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Fishes Use Threat of Punishment in Mating Process

...g order. Dr Wong found that each fish has a size difference of about 5 per cent from the one above and the one below it in the queue. If the difference in size decreases below this threshold, a challenge is on as the junior fish tries to jump the matin...

Car Sickness for the Little Ones can Be Prevented

...they look out the windscreen where there is little difference between what the eyes see and the ears interpret as there is little movement of the objects apart from coming towards you. Here the eyes and the inner ears to say the same thing so the brain has no need to make you feel sick. Make frequent stops. Ma...

Novagali Pharma Presents Phase III Clinical Trial of Vekacia(R) for Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis

...al disease), there was a statistically significant difference between both concentrations of Vekacia(R) and the vehicle treatment (p=0.0386 and 0.0208 for the Vekacia(R) 0.05% and Vekacia(R) 0.1% treatment arms, respectively). Similarly, improvement in superficial keratitis was statistically significant with Ve...

Ban on Smoking is Not a Magic Wand to Reduce Health Inequalities, UK Campaigners Warn

...ill smoke. It is the greatest single factor in the difference in life expectancy between the social classes." The percentage of men who die under 70 ranges from 22% in the highest social class to 48% in the lowest social class, and around half this disparity is accounted for by higher smoking rates. In 2005, ...

Antidepressents may Lower Bone Density in Older People

...ers than among non-users. There was no significant difference in either hip or spine density between men who took tricyclic antidepressants or trazodone and those who did not take antidepressants. These associations are biologically plausible and clinically important, the authors conclude. Because SSRI use is...

Preterm Labor Drug Causes More Side Effects

... groups," said Lyell, "but there was a significant difference in the side effects experienced by the women, and some of these were very serious." Lyell and El-Sayed emphasized that magnesium sulfate is still an appropriate treatment for preterm labor. It continues to be used regularly both at Packard Children...

New Innovation in Clubfoot Treatment

...foot. "Just having the flexible bar makes a huge difference in compliance and convenience," he said. The Dobbs brace was patented and is licensed through the University's Office of Technology Management....

Art in Hospitals to Enhance Patient Care

...proportion of the overall cost, it can make a huge difference to the quality of environment that is created. The design life of a new hospital is about 60 years, if you invest at the start of the build, taken over the life of the hospital, it is a small cost. Research has demonstrated that an artistic environm...

Anti-inflammatory Drug Fails to Improve COPD Symptoms

... At the end of six months, there was no meaningful difference in the quality of life among those taking the drug and those taking the placebo as measured by the Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ). The questionnaire, which was the primary endpoint, assesses health-related quality of life in patients with fu...

Testosterone Cream Ineffective in Enhancing Libido in Female Cancer Survivors

...desire for sex. The finding revealed, there was no difference in libido between the two groups. Instead both groups showed a marginal increase in libido, portraying a placebo effect, rather than the effect of the testosterone cream. Explaining that the ineffectiveness of the testosterone cream could be attrib...

Anti-osteoporosis Drugs Could Result in Irregular Heart Rhythm, New Study

... problem. The Reclast study showed little apparent difference in overall cardiac deaths and the overall risk of the rhythm condition remained small. Doctors made available by Merck and Novartis said the side effect could be a statistical fluke or just a product of aging. They said earlier studies showed no si...

HCV Patients Survival After Liver Transplantation is Not Improving

... not respond as well to liver transplantation. The difference has become even more striking in recent years, leading some to suggest that survival rates have been decreasing for patients with HCV who have received transplants. Researchers led by Paul Thuluvath of The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltim...

Scientists Discover Rare gene-for-gene Interaction That Helps Bacteria Kill Their Host

...as found that not being able to produce ST made no difference to Photorhabdus when colonising insects unable to produce phenoloxidase. This is conclusive evidence for a gene-for-gene interaction between the bacterium and the insect, said Richard ffrench-Constant (correct) of Exeter University. Photorhabdus...

British Scientists Discover New Protein to Treat Epilepsy and Schizophrenia

...new research and hope that one day it could make a difference to the thousands of people living with severe mental illnesses like schizophrenia. "We would like to see continued investment in such research that will lead to a third generation of antipsychotic medicines with fewer side effects."...

Study Shows Continued Success for New HPV Vaccine Against Virus

...ed by Merck under the name Gardasil could make the difference in preventing cervical cancer. The vaccine targets HPV types 16 and 18, which cause about 70 percent of all cases of cervical cancer. It also targets HPV types 6 and 11, which together cause about 90 percent of all cases of genital warts. Researche...

Nexus Between Psychiatrists and Drug Firms Dangerous, Say Critics

...nt in many developing countries. But things are no difference in the West too. Recently a study showed repeated visits by representatives of pharmaceutical firms resulted in prescription of untested medicines to patients. Last month the venerable New York Times wrote, doctors who have close relationships wi...

Farm Milk Reduces Childhood Asthma and Allergies but Raw Consumption is Unsafe

...d in shops. "It is interesting that there was no difference in the farm milk results regardless of whether it was boiled before consumption. As boiling is likely to have been over-reported, this could indicate that pasteurisation is not as important as previously thought, as compounds other than microbes may ...

Anemia Drug Overused and Could Hasten Death in Some, Say Experts

...ients use the medicine more sparingly, there is no difference in survival, they argued, citing other studies. Related worries had led the FDA in March to add a special warning to the drug's label, advising doctors to use it less aggressively in kidney-failure patients, in whom it can cause heart problems and ...

HIV Survival Improves If Patients Stay in Care

...population, determined that staying in care made a difference to longevity. Studying those in the VA population eliminated the issue of ability to pay for care, enabling him and his colleagues to look at care alone. Giordano and his colleagues looked at 2,619 men with HIV for more than four years. Most were d...

Nurturing Our Nurses for Healthcare Par Excellence

...Their contribution is crucial and can make all the difference between life and death. Here, there is no margin for errors. In such a charged atmosphere, nurses are required to measure up to the expectations of the patients, doctors and the hospital management with equanimity. The abiding sentiment of this I...

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