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Depression may cause delayed wound healing

...chosomatic Medicine”. Psychological factors could have direct and indirect effects on the rate of wound h...chers. Depression and other psychological problems have been shown to affect the immune system, which may keep a wound from healing on time, they note. Ano...

India to benefit from pharma companies' move

...es continues," he added. "The drug giants seem to have listened to reason in this case, which is good new...and profits, despite the immense human cost. There have been demonstrations from Pretoria to New York, from Copenhagen to Manila, demanding access to lifesa...

Researchers urge caution in using ear tube surgery

... ear cavity of an otherwise healthy child. Doctors have been concerned that if surgery is not used in the ... a perception that children with liquid in the ear have impaired hearing, which could impact language and neurological development. "Two and 3-year-old chi...

Breast cancer treatment to be determined by gene test

... and BRCA2. It is estimated that mutation carriers have a 55% to 85% risk of breast cancer risk by age 70, while carriers with breast cancer have about a 35% 10-year risk of developing cancer in the opposite breast. To determine the psychologica...

Diabetic testing gets easier

...iated with them. But researchers and manufacturers have increasingly been developing new ways to minimize ...he risk of type 2 diabetes. For people who already have the disease, such steps can help minimize complications and the need for medications. The biggest ch...

HIV did not arise from polio vaccine

Researchers in four countries have unanimously opined that the deadly Human Immune De... the 1950s and say rumours suggesting the contrary have no scientific evidence to back them up. The studies, from researchers in the US, UK, France and Ger...

Ductal lavage may detect early breast cancer

...icine, Baltimore headed by Dr. Saraswathi Sukumar, have devised a new method of detecting early stages of breast cancer by using a new method called ductal lavage. Ductal lavage, involves "washing" breast milk ducts with saline and examining cells for signs of precancerous or cancerous changes. Sukumar's...

Women suffer from sexual dysfunction too

...exual intercourse can become painful and women can have difficulty in reaching orgasm. There are numerous treatments that can help reduce symptoms caused by genital atrophy, including water-based lubricants such as those used by gynecologists in their routine examinations; estrogen-based creams; slow-rel...

Beware of the oral patch! It could be cancer!!!

Oncologists have warned that the common white patches found inside ...But there is also no good way to tell whether they have removed enough. No drugs have yet been proved to prevent oral cancer, but many are being tested. Se...

Hundred million dollar gift for malaria institute

...versity officials ultimately expect the program to have 12 lead scientists and between 120 and 200 researchers and graduate scientists...

Be happy: live long

...ional states such as anxiety, hatred and anger can have a cumulative effect on the body over time. Over decades and decades, people that turn these negative emotions on and off several times daily are hurting themselves and are more likely to fall victim to heart disease and stroke." These findings were ...

“Don’t fear long haul flights!” Vascular surgeon tells travelrs

...ention to here,” Scurr said. So the next time you have to travel long distance, don’t panic. Just see to that you get to walk every now and then and don’t be immobile for hours together. And remember to enjoy the flight and put your worries to ret....

Avoid sudden death by quick cooling

... disease, that rapidly cooling people whose hearts have suddenly stopped, could provide a way to bring the...y," are already being used to cool buildings. They have eight times the cooling ability of water, according to Becker. If things go according to the calcul...

Cipla holds talks with mining giant to supply AIDS drugs for South African workers

...e people in the world. The HIV scourge is sure to have a devastating effect on the economy, and research ... AIDS drugs for its people. Though AIDS activists have welcomed the move they say other companies must take the cue from cipla and follow suit....

Fight arthritic pain with acupuncture

...ular forms of alternative medicine, is supposed to have magical cures for those suffering from arthritis. A team led by Dr. Jeanette Ezzo, Washington, DC, and colleagues conducted a study and research on the beneficial effects of acupuncture. Acupuncture was first practiced in China more than 2,000 year...

George Bush pledges 200 million dollars for AIDS relief

... President on the occasion. However AIDS activists have brushed aside the payment as woefully inadequate and asked for more. Details on the fund's operation are yet to crystallize. The UN General Assembly is due to hold a special session to discuss the global AIDS scenario and the corrective measures the ...

Award for TTK Chitra heart valve prosthesis

...runal Institute for Medical Science and Technology have bagged theNational award for successful commercialization of indigenous technology 2001 for developing artificial heart valve prosthesis.It is a tilting disc valve design incorporating a metallic housing, which is integrally machined from a cobalt ba...

Patients often assume wrongly that they are allergic to penicillin

...idental cause. So the next time someone says they have penicillin allergy, make sure to do a simple skin test because jumping to conclusions!!...

New drug helps boost cancer treatment

...rs at the Sloane Kettering Cancer Center, New York have achieved a breakthrough of sorts in cancer treatme...ercent. Another 7 percent of patients were able to have their disease stabilized. Further studies of the drug are continuing in colorectal, head, neck, pan...

Breast Feeding prevents obesity later on in life

...e possibility is that formula milk and breast milk have different impacts on babies’ metabolism, with breast milk having more positive effects on fat storage. This might give us an insight as to how we can fight obesity in life. So if you want your kids to stay slim when they grow up, make it a point to...

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