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ZYBAN, The smoking cessation drug marked for its adverse reactions

...ards" is the smoking cessation aid Zyban. However, from January to April 2001 Zyban "accounted for 32% of all yellow cards" she added. Over 5000 adverse reactions including 40 deaths relating to Zyban has been reported. As a result of this, the UK Committee on Safety of Medicines issued a statement to d...

Soluble IL-4 Receptor - A new boon for asthmatics

...ma symptoms. In their study, Dr. Larry C. Borish, from the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center ...g to moderate persistent asthma. They were stopped from inhaling corticosteroids and were divided into two groups. In one group IL-4 receptor were given and...

Leptospirosis epidemic feared in mumbai - 12 killed

... dogs. "We have 12 deaths (in the past fortnight) from leptospirosis as of Thursday evening and 45 confirmed cases in city hospitals, " Maharashtra state Health Minister Digvijay Khanvilkar told.Leptospirosis, which is a 'great mimicker' of symptoms is being misdiagnosed by majority of the private doctor...

Obesity raises IVF miscarriage risk

...ose with a normal body mass. The latest research, from Professor Robert Norman's team at the Reproductive Medicine Unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide, analysed the way obesity affected the pregnancies of those patients who had managed to conceive with IVF. The study looked at the progress ...

WORM! WORM! all the way

...f the environment prevents the human immune system from interacting with worms, bacteria and other pathoge...e slower and the blood supply to that area differs from that seen in normal mice. A recent study of 50 people who had undergone a colostomy, or removal of ...

Regular exercise prevents hip fractures

...t a hip fracture. According to Dr. Susanne Hoidrup from Glostrup University Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark, and colleagues, when people undergo the aging process, regular physical activity should become an essential part of everyone's life, in order to control the alarming increase in hip fractures. In the...

Alcohol shrinks brain

...ded," according to Dr. Motoo Kubota and colleagues from Chiba University in Japan report in the July issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. Alcohol, among the various forms insults both physically and mentally, now turns out to potentially shrink the brain according to the studies....

For better mood and energy!! Work-up in short span

...ood is concerned. Cheryl J. Hansen and colleagues from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona suggested to experience positive fitness and health benefits and that normal adults should participate in a total of 30 minutes of moderate physical exercise daily, accumulated in short bouts througho...

Cats to protect children from asthma

...one branch of our immune system, mediated by "Th1" from developing properly. As a result, the immune syst...reasoned that exposure to cats might be protecting from asthma by strengthening the Th1 system. To prove this Thomas Platts-Mills and his colleagues from t...

Risk of heart disease begins in teens

...ne on a group of adolescents whose age was ranging from 12 to 21 years, without type 1 diabetes. It was fo...andatory in adolescents and young adults suffering from diabetes and possible association with atheroscerosis....

Roller coaster takes brain for a big ride!!

...ad trauma, falling to a sitting position or strain from heavy lifting. Although it is rare for people to develop subdural haematomas after riding roller coasters, it can happen, says Dr. Ishano Kyuorite of Japan. He further added that Giant roller coasters which are higher and faster may be more dangerou...

Beer vitamin protects heart

...the risk factors.// Dr. O Mayer Jr and colleagues from Charles University in Pilsen, Czech Republic, foun...hence the risk of coronary artery disease. Folate from beer may contribute to the protective effect of alcohol consumption on cardiovascular disease in pop...

New Laser Techniques cure degeneration of the eye

...ues is helpful in the treatment of those suffering from a degenerative eye condition. This degenerative condition cause blood vessels to grow underneath the retina and leak fluid, causing scarring and loss of vision. Eye specialists have come up with a new therapy called the Photodynamic Therapy, which h...

Moderate Use of Analgesics - Not Associated With Kidney Dysfunction

...easured creatitine levels and creatitine clearance from blood samples provided by the men. A total of 450 men had elevated creatinine levels and 1258 men had reduced creatinine clearance. They found no significant associations between the use of pain killers and either elevated creatinine levels or reduc...

Arthroscopy for Ankles

...ing ligament damage, bone chips and recurrent pain from end-stage arthritis. An arthroscope is a tubular ...epair tissue damage in the ankle. Sparing patients from surgical injury and lengthy recovery and rehabilitation time not only saves patients from pain and i...

Double impact vaccine

...originate in the lymphatic system. The Scientists from Mayo clinic department of molecular medicine have ...lapse. If proved effective, the treatment derived from measles vaccine virus would become another treatment option for patients with relapsed lymphoma....

CDC reveals relationship between prepregnant weight and heart defects in infants

... environment, that are preventable.// Researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia have found that the infants born to those who were overweight in their prepregnant state are likely to have heart defects than of normal weight women. In their extensive res...

Risk of Cancer can be reduced to 40% with a High Fiber Diet

A study was conducted with 400,000 people from nine countries, who were divided into five sets ac... bottle of wine are 50 times more likely to suffer from throat cancers. Hence people are advised to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day to ...

Drinking arsenic water leads to cancer

...lation of Bangladesh are at risk of getting cancer from arsenic deposits in well water. Drinking arsenic...rcent of those wells, which draw underground water from less than 200 meters (650 feet) below ground, are contaminated with arsenic. The report is based on...

Folate and famiy planning

...chances of having twins. Professor Judith Lumley, from La Trobe University examined various folate supplement trials and found women who took folate before becoming pregnant had a 50 per cent greater chance of having twins.// Folate has been proven to minimise the risk of birth defects such as spina bif...

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