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Umbilical Cord Blood Banking of Negligible Value: Experts

... the name of regenerative medicine and promises to cure all kinds of illnesses, these private bodies are exploiting the emotions of apprehensive parents and thus looting money. There is no regulating body in this field as well. "India is yet to register any success in stem cell transplants and has even ...

Study Uncovers Clues for Why Graves’ Disease Attacks the Eye

...and runs an average course of one to two years. No cure exists, though surgery can be done at the end stage to correct disfigurement. Source-Newswise SRM...

Homeopathy and Hypnosis Come to Dentistry

...fter drilling, says Becker. "We don't just want to cure the symptoms, but look at the whole body." Intestinal problems for example can lead to dental problems, which quickly links dental care to gastrointestinal care. Natural medicine practitioners also look for alternatives to standard fillings and t...

Pigs Arrive at Bio-secure Center

...d issue and are at the forefront of a far-reaching cure for patients with diabetes.' Pancreatic islet cells from the approximately 100 pathogen-free pigs at the facility will be used for transplantation into diabetes patients in clinical trials. Says Henk-Jan Schuurman, chief executive officer of the ...

Mozambique: Half of Tuberculosis Cases Go Undiagnosed

...ido said it costs the government ten US dollars to cure a new case of tuberculosis - but 300 dollars to treat a case of multi-resistant TB. "Hence the importance of the correct treatment of all cases diagnosed, to prevent them from becoming cases of multi-resistant TB", he stressed. "We are aware that w...

Researchers Discover Potential Targets To Reduce Risk Of Stem Cell Transplants

...biting one gene -- even temporarily -- can improve cure rates for blood cancer patients who receive stem cell transplants//. This strategy may also help patients with genetic and autoimmune diseases who are also treated with stem cell transplants. Researchers at H. Lee Moffitt Comprehensive Cancer Cente...

Survivors of Childhood Cancers at Higher Risk for Secondary Cancer

...hildhood cancer have resulted in a current overall cure rate of over 70 percent. Previous studies have shown that these survivors are specifically at a higher risk of secondary sarcomas, such as soft tissue sarcomas and osteosarcoma. Radiation therapy is associated with secondary sarcomas, but other speci...

Cancer Drug can Extend Survival in Patients With Deadly Brain Tumors

...it organization that supports research to hasten a cure for brain cancer, said, "The results of this initial study are very encouraging and we are now excited to learn the findings of the larger study, that, it is hoped, will lead to an approved therapy for patients with brain cancer." In the pilot stud...

Norwalk Virus Outbreak in a Toronto Hospital

...rson to person by direct contact. As there is no cure it is advised to adopt precautionary measures including complete hand sanitization and wearing gowns and gloves. PRI...

Stem Cell Transplants Explored as a Possible Treatment for Hearing Loss

Stefan Heller's dream is to someday find a cure for deafness. As a leader in stem cell-based resea...e to find it.' The idea of using drug therapy to cure deafness has been at the back of Heller's mind since he began researching the inner ear 12 years ago...

Bionic Eye may Restore Sight to the Blind

...n and retinitis pigmentosa. It does not offer a cure for blindness caused by damage of the optic nerve. With the previous electronic implant, six blind patients had their sight partially restored. The device proved so successful that its developers led by Dr. Mark Humayun, applied for FDA approval...

Special Delivery Unit for Pregnant Moms With Birth Defects in Fetus

...e to developing and perfecting fetal treatments to cure disease. “We know that babies with special needs require special care before and after birth and now babies from across the nation and around the world can be cared for in one place dedicated specifically to the care of these babies and their mothe...

PAHO Urges Readiness for Dengue Outbreaks in 2007

...n the Americas. There is currently no vaccine or cure for dengue, which causes high fever, muscular pain, headaches, vomiting, and in some cases skin rash. Prevention efforts focus on raising public awareness of how the disease is transmitted and getting people to take personal preventive measures, in...

Surgeons Develop Simpler Way to Cure Atrial Fibrillation

...surgical procedure that has had the best long-term cure rate for persistent atrial fibrillation. The sim...ut unlike the Cox-maze procedure, the drugs do not cure the disorder. Damiano says their most recent study of Cox-maze IV is unique because the surgeons c...

Optimum Folate and Vitamin B12 Levels Essential for Cognitive Function in Seniors

...act on cognitive function in our study, it did not cure anemia, as opponents of food fortification have suggested." Senior author Jacob Selhub, PhD, says, "Our findings support the often-expressed idea that many seniors would benefit from more folate, but the research shows that we must look at the effe...

Scientists Explore Possible New Way to Fight AIDS

...y benefit people with AIDS, a disease for which no cure exists. "I don't think one solution will be applicable to all the patients. It's possible that IL-7 (interleukin 7) may benefit some patients and do nothing in other cases," Lusso said in an interview Source-Bio-Bio Technology SRI...

Funds and Hope for Breast Cancer Patients

...tion for help. The treatment with Herceptin helped cure her completely. The foundation conducts 'paid' cancer checkups in various corporate offices and in turn utilises the money for conducting cancer screening camps in local hospitals in semi-urban and rural areas for early detection and treatment. ...

Women - More Likely to Die of Genital Nonmelanoma

...squamous cell carcinoma has a 95 percent five-year cure rate when detected and treated early, genital skin cancers can be difficult to diagnose since they are not always readily visible and may not exhibit any noticeable symptoms. As studies show, this can lead to a fatal outcome. Speaking today at the ...

‘Baby Food’ to Battle Obesiy

...fe to help achieve a healthy body weight. It won't cure obesity or cause people to drop half their body weight -- not even our strongest obesity drugs can do that -- but we believe it could help." In the human trial Reimer and team will test the effect on 50 overweight but otherwise healthy persons who ...

HIV Spread May Be Arrested By A New Compound

...fy and defend itself against treatments, finding a cure for this deadly disease is becoming difficult. 2-5AN6B is said to refurbish the natural anti viral defense system of the body against HIV virus. All along, the drugs intended for HIV infection targets the virus replication. But this compound appear...

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