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Sideeffects of Rosiglitazone in Type2 Diabetes Patients

...d in most studies. In addition to confirming the known risk of edema (people taking the treatment are at twice the risk of developing this condition) and an increase in body weight up to 5.0 kg, the authors found evidence from one large study indicating increased cardiovascular risk and an enhanced risk ...

US Health Insurance Firms Suspend Sales, Promise to End Fraudulent Practices

...hearing in May to address complaints about what's known as private fee-for-service plans, the fastest- growing type of private Medicare managed-care plan. These policies offer fewer restrictions on doctors and hospitals and often come with benefits that standard Medicare doesn't cover, such as dental o...

Take a Break Inbetween Exercise

...study in Japan . Researchers conducted the first known study to compare these two exercise methodsexercising continually in one long bout versus breaking up the same workout with a rest period. The findings could change the way we approach exercise. Who wouldnt want to take a breather for that" Many pe...

Gene Linked With Restless Leg Syndrome Spotted Out

...cs and RLS that has been reported to date. We have known for quite some time that the majority of RLS patients have a close family member with the disorder, and now we have found a gene which is clearly linked to RLS," said Dr. Rye. The gene variant is common as at least 65 pct of the population carry at ...

Intensive Training of Young Tennis Players Causes Spinal Damage

...ed discs, complete fractures, and stress fractures known as pars lesions. Three of the 10 pars lesions in nine players were complete fractures. Twenty three players had early signs of diseased facet joint (arthropathy), causing moderate permanent degeneration in nine of them. Facet joints help the spine ...

Insecticide and Repellent Combo Effective in Eliminating Malarial Mosquitoes

...osquitoes are hit by a powerful paralysing action, known as the knockdown effect, on contact with the mixture. The mortality rates determined were satisfactory, in that they equalled those obtained by using deltamethrin, a commonly used synthetic pyrethroid, highly effective against mosquitoes. The r...

Male Casting Couch in Bollywood?

...of the male casting couch. Not just freshers, even known actors are victimised. Sonu is just one of them who chose to speak out. Why blame us when the models themselves make offers and we put it forward to the concerned clients? asked Hanif Mohd, a model coordinator based in the suburbs, who has around 2...

EU Drug Regulator Highlights Depression Danger of Weight-loss Pill

...cy (EMEA) recommended Thursday that Acomplia, also known as Rimonabant, should not be given to patients wit...ide-effects. The agency said that depression was known as the main side-effect of the drug and this had been signalled at the time of its approval in June ...

Mother Has the Right to the Placenta, US Court Rules

... some experience after childbirth. The practice, known as placentophagy, is far from widespread and is received with great skepticism by more traditional medical experts. But among a small but vocal contingent of expectant mothers and proponents, it is strongly believed that the organ created by the woma...

Three Gene Variants Could Hold Key for HIV Vaccine: Study

...ing" them for destruction. Two of the HLA genes, known as HLA-A and B, are turned off by the HIV virus when it enters the body, which keeps the immune system from recognizing the virus as foreign. However, the HLA-C gene is apparently not turned off by the AIDS virus, suggesting that for some individua...

Green Box Converts Car Fumes into Biofuel

...blem of carbon emission. They have developed a box known -green box- which can convert car fumes into biofuel. The box can be fixed underneath the car in place of the exhaust. this box traps the unwanted gases. These unwanted gases are also called green house gas such as carbon dioxide and nitrous oxid...

UK Hospital Performs Heart Surgery Using Robotic Arm

...dures they can carry out. During the procedure, known as catheter ablation, several thin wires and tubes are inserted through a vein in the groin and guided into the heart where they deliver an electric current to specific areas of heart muscle. The electric current destroys tiny portions of heart tissu...

Experts Identify Vaccine Target for HIV

...the virus after infection. These gene variants are known as polymorphisms. These results not only approxi...ging them for destruction. Two of the HLA genes, known as HLA-A and B, are turned off by HIV when it enters the body, which keeps the immune system from re...

Wealthy Australian Women More Prone to Breast Cancer New Study

... women more susceptible to breast cancer, which is known as "hormone dependent" because it relies on the female hormone, oestrogen, to grow. Increased public awareness of breast screening may mean women in more affluent areas are more likely to have mammograms, leading to better detection rates. Expos...

Now You can Marry in a Mughal Ambience, If You Wish to

...at Haryana's tourism department feels. It has made known plans to open up a part of the magical Yadavindra Gardens at Pinjore, 20 km from Chandigarh, for weddings. The magnificently laid and maintained gardens, resting on the Himalayan foothills along the ever busy highway from Chandigarh to Shimla, have...

Pediatric Use of ADHD Drug may Affect Developing Brain

...ent-linked alterations in striatum, a brain region known to be key to motor function, and in the hypothalamus, a centre for appetite, arousal and addictive behaviours. Three months after the rats had stopped receiving Ritalin, the animals' neurochemistry largely resolved back to the pre-treatment state. ...

Himachal Pradesh Under the Grip of Suspected Typhus Fever Outbreak

...ting the symptoms to be that of scrub typhus, also known as 'chigger-borne typhus', caused by rickettsia, which is spread through bites of ticks and mites. "In view of this typhus blood sample report from Kasauli village we received, because it is a non- specific test and to jump to a conclusion immediat...

Self-harming Among Teens More Common Than Thought

...ged in by teens in the community because little is known about self-harming behaviour in this particular population. Although NSSI is commonly encountered in inpatient and outpatient psychiatric and other institutionalized settings, little research has looked at NSSI in community samples, said Lloyd-Ric...

Christina Aguilera's Silence Fuels Pregnancy Rumours

...rk's Maternal Fetal Medicine Association, which is known for its state-of-the-art ultrasounds and expertise in high-risk pregnancies. The 'Dirty' singer also looked to be donning a small bump while shopping in Soho. Earlier a pal revealed that 'Christina and Jordan adore each other and have tried for a...

UK Suggestion for Restricted Use of Anti-AMD Drugs Draws Flak

...in as little as three months. The two drugs are known as anti-VEGF drugs and they work by targeting VEGF (Vascular endothelial growth factor), a protein that helps the formation of new blood vessels. In the case of AMD these new blood vessels are unstable and tend to leak fluid and blood under the re...

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