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A Novel Technique That Detects "Cancer Genes" From The Breath Of Smokers

...iated with a two-fold increased risk of developing lethal prostate cancer. IL-6 levels were not associated with prostate cancer risk overall. But when they separated out men by body mass index, those who had a healthy weight and high IL-6 in their blood had a 40 percent higher risk of developing prostate ca...

Party Pills Cause More Spills Than Thrills, and Can Even Kill!

...xplained about a latest finding on the potentially lethal side effects of party pills. Almost one in five users needs emergency care to survive the effects of such pills. The party pills masquerade as herbal pills in the market, but in reality they are miles apart from any semblance of a herb. The active...

Bird flu outbreak prevented by Tamiflu

...n the prevention of a possible transmission of the lethal virus from birds to humans. Scientists B Patnaik and C Tosh, who have completed sequencing the genes HA1 and HA2 of the virus and studying the 10 proteins, specially HA and NA present in the virus, said, "Timely administering of Tamiflu to those wh...

Mammograms Reduce Breast Cancer Deaths, But Increase Overdiagnosis

...s a result of detecting and treating a potentially lethal cancer. However, another 10 healthy women will be transformed into cancer patients and undergo treatment needlessly. An additional 200 will have the anxiety-inducing experience of a false positive — being told about a suspicious finding on a mamm...

Pick Apples for Good Neurological Health, Says New Research

...pple extract protected the cells from the normally lethal effects of TNF by interfering with this pathway that would otherwise damage or kill cells in the body. Gershwin noted that the method by which apple extract protects cells is different than that reported for other flavonoid-rich foods. Other more r...

Switzerland to stock bird flu vaccine

...es.Though Glaxo’s vaccine is effective against the lethal H5N1 avian flu virus, its action against any mutated strain is not known. The H5N1 strain has quickly spread beyond Asia and has claimed over 150 lives of those who were in close contact with the infected birds. If the virus attains the ability t...

Carcinogens found in Grilled chicken

...t cancer, prostate cancer, and other forms of this lethal disease." The National Toxicology Program in the Report on Carcinogen has listed 2-amino-1methyk-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP), along with three other heterocyclic amines (HCAs), known as 2-amino-3-methylimidazo[4,5-f] quinoline (IQ), 2-amin...

Impact of Mental Illness on Suicide

...s, detecting and removing potentially hazardous or lethal materials, identifying emotional or mental disorders and providing apt treatment and management for the same are some of the criteria being stressed upon by The World Federation for Mental Health....

Fear of Dengue looms large in China, as Mosquitoes Make Most of Sunshine!

... alerted the public about dengue fever, which is a lethal mosquito borne disease that could turn fatal as some strains can spark off internal bleeding and death. The ministry's spokesman said “Health departments at all levels must closely monitor the dengue fever outbreaks and strengthen detection to make ...

Many Couples Opting For "Designer Babies"

...bies born now that we know are going to be free of lethal and/or devastating genetic diseases. That's a good thing," he said. But some survey findings indicate that Americans are seeking "designer babies" in increased numbers. "That's a big problem if that's true," Boston University ethicist George Annas s...

Bacterial Protein Shows Promise in Treating Intestinal Parasites

... “Laboratory animals treated with Cry5B survived a lethal hookworm infection, and showed no side effects from the medication.” Colleagues in Cappello’s lab then carried out additional experiments that demonstrated that Cry5B was comparable to mebendazole for treating hookworm infection in laboratory anima...

Spanish flu virus – secrets uncovere

...an immune response in the mice and was potentially lethal resulting in severe lung damage and death. A closer observation revealed that many gene associated with cell death were activated. The immune response was mild and no death was observed in another group of mice infected with a benign flu strain. "...

Uterine Cancer More Lethal For Black Women

A new study says that uterine cancer is more lethal for black women. The study published in the journal Cancer found that black women// with uterine cancer survived for 10.2 months as compared to 12.2 months in white women given the same treatment. Dr. G. Larry Maxwell and his colleagues at Walter Re...

Finding the Source of Anthrax Attack in United States (2001)

...rax used//, belonged to the common variety, though lethal all the same. The FBI has since increased their probe into the source of anthrax that reportedly killed five people in the US in Oct 2001, weeks after the September 11 twin tower disaster. The Anthrax which claimed the life of five people in The US...

Mercy Killing Charge Refuted by Katrina Doctor

... Dr. Pou and the nurses injected the patients with lethal combination of drugs. The Post-mortem analysis of the victims found dangerous levels of the pain-killing drugs. In her words to the media, Dr Pou, said, 'I did not murder those patients. I have spent my entire life taking care of patients; I have...

More Kidney Cancer Is Detected and Treated Early, Yet Death Rate Rises

...part, through the rising incidence of larger, more lethal tumors, says lead author John M. Hollingsworth, M....ated, the absolute number of patients with larger, lethal masses has not decreased. And it is these larger, lethal masses that seem to mainly affect mortality...

Chikungunya Outbreak Feared in Jaipur

After viral fever, malaria and dengue, a more lethal mosquito-caused illness is causing panic in the city.// As per official reports, no case of chikungunya has been traced in the city but four patients with its symptoms are being treated. Their samples have been sent to a laboratory. "We have alre...

Virus Can Mutate lethally With Help Of Carbohydrates

...he outer shell of the virus mutating to get a more lethal grip on a cell's sugary coat of carbohydrates, or glycans, as they were studying the Minute Virus of Mice, or MVM. They found that that a single strain of the virus, MVMp is actually a harmless strain that causes no ill-effects even in mice that have...

$68 million aid pours in from Gates Foundation to fight tropical diseases

...are spread by parasites and worms. These worms are lethal in that they could impair child growth and development for life. Presently no vaccines are available to prevent these diseases and the drugs that are available for treatments are too costly and prone to side effects. "Many of the world's most deb...

South Africa To Make Available Two New Drugs To Fight The TB Outbreak

...through coughing and sneezing, and is particularly lethal in patients with a HIV who also have a weakened immune system.Reports indicate that the AIDS virus that causes affects nearly one in nine South Africans making it one of the highest caseloads in the world. Reports released by the health official’s ...

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