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Bad News for Short People

...iology reports that People of shorter stature face higher mortality rates than taller people from most cause...as with socioeconomic status and that it predicted higher mortality," the authors write. "The inverse association between height and mortality partly was medi...

Lean Protein Could Be Key to Obesity Drugs

...e Beecham, said."They eat more because they have a higher metabolic rate but it is true they eat more and weigh less." Like exercise, the excess UCP3 causes the mice to burn more fat but without the pain, sweat and hard work."In a research study published in the science journal Nature, Clapham and his tea...

Painkillers Do Not Shorten Dying Patients' Lives

...opher's Hospice in London claim patients receiving higher doses of drugs such as morphine live just as long as those who do not. In research published in The Lancet medical journal, they compared the doses of painkillers given to 238 dying patients to determine the impact on their survival."There is no co...

El Ni?o cycles linked to cholera outbreaks

...mediated by increased sea-surface temperatures and higher numbers of bacteria-bearing zooplankton. But it took a complex model that could account for all contributing factors while discounting insignificant correlations --as well as month-by-month records of cholera cases -- to prove the link. Data on cho...

Kissing can cause Kaposi’s Sarcoma in AID

...tact with saliva — appeared to be at substantially higher than usual risk of catching herpes virus 8. There are other forms of the herpes virus that cause chicken pox, shingles, cold sores and genital herpes. The Herpes Virus 8 was dicovered by Dr. Patrick S. Moore of Columbia University in New York, he ...

Cancers of Colon & Rectum linked to Cigarette Smoking

...ted cancer". Among men, current smokers had a 34% higher risk of death from colon cancer than non-smokers did. Women who were current smokers faced a 43% higher risk, according to the report in the December 6th issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Instit...

White Cells Count Can Predict Heart Attack Death Risk

...at is considered a "high normal range" have a much higher risk of death after a heart attack than patients with lower white blood cell counts. But patients with elevated white blood cell counts who had previously undergone bypass surgery or coronary angioplasty to open clogged vessels such a risk of death...

Debate Rages over firing of HIV infected health care workers

... into a major ethics issue and Waddell has moved a higher court and is seeking justice! "The fact that very reputable professional organizations are concerned about science and the integrity of their positions takes away the notion that this is just a self-interested party arguing his case," attorney Steph...

Mortality increased in Sporting enthusiasts!

...en on the day of the event was documented as being higher by 50% more than the normal statistics. This change, however is not evident in the women population. Mental or emotional stress may not be the only factors implicated as causes provoking cardiovascular events associated with a critical match. "Notab...

Stem cell research- now Nobel Laureates join the debate

...arguments continue but the matter is sure to reach higher temperatures very soon. Keep watching this space for more juicy stories on the latest developments....

Doctors advice early anemia tests

...points lower on motor skill tests than babies with higher levels. Hemoglobin levels less than 90 were linked with a 12-points drop on motor skill tests. "In this study we have shown that developmental outcome at 18 months of age, particularly motor development, is associated with hemoglobin concentrations i...

OBESE LIL' GIRLS !! SWEAT IT OUT OR U MIGHT BE ASTHAMATIC !!!

..., the researchers say. The risk of asthma is much higher among the girls who attain menarche before the age of 11.However ,the risk ,common in the girls who are obese at the age of 11 rather than at 6, the investigators note.In addition,the tests for asthma such as peak flow variability and bronchodilator ...

Mystery behind Preeclampsia uncovered

..., the levels of S-nitrosoalbumin were 2 to 3 times higher than the other participances of the study. Also these women had low levels of vitamin C in their blood. Vitamin C helps break down the S-nitrosoalbumin to release nitric oxide into the bloodstream. Dr. Kagan said future studies would focus on the ...

Pharma cos must forge Strategic alliances

...ting community and help take chemical exports on a higher growth gear in the coming years. Courtesy : The Hindu Business Line, 16-06-2001...

Researchers Scale to assess the Severity of Epilepsy in Kids

... University in DeKalb. "We found evidence that the higher the frequency, the more the probability of intractability" she explains. Researchers also found that children who had "focal slowing" a particular abnormality on their electroencephalogram (EEG) tests, were also at increased risk for intractable epi...

Vitamin Shields Brittle Bones

...varies removed and treated with vitamin E had much higher bone densities after eight weeks than the rats that received no treatment. Vitamin E is an antioxidant, meaning it soaks up so-called free radicals or substances that can damage tissue, including bone. The dose of vitamin E given to the rats was equi...

Heart disease threat starts early in life for Diabetics

...viduals with this type I Diabetes develop are at a higher risk to develop heart disease even at their teens....se with more plaque inside their arteries also had higher levels of blood fats such as LDL ("bad") cholesterol and increased blood homocysteine, a substance t...

Protein in urine foresees heart disease

...at those in the top group had more than four times higher risk of having died of cardiovascular disease as those in the group for whom no albumin in the urine could be detected."We know from studying people with diabetes that we can reduce microalbuminuria with ACE inhibitors and that this may help protect ...

GLEEVEC - An Oral treatment for leukemia

...t more difficult to perform. Gleevec has produced higher remission rates in comparison to the drug-interferon alfa, in three short-duration, early phase clinical trials.After many clinical trials - the FDA approved Gleevec. Richard Klausner, M.D., director of the National Cancer Institute, said that he sh...

GLEEVEC - An Oral treatment for leukemia

...t more difficult to perform. Gleevec has produced higher remission rates in comparison to the drug-interferon alfa, in three short-duration, early phase clinical trials.After many clinical trials - the FDA approved Gleevec. Richard Klausner, M.D., director of the National Cancer Institute, said that he sh...

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