cope with long-term disabilities. When a health hazard like dengue fever or malaria is identified, there is a coordinated nationwide effort to eradicate it. Cubans no longer suffer from diphtheria, rubella, polio, or meas...

Talcum Powder Curbs Lung Tumor Risk

...oped its tumor-fighting properties would lead to a cure for cancer. But clinical trials have been disappointing, possibly because most clinicians have injected the hormone directly into patients. The hormone breaks down in the body before it has a chance to slow the spread of cancer, Antony said. It was...

Asthmatics Arrived in Hyderabad to Take Fish Medicine

...hree successive years, the medicine is believed to cure asthma. However, the medicine has lost its popularity in recent years due to a controversy surrounding its ingredients. The turnout has come down over the last five years. Less than 100,000 people had turned up last year. The Goud family still clai...

Patients Advised for Using Rosiglitazone to See Their Doctor - ADA

...ocacy. The Association's mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. Founded in 1940, the Association provides service to hundreds of communities across the country. For more information please call the American Diabetes Association at 1-800-DIABETE...

US Denies Granting Patents on Yoga Postures

...ce to lure stressed-out urbanites seeking holistic cure to their diverse maladies. The US statement comes in the wake of reports last week saying that Indian health ministry officials were scrutinizing yoga-related patents and trademarks granted by the US. Indian yoga gurus have contended that yoga ...

Drag Dad to the Doctor This Father's Day

...ocacy. The Association's mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. Founded in 1940, the Association provides services to hundreds of communities across the country....

Abbott's Humira(r) (Adalimumab) Gets Approval by EU for Crohn's Disease Treatment

...lly before age 40. There is no medical or surgical cure for Crohn's disease and few treatment options exist for patients suffering with this chronic condition. "Crohn's can have a devastating impact on patients, many of whom are young and active, making it difficult to carry out normal day-to-day activi...

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