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Mediterranean diet aids Asian masses

...death and non-fatal heart attacks. The researchers hope that the long-term benefits of the Mediterranean-style diet might be even more impressive....

Heart failure protection through gene therapy

... not get the gene were not protected. Researchers hope they will be able to use a cardiac catheter to deliver the gene to humans, if further research on pigs, which is underway, proves to be successful....

Macular Degeneration treatment with Laser

...atment until now. However, a new laser could offer hope to those suffering from the disease. This laser treatment, which takes just 15 minutes, involves gently heating the retinal pigment// epithelium, the tissue that contains harmful deposits called drusen. This heating and damaging of the retinal pigmen...

Cancer gene mystery to be cracked!

... by researchers from the UK and Netherlands in the hope of identifying the cluster of genes associated wit...ave reverted to type and become normal again. They hope that those genes switched off by RNA interference in these cells may represent a crucial group of ge...

New and unique treatment for Psoriasis patients

...-awaiting new options in treatment, now have fresh hope with the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the new drug, Amevive. This unique drug targets renegade immune cells to control hard-to-treat psoriasis. Psoriasis has been thought to occur when the immune system goes amok and cells called memor...

New hope for spinal cord injury victims

...f people and, until now, has left them with little hope of living a normal life. However, recent research has begun to suggest that maybe stem cells - primitive cells that can turn into specific cell types - could repair the damage involved in such disabling injuries. Researchers from// the Loyola Univers...

Second hope for men with erectile dysfunction

...erectile dysfunction. Now, these men have a second hope with two new drugs introduced(and waiting for approval from the U.S. FDA) by the drug majors Eli Lilly and Bayer. The drugs, Cialis (tadalafil), by Eli Lilly, and Levitra (vardenafil), by Bayer, are touted to be more effective than Viagra(sildenafil ...

Scientists open the book of life

...ct and healthy sequence of base pairs, researchers hope to be able to find the disease-causing genetic flaws that could lead to treatment. American agencies and universities, led by the National Human Genome Research Institute and the Department of Energy, completed the project at a cost of about $2.7 b...

WHO Declares Vietnam First Country to Control SARS

...tnam has been able to show the world that there is hope that SARS can be contained. Carlo Urbani, a WHO communicable disease expert was the first doctor to note that a new disease had surfaced of potentially global proportions. He died of SARS later. After Mr. Urbani noted a new disease had struck and aft...

Canadian Youth at risk of heart disease

...are working// to address the risk factors with the hope that it will reduce the number of heart and stroke victims in the future. With more young people putting themselves at future risk, it raises a question on the Canadian health-care System. Recommendations were also made on how health professionals an...

Answers For OCD soon

...usting images than for fearful pictures.// Doctors hope that study conducted in these specific regions of brain would help them find specific treatment methods for those with OCD. The study also shows those with obsessive compulsive disorder about contamination fears had a more intense reaction to disgust...

Common Cold Remedy May Treat SARS

... the disease by blocking the protease. Researchers hope to find a protease inhibitor against SARS soon. However developing a safe drug may be taking time. Meanwhile, researchers in New York have announced they may be making progress in developing a drug that prevents the SARS virus from entering cells. On...

Scientists review SARS

... the world by videoconference, which was of "great hope andcelebration that the measures are working,"said Dr.Michael J. Ryan, an official of the health agency."There is no evidence that animals or insects arespreading SARS,(Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)Nor is there any sign that infected individuals...

Hope for First New Melanoma Treatment in Decades

...ble for this dangerous disease and offer the first hope for a new melanoma treatment target in decades. Study proves a role for an important gene called PTEN and suggests that PTEN dysfunction may be responsible in 30 percent to 60 percent of melanomas. // The process leading to the formation of melanoma ...

Longer Lung Cancer Survival

...now, you just long for something." Those words of hope came when she met Oncologist Karen Kelly, M.D., wh..., "This drug has given me renewed life and renewed hope and renewed faith. I live now with a love of life and enjoy every day and try not to take any day fo...

ICMR along with other International Research organisation with drug development for Neglected Diseases

... "We are excited about collaborating with DNDi and hope that it will play a key role in raising awareness and investment and in speeding up the process of turning research into usable drugs for the most neglected diseases." "Millions die each year from lack of effective, affordable drugs for curable trop...

New Treatment for Chronic Eczema

New research reveals hope for the millions of people throughout the world who suffer from chronic eczema. Atopic dermatitis is a form of eczema marked by frequent, unpredictable relapses. It is currently treated in one of two ways: a potent topical corticosteroid followed by ...

How Much Should Athletes Drink?

...ese guidelines by USA Track and Field provides the hope that this sad aberration has finally run its tragic course."...

Do Asthma Sufferers Lack Physical Activity?

...ients to meet the national recommendations. They hope health care providers can help educate patients about the importance of being active and help patients find a way to achieve a higher level of physical activity....

Better Diet Even Late in Life May Prolong It

A new British study offers hope for all those procrastinating dieters out there.The study, published in the Sept. 19 issue of Science, found that reducing dietary intake late in life reduced mortality in fruit flies.// "We found that within just 48 hours of being switched from a h...

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