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Early Trial of New HIV Drug Shows Promise

...their usual HIV drugs plus either raltegravir or a dummy drug. Patients taking raltegravir had an average of 98 percent drop in their HIV RNA count, compared to just 45 percent drop in the placebo group. The number of CD4 cells, which give an indication of the immune response, were also significantly ...

U.S. Army Developing a Robot to Rescue Injured Soldiers

... it can climb up and down stairs with a human-size dummy in its arms. Daniel Theobald, Vecnas president, said the "Bear" can also do things no human can, such as carrying heavy loads over considerable distances without tiring, carrying an injured soldier while kneeling or lying down, moving through tall ...

Too Much of Iron During Pregnancy is Harmful

... A similar number of women were given a placebo or dummy pill containing no iron. The number of women with high blood pressure, a disorder that can also cause problems for the mother and child, was higher in the women given the iron pills than in the other group, according to online edition of BBC News. ...

Vitamin D may Be Helpful to Curb Tuberculosis

... The group was then split into two with 64 given a dummy pill and the rest a 2.5mg dose of the Vitamin D. After six weeks, the blood was taken again and infected with mycobacteria. The blood analysis showed the growth of the bacteria in the people who were given vitamin D was 20 percent less than the p...

Aspirin can Prevent Bowel Cancer, Says UK Study

... 300, 500 or 1,200mg per day doses of aspirin or a dummy pill for five to seven years. The people in the study were then followed for up to 20 years, and deaths from bowel cancer were logged. The team say it takes at least 10 years to see an effect, because that is how long it takes for a pre-cancerou...

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

...halved" and the association "now recommends that a dummy should be offered every time an infant is put down to sleep, once breast feeding has been established," he added....

Selenium Supplements may Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk

...g Type 2 diabetes than those who took a placebo or dummy pill. "At this time, the evidence that people should take selenium supplements is extremely limited. We have observed an increased risk for diabetes over the long term in the group of participants who took selenium supplements," Stranges said. B...

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