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High-fat and Sugary Diet Severely Damage Liver and Other Vital Organs

... to begin, Tetri said. "We wanted to mirror the kind of diet many Americans subsist on, so the high fat content is about the same you'd find in a typical McDonald's meal, and the high fructose corn syrup translates to about eight cans of soda a day in a human diet, which is not far off with what some p...

Research may Yield Improved Treatment for Diseased Lungs

... with certain kinds of scleroderma also contract a kind of pulmonary hypertension that is particularly resistant to most treatments. So in a limited series of studies in such patients, Chesler also will investigate whether excess collagen negatively affects heart health. "My hypothesis is that patients wi...

Pediatric Seizure Study Underway in US to Decide Between Diazepam and Lorazepam

...ent. The study is the most comprehensive of its kind and 11 hospitals around the country will participate. Currently, the choice of treatment for status epilepticus depends upon the best judgment of the treating physician, said Duane Alexander, Director of the NIHs National Institute of Child Health...

Scientist Observes real Time Generation of Neurones in Mammals

...s in a mammals brain, the first ever claim of such kind in the world. Dr. Adi Mizrahi of the Department of Neurobiology, Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, used mouse models to study how neurones develop from an undifferentiated cellular sphere into a rich and complex cell. The new find...

Chinese Take Fertility Drugs to Beat One Child Policy

...ildings. Many Chinese would prefer to avoid this kind of confrontation with the state, which is still hugely powerful. That is why so many choose to take fertility drugs in the hope of a multiple pregnancy. If you have all your children in one go in China, you do not have to worry about a fine and a f...

Stress of Deployment Increases Risk of Child Abuse, Neglect in Military Families, UNC Study Shows

...tely respond to the needs of the families. Some kind of additional intervention should be considered, she said. This might include providing more support and educational programs for family members remaining behind during separations, as well as increased monitoring of family function during stressful ...

Low Weight Newborns at Greater Risk in Community Hospitals

...s. Neonatal ICUs are classified according to the kind of care they can provide. The neonatal ICU at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford is a level-3D center - the highest level reserved for hospitals that perform on-site cardiac surgery and a type of heart/lung bypass for newborns. Packard ...

Beware, America's Fast Food Consumers!

... and some fruit juices. "We wanted to mirror the kind of diet many Americans subsist on, so the high fat content is about the same you'd find in a typical McDonald's meal, and the high fructose corn syrup translates to about eight cans of soda a day in a human diet, which is not far off with what some p...

Australia's Aborigines Affected by Poor Health: Experts

...al children are at least 150 years behind on every kind of social indicator. AMA President Dr Rosanna Capolingua pledged on Sunday to get Aboriginal health back on track. Speaking on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the referendum that gave indigenous Australians the right to be counted in the ce...

Ban Smoking Indoor Workplaces and China Cause for Concern WHO

...orcing smoke-free environments. Legislation of the kind has proved popular among both smokers and nonsmokers, according to WHO, whose policy recommendations set broad goals for its 193 member states but are not legally binding.As for China, it has become the focus of international health concern as it is ...

Condition of Separated Conjoined Twins Improving

... rate. The operation, which was the first of its kind in Chhattisgarh, stirred a lot of emotions as hundreds of Raipur residents joined the parents of the twins Tuesday to pray for the children's well being....

Human Stem Cell Therapy Restores Motor Function to Paralyzed Rats

...ive treatment for patients suffering from the same kind of ischemia-induced paralysis," he added. The researchers are currently testing the safety and efficacy of human stem cell therapy in other animal models, and may begin clinical trials in humans by next year. Sixteen rats were induced spinal cord...

Targeted Initiatives may Help Promote Walking in People

...minutes more per week if they are given the right kind of help. Conducted by David Ogilvie and his coll... minutes more per week if they are given the right kind of help, finds a study published on bmj.com today. This could make a valuable contribution to improv...

Gene Mutation That Increases the Risk of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Found

... gene's protective activity. Furthermore, a second kind of change occurs later that turns the gene off altogether, leading to leukemia. This latter alteration is a chemical change that is not inherited. The finding could help to identify people at risk for chronic leukaemia, and also provide new insigh...

New Strains of TB Can Be Used as a Powerful Bioterror Weapon

...ch will send precious metals skyrocketing. In this kind of environment, rare gold silver and platinum coins will go BERSERK,' said DiGeorgia....

Dietary Vitamin B6, B12 and Folate, may Decrease Pancreatic Cancer Risk Among Leans

... time they start using these nutrients. The same kind of association has been found with use of soy, which is an estrogen-rich food, she said. Women who have eaten soy all their lives, such as people in Asia, have a reduced risk of developing breast cancer, but some studies have found that increased soy...

Worlds Heaviest Man Loses Weight Thanks to Monitored Dieting

...t gluttonous over-indulgence could not produce the kind of excess body weight Manuel has succumbed to. Instead, they think Manuel was super-sized by nature. A fault in his genes perhaps triggered the inflammation of his molecular structure. Whatever the cause, the team of medics and nutritionists aroun...

Zambia Trying Hard to Tackle Crisis in Mental Health Care

...l-related wildness or organic brain syndromes, any kind of mental disorder plaguing the country. Divorce, substance addiction, unemployment, even extreme religious beliefs in some cases result in mental disorder, experts say. Head injuries from traffic accidents and neurological complications arising br...

New Bacterium Discovered - Related to Cause of Trench Fever

... that appear in any new or unusual infection. This kind of sleuthing allowed the researchers to discover the new organism, Bartonella rochalimae. Koehler considers the on-going research and discovery crucial to treating patients and preventing disease. When a patient has a high and persistent fever, w...

Drinking Oolong Tea can Help Fight Obesity

...ck tea, green tea and Oolong tea, it was the third kind that was the best at fighting obesity, reports China Daily. Oolong tea is one of the lesser-known teas in the West. Of the total amount of tea produced and consumed in the world, 78 percent is black and is consumed primarily in the West, 20 per...

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