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Doctor demonstrates `psychic surgery'

...the myths involved in such treatments.// Dr Nayak explained that psychic surgeons usually perform surgeries on persons with pot bellies. He sank his index finger into the stomach of the volunteer from the audience. After the impression of cutting the muscles was created, the person admitted feeling some sensa...

Heart valve surgery may be replaced by new heart therapy

...eld of valve replacement. The technique, which was explained by Dr. Martin Leon, director of the Cardiovascular Research Center at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City at the 15th Annual International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy in Miami Beach, has been performed just once on a 57-year old Frenchman. Cli...

Reducing The Risk Of Death In Sickle Cell Disease

...dden death in sickle cell patients and that may be explained by pulmonary hypertension. Researchers say this study gives doctors an opportunity to address a major cause of disability and death in the adult sickle cell disease population and move forward with clinical trials to investigate therapies....

Experts Recommend Preventive Measures For Avian Flu To Begin From Farms

...are able to carry the virus during the migration,” explained Dr. Karesh. This information will allow countries in the region to protect human and domestic animal health by limiting contact with wild birds and increasing surveillance for the virus on poultry farms. Source: Newswie...

Cannabinoids drug for inflammatory bowel

...rcher Dr. Karen Wright, of the University of Bath, explained to Reuters Health. "There is an increased presence...n the Journal of Gastroenterology in which she has explained the location of CB1 and CB2 receptors in human colon tissue which binds to the Cannabinoid. She has ...

Popularity Of Homeopathy On The Increase

... main work "Organon", published in 1810, Hahnemann explained holistic medicine and the cause of illness, which he saw as a dysfunction of the life force in the body. Classical homeopathy, as developed by him, implies gathering information on all aspects of a patient's physical, emotional and mental state. ...

First-Born Children Are Not At Increased Risk From Multiple Sclerosis

...ose with early birth-order position. This has been explained in context of the hygiene hypothesis, where children who are exposed to infections introduced by older siblings are at a reduced risk of developing MS. However, until now, studies that have looked at birth order and MS risk have been small and theref...

Watch out those of you planning for a predetermined Cesarean Section

... that the child would also develop caries. Dr. Li explained that "Vaginally-delivered infants offer oral bacteria a less hospitable environment; they develop more resistance to these bacteria in their first year of life, in part because of exposure to a greater variety and intensity of bacteria from their mot...

Drugs As Alternative To Surgery After Miscarriage

...carriage, in some cases, a fetus dies in the womb, explained the study’s first author from the Epidemiology Branch of NICHD’s Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research. In other cases, a fetus may no longer be present, and women may carry a placenta and sac of amniotic fluid. In all of th...

Women and Black Patients have less chances to survive a Heart Attack

...ory University. "Differences in treatment were not explained by patient age, risk factors or other clinical characteristics that might differ between patients. We simply could not determine the reasons for these differences." Saif Rathore, a third year medical student at Yale and the study's second author said...

Have You Ever Wondered Why Male And Female Voices Differ?

... The reason these voices are usually male could be explained by the fact that the female voice is so much more complex that the brain would find it much harder to create a false female voice accurately than a false male voice. The study could also explain why female voices are considered to be clearer then ma...

Soy Protein Rich Diet May Help Fatty Liver Of Diabetics

...is of fatty acids and triglycerides in the liver," explained Torres. "These changes were due to a reduction in the transcription factors that control the expression of genes involved in lipid production." In addition, levels of a transcription factor, which controls genes involved in fatty acid breakdown as...

Combination Therapy To Avoid Prostate Cancer Recurrence

...ment, it allowed the vaccine to work even better," explained Arlen. "Our study indicates there may well be a synergy between immunotherapy with vaccines and hormone deprivation." "Our goal moving forward is to introduce the vaccines into earlier treatment stages," Arlen said. "We have shown that this therapy...

Bone Fractures In Elderly Can Be Genetical

... of the overall age-adjusted fracture variance was explained by genetic variation. Heritability was considerably greater for first hip fracture before the age of 69 years and between 69 and 79 years than for hip fractures after 79 years of age. Source: Newswise...

Flu Vaccine Can Be Used To Treat Lung Cancer

...ung cancer, with them," he said. The researchers explained that the human immune system usually stands no chance against cancer, as it cannot distinguish between healthy and cancerous cells. But now they had succeeded in altering an existing influenza vaccine so that it acted on the immune system like a sp...

NSAIDS, Reduces The Risk Of Oral Cancer But Causes Heart Attacks

...sks for other malignancies, such as colon cancer," explained co-researcher Dr. Scott M. Lippman, Ellen F. Knisely Distinguished Chair and Chairman of the Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Adults who were prescribed NSAIDs such as aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, indomethac...

Cannabinoids - Antidepressant And Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment

...rcher Dr. Karen Wright, of the University of Bath, explained to Reuters Health. "There is an increased presence...n the Journal of Gastroenterology in which she has explained the location of CB1 and CB2 receptors in human colon tissue which binds to the Cannabinoid. She has ...

Early Retirement Age Found To Double Death Rate

... at 65. Surprisingly, the observation could not be explained by factors such as sex and socio-economic status. The results of the present study also highlight the need for improving the health of the ageing population, which cannot be achieved without better social engagement and involvement. The results are ...

Shy Bladder Syndrome: A Social Phobia Or Functional Disorder Of Micturition?

... the interference with everyday life can be mainly explained by paruretic symptoms (in the paruretic group) or by social anxiety and depressive symptoms, respectively (in the social phobic groups). These results question the classification of paruresis as simply being a form of social phobia. Despite the pos...

Palmist Claims to Diagnose Ailments Looking At Your Palm

...so to concentrate on the health aspect." Mohanan explained just like the zodiac signs that are used in astrology, a person's palm is divided into various segments. "The mount of Venus spells out the sexual activity of a person. Likewise the mounts of Mercury and Saturn reveal the neurological health, while ...

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