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Doctors Unaware If Pediatric Dosages Are Safe

...h which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may extend the period of time that a company holds exclusive marketing rights for a drug -- thereby delaying the entry of competing generic drugs -- if the manufacturer conducts FDA-requested trials on its use in children. The researchers looked at how often ...

New drug assists patients' suffering premature ejaculation

... found that the novel drug was able to effectively extend sexual intercourse by almost 3 times, as compared to the subjects’ previous experiences. Nearly 20 to 30% of men are faced with such problems, but if this drug passes subsequent tests, then it will be the first of its kind to combat such sexual pr...

Anticipation Could Have An Intense Effect On Memory

... study illustrates how the power of expectancy can extend to memory formation as well," says Nitschke, also an associate of UW-Madison's Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior. "Just the expectation of seeing something bad can enhance the memory of it after it happens." A teacher who struggles ...

Europe Faces Threat Of Rise In Infectious Diseases

...ta, which is an organism that has now been able to extend its habitat because of warmer seawaters. Hunter further said, "Over 100 holidaymakers have been reported as taken to hospital with a variety of symptoms, including diarrhoea, skin rashes and hay fever type illnesses." Stating that the incidence of...

Common Sleep Disorder Hinders School Performance

... can be complex; and the rewards for treatment can extend beyond better grades. “One reason your child may not be getting a good night’s sleep is that he or she is having breathing problems,” said Robin A. Dyleski, MD director of Pediatric Otolaryngology at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. “The symptoms...

Damage Due to MS Might Extend Into Larger Portions Of The Normal Brain

...Netherlands the effects of multiple sclerosis (MS) extend beyond the visibly affected areas into larger portions of the brain, which seemingly appear normal on the outside. // The research led by Hugo Vrenken, Ph.D., from the Multiple Sclerosis Center at VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam, who have ...

Feedback Loop Governing Ovarian Development Unraveled

...k our study has indeed important implications that extend beyond understanding of how a gonad such as the ovary develops," explains Dr. Ruth Lehmann, Ph.D., Julius Raynes Professor of Developmental Genetics and Howard Hughes Medical Investigator. "In every organ, may it be a gonad, a liver, or a thymus, dif...

Latest Enhancements to the Free Access Grid Toolkit Now Available

...front computational and networking capabilities to extend the frontiers of science by bringing together world-class research efforts along with the knowledge, tools and facilities to revitalize high end computing and enable scientific leadership. The nation's first national laboratory, Argonne National La...

Bowel cancer drug plan may not be good for patients

...both these drugs treat patients well, and may even extend the life expectancy by 4 to 5 months. The drugs are very similar to the breast cancer drug’Herceptin’ and are monoclonal antibodies. Bowel cancer, being the second biggest killer, requires better evaluation of treatment procedures, according to wide...

Parenting skills to manage bad behaviour

...as a public health issue and wants to find ways to extend the reach of his evidence-based positive parenting program, known as Triple P. "Only 14 per cent of parents in Australia participate in a parenting program," Sanders says. "But to achieve even a 5 per cent reduction in children experiencing behavio...

A Princely Assistance to the Nepal Heritage

...ight years to restore the remaining structures and extend the museum at the royal palace complex. A major grant is expected from the Robert Wilson Challenge Grant Programme that would provide matching funds of up to $400,000 for those raised by the campaign. The luncheon was followed by a small exhibition...

Long-life genes - A new way to combat cancer…

...along with daf-2, and its activity is essential to extend life in the mutant daf-2 worms. This affects the aging process by switching other genes on and off. These genes encode proteins that may be responsible for the prevention or repair of damage to other proteins in the cell. These interactions trigger a...

Yoga to De-stress Indian Army Soldiers

...siotherapists, the report said. AFMS should also extend super-speciality facilities like cardiology and neurology in all zonal hospitals and more specialist facilities in peripheral hospitals "so that soldiers and officers may be provided with proper medical care in their vicinity", the committee noted. ...

Chikungunya Disease Hits Maharashtra

...ns and nausea. The symptoms may last for a week or extend to few months. It is transmitted by the bite of the mosquito, Adeis egypti which is predominantly seen breeding in stagnant waters. The State Government is still not willing to declare it as an epidemic despite its spread to 26 districts. The Natio...

Israeli Hospital Offers Free Treatment to Young Lebanese

...ily Safra Children's Hospital has been directed to extend services to Lebanese citizens. "We do not distinguish between patients of any creed or nationality. In general, the Safra Children's Hospital is open to patients from across Israel, the Mediterranean region, the Palestinian Authority and the Arab wo...

Scientists Coax Nerve Fibers to Regrow After Spinal Cord Injury

...esearchers surgically severed nerves that normally extend from the spinal cord to the shoulder of anesthetiz...ncrease the number of spinal cord nerve cells that extend fibers into a transplanted nerve, Dr. Yang now is testing if the nerves re-establish muscle control....

India Hopes to Become Free of Bird Flu Soon

.... Pawar also called upon the state governments to extend all possible help to poultry farmers to tide over their distress and implement the relief packages effectively. He also pointed out the need for taking necessary steps for containing outbreak of any poultry disease in future, an official statement s...

Cigarette Packets to Carry Skull-and-bones Sign

...second or subsequent conviction, the jail term may extend to five years and fine up to Rs.10,000, it said. Even selling or distributing cigarettes or tobacco products without the specified warning will invite punishment, the statement said. (Source: IANS)...

Norway Grants $80 mn to India's Health Mission

...all programme support, strengthen surveillance and extend services on maternal health. The partnership will be governed by a joint Norway-India steering committee under the chairmanship of the secretary of health and family welfare. India has the third highest child mortality rate in the world, even tho...

'Smoking Kills' Warning Soon on Tobacco Products

... punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to Rs 5,000, or with both. The second or subsequent conviction would lead to imprisonment for a ter...

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