India takes on foot-and-mouth disease by vaccinating animals
...has a policy of not destroying infected cattle and hence has chosen the vaccination option. The vaccine is a liquid preparation which can be monovalent (against a singlevirus type) or polyvalent (against all types of virus). The FMD is caused byfour virus types - O, A22, C and Asia I. "The present epidemi...African HIV strains more resistant to anti HIV drugs
...ns of the virus, the key will not fit the lock and hence it will be difficult to control the burgeoning AIDS situation in Africa. But he hopes that by adapting to the changes in the protease, a drug can be developed that would be effective against various subtypes of HIV as well as varieties that have beco......reduce the levels of homocysteine in the blood and hence the risk of coronary artery disease. Folate from beer may contribute to the protective effect of alcohol consumption on cardiovascular disease in population(s) with generally low folate intake from other nutrients. Beer is produced from barley and h...... enhancing the blood flow to the affected area and hence enhance the immune system. The device should be used in combination with other measures. According to the study, author Dr. Lawrence A Lavery of the University of Texas Health Sciences, "it is more promising than some pharmaceuticals that I've seen....A better way to measure cholesterol
... is the sum of LDL, triglycerides (blood fats) and hence called intermediate density lipoprotein.// Researchers have found a more accurate way of predicting death from heart disease. In a study covering 4,462 adults aged 40 to 64, increasing non-HDL cholesterol levels were linked to increased risk of d...Maternal alcohol consumption linked to behavioral problems in children
...deficits, and behavioral and emotional problems. hence the researchers conclude that we should reinforce the Surgeon General's recommendation that pregnant women should abstain from drinking during pregnancy....The effect of heart rate in middle aged men
...e era where one fights battle towards eternity and hence the researches over the same.Number of mortality and morbidity indicators preclude the existance of newer solutions to fight for the same. As a result of such on going research , Dr. Simona Giampaoli, from the Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, and......n. After 15 days, the two groups swapped over, and hence everyone got both injections, in a different pattern.// Every day for two weeks after each injection, the patients were monitored for peak expiratory flow, asthma symptoms and time off school or work, all as a measure of asthma exacerbation. There ......de photoreceptors. Fro ex, by removing a gene, and hence its protein, we can understand how that protein usually functions in cells. Thus the research says that this is a "boon for human beings".. br>......a period of weeks or months before disappearing,// hence the name. A research suggests that this cluster headache could be due to abnormalities in the brain.The finding could revolutionise approaches to all primary headaches, which had not been thought to be caused by factors in the physical structure of......r a period of weeks or months before disappearing, hence their name. In the past, high-resolution brain scans have shown no abnormalities in the brain structure of cluster headache sufferers. But using the latest imaging techniques, Professor Goadsby and colleagues found an increase of grey matter in an ...Recognizing heart risk in dialysis patients
...alysis who are at high risk of a cardiac event and hence can be helped to avoid such happenings....Research on Celiac Disease in children
...40% of celiac children cheat on their GF diets and hence the study on celiac children and oats. The aim of the study was to determine the safety of adding a moderate amount of commercially-available oats to the diet of celiac children. Quaker Oats provided their standard product for the study as there were...New treatment for interstitial cystitis
...a condition whose causes are not clearly known and hence treatments are aimed at relieving symptoms. In 1996, Elmiron? (pentosan polysulfate sodium), the first oral drug developed for interstitial cystitis, was approved by the FDA. An earlier trial also found that Elmiron combined with hydroxyzine was more......hemical. When one chew broccoli, its cells rupture hence releasing an enzyme that produces chemicals called sulphoraphanes. To simulate chewing the researchers crushed raw broccoli in the laboratory and tested the results. Researchers said that broccoli obtained from common supermarket contains 20 per cent...Liver diseases: The enemy with an accomplice
...s have become aware of the destructive effects and hence are making a detailed research to extend the study of the traits of the virus....Electronic nose by Italian scientists
...ube. The breath is then pumped inside the cube and hence into the sensors. The sensors identify the various substances by// sniffing the breath and then by sending the real time data to a computer. The computer then identifies specific odor by a personal ID. Having conducted the tests on patients with ad...smoking and drinking lead to cancer
...how the harmful effects caused by the supplements, hence asks for exercising caution while taking the supplements....New Gene Identification Help Asthma Treatments
...is might lead to new understanding of the disease, hence leading to bettertreatments. There are about 10 genes that have a significant effect on a person's susceptibilityto asthma. With combined efforts internationally, doctors have identified about half of these genes. This new gene, PHF11, was found on c...... rising up the international health policy agenda, hence more studies such as this one are needed to assess the effectiveness of interventions aimed at curtailing traffic accidents....