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A Home Kit For Early Detection Of Killer Diseases

...designed to spot the early telltale signs of these killer diseases. Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said : this instrument could save many lives by early detection, reduce the number of hospital admissions and stays and also develop the country’s economy growth. The team of researchers will be working at the pro...

Skip the Drug, Pick Up Your Shoes

Cancer, the killer disease is battled with drugs and radiation. But recent studies reveal that exercises// like the humble walking, can reduce the mortality of cancer victims by 50 to 60 percent. The Australian public is pretty much aware of the benefits of exercise ...

Stealthy killer in Australia: Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian cancer continues to be a stealthy killer in Australia since almost of the cases that are diagnosed //are sadly in the advanced stages. Reports reveal that less than half of the women diagnosed with ovarian cancer survive the illness beyond five years. Only about 42% of patients survive when...

Holiday Gluttony Can Spell Disaster for Undiagnosed Diabetics

...olic disorder linked with obesity, can be a silent killer because its symptoms aren’t sudden, but build up over time and lead to heart disease or other maladies. That’s bad news for those with undiagnosed diabetes. “The obesity epidemic is surging and people don’t realize they’re setting themselves up t...

New Study Finds On/Off Switch for Septic Shock

...ne edition of the journal Genes & Development. A killer and a protector Septic shock is the nation’s 10th most frequent cause of death and the leading cause of hospital-related mortality. Bacterial infection, notably the toxins that are part of the bacterial cell wall, stimulate the inflammatory respons...

Diabetes Labeled As World's Fifth Killer Disease

...t rates high blood sugar among the ranks of other killer causes like smoking, high cholesterol and obesity, and is a major concern in the developing nations, which are highly susceptible to incidence of diabetes....

Doctors Protest against Regulation Changes

...ir Liam Donaldson. Following the inquiry into GP killer Harold Shipman the CMO said that the GMC was weighted in favor of doctors and therefore proposed his plans to change how doctors are regulated. These proposals include regular MoT-style checks on medics' abilities. The plans have been postponed for...

Indians Among Worst Affected By TB In Britain

... concern among health workers. TB was the biggest killer disease in Britain during the 19th century. The disease is preventable and treatable. It usually spreads when somebody with the infection coughs or sneezes. It affects the lungs and sometimes other parts of the body. The symptoms include fever and ...

TB Returns , Sharp Rise In Cases In UK

Tuberculosis which was the biggest killer disease in the UK during the 1800s has made a comeback , with a leap of over 10% from 2004 to 2005. //Th number of cases have been rising from the late 1980s , but this has been the single largest leap , causing great concern to government health ag...

New Bird Flu Virus Resistant To Vaccine: Study

A new strain of the killer H5N1 avian flu virus that had emerged in early 2006 in China and southeast // Asia appeared to be resistant to the vaccination programme and might even be aided by it. It might have begun the third wave of transmission of H5N1 avian flu and could p...

Breast Cancer may no longer be a killer disease

...ay suggested that breast cancer may no longer be a killer disease. //Instead it may become a long-term manageable disorder like diabetes and arthritis. The survival rate among breast cancer patients has increased due to the significant developments in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. It was rev...

Partial-match cell transplants for kids with resistant leukemia

...ammed to attack specific targets, but also natural killer cells, a critical first-response army of cells that acts as a quick-strike force against a wide variety of targets. "The overall success of this procedure suggests it holds promise for children who are likely to fail standard treatment for leukemia...

The Living Cell – Manufacturing, Protecting and Thrivin

...s the beta interferon, thereby activating specific killer cells. They also initiate the cell's suicide programme – apoptosis. The viruses cannot then continue to breed.' Up to now it was not known how cells distinguish their own RNA from that of the 'enemy'. The latest findings, which a Japanese research t...

Threat of Cervical Cancer Unknown to Most Women

... a position to develop a strategy to eliminate the killer disease. Susan Crosby of the Women in Government group from the United States, said: “Cervical cancer can be our first victory in the war on cancer. By ensuring that women are educated about this disease and the virus that causes it, and that they h...

Stringent Bird Flu Monitoring Accelerated In China

...ther hurdles that China faces today to tackle this killer disease that is stalking around devouring our ‘winged’ friends. This winter all officials in China are therefore prepared to take every precaution to tackle and control this virus from causing more damages to birds and man....

Migrant Bihar Labourers Bring Dengue Home

...ther dengue-hit areas, have been detected with the killer virus that has affected over 3,000 people across the country and led to 47 deaths so far. Raju Kumar, a youth of Khojpur village in Nawada district, who works in Delhi and arrived in his village a week ago, has been detected with dengue. His fath...

NRI Scientists find Potential Colon Cancer Weapon

...ey said. Colon cancer is the second leading cancer killer in the US. The team included senior author Satish Srivastava and his colleagues - Ravinder Tammali, Kota V. Ramana, Sharad S. Singhal and Sanjay Awasthi. In their experiments on mice, the researchers implanted human colon cancer cells beneath the...

Kerala Tourism Affected by Viral Fever Outbreak

...overnment took time to act on the outbreak of this killer disease. "The state government erred by failing to identify that it was chikungunya. It was only when the number of deaths increased that the government could identify it. We expect that at least now the spread could be contained and the new season...

Awareness Must to Tackle Hepatitis: Experts

Hepatitis is proving to be a silent killer worldwide and it is imperative to make people aware of the symptoms of the disease and the precautions that need to be taken, say medical experts.// Now in its third year, World Hepatitis Awareness Day, which is observed Oct 1, aims to increase awar...

Chronic Diseases Rampant In Rural India

...eensland said that heart disease is the number one killer in rural India. // They arrived at this finding based on a large survey in Andhra Pradesh. The findings of the survey are published in the International Journal of Epidemiology this week. The report said India needs new health services to address chr...

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