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Hip and Knee Replacements Becoming More Patient-friendly

... patient care. Surgeons are refining techniques or developing new ones to try to improve the outcomes. Joint Replacement Surgeries that engage minimally invasive techniques have reduced post-operative pain and morbidity to the patient. Rehabilitation is also faster. Wockhardt's Centre for Joint Replacement of...

Wealthy Australian Women More Prone to Breast Cancer New Study

...or undergo a late menopause are at greater risk of developing the disease, according to the Cancer Council of Australia. Hormone replacement therapy and long-term use of the oral contraceptive pill are believed to make women more susceptible to breast cancer, which is known as "hormone dependent" because it ...

Pediatric Use of ADHD Drug may Affect Developing Brain

...young children may cause long-term changes in the developing brains, according to a study of mice by researcher...try is already somewhat awry or the brain might be developing too fast these changes might help 'reset' that balance in a healthy way. On the other hand, in brai...

Thousands Gather in Sydney for HIV Conference

...the harsh realities of living with the virus in a developing country. She has seen AIDS patients left untreat... than a decade should be more readily available in developing countries. "What I personally would like to see is the drugs rolled out as far as the health centr...

Japanese are Weighed Down by Deviating from Their Traditional Diet

... The increase in the number of Japanese at risk of developing metabolic disorders associated with obesity, high ...or females is considered obese and at high risk of developing metabolic disorders. Companies will have to provide counselling on fitness and nutrition to those ...

Solving Puzzles Could Boost Brain Power

... could also help those who have increased risks of developing memory disorders later in life, says Jennifer Mozolic, a student at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in North Carolina, who studied 23 people aged 65-75. The preliminary findings of the study found that eight (weekly one-hour) attentio...

Longer Term Breast-feeding Reduces the Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Women

...m breast-feeding protects mothers from the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis . According to new data pres...east feeding period, the lower the mothers risk of developing RA in later life. Simultaneously, the study also found that comparable use of oral contraceptives (O...

Smoking, Glucose Tolerance Level may Increase Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk

...e status, might independently increase the risk of developing RA. The second study highlighted the link betwee...nt part in RA development. "The determinants for developing RA in any population are clearly complex and often unrelated. These studies help us to add more piec...

Scientists Develop Artificial Blood Vessels for Vascular Grafts in Mice

...at the new findings demonstrate the feasibility of developing MDSC-seeded tissue-engineered vascular grafts for eventual human application. The next step is to demonstrate the use of the tissue-engineered blood vessel in a larger animal model, such as a pig, which has a coagulation system more similar to that...

An Exclusive Restaurant to Appease the Culinary Needs of HIV/AIDS Patients

...thought to it and that's how the entire concept of developing this project originated." Varsha Vala, the President of Aadhar Charitable Trust, is herself an HIV-positive for the last 15 years. She lives with her family--two sons and husband. The day when she learnt that she was HIV+, life seemed to have re...

Genome Annotation by Mutation

...t function, Capecchi says. Capecchi is known for developing gene targeting, in which mice are bred with a gene disabled or knocked out to see what goes wrong, thus revealing the genes normal function and how disease makes it malfunction. But DNA regulatory sequences between genes also can mutate to cause dise...

2 Minute Delay in Cutting Cord can Give Babies a 'significant' Health Boost

.... "Although this is of particular importance for developing countries in which anaemia during infancy and childbirth is highly prevalent, it is likely to have an important impact on all newborns," they added. The study is published in the Journal of the American Medical Association....

Tea Pill, Tea Cola Hitting Markets Soon

...ists has already hogged international limelight by developing the world's first pocket teas - a tea pill that can be chewed or sucked and having the same refreshing effect like a steaming hot cup of tea. "The pill is absolutely safe and can be chewed, or placed under the tongue, besides drinking in the conven...

Breast-feeding Protects Mothers from Rheumatoid Arthritis

...onger periods are likely to have a reduced risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic disorder that... more months was associated with a reduced risk of developing RA compared to women who had never breast fed. The longer the breast feeding period, the lower the...

Soon, a Vaccine That Could Keep All Types of Flu Away for Lifetime

British scientists are developing a flu vaccine that will give lifelong benefit to patients and it is also expected to fight anything from winter flu to bird flu . Compared to traditional jabs, the new FLU-v vaccine is easier to make and can also be stocked for a global epidemic. "W...

Scientists Establish Link Between Foie Gras and Disease

...e diseases in the first place and, most important, developing new means of diagnosis and treatment designed to rid the body of harmful amyloid deposits or preventing them from occurring or progressing," he added....

Generic Competitor for Plavix Blocked in US

...gative impact on the amount of research devoted to developing other medical uses for Plavix if sales of the generic version were allowed. The judge said damages will be set in an amount to be determined at future proceedings....

Cervical Cancer Vaccine for the 12 Year Old

...nd said 300,000 girls would face a greater risk of developing cervical cancer as a result. But there are many who are not in agreement with the new programme of the government. Some parents and religious groups say the vaccine could encourage girls to have unprotected sex. The ethical and religious groups opp...

Filipino Mothers Go Bare Protesting Against Milk Formula Companies

..., and those given formula have a greater chance of developing asthma, allergies and obesity, the WHO has said. According to WHO studies up to 1.45 million children die annually in poor countries because of low breastfeeding rates....

Desalination of Sea is Not a Solution to Tackle Global Water Scarcity: WWF

... authors, advances in technology should attempt at developing alternative "manufactured water" systems, such as treating waste water. "The basic problem is that by taking sea water and producing fresh water, you are going to get a stream of fresh water, which is what you want, but you also produce a concentra...

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