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DNA biochip for genetic screening

...d her team plan to make the biochips available for fields such as genomics, proteomics, chemical genetics and other new areas. Gao presented information about the versatility of the UH biochip technology at the International Business Communication’s Annual Biochip Technologies Conference, Chips to Hits’, in...

Exposure to EMF may cause leukemia

... periods of exposure to high level electromagnetic fields (EMF) at home could double the risk of childhood l...delines for protection against the electromagnetic fields associated with the transmission, generation and use of electricity.The new study is published in th...

Exposure To Night Light may Increase The Risk Of Leukemia

...tic fields, a potential relationship between these fields and cancer, including leukemia, would be possible....

Energy Therapy For Quicker Healing

...ield to help stimulate the healing response. Tiny fields [of energy] have big effects on cells hence, therapy can be done with less energy and more effectiveness . Treating a shoulder injury could be a matter of getting the right amount of energy in the right place. In conclusion researchers say practition...

Childhood leukemia linked to residence close to high voltage power lines

...id that living in extremely low frequency magnetic fields might be carcinogenic to health. Electric power systems do produce very low frequency electrical and magnetic fields. However there had been no concrete evidence till date of the possible associations. The researchers of the new study, which is publ...

Prevention And Timely Medical Care Can Help With Bug Bites

...eeves or pants when venturing into wooded areas or fields where bugs are likely. An insect repellent with DEET (less than 10 percent is generally considered safe for children) is the most effective and can also be sprayed on clothes. Avoid applying it to areas (hands or face) where children might ingest it....

Making MRIs Safe for Patients With Implantable Heart Devices

...s say doctors have feared that the electromagnetic fields of the MRI may heat up metal components of the device, dislodge it, and cause tissue damage, device malfunction, or possibly death. However, many people with these heart devices would benefit from early cancer and other disease detection or minimally...

Night Light Found To Increase The Risk Of Leukemia

...tic fields, a potential relationship between these fields and cancer, including leukemia, would be possible....

Surgeons Presented Guidelines For Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation

...ped by a multidisciplinary panel of experts in the fields of cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, anesthesiology, and epidemiology. The panel included representatives from the ACCP, the American College of Cardiology, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and the American College of Surgeons. Based on a systemat...

Our Attitude To Food Costing Us A Fortune

...en. Studies have show that in agriculture, where fields may be ploughed over with food not worth selling after subsidies, and in food processing, food waste costs $20bn a year. Junk from convenience stores adds up to 26 per cent of the food that enters their hands, only to be topped by consumers, who bin ...

Understanding The Role Of Olfaction In Taste

...c resonance imaging, a technique in which magnetic fields and radio waves detect increased blood flow to brain areas, which reflects increased activity. They used four odorants: chocolate for the food odour, and lavender for the non-food. They also chose two odorant chemicals - butanol and farnesol - to tes...

Nanotechnology Revolution To Be Spearheaded By European Union

...of a new medical technology which augments various fields of physics, chemistry, mechanics, biology and electronics offering better treatment options at an affordable cost. Nanotechnology works by activating small and tiny particles present in the body, it activates proteins, DNA, Viruses and antibodies a...

Nanotechnologists Specify Limitation For Devising Small Machines

...act of our work stems from the intersection of the fields of atom optics and nanotechnology. It answers the question of how far you can miniaturize an atom optics device - for example, a device that guides atoms on a chip to form a very tiny interferometer - before this nano-interaction disrupts operations....

Hazards of Electromagnetic Fields for children

...exposure to extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic fields they are classified as a "possible human carcinoge... vulnerability of children to radio frequency (RF) fields have been raised, as their developing nervous systems are more susceptible. In addition, their brain...

Mobile phones may influence normal brain functioning

...s have investigated the effects of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) on resting cerebral activity, but results have often been contradictory. A recent study, to be published in the next issue of Neuroscience Research, was conducted with the aim to test whether a global system for mobile communication (GSM) si...

High concentration of heavy metals in Herbal medicines

...et as well. Medindia on Ayurveda: The practical fields of Ayurveda are divided into eight sections or branches. These sections are: internal medicinal, surgery, cranial organo medicine, pediatrics, toxicology, rejuvenating remedy, aprodisiac remedy and spiritual healing. These eight sections are called '...

India – Haven Of Medical Touris

...ass surgeries apart, hip and knee replacements are fields where we are getting lot of European patients," Ramadoss said. There are, however no official estimates to the number of foreign patients visiting India. The cheap healthcare facilities apart, people from abroad, especially the US and Britain, are ...

Endemic Encephalitis in India can be controlled by early vaccination

...us by mosquitoes which breed in water logged paddy fields in the monsoon seasons. The disease symptoms are characterized by fever, loss of consciousness and seizures and this years out-break has caused more than 764 child deaths in Uttar Pradesh. Compared to Uttar Pradesh the incidence of encephalitis is ...

India Can Manage World’s Healthcare Crisis By 202

... health sector. What we need is to develop related fields like roads and proper nursing training and curb malpractices in which the government has a major role to play,' said Naresh Trehan, chairman of IHCF. Trehan, who is also executive director of the Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, said 20 ...

DNA Underwent Changes Due To Culture

... human beings to live in settlements and cultivate fields can also be traced // to this natural selection process. One way to look for genes that have recently been changed by natural selection is to study mutations called single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) - single-letter differences in the genetic ...

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