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Innovative solution to help reduce the waiting times for kidney transplants

... shows that receiving a kidney from a living donor gives the recipient the best survival rates of at least 15 to 20 years. On the other hand a transplant from a deceased donor lasts from 10 to 15 years. But the incompatibility factor again plays an important role which reduces the chance of transplantation...

Prevent Skin Cancer with Lifestyle Changes

...h has also shown that sunscreens with an SPF of 30 gives protection from harmful UV rays if applied about 30 minutes before sun exposure and reapplied every 60 to 90 minutes, or after a swim or profuse perspiration, although the sunscreen may be advertised to be waterproof and sweat-proof. In addition effe...

Malfunction Of Key Growth Factor Increases Mortality Rate From Pulmonary Fibrosis In Blacks

...ow that we've identified the c-Met malfunction, it gives us a good direction to follow," Bogatkevich said. "It's a promising target that seems to take the same clear track as the disease's population." First step is "we need to find or develop a suitable animal model where PF can be imposed. Also we plan t...

Brain Activity Patterns Linked To Mental Preparations

...unctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which gives a more precise location of active brain areas, but with less accurate timing. The researchers focused on neural activity that occurred during the period just before each problem was displayed. The two brain imaging techniques displayed similar resu...

FDA Warns VaxGen On Anthrax Vaccine

...ty." The promotional also claimed that the vaccine gives a longer immunity as s compared to some older vaccines. The FDA declared that such claims could not be made on the basis of only a handful of studies. The regulator also threatened legal action against the company unless it stops "disseminate truthfu...

Children Health Care To Be Given Priority

...e overhaul of child healthcare unveiled yesterday, gives young patients a specific status within the NHS in Scotland for the first time// . Giving priority to the way children are treated, and include a framework for the children similar to that already laid down for adults. Under the proposals, the firs...

Now A Cancer-Fighting Tomato

...normal tomatoes. // Lycopene is the chemical that gives red color to the tomatoes and is rich in anti-oxidants. It is supposed to fight prostate cancer, breast cancer and colorectal cancer. A previous study had found that eating 10 servings of tomatoes per week decreased the risk of developing prostate ca...

Delay Umbilical Cord Clamping in Pre Term Babies

...nt of blood the baby receives at birth. This blood gives the baby more red blood cells to carry oxygen and has high concentrations of beneficial stem cells." The three-year study, conducted at Women and Infants Hospital in Providence, was funded by a $392,000 National Institute of Nursing Research grant...

Patients In A.P Inconvenienced As Doctors Go On Strike

...n of the association was that the government order gives undue advantage to the in-service doctors, dilutes the quality of medical education and the number of seats to the fresh medical graduates are also reduced. The medical services in government hospitals in the state capital, including Osmania General...

Doctors Strike In Andhra Enters The Second Day

... demanding repeal of government order no.19, which gives nine more marks to in-service doctors in the entra...ate medical courses. They contend that the order gives undue advantage to in-service doctors, dilutes the quality of medical education and reduces the numb...

Sharing Personal Stories Can Help Bond Parents And Kids

...share the stories of our families. Sharing stories gives children insight into their parents' values,’ says the author. In addition to promoting emotional warmth, sharing personal stories can help educate to establish their identity. It is vital that children learn to understand and appreciate the proble...

Medtronic’s Insulin Pump Receives Regulatory Approva

...MiniMed takes blood glucose every five minutes and gives 288 readings per day. It consists of two compone...hich is an electrode inserted under the skin. This gives continuous readings that can trigger off a release from the other component, which is an insulin pum...

Mediterranean Diet Effective in Staving off Risk of Alzheimer’

...ough epidemiological data on diet and Alzheimer's gives a contradictory opinion. During the study, the participants were part of the Washington Heights-Inwood Columbia Aging project, and for each subject, researchers studied their medical and neurological history, replete with a personal interview to ga...

Dermoscopy An Able Tool For The Fight Against Skin Cancer

... application of three basic criteria of dermoscopy gives more clarity for referring patients to a skin specialist. // This was shown in a study promoted by IDIBAPS-Hospital Clinic, in collaboration with several Catalan and Italian Primary Care Centres. This strategy they hope could relieve the demand of de...

Mouse Models To Determine The Cause Of Aggressive Leukemia

... of Arf in ALL cells expressing the Bcr-Abl enzyme gives these cells a strong proliferative nature which might contribute to imatinib resistance. So the researchers used a virus-like piece of DNA to carry the Bcr-Abl oncogene into bone marrow-derived lymphocytes obtained from mice that either retained Arf ...

Biocon To Shift Focus On Innovation To Accelerate Growth

...ng and co-development. The strategic acquisition gives Biocon access to about 300 granted or filed patents of Nobex in oral peptide delivery in the metabolic and cardiovascular segment. "Besides full ownership of oral insulin and oral BNP programmes, we will have access to products in early phase I & I...

Understanding how humans detect sweet taste

... be perceived at the same time. A sweetener that gives rise to sweet water taste results as a sweet taste...case of snack foods and salad dressings. The study gives a complete knowledge of human sweet taste perception, leads directly to understand how to stimulate,...

World-class Facility A Must To Boost Medical Tourism In India

...ialty hospitals located in Ahmedabad. 'This also gives hospitals the ability to evacuate injured foreign tourists from adventure sports and trekking sites and transport them to a hospital,' he added. --Edited IANS...

New Camera Pill To Diagnose Stomach Problems

...ng endoscope procedures, it said. This procedure gives doctors high-definition pictures that can indicate bleeding, ulcers and other diseases that may not be otherwise seen through the endoscope. Endoscope procedures are limited to an eight-foot portion of the small intestine. However, the camera can ...

PET-CT Scores High On Precision for Diagnosing Ovarian Cancer Recurrence

...ages of the excellent anatomical depiction that CT gives us and the amount of functional information that PET give us, doctors are better able to monitor cancer patients and manage their treatment accordingly,” said Dr. Sunit Sebastian. The full results of the study will be presented on May 2, 2006 durin...

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