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Drug Action Week to Highlight Effects of Alcohol

...Leanne Crough says, ‘Drinking alcohol in pregnancy damages babies' brains. What we're trying to do is get the message out is that if you are pregnant, you are trying to get pregnant, do not drink alcohol.’ In Wheatbelt the 'Enough is Enough' program of the drug action week is highlighting the effects of dr...

Scientists Discover Non-dietary Therapy For Celiac Diseases

...patient, it sets off an inflammatory reaction that damages the small intestine, leading to malabsorption, an autoimmune-like response, and many other complications. The only effective therapy for celiac disease is complete dietary exclusion of gluten. However, the ubiquitous nature of gluten poses a constant...

Neurology behind Drinking in Teenagers

...rowing up mounting research has shown that alcohol damages the developing brains of teenagers, injuring them significantly more than it does adult brains. These findings have lain to rest the assumption that people can drink heavily for years before significant neurological injury is caused to themselves. ...

Surgery cancellations in Queens land Hospital

...ot a memo saying, we’re canceling your lists... it damages the morale of the doctor – it makes them wonder what they’re doing working in the public system, when they could be working in a much more efficient private system." . "We’re seeing across the state an increase of over 10% in emergency surgery, and...

High Blood Pressure Could Result In Structural Damage Of Heart

...e survival rate of the patients is below 50%. The damages caused in the heart by arterial hypertension (the so-called hypertensive cardiopathy) constitute the principal cause of cardiac insufficiency, especially in women of advanced age. For over 15 years, scientists belonging to the CIMA of the University ...

Different Disease Response In Identical Twins Linked To Genes

...matism. RA is a chronic inflammatory disease that damages joints. RA causes pain, loss of movement, and bone deformities. It affects 2.1 million Americans. There are many genetic factors that put people at a high-risk for developing RA, yet only 15 percent of identical twins will both develop it. Scientist...

Gene Therapy Technique for Inherited Heart Problems in The Pipeline

...sful in mice affected with muscular dystrophy that damages the heart. The findings, published July 27 in the online edition of Circulation Research, pave the way for studies in humans that could begin as soon as early next year for patients with Pompe disease, a rare form of muscular dystrophy that is usuall...

Avoid unnecessary screening tests for celiac disease in the absence of symptoms in children with Downs syndrome

...liac disease is a genetic autoimmune disorder that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. Individuals with celiac disease cannot tolerate gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. Untreated celiac disease is thought to increase the risk of intestinal lymph...

Treating Depression may Raise Anxiety Levels

...cades that chronic stress that leads to depression damages the hippocampus and shrinks its size. "Most research on the cognitive effects of chronic stress till now had focused on hippocampus," Chattarji said. "We wanted to depart from this traditional approach and see what chronic stress does to the neurons ...

Turn the volume down to save your ears!!

...a three-year campaign to raise awareness about the damages of loud music, has supported this band’s decision. The 'Don't Lose the Music Campaign' is targeted at people of the age group 16-30 years. People of this age group are most likely to go to loud concerts and clubs and also be in bands. Sounds over 8...

Inhibitor That Blocks Host Receptors Found To be Effective In Treating Anthrax

...acteria or the toxin released by the bacteria that damages the host organism. However, these bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics over time, and resistance can also be engineered intentionally into a germ as when used as a biological weapon. Also, the antibiotic used only slows the progression of i...

Overdose of Chemotherapy Drug kills a woman

...starts acting within minutes of administration. It damages both cancerous and healthy cells very quickly. According to Fields, staff in the ICU of the University of Alberta hospital took every possible step to try to save her but their “heroic efforts” ultimately failed. Fields said that it would take 2 mo...

Libyan Lawyers For The HIV-positive Children Seek 15million Dinars As Compensation

...illion Libyan dinars (each) for moral and material damages caused to those who are affected.” It is reported that as there are more than 400 children involved, the total compensation demanded would be near around $4.6 billion. Most of the lawyers have set their demands for compensation at 15 million dinars...

Center for Celiac Disease Opens

...ldren’s Hospital. “This inability to digest gluten damages the lining of the small intestine and prevents the body from absorbing essential nutrients. The only treatment for celiac disease is a strict gluten-free diet.” One of the challenges of celiac disease is that though it is relatively common, affecti...

Catastrophic Elephant Man Drug Trial Victims Injected Recklessly

...rial volunteers are launching a multimillion pound damages claim against Parexel, the private research firm which undertook the trial. The victims are now at a risk of contracting cancer and other chronic and incurable diseases such as multiple sclerosis. An investigation by the Medicines and Healthcare pr...

Stringent Bird Flu Monitoring Accelerated In China

...to tackle and control this virus from causing more damages to birds and man....

New Nationwide Study on Leading Cause of Vision Loss for Seniors

...er 7 million are at risk for losing vision. AMD damages the macula, the small area near the center of the retina that blurs central vision. Wet AMD, also known as vascular AMD, is caused by abnormal blood vessel growth under the macula, leading to loss of central vision. Dry AMD, which is the more common ...

Drexel Research in Cytokines Could Treat Sepsis

...ate an intense state of systemic inflammation that damages healthy tissue and can lead to organ failure. The worldwide occurrence of sepsis is approaching 20 million cases annually and the absence of efficient drug-based therapies makes this systemic inflammatory response to infection one of the major burden...

New Device May Help Heal A Failing Heart

...with the more common coronary heart disease, which damages the heart as a result of a lack of blood supply," explained Peter Weissberg, medical director of the BHF. He added: "The study raises several important questions which will need answering in future clinical studies - we need to know exactly what par...

Colon cancer Linked to low-folate diet

...m we propose in this study, is that lack of folate damages your DNA." Folic acid importance to health is a well established fact. It is needed to help cells retain the integrity of DNA during division. In addition it has been shown to help prevent certain types of heart disease, and women who do not consume...

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