Tag: "defenceless" at medical news

Treatment of Premature Babies, Opossums Could Help

...sts to study them but a good understanding how the defenceless young survive in the presence of disease-producing organisms known as pathogens would have much wider benefits. 'We can transfer that information to humans where you have problems with premature babies coming down with infections,' Dr Belov said. ...

Animal Lovers Protest Brutal Dog Killings

...t the terrible brutalities committed against these defenceless creatures," one of the activists Sonia Singh said in New Delhi. The protestors vowed that they would take necessary action at every level to ensure prosecution of the municipal authorities responsible for the gruesome acts in the state. Animal lo...

Angola To Launch A Massive Health Protection Campaign For The Children

...l war that has left millions, especially children, defenceless to a host of deadly and crippling diseases. Reports have stated that almost one-quarter of all Angolan children die before the age of five. This campaign that is finally being launched, has come in the midst of the growing criticism on the Angolan go...

Gene Therapy Helps To Cure 'Incurable' Illness

..."incurable" genetic disorder that made them almost defenceless against bacterial and fungal infections has been repaired with Gene therapy. // Sixteen months after an operation to repair a defective gene, the once severely ill patients show signs of complete recovery, a German-based team of scientists said Sunda...

Abortion Does Not Increase Risk Of Depression In Women

...till be wrong because it always takes an innocent, defenceless human life, according to those against abortion, who hope that the act would be seen as a grave denial of basic human right in the future. The research also focuses on the necessity of preventing unwanted childbearing, in young women particularly to ...

Drugs to stop burgeon of HIV

...ate, but eventually the cell dies and the viruses, defenceless without surface membranes, are eaten up by macrophages," he explained. At present there are two types of anti-HIV drugs available – reverse transcriptase inhibitors such as AZT and protease inhibitors. These work by targeting the reproduction of the...

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