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JRRD Focuses On Issues Such As Spinal Cord Injury and Prosthetics

...ment for phantom and residual limb pain, was found ineffective in a recent double-blind trial. This study identified and resolved problems in color analysis of silicone prostheses. Investigators analyzed various systems that automatically detect human skin color and assessed the possibility of introducing an a...

Private Public Partnership To Tackle TB, In Karnataka

...TB day celebrations. The minister pointed out to ineffective reach of the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) as being responsible for poor control of TB in the state. He further stated that the programme was not followed by all section of the health care industry, making it difficult to el...

Hungary Develops New Bird Flu Vaccine

... statement saying that the vaccine is likely to be ineffective against mutated version of the avian influenza virus. So far, no case of human-human bird flu transmission has been reported so far. However, it is feared that the virus may acquire this ability, sparking bird flu pandemic. A high demand for the mu...

Healthy, Bird Flu Infected Chickens In Chinese Markets

...ulation of chickens, can be given as an excuse for ineffective bird flu control measures. In view of the above risk, it is high time that the Chinese health officials had a closer look at the quality of the bird flu vaccine, locally produced in China....

Military-based Research Labs Needed To Manage Bird Flu Threat

...nations with insufficient scientific resources and ineffective surveillance measures, globalization of the research labs should be enabled through enhanced funding and an active participation....

Viagra Offers Hope In Treatment Of Crohn’s Diseas

... study has shown that Crohn’s disease could due to ineffective functioning of a weak immune system. It was previously thought that an overactive immune system could be responsible // for this chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by ulcers in the small and large intestines. The following finding has been r...

Simulated Heart Tissue Enhances Understanding of Arrhythmias And Defibrillator Failure

...ter rather than concurrent beats. This can lead to ineffective pumping of blood that may result in sudden death. According to Bursac, Ventricular Tachycardia and Fibrillation appear to be the commonest causes of sudden death in recent times. In his opinion, it would indeed call for a methodical study of arrhyth...

Resistant Influenza strains creates panic in US

...eased and inappropriate use, this will also become ineffective against the virus. The researchers feel that there is an increased necessity for more energy and resources to be devoted to develop new antiviral drugs. In the end they conclude by saying that vaccines are the true way to protect oneself against i...

Cough Syrups No More Effective Than Sugar Water

... may provide a moderate amount of relief, they are ineffective in treating the underlying cause, in the opinion of Dr. Michael Alberts, a leading pulmonologist. Another suggestion is to survive the episode and wait for it to resolve on its own. Alarmingly, Americans have been found to purchase over-the -counte...

Indian Inc not proactive to HIV/AIDS threat: study

...wo, which may be leading to weakened, or at worst, ineffective HIV/AIDS policies,' said Bloom. This assessment is true for Indian corporate bodies surveyed, with 27 percent expecting serious impact of HIV/AIDS in the next five years and only 11 percent having a specific written policy to combat it. About 31 pe...

Antisense gene specific therapy for Ebola virus

...very high increase of virus in blood leading to an ineffective immunological protection by the host against the virus leading necrosis. Morbidity and mortality is very high and varies according to the strain involved and no effective treatment has been found against the virus and interestingly virus has been iso...

New Gastric Cancer Drug Unlikely to Benefit Kidney Cancer Patients

...ntestinal stromal cancers (GISTs) are likely to be ineffective for// patients with full blown kidney cancer. These findings are reported by investigators at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, who say that the drug in question is not going to help patients with high grade renal cell carcinoma. "While this finding ...

Breastfeeding To Reduce Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes

...rized by either deficient production of insulin or ineffective utilization of the available insulin. Multiple lifestyle factors, including diet, exercise, and obesity, are associated with risk of diabetes. More than 9 million adult women are believed to be afflicted with the chronic disease in the United States ...

Concerted Effort Imperative For Elimination Of Tropical Diseases: WHO

...-priority accorded in research and development and ineffective implementation of available interventions in coverage and quality, and thus additional support and resources are needed. WHO has developed strategies for each of the diseases....

Bird flu vaccine from wild bird flu strain

...ulling of wild migratory bird populations would be ineffective in preventing the spread of avian flu. Wild birds, some of which are critically threatened or endangered are also being impacted directly by the H5N1 strain of influenza virus. Joseph Domenech, F.A.O.’s Chief Veterinary Officer said, “The collabora...

Chronic Exposure To Benzene May Result In Dysplasia

...a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by ineffective hematopoiesis, dysplasia in one or more hematopoietic lineages, clonal evolution and a tendency to progress on to bone marrow failure or acute myelogenous leukemia. Hematotoxicity following chronic benzene exposure has been recognized for over...

Chromosome 6 has the Dyslexia Gene

...in circuits are formed to compensate but these are ineffective in most of the children. "We now have strong statistical evidence that a large number of dyslexic cases--perhaps as many as 20 percent--are due to the DCDC2 gene," said Gruen. "The genetic alteration on this chromosome is a large deletion of a regu...

Bulgaria Agriculture Minister ban import of poultry from Macedonia and Croatia

...ulling of wild migratory bird populations would be ineffective in preventing the spread of avian flu, slaughtering of animals continue. The birds fly to warmer areas in North Africa including the Nile delta for winter. If laboratory tests prove that the deaths are caused by H5N1 strains of the virus, then this ...

First Bird flu case reported in Turkey

...ulling of wild migratory bird populations would be ineffective in preventing the spread of avian flu, slaughtering of animals continue. The farm is located near a natural park known for its rich birdlife. Reports say that the infection should have spread from migratory birds which would have reached turkey. Th...

Medical Mishaps In Telemedicine And Their Prevention

...mitted is not accurate, then technology becomes an ineffective tool. A recent study, published in the October issue of Journal of General Internal Medicine, states that errors in telephone communication can result in outcomes ranging from inconvenience and anxiety to serious compromises in patient safety. Altho...

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