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Stem Cell Treatment Offers Hope for Paralysis Patients

...an achieve what was deemed "impossible" in medical history by technologically advanced countries like the US. This can lead to stem cell treatments sans the controversial flip side of stem cells harvested from stillborn fetuses. Not long ago, Hollywood star Christopher Reeves, who had portrayed "Superm...

Three Cases of Hepatitis C Points Finger at One NYC Doctor

... been practicing since 1977 and he does not have a history of spreading diseases. The state health department has not taken any disciplinary action against the doctor. They are still investigating how the virus was transmitted from him. The city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has stated that they ...

Sony Apologises to Church of England Over Computer Game

... game was "highly irresponsible" due to the city's history of gun violence and that memorial services for victims have been held there. Indeed, shortly after he spoke, two men in their early twenties were shot in inner Manchester, one of whom later died from his injuries, a Greater Manchester Police spoke...

UK Scientists to Undertake Seven Year Study of Peanut Allergy

...o avoid nuts during pregnancy if there is a family history of allergy. This group is also advised not to give their babies peanuts before they are three-years-old. It is not clear how to prevent peanut allergy. Some studies suggest that peanut avoidance in early infancy may help to prevent allergy, whereas...

National Eye Institute Targets Mexican-Americans for Glaucoma Awareness

...ge 60, blacks over age 40 and people with a family history of glaucoma all face a higher risk for the disease. Five percent of Hispanics have primary open-angle glaucoma, the most common form glaucoma. The rate increases to 8% among those in their 60s and to 15% for those in their 70s. Hispanics are the l...

Aspirin Therapy for Heart Disease Found More Effective for Men Than Women

...d his team set out to determine if patients with a history of heart attacks were more apt to be aspirin resis...ant than those with coronary artery disease but no history of heart attack. They found that gender and not medical history was a predictor for aspirin resistan...

Researchers Identify New Genetic Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes

....5-times greater risk than people without a family history of the disease. However, researchers have only recently begun to zero in on particular genetic variants that increase or decrease susceptibility to the disease. To make their discoveries, researchers used a relatively new, comprehensive strategy kn...

National Eye Institute Targets Mexican-Americans for Glaucoma Awareness

...ge 60, blacks over age 40 and people with a family history of glaucoma all face a higher risk for the disease. Five percent of Hispanics have primary open-angle glaucoma, the most common form glaucoma. The rate increases to 8% among those in their 60s and to 15% for those in their 70s. Hispanics are the l...

Dangerous Side Effects of Tea Exposed

...re generally regarded as safe, based on their long history of use in the diet or as traditional medicines. But the phytochemicals, which are compounds in plant-derived foods and found in tea extracts, could have biological activity in the body. It could cause dangerous side effects, said Joshua Lambert, t...

US Psychiatrist Suspended from Practicing Medicine for Involvement in Doping Scam

... a track meet, Halevie-Goldman concocted a medical history and diagnosis in an effort to excuse the doping offense, the medical board charged. White was stripped of her gold medals from the 2003 World meet and suspended for two years. It was she who had provided information to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agen...

Most Heart Patients Do Not Need Antibiotics Before Dental Procedures

...ect within the past six months and patients with a history of IE. For decades, the AHA recommended that patients with certain heart conditions take antibiotics shortly before dental treatment. This was done with the belief that antibiotics would prevent IE, previously referred to as bacterial endocarditis....

Alcohol Abuse During College Days Leads to Heart Disease in Later Life

...iated with lower CRP levels. Those with a family history of cardiovascular disease had higher CRP levels."While moderate alcohol intake appears to have some health benefits, we must advise against heavy and binge drinking," Donovan said. Caution should be exercised in interpreting these findings as the ...

Study Finds the Effect of Alcohol and Aspirin in TBI Patients

...e TBI. All pertinent patient information including history of blood-thinner usage was recorded. Initial alcohol levels were measured in all patients suspected of intoxication. Other labs were drawn including those used to assess the clotting ability of the blood. All patients underwent two sequential CT scan...

Breast Cancer Vaccine Stimulates Potent Immune Response to Cancer Cells

...tic because the study considers the entire natural history of the tumor in an animal that harbors the HER-2/n...s with a strong genetic predisposition or personal history of cancer; patients who do not respond to traditional therapies; or, as a preventive measure for pat...

Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Saves Men's Lives

...en over 65 who have smoked and women with a family history of aneurysms. If the initial screening turns up an aneurysm, the reviewers say that current practice is to do a repeat ultrasound every three to six months for aneurysms smaller than 5 centimeters (2 inches). Although evidence suggests that the ris...

Rainwater to Receive a Fillip in India

...naissance of sorts in the world, but it traces its history to biblical times. Extensive rain water harvesting apparatus existed 4000 years ago in the Palestine and Greece. In ancient Rome, residences were built with individual cisterns and paved courtyards to capture rain water to augment water from city's a...

Breastfeeding Keeps Breast Cancer At Bay- For Older Mothers

...d by their age at first birth, their breastfeeding history and hormone receptor status. Previous results from the Women's CARE Study have shown that early age at first pregnancy (younger than 25) and having many children (defined as four or more) are associated with a lower risk of breast cancer, Ursin sa...

Hormone Replacement Therapy – To Choose Or No

...ividual woman, their general health, their medical history and their diet and lifestyle. There is no general approach to menopause treatment, and the aim is to individualize treatment further and help each woman come to an informed choice about whether or not she wants to opt for HRT. Consequentially, what...

Australian State Health Official Sacked Following Poisoning Outbreak in Nursing Home

...he worst ever public health failures in Victoria's history and we have a minister who says I know nothing. It is unacceptable," Baillieu said. Twenty residents at the 30-bed Commonwealth-funded home were affected by the illness, which was first detected on April 5. Two people are recovering in hospital. R...

Global Momentum for Smoke-Free Indoor Environments at Tipping Point

...unting progress across the globe is making smoking history worldwide.” Co-authors are Gregory Connolly, Professor of the Practice of Public Health at HSPH, and Luk Joossens of the Association of European Cancer Leagues. The Perspective is accompanied by a world map showing countries, states and provinces...

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