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Biotechnology Will Dominate The 21st Century

...ture, medical treatments, new industrial products, improved fibers and fuels, Shri Mahaveer Bhagora, Dushyant Singh, Basudeb Barman, from Lok Sabha and Shri R.Shunmugasundaram from Rajya Sabha attended the Meeting....

Study Offers Clues to 'Broken Heart Syndrome'

... said that long-term follow-up will be critical to improved understanding of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. In addition, he and his colleagues are gathering information on patients who have intravascular ultrasound during cardiac catheterization. This imaging test, in which a tiny ultrasound probe is threaded into...

New Vaccine to Control Blood Pressure

...ike illness. Protherics is planning trials of an improved version of the vaccine, which is ten times more effective at stimulating the immune system than its original formula, the Daily Mail reported. "Improving compliance in this way could save thousands from life-threatening complications such as heart ...

Transplanted Heart Goes to a Second Recipient in a Rare Surgery

...waiting list for a heart transplant in 2002 but he improved and came off the list for several years. About a year ago, his condition worsened and again he was placed on the list. Finding a suitable donor heart was complicated by the fact that the patient was a very large man. As Czer noted, You can transpla...

Inherited Genes Linked to Toxicity of Leukemia Therapy

...ntists at St. Jude and elsewhere have dramatically improved survival rates from childhood leukemia, but it's still challenging to find the right dose for each patient," said Rochelle Long, Ph.D., director of the National Institutes of Health Pharmacogenetics Research Network. "By finding specific genetic vari...

I was an Ugly Duckling as a Child: Mendes

...r smile but there is no guarantee of happiness and improved self-esteem. In a study published in the British Journal of Health Psychology it was found that those who had received treatment such as braces had better tooth alignment and were happier with their teeth, but this did not have an impact on their sel...

Web-based Asthma Program Improves Disease Management for Black Students

...treatment arm, functional status was significantly improved and the state of being diseased was significantly reduced when compared with a control group with access to generic asthma education websites. During the study, the treatment group reported slightly less than one night of symptoms every two weeks, ...

Doctor of Indian Origin Honored by California

... "Dr. Mahal is a leading voice in California for improved access to healthcare and emergency care coverage for all customers," assemblyman Alberto Torrico said in a statement. Torrico is co-chair of the Asian Pacific Islander Joint Legislative Caucus, and nominated Mahal for the award. "He has given an e...

American Indians in South Dakota Have More Health Problems Than Others in State, Nationwide, Health Official Says

...es. Kightlinger said, "We've pulled together and improved things for other groups. We need to pull together and get it done here"....

Glucosamine-like Supplement Inhibits Multiple Sclerosis, Type 1 Diabetes

...nt-resistant autoimmune inflammatory bowel disease improved significantly following two years of treatment with GlcNAc. No significant adverse side effects were noted. Together, these findings identify metabolic therapy using dietary supplements such as GlcNAc as potential treatments for autoimmune diseases...

Exercising for Few Minutes a Day Could Help Inactive Obese Women

...ouge found that even ten minutes of exercise a day improved their fitness and toned them up enough to lower their overall risk of early death. The study in the Journal of the American Medical Association is the first to reinforce with concrete medical data that exercise does not have to be an all-or-nothing...

Talking With Families may Help Prevent Childhood Obesity

...'s lap and we are hopeful that this will result in improved outcomes." Overall, 94 percent of the parents who received motivational interviewing said it helped them think about changing their family's eating habits. And at a follow-up six months later, the average body mass of participants who received moti...

Natural Pine Bark Extract Reduces Heart Failure Risk

...n Pycnogenol supplementation to be associated with improved cardiovascular health, such as cholesterol reduction, blood pressure control and prevention of thrombosis. One group of hypertensive mice received Pycnogenol in drinking water for four weeks and another group of hypertensive mice was left untreate...

Quality Improvement Effort Pays Off in Diabetes Care

...archers reported that "multiple components of care improved from 1998 to 2002." Annual glycosylated hemoglobin testing increased from 71 percent to 92 percent of patients. Blood lipid testing rose from 15 percent to 44 percent. Eye exams went from 25 percent to 44 percent. Prescriptions for ACE inhibitors ros...

Soft Contacts Designed for Cone-Shaped Cornea

Custom-designed contacts improved vision for subjects with keratoconic eyes and offe...three subjects reported their vision significantly improved with the custom-designed soft contact lenses. The scientists tested several designs of custom lens...

Ulcerative Colitis Disrupts Many Aspects of Daily Life: Survey

... with better management of quality of life issues, improved patient communication and by getting patients on effective therapies, we can help patients live more normal, fulfilling and productive lives," concludes Dr. Rubin. "I hope the survey will spark a national dialogue about UC. I know I'll use it as a co...

Bali Bombings Helped Improve Trauma Care

...o the victims of the 2005 Bali bombings, thanks to improved procedures and services introduced after the first explosions in 2002. Staff at the Royal Darwin Hospital who treated many of the casualties was also recipients of vital personal support from mental health nurses. Says Anthony Guscott from Top En...

Adolescents Brains Fully Develop Between 10-12 Years

...or most tests between 10 and 12 years of age, then improved more slowly or not at all during adolescence. Other findings revealed that sex predicted hardly any aspects of cognitive function, with gender effects less rampant than in some previous studies. Boys performed better on perceptual analysis, and gir...

Minorities Prefer Counseling and Prayer to Drugs for Treating Depression

...r fellow researchers thought SSRI use might signal improved access to health care, we did not study whether the lower use of SSRIs is indicative of fewer health care visits or a lower change of being diagnosed with depression among minorities, she said. For their study, Givens and colleagues surveyed people...

Health Benefits Of Traditional Land Ownership

...rship and control of their traditional lands enjoy improved health, says Ms Nicole Watson, Senior Research Fel...ut also exercise control over their affairs, enjoy improved health. In a related MJA article, Dr David Scrimgeour, Senior Lecturer in Public Health at the Un...

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