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Hearts Saved As Doctors Put Cutting Edge Discoveries to Use

...the researchers, the promising trend parallels the growing use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, powerful blood thinners, and angioplasty, the procedure that opens clogged arteries. Says lead author Dr. Keith Fox, a cardiology professor at the University of Edinburgh: These results are really dramatic, becau...

Unprotected Sex Among the Gays on the Rise

...e studies point to a need to better understand the growing practice of choosing a sexual partner based on the...ey were not committed to. The study also noted a growing trend among the young men with a HIV positive status to choose partner who are HIV positive. In such...

Higher Intake of Calcium and Vitamin D Linked With Brain Lesions in Older People

...ain lesions, but the study provides support to the growing number of researchers who are concerned about the effects of too much calcium, particularly among older adults, given the current emphasis on promoting high intakes of calcium and vitamin D.' Dr. Payne and her colleagues are continuing to investiga...

Malfunction of Gene Causes Schizophrenia, Depression

...te that "our findings lend further credence to the growing recognition that schizophrenia and bipolar disorder share, at least in part, the common genetic etiologies and thus underlying molecular mechanisms"....

Sex Education In Schools

...rners aware of the major concerns, i.e. process of growing up during adolescence, HIV/AIDS and drug (substance) abuse; (ii) to inculcate in them positive attitude regarding these concerns; and (iii) to help them acquire life skills so that they avoid risky situations like HIV infection and drug abuse and dev...

Maggots Rid Patients of MRSA

...loughy necrotic tissue and an increase in healthy, growing tissue on removal of the last larval application. In their second study, he and his team will compare larval treatment with antibacterial silver dressings and the biogun treatment, which uses ionized air to create superoxide radicals and eradicate ...

New Technique Dissects Stem Cells' Picky Likes, Dislikes

...tablishing precise and reproducible conditions for growing them, says Kiessling. Although great strides have ...m mouse cells that often serves as a substrate for growing stem cells in culture. In a series of weeklong experiments, the team placed human embryonic stem ...

Portable Splint When Injured Far Away from Medical Help

...from occurring." Brewer said winter sports were growing in popularity - and were a good way of encouraging exercise for the whole family. "Any medical advances such as this splint which can make the sport safer has to be welcomed." The splint was devised as part of an international collaboration bet...

Students Join Hands to Save Green Cover in Delhi

...y don't mind development of the campus to meet its growing need, this should have a minimum impact on the green cover. "Every plan of the University needs to be discussed by the academic community not only keeping the academic concerns in mind but also taking into account the likely impact on the environme...

Premature Birth Linked With Increased Use of Pesticides

The growing premature birth rate in the United States appears ... year's presentation expands upon that work. "A growing body of evidence suggests that the consequence of prenatal exposure to pesticides and nitrates as we...

Hemangioblasts New Tool Of Stem Cell Technology

...e body. In the new study, the ACT team reports growing billions of hemangioblasts from eight human embryonic stem cell types. They report using them to treat diabetic rats, as well as damaged blood vessels in mice. Says Valerie Kouskoff of the United Kingdom's Paterson Institute for Cancer Research: ...

Low Test Scores Of Children Linked To Their Date Of Conception

...fects. While domestic pesticides are the fastest growing segment of the pesticide industry, a correlation exists between all pesticide exposure and birth defects. "We actually found that every single birth defect category had a greater risk between April and July," Winchester said. "It suggests that with...

Diabetes Drug Dramatically Boosts Potency of Platinum Chemotherapy

...ed PPAR-gamma ligands, caused cancer cells to stop growing and become more mature, or differentiated. Therefore, Spiegelman and others felt it was a logical step to try PPAR-gamma ligands as cancer treatment, but several small clinical trials found rosiglitazone alone was ineffective against several cancer t...

Human Rights Activists Sleepless In Seattle

...omy, high doses of hormones to stop her bones from growing and surgery to stop her breasts from developing. ...east buds were removed to prevent her breasts from growing to protect her from possible sexual abuse and to eliminate the risk of a breast disease, of which he...

Study Evaluates the Incompetence of Blacks as Living Kidney Donors

... to complete the donor evaluation. "Obesity is a growing problem in the African-American community, particularly among women, and this reflects what we found in the study," said Amber Reeves-Daniel, D.O., an instructor in internal medicine-nephrology. "The other issue is the social reasons for non-donation...

Biotechnology Will Dominate The 21st Century

... overall acceptance of the Bt technology by cotton growing farmers, the issues and concerns raised are being examined by the Regulatory Agencies. He said Bt cotton is the first GM crop in the country, which is making us to pass through learning phase. Sale of illegal/ spurious seeds insect resistant manageme...

Dabur India Q4 Profit Surges 31%

... year. With this, Dabur has emerged as the fastest growing player in the highly competitive Shampoo and Oral ...folio sales also surged 35.1 per cent, with Odonil growing by 28.2 per cent and Odomos by 71 per cent. The Board of Directors has recommended that the interi...

Nexus Between Psychiatrists and Drug Firms Dangerous, Say Critics

... few other answers for desperate families. Their growing use in children is closely tied to the increasingly common and controversial diagnosis of pediatric bipolar disorder, a mood problem marked by aggravation, euphoria, depression and, in some cases, violent outbursts. The drugs, sometimes called major ...

Reddy Asks Stanford University to Open Hyderabad Campus

...riefed him about the state, its potential and fast growing sectors like IT, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. McMurtry agreed in principle to set up an institute in the state and assured to provide affordable healthcare to the poor, said a statement from the chief minister's office in Hyderabad. Satyam ...

'Cocaine' Turns 'Censored' and Remains 'energy Drink'

...as "the legal alternative" to compete in a rapidly growing market for energy drinks worth more than 3.5 billion dollars in the United States alone. Redux claimed the drink had made inroads by taking market share from beverages including Red Bull, RockStar and Monster, which also are loaded with caffeine a...

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