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A poke to cure your snore

...cross the soft palate tissue which becomes relaxed during sleep.The "snoreplasty" procedure involves injecting a chemical called tetradecyl sulphate into the fleshy soft palate at the back of the throat. The snoreplasty technique, detailed in the New Scientist magazine, destroys some of these tissues to for...

Genesis of SUPAC

...ole in scale-up process. The difficulties observed during scale-up of liquid formulations (sterilisation pro...ariation in instrumentation type. Problems crop up during scale up because at R&D scale the product is developed using fairly standard equipment and under con...

Cannabis for pain

... Without their knowledge, a placebo was introduced during the trial, and later replaced with cannabinoid. When the extract was removed, pain levels shot up 20 to 30 per cent, and subsequently dropped off once the extract was again provided. Dr Notcutt said subjects reported improvements ranging from 'life-...

New spray gel heals surgical wounds

...been developed to heal wounds made inside the body during surgery without scarring. The spray gel forms a br...antages of the new dressing is that it can be used during keyhole surgery, which is now commonly preferred to open surgery techniques. // The spray, made f...

Drink milk right now

Consumption of milk as a child and during adulthood may protect against premenopausal breast...mplete questionnaires about their milk consumption during both childhood and their adult life. Six years later, at follow-up, 317 of the women had breast canc...

Sequencing of the Plague

...c plague, the bacterium blamed for the Black Death during middle ages in Europe and now a potential biological weapon, has had its entire genome sequenced. The genes seem to be "unusually fluid", readily re-arranging themselves and picking up new genes from other microbes. That could mean that more virulent...

The new born nightmare

...ey found that those babies given oral erythromycin during the first two weeks of life were 12 times more likely to develop pyloric stenosis than those who were not, although babies treated with erythromycin eye ointment, which is regularly used to combat conjunctivitis, did not have much risk. “The link be...

Acupuncture can ease cancer

...ncture group, the average number of sickness bouts during the five following days was six, 11 for those receiving the less intense acupuncture, and 16 for those simply taking anti-emetics. The authors are now recommending that hospitals offer the treatment to patients in whom conventional drugs have failed ...

Dangers of heat

...ht in colour and loose fitting ,avoid the outdoors during extreme heat,stay out of the sun,eliminate strenuo...to cut down on the amount of proteins that you eat during a heatwave, as they can increase metabolic activity and generate heat in the body....

Diabetics and their babies

... are at a greater risk of developing complications during pregnancy compared to women who do not have diabetes, studies have proven that these risks can be reduced by keeping blood glucose levels in good control. "With adequate medical support and careful planning of the pregnancy, women with diabetes will ...

Health at heights

... The crew's bodies are put under immense strain during the days of a major flight. This means they must get proper rest and avoid stressful situations as much as possible - no easy task given the nature of their challenge. Exhaustion can severely impair performance, and is caused by insomnia, illness, s...

Generic drug costs remain shackled

... The measures had saved the NHS about ￡240 million during 2000 and 2001, and restored stability to the generics market. Under the European Directive the scheme must be reviewed within 12 months of its implementation. The maximum price scheme would remain in force until a decision had been made on how best...

Blood transfusions beneficial after heart attacks

...ild cases lower their risk of death by one-quarter during the first month of recovery if they get transfusions. The risk falls by two-thirds among the severely anemic. Anemia is common among the elderly, and doctors routinely check for it. But there is no consensus about how to use the information, and wi...

Smoker's are prone to Alzheimer's

...scan.// A total of 107 people developed dementia during the course of the study, with 97 being diagnosed as having Alzheimer's. People who smoked were found to be 2.3 times more likely to develop Alzheimer's than those who had never smoked. They were also more likely to get Alzheimer's at a younger age. ...

For healthy lungs

...t that high levels of alpha-tocopherol, if present during the early critical stages of tumour formation, may inhibit lung cancer development." The precise mechanism by which this may occur is still to be unravelled, but scientists believe that antioxidants work by attaching themselves to, and rendering ha...

Avoid stress to have strong babies

Stress and anxiety during pregnancy could cause women to have smaller babies...s. They found that those who were the most anxious during pregnancy had significantly abnormal blood flow patterns. A "resistance index" measurement was tak...

Gas Masks Don't Always Fit an Emergency

...ready hampers your breathing. There were 20 deaths during the Gulf War associated with wearing the gas masks improperly. And those were people who were trained to use them. But if you insist, buy the best. The device used by firefighters or emergency medics who get to a disaster first is a self-contained ...

Photographs for Diagnosis

...wo and a half times more likely to suffer a stroke during the study. Ann Elsner who is organising a conference on the retina at the Schepens Eye Institute in Boston says the study shows the value of looking carefully at the eye. "The retina is a window to the vascular system," she says. Yin Wong looked a...

Pregnant smokers could harm their child

The children of women who smoke during pregnancy are predisposed to experimenting with to...e mothers smoked an average of 15 cigarettes a day during pregnancy. Among the 47 children who said they had smoked, most had been exposed to tobacco in the w...

Contraceptives decreases Libido

... the existence of changes in olfactory sensitivity during oral contraceptive use with respect to non-using time, we need to carry out further studies to investigate ways in which smell variations could vary a woman's sexual life."...

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