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Researchers Make Strides in VCJD Detection

...s.// The findings suggest there may be a way to cure vCJD, the human form of BSE, if it can be detected before it has time to kill off large numbers of brain cells. The disease has so far claimed the lives of 158 people in Britain, and seven more are known to be infected. But many scientists believe...

A New Weapon Against Obesity

...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." The fibre is called oligo fructose. "It's not a chemical or a drug. In fact it's a food product that is alrea...

US Student Raising Funds For Cancer-Ridden Indian American

...spreading the word about the event. There is no cure for AML, and patients need treatment as soon as possible after diagnosis. Nikit was diagnosed 17 months ago as being affected with the M4 myelomonocytic subtype of AML. Treatment is expensive, whether in the form of intensive chemotherapy or drug ...

Antipsychotic Drug Controls Some Symptoms in Autism Disorder

...fulness remain unknown. Since risperidone does not cure the disorder and may have to be continued for a lo...essed to the parents and others that this is not a cure for autism or for the core symptoms of ASD,” Levy said. “But it works well for some of the associate...

World Leprosy Day – Easing Pain and Giving Hop

...eme of every ‘World Leprosy Day’, seeks to provide cure for the disease in leprosy endemic regions, and enable the patients to lead a life of dignity. A holistic approach that ensures the smooth integration of the leprosy victims with the society forms the tenet of every World Leprosy Day. It might be w...

New Findings In Breast Cancer

...yme produced by the gene PTP1b made it possible to cure type II diabetes and obesity. A large number of pharmaceutical companies have since developed new inhibitors used in treatments for these diseases. "Adapting these compounds is all that is needed to attack breast cancer," said Tremblay. Sourc...

A Novel Technique Nudges Genes Into Activity

...level up a few notches, we might actually treat or cure the disease," Dr. Janowski said. For example, some genes are natural tumor suppressors, and using this method to selectively activate those genes might help the body fend off cancer, Dr. Janowski said. Genes are segments of DNA housed in chromoso...

TB Intervention Program Improves Patient Outcomes

...m in West African// country of Senegal, had higher cure and treatment completion rates. The TB intervention program included improved communication with health personnel and community involvement. Poor adherence to treatment remains a major obstacle in the global fight against tuberculosis (TB). Reason...

Kenya: Alert As Virus Leaps Over Buffer Zone

...though the virus was first isolated in Kenya and a cure developed by local scientists. The Director of Veterinary Services, Dr Joseph Musaa, says Kenya should have strategic reserves of the vaccine "because the problem occurs here and is bound to recur." Locally, the vaccine is developed at the Kenya ...

Avoid Diuretic Pills During Pregnancy

...ly delivery and even death. "Currently, the only cure for the disease is delivery of the baby and the placenta, but this leads to many babies being born prematurely and vulnerable," Churchill said. For this reason, doctors have focused on diet changes, such as prescribing more calcium-rich foods and o...

Statins Aid Survival in Lung Patients, Say Experts

...s pneumonia, heart disease and stroke. There is no cure for COPD but treatments can relieve the symptoms and therapies to slow its progression are being tested. During the study it was observed that the death rate was reduced by 43 per cent in patients taking statins, and the effects were even more p...

Coffee Could Help Cure Baldness

Drinking coffee could help cure baldness as caffeine blocks the effects of a chemical known to damage hair, say researchers//. Tobias Fischer of the University of Jena in Germany took scalp biopsies from 14 men in the early stages of hair loss. He extracted hair follicles and plac...

Scientists Unravel Superbug That Kills in 24 Hours

...e news is a vital first step in attempts to find a cure for the virulent disease, PVL-MRSA, that is highly resistant to current antibiotic treatments. Already responsible for two deaths in Britain, experts fear we are in the early stages of an epidemic that could result in a massive death toll if the s...

New Strategy for the Treatment of CML

...ective means to prevent, control and ultimately to cure cancer. Visit Massey online at http://www.massey.vcu.edu or call 1-877-4-MASSEY. Source-Newswise SRI...

Big Brother to the Rescue

...d abnormally to some viral infections and the only cure is bone marrow transplant. While women can carry this condition they cannot be affected by it. This March, Nathan will become a donor, to save his younger brother’s life. The procedure of bone marrow transplant involves destruction of the pa...

Madhya Pradesh Has India's Most Malnourished Kids

...iling infant a 'sugar solution' they thought would cure her. When her condition deteriorated, on the advice of a NGO they took her to the hospital. Madhya Pradesh has the largest number of malnourished children in the country, with 80,000 cases of severe malnutrition. The mortality rate is 87 per 1,000...

New Gene to Help in Understanding Alzheimer’s Diseas

... and treatment of the disease , though a permanent cure is still not forseable . Most of the present efforts are aimed at blocking sticky deposits of plaque in the brain formed from a protein called amyloid. Many scientists believe that the amyloid plaque plays a leading role in destroying brain cells...

Antibody Therapy Prevents Type 1 Diabetes

...erestingly, the antibody therapy did not appear to cure the NOD mice because the researchers were still able to see lymphocytes in their pancreatic islets, a tell-tale sign of pancreatic inflammation and autoimmunity. In addition, when the researchers isolated cells from the spleens of the antibody-treate...

Dementia Delayed by the Capacity to Speak Two Languages

...tion is Alzheimer’s disease. Till date there is no cure found for this disease. Of course, bilingualism is not a protective shield against dementia but it only delays its onset. This group has planned on more research on this subject and the benefits of bilingualism. JT...

Heart Defect Is Linked to Some Cases of Migraine Headache

...nt medications. “We don’t believe this will be a cure for all migraines,” says Lasala, medical director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory and professor of medicine. “But even if it’s effective in just 50 percent of migraine patients with PFOs, it could benefit a lot of people.” The apparatus u...

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