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Birds breed viruses

...rculate in wild birds.However, only two types have ever been known to infect humans. These are two subtypes of the influenza A virus known as (H5N1) and (H9N2). The first human case of the disease was reported in Hong Kong in mid-May . The outbreak - of the H5N1 sub-type - went on to kill six people and...

Older Men Surviving Coronary Bypasses

... surgery is rising, even though more patients than ever are undergoing the procedure.// Coronary artery bypass surgery uses a blood vessel from another part of the body to reroute blood around narrowed or clogged arteries in the heart. A buildup of substances such as fats or plaque causes this narrowing, ...

Nausea Linked To Anxiety And Depression

...haps the largest study of the prevalence of nausea ever undertaken. Overall, 48 percent of 62,000 people indicated they had suffered from one or several gastrointestinal complaints, including nausea, heartburn, diarrhoea and constipation, during a one-year period. Nearly 13 percent had experienced nausea ...

Pen-nibbling addiction

...s costing them but the fact that nobody else could ever find a pen to use,” he told the Brighton Evening Argus. “I’ve been chewing them for about five years but it started getting worse, especially when I was stressed”. “Where other people would say, ‘I’m dying for a cigarette’, I’d say, ‘I’m dying for a ...

FDA may speed review of new drugs

...FA. At the same time, it is costing more to review ever more complex drugs - and companies are discovering fewer of them, meaning the FDA is getting fewer industry payments. The result is a shortfall that reached $30 million this yer....

Small aneurysms best left untouched

... having the operation. If the aneurysm is unlikely ever to rupture, then it is not worthwhile taking the risk of surgery. According to this study only aneurysms that have a diameter of 5.5 centimeters are worth repair surgery. If this new guidance was followed, there would be 30 per cent fewer repairs and...

Gestational Diabetes linked to Chromosomal defici

...pment of chromosome defects before the diabetes is ever apparent. By definition, gestational diabetes appears during pregnancy. Like other forms of diabetes, it is marked by the body's inability to properly use the blood sugar-regulating hormone insulin. For most women, the condition goes away after givi...

Fame brings wealth but not health

...demy Award. They looked at all 700 screenwriters ever nominated for an Oscar and find that winners had a lower life expectancy - by an average of 4 years than mere nominees. This is despite having longer and more successful careers, which would normally be reckoned to have a protective effect. Oscar win...

Approaching through Telemedicine benefits patients

...ional manner. The study is the largest of its kind ever to be conducted using a telemedicine approach to care. Although slightly more of the practical outreach patients were offered a follow up appointment with the specialist after the initial consultation, fewer of these patients underwent additional te...

Breastfeeding may decrease Breast Cancer Risk

...e for every birth regardless of whether the mother ever breastfed. Valerie Beral, one of the researchers in the study, says, "The results of this study are a major step forward in our understanding of why breast cancer is so common in developed countries." Researchers say the incidence of breast cancer i...

Awareness of oral cancer is low

...your dentist about this). And only 12 per cent had ever had such an exam. 70% were aware that tobacco is a risk factor for oral cancer (it's responsible for 80 per cent of all oral and throat cancers), but only 20 per cent knew that heavy alcohol use is also a contributing influence. Excessive sunlight ...

Multiple organ disease cured by genes

...rchers University of Pennsylvania report the first ever use of gene therapy, in dogs, to cure a gene invol...ersity of Pennsylvania have carried out the first ever gene therapy for MPS in dogs born with the disease. This introduces a healthy version of the defecti...

The issue of urinary incontinence

...will increase. But it is unlikely that there would ever be a method of neutralising unpleasant smells from stale urine....

Memory loss always goes hand with Depression

....// The Cardiovascular Health Study is the largest ever investigation into heart disease and stroke in those over 60. It involves nearly 3,000 people in the US, some of who had a MRI scan which could indicate mild cognitive problems, such as memory loss. Researchers at Wake Forest University now report ...

Relief of pain for suffering patients

...will adopt the Toronto guidelines - so that no-one ever has to die in pain....

Quit smoking after cancer diagnosis

...th cancer,// they may well be more responsive than ever before to the idea of giving up smoking. Researchers at the Royal Adelaide Hospital Cancer Centre, in Melbourne, have been considering at the best way to support people in this situation. In a study covering 250 people diagnosed with cancer, motiva...

New standards for Human Research Safety

...ed immunodeficiency, or SCID - is the only disease ever to be cured with gene therapy. The FDA and the U.S. Office for Human Research Protections currently oversee human research projects in the United States. The new program would review such things as staff and facilities, whether patients understand t...

New FDA regulations puts some cough syrups off market

...old drugs that began selling before the government ever required proof that drugs worked well, has landed dozens of brands of prescription cough syrup in trouble. Until now FDA stressed that the expectorant, extended-release guaifenesin, is not dangerous. However, the recent crackdown lead to the FDA form...

Scientists push to lower hidden sodium in food

"Nobody ever said, 'Do you want that salt in your food?' Somebody put it there for you." Being overweight and inactive are the major culprits for high blood pressure, but too much salt plays a role, too. The 50 million Americans with hypertension are advised to e...

Detect masses in the breast

...ew way to take a biopsy that is more accurate than ever before. With three sons, Daria Pistelli has plenty of men in her life. But, it’s the women in her life that keep her concerned about her health. “My mother’s mother died at the age of 32 of a female disease," Pistelli says. "Then my mother had breas...

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