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UN Calls for Pedal Power to Reduce Environmental Damage

...om global warming include malaria and dengue fever due to the proliferation of mosquitoes, while reduced rainfall and water shortage could lead to waterborne diseases, the UN health agency said. Carbon dioxide from energy use is a major contributor to the greenhouse gases which scientists blame for glo...

Pharaoh Hatshepsut Died in Pain Due to Cancer

...pt's greatest female Pharaoh died in pain probably due to caner that spread to her pelvic bones, a new study by researchers has revealed. The daughter of Pharaoh Tuthmosis I and wife of Tuthmosis II, her half-brother, Hatshepsut reigned from 1498 to 1483 BC as the fifth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, wh...

Pure Pomegranate Juice Helps Reverse Erectile Dysfunction Function

...s. Researchers believe that the results might be due to the potent antioxidant content of pomegranate juice, which can prevent free radical molecules from disrupting proper circulatory function. 'These findings are very encouraging as they suggest there is a non-invasive, non-drug way to potentially...

Jharkhand Village Shocked to Know About Its Huge HIV Positive Population

...survived death are now living a life of seclusion, due to social ostracisation. "In remote villages here, whenever a case is reported, none of the authorities are informed. Even doctors do not care about the victims. Unemployment is the main reason behind the spread of this disease. The cases are not...

Acute Mountain Sickness may Lead to Pulmonary or Cerebral Edema

...ased over the past 25 years. This change is partly due to media exposure, trekking guidebooks and the wide availability of the Internet. In spite of these apparent changes, it is unknown whether there is an actual increased awareness among those who actually climb to these altitudes, and if this awarenes...

Draft National Policy on Sight-saving Drugs unacceptable

...then to the better seeing eye. Final guidance is due in September. DTB says: We believe that policies that dictate that patients must go blind in one eye before being given treatment for the other are unacceptable. It continues: Pegaptanib and ranibizumab need to be made available for use throughou...

Drinking Problem Plagues 30% Americans

...ime in their lives. Over half (17.8 per cent) are due to alcohol abuse and the rest to alcohol dependence (12.5 per cent). It means that 1 out 3 persons in the US have a real problem with the bottle. But the nature of this problem can vary widely -- from a sustained streak of binge drinking behavior ...

Wet Weather Heralds the Mosquito Menace

...luding 100 deaths. Among those with severe illness due to West Nile virus, case-fatality rates range from 3% to 15% and are highest among the elderly. Less than 1% of people who become infected with West Nile virus will develop severe illness -- most people who get infected do not develop any disease at ...

Sea Snail Venom Paves Way for Potent New Painkiller

...ffects such as nausea, dizziness or blurred vision due to the fact that it is a very strong drug. Prialt, or ziconotide, is the result of more than 20 years research by a scientist born in the Philippines, Baldomera Olivera, who is a professor at the University of Utah....

Embryo Protection Law in Germany

...owed to just two per cent. This is almost entirely due to the drop in the number of cycles in Germany. Prior to 2004, Germany carried out the most number of ART procedures in the whole of Europe, with France and the UK in second and third place respectively. However, in 2004 France performed the most A...

Skin Rashes Signifies Longer Survival in Cancer Patients

...d non-small cell lung cancer and pancreatic cancer due to the rash, Wacker said he fears those who are ta...ll improve with treatment. They are believed to be due to an inflammatory response as a result of EGFR inhibition in skin tissue, Wacker said. The analy...

Pete Doherty Gets a Rehab or Jail Ultimatum

...ail if he enters rehab before August 7, when he is due to be sentenced. "If you go to this place to have detox and take advantage of it then we will see what sentence is appropriate when you next come. But if you do not I can tell you now that you will go into custody," The Sun quoted District Judge Da...

Chilean Lake Disappears, Thanks to Global Warming

...erved in May itself possibly the lake disappeared due to a relatively common glacial phenomenon: a Glaci...OF). A GLOF is a sudden increase in a lakes volume due to one of various possible causes, including a volcanic eruption, an earthquake, an avalanche, or a ...

Chemical Injections for Fat Removal

...medical student who earned her Ph.D. in physiology due to work on the study. This is the first study to show that stress has a direct effect on fat accumulation, body weight and metabolism, she said. In humans, this kind of stress-mediated fat gain may have nothing to do with the brain, and is actually...

Combination of Bronchoscopic Techniques is Very Effective for Lung Lesions

...he combined procedure may increase adverse effects due to prolonged sedation or anesthesia, but none was documented. In his editorial, Dr. Silvestri notes that this study would most likely benefit patients who were too sick to undergo a surgical biopsy but would benefit from chemotherapy if cancer was ...

Researchers Reveal Why Eyes See Things Changing Colour

... study using pumpkin seed oil, say that it happens due to the unique makeup of the cells in the eye's ret...tly, the distinctive change in its colour shade is due to a change in oil layer thickness, for the oil changes its appearance from bright green to bright r...

Dark Chocolate Possible Medicine for Blood Pressure

...wer blood pressure and researchers believe that is due probably to the action of the cocoa polyphenols such as flavanols. Polyphenols in dark chocolate seem to increase the production of a substance in the body called nitric oxide, which causes the blood vessels to widen, making more room for the blood t...

A Drug That Helps Cut Alcohol Craving

...s and families and cause enormous costs to society due to lost working days, accidents, treatment of alcohol-related disease, etcetera, said researcher Sakari Karhuvaara. Before the study, patients assigned to nalmefene treatment reported 15.5 average heavy drinking days each month. During the first th...

Anchoring Lives Aboard Warship: Nimitz

...eria. Crew members' immune systems can be weakened due to change in diet, heat, and stress. If this occurs, a "normal infection" can get out of control and require antibiotics. If you see a red bump on your skin that begins to leak pus and does not go away over several days or weeks, you need to proceed ...

People With Higher IQs are More Patient in Financial Matters

...udy. On the one hand, they can be more successful, due to their cognitive abilities, than their less intelligent contemporaries. On the other hand, they are generally more tolerant of risk and more patient -- two character traits which research shows contribute additionally to success at the workplace....

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