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Tag: "days" at medical news

Smallpox Would Spread Rapidly

...lso be used to treat the infection if given in the days immediately after exposure....

Step Aerobics Increases good cholesterol

... aerobics and 12 took traditional aerobic dance, 3 days a week for 40 minutes each day. The rest of the women remained sedentary.Aerobic dance involves continuous movement designed to get the heart rate up. Step aerobics follows the same principle but the movements are performed using a stepping bench. Af...

Body can reshape heart damage

... stem cells. Even in the one patient who died four days after his transplant, the researchers found plenty of evidence in his heart that Y-containing cells had moved in and started work....

Third artificial heart patient introduced

...nt, an unidentified 74-year-old man, died after 56 days with the device. The sixth patient died in surgery to implant the heart. Four additional implants have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration but have not been carried out yet....

A novel augmentation

... embryo cells in a retinoic acid solution for five days to draw ot various organs. Modifying the concentration of the retinoic acid led to the stem cells developing into different kinds of cell. Dr Asashima said a lower concentration activates a set of genes producing bundles of cells like eyes, while a h...

Cooling treatment for newborn asphyxia

...ave their temperature cooled for a period of three days before being slowly returned to normal. The cooling procedure will involve a water-filled bed and be carried out by a nurse. It will not cause the babies any discomfort, and the infants will be closely monitored at all times....

GlaxoSmithKline To Cultivate Non-Smoking Environment

...blet. The dosage is once a day for the first three days and from the fourth day, two tablets for seven weeks....

Postpone intercourse after childbirth

...ds of the two women stated that one had died eight days after having her child and the other five days after delivery.Both women had a normal delivery and collapsed while making love.It is suggested that...

Broccoli's role against cancer

...ne, helps cells defend themselves for two or three days against highly reactive and toxic molecules called oxidants.// Unlike standard anti-oxidants that use the molecular equivalent of hand to hand combat, broccoli’s compound is a covert operative that works indirectly.Oxidants are like molecular hit m...

Sensible drinking staves off strokes

... and try to have at least a couple of alcohol-free days a week."...

AAI Pharma Files Lawsuit Against Dr. Reddy's Laboratories

... of the anti-depressant drug Prozac. DRL has a 180 days exclusivity to sell the drug's 40 mg dosage form along with Barr Laboratories that holds the exclusivity for the 10 and 20 mg dosage forms. DRL expects this to be a routine move as the para IV filing after the patent expiry allows the patent holder t...

Cooling decreases heart attack effects

...ween the two groups in the complication rate seven days following the arrest. The study shows that hypothermia may indeed be an effective treatment for cardiac arrest....

Headache splitter

...ild to moderate head pain that occurs more than 15 days a month for at least six months. Although antidepressants require a prescription, they may be a better choice than over- the counter pain relievers, which can trigger rebound attacks in chronic sufferers....

Influenza drug delayed

...ce a day. Both medications must be used within two days of developing symptoms to be effective. Tamiflu ... can shorten the duration of the flu by one to two days and reduce major complications such as ear infections and bronchitis. Ear infections, the most commo...

Contraceptive pill to reduce PMS

...ceptives. Women have to take it for 84 consecutive days and then skip a week. Researcher Dr Freedolph D Anderson said side effects should be the same as for any birth control pill. He said: "Low and ultra-low doses are used, so the side effects should be minimal. "The main advantages are fewer periods p...

Pharmacia may take 51.5 percent Abbott stake

...Pharmacia could reach an agreement in the next few days to buy the stake in Abbott Laboratories India. // "If all goes well, senior Abbott officials from the company’s regional office in singapore will be soon in india," he said. The source did not mention the amount Pharmacia will pay for the stake, w...

Hyperactivity Drug Can Be Added to Food

...sprinkled over 1 tablespoon of applesauce. After 6 days of taking no medication, the study volunteers switched treatments. The researchers took blood samples before volunteers took the medication and again every half-hour to 4 hours over a 24-hour period to measure blood concentrations of the drug. Blood...

Cathine leads to mental health disorder

...n shrub whose leaves remain potent only for a few days after picking.//It has several side effects which include appetite suppression, insomnia and anxiety. Its leaves are packed with the chemical cathine and have a similar effect to amphetamines when chewed. They say the drug, which is banned in the...

Interference helps Heart Patients

...ealth and offering advice. Calls began within five days of hospital discharge. Hospital readmission rates...pitalized for heart failure, the average number of days spent hospitalized was 40 percent lower than for usual-care patients. Hospital costs for patients re...

Cure for common cold

...ir shortened the length of the cold to roughly six days from seven. Patients took the pills three times a day for five days. First treatment, however, has to start within 24 hours of onset of symptoms, which some panel members said might be difficult for a drug that would be sold by prescription. The majo...

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