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Turkish PM says bird flu under control

...ymptoms of the bird flu. Turkey and Russia share extensive business and tourism links and are separated by the former Soviet republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. According to ITAR-TASS reports, regional observers claim illegal cross-border trade is rife. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered hi...

Electroconvulsive Therapy Is The Treatment For Depression

...t the University of Edinburgh in Scotland after an extensive research said that shock therapy//, the treatment for mental depression is the most effective therapy. It is very useful in case of patients suffering from moderate to severe depression. Scientists say that despite the concerns it has raised among...

Bipolar Risk Gene Identified

...e disorder are likely to commit suicide.// Hence extensive research was done on this disease to identify the gene and also develop various treatment modalities. Dr. Ian Blair conducted a study which revealed the bipolar risk gene. The research was collaborative effort from both the Garvan Institute of Medi...

Western Australia Witnesses Rise In Ross River Virus Infection

... taken to restrict the spread of the virus such as extensive aerial spraying of insecticides and other mosquito kills. The pre-monsoon shower is believed to have created an ideal environment for insect breeding. "The problem is that this sort of mosquito can fly up to 50 kilometers so they're coming from out...

More Exercise Recommended For Fitness Of Cardiac Patients

...e cardiovascular death date. The results of this extensive and authoritative study can be found in the Medical Journal of Australia. Even a simple act of cleaning the house can go a long way in improving the cardiac health in stable patients. Such activities performed in installments of 10 minutes can prod...

US Academy honors 15 for major contributions to science

...bia, Vancouver, Canada. Church was chosen "for his extensive and innovative field and laboratory studies of the morphology and dynamics of natural and managed river channels at a range of scales." NAS Public Welfare Medal will go to Normal R.Augustine, retired chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin Corp., Bethesd...

Manned Mars Mission May Become A Reality

...he Kuiper belt. It however says, that given the extensive tests that would be required to be carried out on it, it could be a decade before the engines make their debut in a space flight. Edited (AI)...

Breast Cancer Survivors Fail To Show Interest In Follow Up Mammogram

...r. The study participants were required to provide extensive information about the health care provided following one year of treatment. Nearly 558 women were recruited for the study, out of which 391 were able to provide the requested information. A close examination of the data revealed that the breast can...

Book Seeks To Rehabilitate Soldiers

...q. Armstrong, one of the coauthors of the book has extensive experience with war veterans who participated in the second world war and in Vietnam. The Ulysses Press has published the book. As many as 25% of the veterans returning from these two battle zones suffer from emotional and psychiatric problems. Mo...

Parents Launch SV40 Cancer Foundation In Memory of Son

...abin. This conclusion was reached by doctors after extensive tests including DNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology and laser micro-dissection found that Alexander's brain tumor was SV40 positive and that the virus was active. The SV 40 virus was the 40th one found in the kidney cells of Rhesus monkey ...

Australian Scientists Develop Novel Drug To Combat Inflammatory Diseases

...s are now eagerly looking forward to conducting an extensive human clinical trial in volunteers to determine the safety and efficacy of the drug. This proposal is expected to be materialized in the next 18 months....

Media Plays Crucial Role In Flu Vaccinations

...ting their children against flu as a result of the extensive coverage the media has given to the influenza virus. This has been revealed by the researchers belonging to the Vanderbilt University// Medical Center, and it has been published by the journal Pediatrics. The coverage of the media is reported to have...

Valentine's Day Theme Overshadows Cricket in Pakistan

... red roses in New Delhi. Television channels ran extensive programmes that discussed the merits and demerits of expressing feelings for a loved one on Valentine's Day. HUMTV ran a special programme titled "Love Is In The Air" that featured Pakistan's well-known singers Ali Haider and Shehzad Roy. Pakista...

No More Additional Cases of Mad Cow Disease in Canada

...halopathy (BSE) is the condition in which there is extensive wasting of the brain among the cattle. It is very ...ing senior staff veterinarian for the CFIA led the extensive investigation. The team studied about 156 cohorts, cattle from the birth farm born 12 months before ...

Men Who Survive Heart Attack Face Increased Osteoporosis Risk

...en found to be significant for only for men. The extensive study has been conducted on 5,050 men and women, whose age ranged between 50 and 79 years. These individuals had participated in Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted between 1988 and 1994. The researchers suggest the scree...

Soda Consumption: An Unhealthy Trend Among Adolescent Girls

An extensive 10-year study conducted in U.S among white and black girls regarding their diet habits has revealed increasing tendency of adolescent girls to switch over to unhealthy soda and fruit drinks, // as they get older. Nearly 2,371 girls had participated...

Polyphenols in Green Tea Cause Liver Damage At High Doses

...esearchers have therefore highlighted the need for extensive clinical trials involving large number of patients to determine the risk-benefit ratio. The study does not advice refraining from drinking black/green tea but has urged caution among those who would want to exploit the anti-oxidant effect of throug...

High Levels Of Cancer Chemical Found In Soft Drinks

... consume soft drinks. They have also demanded that extensive studies be conducted to analyze the safe level of benzene in soft drinks. FSA, the government watchdog has called for more investigation and has stated that there is no immediate health risk. 'Let's have further investigations and regular discussio...

Sleep Science awakens from deep slumber!

...eveloped something which is truly unique, with two extensive databases of sleep data, one with data of normal sleep with 350 participants and another one with sleep data of 400 people monitored while working or driving, crossing the stage between vigilant to sleep. About half of these people were tested in a d...

Australian Snake Venom Can Arrest Bleeding During Surgery And Trauma

...ntial 'life-saving drug'. The study is the first extensive study conducted on genes responsible for production of snake's toxins. Factor X has the potential to be exploited in a number of novel drug therapies. Further analysis of the different kinds of snake venom could provide for new components that could...

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