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Some Cancers Linked to Very Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields

...ollectors than among drivers. And there was little difference in deaths from cancers. There was no link between electromagnetic field exposure and deaths from lymphoid leukaemia, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and brain tumours. But there was some evidence that higher levels of electromagnetic field exposure had a...

Using Drugs as Weapons can Never Be 'non Lethal', Say Doctors

...ments to describe drugs as non-lethal there is no difference between a drug and a poison except the dose. Using drugs as a method of law enforcement may constitute a violation of international conventions which prohibit the use of chemical weapons. This is of great concern to the BMA. The BMA is keen to aler...

Olive Stones to Depollute Industrial Sewage Water

... As the UGR scientist explains: This is due to the difference in electrical charges. Olive stones are negatively charged, whereas metal is positively charged. That is the reason why they come together, thanks to ionic attraction. The process of biosorption can be a good substitute for other processes such as ...

Off-label and Untested Use of Drug-coated Stents Appears Widespread

... they continue. The authors report a significant difference in clinical outcome for patients in the off-label group was clearly evident by the 30-day follow-up. "Both observed and adjusted analyses indicated a greater than two-fold higher risk of death, MI [myocardial infarction, heart attack], or stent throm...

Low Weight Newborns at Greater Risk in Community Hospitals

...eeding an emergency caesarean section can make the difference between a live, but struggling, premature infant and a baby who dies before delivery. Attending physicians available around the clock can also respond at a moment's notice to any signs of trouble, for example. Although low-level community neonatal ...

Bronchial Thermoplasty: Boon to Severe Asthma Patients?

...d not receive treatment at 52 weeks, although this difference didnt reach statistical significance. The study was not powered to show statistical significance in medication changes. In this group of patients with severe asthma, an increase in respiratory-related symptoms, and hospitalizations related to these...

US Soldiers to Be Trained in Critical Medical Care

...sed by improvised explosive devices could mean the difference between life and death. Simple lifesaving techniqu...mpton. More in-depth medical training can make the difference between bringing back a patient and bringing back a corpse, said Col. Patricia R. Hastings, director...

MRSA, the Super Bug Spreading to Urban Poor in US

...sistant infections to flesh-eating infections. The difference between all these is how deep and how fast the infection spreads, and how treatable it is with antibiotics. MRSA is hard to treat because the bacteria have developed resistance to the penicillin drug family. The antibiotic-resistant infections a...

Calcium and Vitamin D Intake Lowers the Risk of Breast Cancer Before Menopause

...tumours. "A possible explanation for the evident difference by menopause status may be related to the joint relationship among calcium, vitamin D and insulinlike growth factors (IGFs)," the authors state. "In vitro studies have suggested that calcium and vitamin D exert anticarcinogenic effects on breast ca...

Masimo SET Pulse Oximetry Technology Significantly Reduce the Risk of ROP

... two different Health Care Centers and isolate the difference made by the pulse oximetry technology. The clinical changes included increased education and commitment of bedside care givers along with guidelines to decrease hyperoxemic periods and wide changes in oxygenation. Nellcor N395 pulse oximeters, with...

Bush Announces Request for $30B, Five-Year Extension of PEPFAR

...Malaria -- said that PEPFAR "has made a lifesaving difference to millions of people suffering from HIV/AIDS around the world". Meanwhile, some HIV/AIDS advocates said the proposed increase would not keep the pace with increases in new HIV cases during the next five years, the Los Angeles Times reports. Paul Z...

New Guidelines for HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment Program in African Workplace

...kplace for employees and their families can make a difference in combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic. We have supported the development of the Blueprint to help provide an easy-to-use roadmap for bringing prevention, care and treatment options to employees and their families.' In developing the Blueprint for Busi...

Common Desert Shrub may Increase Longevity

...ology. He, however, conceded that no significant difference occurred in female mice, and could not explain why there was such a difference. We dont know how NDGA is having its effect on survival in this first analysis. It may be that the female mice because of their hormonal status have other pathways to de...

Patients With OSA at Higher Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

...A patients had a higher bodymass index, though the difference was not statistically significant. The OSA patients also had more apoptotic cells circulating in their bloodstreams and had vasomotor dysfunction. The OSA patients were given nasal CPAP treatment for eight weeks. Use of CPAP ranged from four to sev...

Treatment Outcomes of Patients With HIV and Tuberculosis

...to other studies that did not find any significant difference between HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected/unknown patients. However, this finding was corroborated by a similar study that also used molecular genotyping as a relapse indicator. HIV-infected patients who received 6 months of rifamycin-based TB treat...

Doctors Stress on Cardiac Emergency Units to Save Lives

...n hour and treatment given at that time makes huge difference in terms of mortality and quality of life," he add...est pain clinic is an effort to make that positive difference between life and death," said Anil Maini, president, corporate development, Apollo Hospitals group. ...

My Show Will Make People Health Conscious: Rahul Aggarwal

...nture into this field. Moreover, there is not much difference in film and television production. In fact, I would say both of them are equally chaotic.' Commenting on the accusation that Bollywood films lack international appeal, he said: 'Indian movies are not lacking anywhere. The most important thing is th...

Arsenic Poison can Make Longer Life of Leukemia Patients

...brought together 25,000 experts in Chigago. "The difference in survival rates and relapse rates are great enough to justify including arsenic trioxide in standard first-line treatment" of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) a rare form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), Powell argued. In the Phase Three clinic...

Advanced Breast Cancer: Study Reveals White and Black Women Have Different Survival Rates

... to 17 months for black women, a one-year survival difference of 2.8 percent. In the women diagnosed between 199...s 16 months in black patients, a one-year survival difference of 6.8 percent. In those diagnosed from 1999 to 2003, the median survival for white women was 27 mon...

Amrubicin Shows Encouraging Results for Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment

...tment of small cell lung cancer. "With no apparent difference in activity between Japanese and non-Japanese patients, Amrubicin may represent an important new treatment for this very difficult to treat disease." Pharmion has two additional ongoing Phase 2 studies of Amrubicin therapy for small cell lung cance...

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