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Bone Health Protection by Dietary Calcium

...nsity. But the standard form of estrogen is broken down or metabolized in the liver to other forms - some active and some inactive. Urinalysis showed that women in the "diet group" and the "diet plus supplement group" had a higher ratio of active to inactive estrogen metabolites than women in the "supplem...

Protein Pathway Involved in Parkinson Disease Development Identified

...ct against oxidative damage, this system can break down in the face of environmental challenges or genetic mutations. Other scientists recently have linked early onset Parkinson disease to mutations in both copies of the mitochondrial protein PINK1 gene (one from each parent) that normally protects cell...

New Device Developed to Eliminate Superbugs Within Minutes

...e than a billion bacteria, levels were effectively down to zero within an hour," said Macdonald. According to New Scientist, the device is now on sale in the UK and is being tried in wards at three hospitals. There are also plans to launch it in the US, where it is being tested at 17 veterans' hospita...

Two, Not One Networks Rule Brain's Voluntary Chain-of-command

.... For this technique, volunteers are asked to calm down while their brains are scanned instead of working on a task. Researchers in the labs of coauthor Marcus Raichle, M.D., and elsewhere have shown that variations in MRI scan results take place even when volunteers are inactive, and that these variati...

Israel Offers Help to India in Tackling Water Scarcity

...logy. But the choice of right technology can bring down the cost to as little as Rs.20 (approx US 50 cents) per cubic meter, which is a little more expensive than the existing sources." Experts pointed out that Israel also had excellent drip irrigation technology with 60 percent of its agricultural land...

Mental Health of Children on the Decline

...ground. Junk food diet, binge drinking, breaking down of families and its values, increasing availability of drugs, sexy images projected by magazines, marketing by many companies aimed at the children, exam pressures as well as peer pressures are the main reasons for the ill health of the mental well b...

Dozens of Panamanians Gravely Ill from Toxic Substance from China

Tears streaming down her cheeks, Marta Menacho de Gonzalez recalls how she lost her father, mother and father-in-law to a cough syrup contaminated with a toxic substance imported to Panama from China. "It's very painful. The three had gone to seek medical help and were ...

Insilico Studies on Chlorine Eating Bacteria

Certain bacteria that break down pollutants do their job and then to make them more effective in cleaning up toxic wastes. Research was conducted on those bacteria by cornell researchers using computer models. Bacteria called Dehalococcoides ethenogenes, discovered in Ithaca sewag...

Excessive Use of Cosmetics Leads to Adverse Effects on the Body

...n. "If lipstick gets into your mouth it is broken down by the enzymes in saliva and in the stomach. But chemicals get straight into your bloodstream, there is no protection," he said. Caution over using outdated lipstick and mascara have also been issued by the Royal College of Optometrists which consi...

Go for Russia, Not China, Wine Experts Say

...out 300 percent, and logistics. Duties are to come down to 150 percent by the end of the year, but distribution and wine understanding remain difficulties. Local sommelier Magandeep Singh, who flew to Bordeaux from New Delhi for Vinexpo, agrees that the spirit is there, but the logistics are weak. "The ...

US Parents Risk Jail When Their Teens Drink at Parties

...going back into the house. Some of us paced up and down outside, keeping an eye on the surroundings. We closed the gates with bicycle locks," said a father who worked on the committee until 4:00 am. "It was worth it," he said. "We found eight bottles of booze stashed in the bushes during the night and t...

Keep a Cool Head on Hot, Humid Days to Avoid Heat Stroke

...on, remove heavy clothing, fan the body and wet it down with a cool sponge or cloth, and encourage the individual to drink cool fluids." At the hospital, the patient probably will be given fluids intravenously. The key to beating the heat, of course, is prevention. Dr. Heine offers the following tips fo...

Risk of SIDS Reduced by the Use of Baby Dummies: Research

...ummy should be offered every time an infant is put down to sleep, once breast feeding has been established," he added....

California Government to Revoke License of LA Hospital

...S many public hospitals in rural areas are pulling down the shutters on grounds of economy, hitting the poor the most. The latest move, however, is subject to appeal -- a process that could take a year. And the state suggested in a letter to county health director Bruce Chernof today that it could resci...

'Hi, can You Hear Me? I'm at 30,000 Feet'

...-activate it for example." The service can be shut down to prevent calls, or partially de-activated to all...s ancillary revenues so they can drive their fares down and stay competitive." An aerospace analyst for ratings agency Standard and Poor's, Leigh Bailey, ...

Researchers Identify New Risk Marker for Obese Children

...nal cholesterol, we will be better prepared to lay down treatments to prevent CVD. "For some people exercise and diet changes may be the best prescription, for others it may be a pharmaceutical intervention, and, indeed, in some cases a combination of both may be required," Proctor said, adding that pha...

Doctors Warn of Deficiencies in Antenatal HIV Testing

...nancy. We see this as a safety net for those let down by the current antenatal system, they conclude....

Doherty Will Marry Moss If He's 'smack and Needle-free'

...l the way on the Eurostar until finally blood runs down my palm and up my head, and before I leg it to oblivion leaving her at the station calling me a this, that and the other and a so-and-so (accompanied by hand gestures)," he said. It looks like one of the reasons why the two fought was the singer' s ...

Imphal Hosts Cycle Rally to Spread Drug Abuse Awareness

...c yellow colour T-shirts, participants are cycling down the streets of Imphal to send across the message on dangers of consuming drugs. Over 350 cyclists and 200 volunteers are participating in the rally. The rally will pass through seven districts of Manipur. Street corner meetings and street plays wi...

Wear Protective Sunglasses, Not Just for Style

...cus on an object in the distance, move them up and down and see if there is any distortion, especially at the lens edges. If the lenses are of high quality, there should be no movement....

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