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Condom sense: Slip on the perfectly sized condom to avoid mishaps

...64% were groping in the dark about the reasons for ineffective use of condoms. As much as 43% of the respondents also preferred not to thrash out such problems in the open, due to the sensitivity involved in discussing penis size and associated embarrassment. Further, 25% of the surveyed people were not even awa...

Research Leads to First Treatment for Drug-Resistant HIV

...over time, often cause severe side effects and are ineffective against drug-resistant HIV strains, he said. Treatment using the molecule designed by Ghosh has fewer associated side effects because the dose required is significantly less than those for existing protease inhibitors. The molecule also is smaller ...

Medication Adherence - Influenced by Drug or Race?

...her studies have suggested that metformin alone is ineffective at controlling the symptoms of diabetes. Balkrishnan said that most of the patients who took metformin in this study ultimately started to take another anti-diabetic drug, either alone or in combination with metformin. Balkrishnan conducted the stu...

Finally, The First Ever Treatment for Drug-Resistant HIV

...over time, often cause severe side effects and are ineffective against drug-resistant HIV strains, he said. Treatment using the molecule designed by Ghosh has fewer associated side effects because the dose required is significantly less than those for existing protease inhibitors. The molecule also is smaller...

It may be possible to switch off acute pain

... effects, opioids are highly addictive, Tylenol is ineffective for chronic pain, and other pain drugs cause significant drowsiness. The discovery is published on the website of the journal Neuroscience, and will appear in the publication's August issue. Source: Eureka Alert...

Mutation in Breast Stem Cells Lead to Breast Cancer

...moxifen, the aromatase inhibitors or Herceptin are ineffective against basal tumors and chemotherapy is the only option. Dr Lindeman, who is also an oncologist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, said that their team's findings will now be extended using excised human breast tissue and tumors. "We are fortunate tha...

Antihistamine Proved Ineffective in Making Kids to Sleep

...tamines used to put young children sleep was found ineffective – researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center reports//. Study suggested that children (under age 2) who received diphenhydramine drug showed no benefits from its effectiveness. In fact, the national study, conducted by researchers fr...

Bird Flu Virus Reported In Remote Nigerian State

...any human cases, although experts warn that due to ineffective surveillance, cases may have gone undetected. Bird flu virus has now been reported in 14 of Nigeria's 36 states and in the Federal Capital Territory. The most recent state was Lagos in April. Director of the National Veterinary Research Institut...

Researchers Find Molecular "Brake" to Cell Death

...els of CC that came out from the mitochondria were ineffective because they are sequestered by an ocean of free nucleotides and ATP," he says. "No one had ever realized this kind of barrier existed to impede apoptosis." They found that cell mitochondria needed to release a large and sustained volume of CC to o...

Preventive Measures Proved Ineffective in Allergic Children

...h rich in omega-3 fatty acids was also found to be ineffective in children with a family history of asthma and wheezing – research finds. was modifying a child's diet to increase the consumption of omega-3 fatty acids, which are found in high concentrations in oily fish. The researchers recruited over 600...

Acupuncture to Relieve Fibromyalgia Symptoms

...ure to be helpful, while the other reported it was ineffective for pain relief. Dr. Martin says Mayo’s study demonstrates that acupuncture is helpful, and also proves physicians can conduct a rigorous, controlled acupuncture study. Future research could help physicians understand which medical conditions respon...

Eminent Doctors In UK Wants The NHS To Abandon Alternative Medicines:

... therapies that he advocates have been shown to be ineffective in trials or have never been properly tested yet. There has been an ever-increasing concern among practitioners in medical and scientific circles about the increasing referral by GPs to complementary medicine practitioners. Some GPs are noted to us...

Investigators Find Poisonous Chemicals In Four More Drugs In China

...e drug maker, there is a general feeling about the ineffective drug inspection system in China at present, and a appeal for a fairer drug production and distribution environment in China. Many experts believe that China has been weak in imposing penalty measures on the producers of unqualified products, and appe...

Aggressive Treatments for Prostate Cancer Not Required in Elderly

...waiting can preserve quality of life, but is often ineffective for aggressive cancer that progresses quickly. The study was conducted on 465 men aged 75 to 84 who had been diagnosed with localized prostate cancer in 1994 or 1995. One hundred seventy-five men underwent aggressive treatment such as surgery or ra...

West Nile Virus Can Be Tackled By New Strategy

...quitoes, not all birds are good carriers. Some are ineffective hosts, Shaman said, while others - like crows - are very susceptible and may die from the virus. Birds that are effective hosts may carry the virus and infect biting mosquitoes for 4-5 days before recovering from the illness. 'It is this coming tog...

Bill for Formal Regulation of Tanning Salons

...t is clear that the voluntary regulation system is ineffective and I am now convinced of the need for formal regulation in this area." His bill proposes that salons obtain a licence from the local authorities before operations and permit inspection of their premises as well. The proposed bill will receive wi...

World Bank Could Have Made A World of Difference to Fight Malaria, Yet It Failed!

... believed that medicines used for the program were ineffective in meeting the desired purpose. The World Bank has responded saying that its malaria programs were understaffed and underfinanced, but did not agree to the implication of resorting to false statistics or paying for redundant medicines. The bank al...

Immune-Boosting Therapies Of No Use In Preventing Miscarriage

...d grief associated with false expectations that an ineffective treatment might work,” Potter said. This review is published in The Cochrane Library, a publication of The Cochrane Collaboration, an international organization that evaluates medical research. Among the studies that were reviewed, 15 studies includi...

A Protein May Help In Weight Loss Treatment

...such as leptin. But it is now found that leptin is ineffective in obesity due to the presence of proteins which inhibit their ability to stimulate fat metabolism, he said. He explained that fortunately, CNTF's effects on fat burning are being maintained. Dr. Diane Finegood, scientific director of the Canadian ...

The Face Of Indian Health Care: A World Health Day Evaluation

...ame the government for low budgetary allocation or ineffective implementation of health care programmes. The take home message then? Together, we can make a difference!...

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