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Blood Protein may Hold Key to Why Healthy People Get Heart Attacks

...cess that can create unstable plaques. MPO also hampers the protective effects of high-density-lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and reduces the availability of nitric oxide, a natural chemical that relaxes the blood vessels. "MPO levels help to identify individuals at increased risk for CAD when tradition...

Scientists Explore ‘muscle’ in a New Drug to Assuage Muscular Dystrophy Symptos

...ely crushing the victim’s mobility. The disorder// hampers the victim’s quality of life, while also reducing the lifespan. Unfortunately, the cure for this disorder still remains a burning ambition for many scientists. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy or DMD is the most notorious of muscular dystrophy disorder...

Drugs for Parkinson’s May Be Useful for Stroke-related Disabilit

... develop a condition known as spatial neglect that hampers their ability to notice things on their left side. Patients may seem to be unaware of their left arm, for example, or might fail to eat from the left side of a food tray. The condition is most severe in the first few months following a stroke, but in...

Food Hampers Deficient in Calories, Study Says

Food hampers from food banks were found to be deficient in nutr...ns of the Canada food guide to healthy eating ,the hampers were found to fall short of requirements in four food groups, having met the requirement only in th...

Toxoplasma Linked to a Protein

...this protein heads for the nucleus of the cell and hampers the ability of the cell to elicit an immune defense. According to Susan Coller, one of the researchers leading the project, "The nucleus is the heart of the cell, the ultimate prize. If you want to affect the cell in a dramatic way, go straight the...

Reach Out at Christmas

...· Consider donating to charities that provide food hampers and gifts for those in need 'With some thought, care, and compassion, we can help turn somebody's sad season into a happy Christmas,' Dr Yong said. Lifeline can be reached from anywhere in Australia by phoning 13 11 14. Source-AMA SM...

When Her Lot is maligned by HER-2, Staying Abreast is Imperative

...atment targets the cancerous cells and effectively hampers their growth. The good thing is that Herceptin does not touch the healthy cells and patients may not experience all of the usual side effects like hair loss, fatigue, nausea, loss of appetite, or a reduction in red or white blood cell count. All ...

Aamir Rules Out Apologising For Remarks On Narmada Issue

...y ruled out apologising for his remarks even if it hampers his career in the industry.// Addressing the media at his Bandra residence, the actor said there was no question of tendering apology to anyone. After all, he had said what the Supreme Court had earlier stated in its order, Khan asserted. Asked wh...

Sun screen in vogue: for fashion and for health!

...f the sun which can cause melanoma.' What really hampers the purchase of a good suitable sunscreen is the fact that one is confused by the plethora of them available in the market. Advising on this aspect is the expert herself, 'The sun emits ultraviolet UVA and UVB rays which can cause damage to the skin...

Puff Out Teen Smoking In Full Steam

...o give an added thrust to the campaign.// Smoking hampers their health and leads to lifelong addiction. Instead of sprucing up the drive, by augmenting the anti-smoking budget, Hawaii has regressed by reducing the budget for smoking prevention. The prices of cigarettes have not been hiked, unfortunately, wh...

Early identification of autism possible

...opment etc. Autism disorder affects children and hampers their communicative skills, social interactive skills, and ability to develop any interest. Autism is said to stem from neuro-developmental abnormalities. The results of the study showed that by 12 months of age, infants who were later diagnosed wit...

Cell phones are not associated with risk of brain tumor

... making it obvious that cell phone usage in no way hampers the functioning of the mental facilities of the users The results of the study showed that there is no significant growth of tumors in the side of the head where the users most typically attached to cell phones to. This result was independent of the ...

Survival rates in breast cancer patients improved with "Dose Dense Chemotherapy"

...umber of a certain type of white blood cells which hampers the immune system of the body. Filgrastim, also known as the granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), helps prevent neutropenia by stimulating the formation of white blood cells called neutrophils. Without it, chemotherapy dosing frequency is ...

Gas Masks Don't Always Fit an Emergency

...ave a respiratory disease or asthma, which already hampers your breathing. There were 20 deaths during the Gulf War associated with wearing the gas masks improperly. And those were people who were trained to use them. But if you insist, buy the best. The device used by firefighters or emergency medics who ...

Dentist's note for vegetarians

...during sun exposure, but a diet lacking in calcium hampers its production. Dr Leibsohn recommended consuming fish, dairy products and green leafy vegetables, or taking cod liver oil, yeast tablets or multi-vitamins daily to prevent problems. "The potential for deficiencies is greatest among children and te...

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