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Restless leg syndrome may remain under-diagnosed in many

A large multinational population study had brought into focus that restless leg syndrome// may remain under-diagnosed and untreated in people and in turn severely hamper the quality of life for them. Restless leg syndrome is a disorder of neurological origi...

Drug for cancer may help restrict premature labor

...rophin (hCG). In pregnancy the placenta produces large amounts of hCG. This hormone activates the number of CG/LH receptors on the smooth muscle cells of the uterus that keeps the uterine walls in a relaxed state. This prevents contractions before time. If the body secrets less amounts of hCG, the uterus...

Preschoolers eat more when served in bigger helpings

...zes that children eat more food if they are served large portions, regardless of anything like last meal size or content, or how many meals they have eaten before. The research also brings to light that children have increased daily calorie intake not based on the calorie intake of their main meals but the...

It is the old drinkers than binge drinkers who are at risk of ill health

...dy had pointed out that people who regularly drink large amount of alcohol are more at risk// of ill health and death from alcohol related causes than binge drinkers, who drink a lot of alcohol in one go. The researcher for the study had said there had more than enough attention given to young alcohol con...

Infective endocarditis is often due to outside infections

...use that infective endocarditis, this is the first large scale study conducted on the relationship between the two. Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, also known as staph bacteria, lives on the skin surfaces and is quite harmless unless it affects the skin, which has been pierced or broken. In that case it ...

Producing Vaccines from genetically modified crops

...al product and most importantly they could produce large quantities of drugs or vaccines at low cost. The project has yet to decide which plants to use but some of the plants most likely to be used include tobacco, maize, potatoes and tomatoes. Although Pharma- Planta claims to maintain and follow the ide...

Poll Finds Many Americans Misinformed About Cancer

...ices, and other community organizations that serve large numbers of patients with these 'at risk' demographic characteristics,"...

Poll Finds Many Americans Misinformed About Cancer

...ices, and other community organizations that serve large numbers of patients with these 'at risk' demographic characteristics,"...

New initiative launched to fight malaria by repelling mosquitoes

...the harmful effects of using the insecticides over large tracts of land. Researchers are hoping to replicate their feat and develop non-toxic chemicals that will act as a buffer between the insect and its human targets. Reference: Vanderbilt University, news release, June 2005...

Low dose Radiation Exposure May Cause Cancer

In a large study conducted by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon, France on nuclear workers has found // that the workers who are exposed to chronic low doses of radiation have a slightly higher risk of developing cancer. This is the lar...

Detecting DNA Damage With In-Vivo Alkaline Comet Assay

...e time consuming, resource intensive and require a large proliferating cell population. The comet assay attracts adherents by it’s simplicity, speed, versatility and economy and is an ideal alternative supplementary in-vivo study. The Comet assay can be used to detect various types of DNA damage induced ...

AIDS - The ‘silent but lethal tsunami’ of Asia

...l side of humanity. However there is more to this large sub-continent then what meets the eye at first gla...irus will definitely affect the Asian economy on a large scale. The UN has warned that by 2010, 12 million people are likely to be infected with HIV in Asia ...

The Benefits of Strontium in the treatment for Osteoporosis Questioned

...le response to treatment. With strontium ranelate, large increases in bone mineral density are often seen, and if this is the case one can be confident that the patient is complying with treatment. The issue of patients' long-term use and compliance with treatment is important for all types of treatment fo...

Vitamin E May Not Reduce Risk Of Death Due To Heart Disease In Women

A large new study reports that Vitamin E is unlikely to prevent heart disease// or cancer but it may lower the risk of heart attacks and stroke in older women. Professor Maret Traber, the main investigator at the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State Univ...

Normal Blood Pressure Could Add Over 5 Years To Your Life

...s for heart disease. It was the first study of a large and continuously monitored group showing the effec.... "What is really surprising is the unexpectedly large number of years difference in life expectancy between those with hypertension and those without," sh...

Screening For Prostate Cancer May Reduce Mortality Rate

...ore surprised. A 35 per cent difference is quite a large amount so from our perspective it is quite a significant link in the chain supporting that early prostate screening has a positive impact." Screening for prostate cancer has been controversial unlike that for cervical and breast cancer. Currently s...

Pomegranate juice delays prostate cancer

... prevalent in men is prostate cancer. It affects a large number of middle age and old men. Dr. Allan J. Pantuck from the University of California, Los Angeles conducted a study to test the relationship between pomegranate juice and prostate cancer. The results obtained after the trails proved encouragin...

Influenza Avian Flu strain has become more contagious and dangerous.

...ng them, and this new evolving strain has killed a large number of birds. Since 2002, this flu virus strain has continuously reverted his characters to form less dangerous to the ducks but is still able to cause illness and death in chickens and humans. A new pandemic kind of threat as occurred due to the ...

Dark Chocolate Is Helpful In Lowering Blood Pressure.

... dark chocolate as medicine as it may contribute a large number of calories as well. Source: Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Centre on Aging at Tufts University....

Eleutherobin From Coral Fights Cancer Cells

...ved from Pacific yew tree). It is difficult to get large quantities of Eleutherobin from corals, as it prod...ies. But, scientists are working out to synthesize large quantities of the drug in the laboratory, but it has been a very difficult laborious work to isolate...

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