New vaccine helps allergy and asthma patients
... came down by 80% and the asthmatic chest symptoms like coughing and breathing difficulties came down by 90%. For patients who have been suffering chronically with no clear-cut cure in sight this study has opened a lot of new options to get on with life. By helping in reducing both symptoms and the treat...New vaccine helps allergy and asthma patients
... came down by 80% and the asthmatic chest symptoms like coughing and breathing difficulties came down by 90%. For patients who have been suffering chronically with no clear-cut cure in sight this study has opened a lot of new options to get on with life. By helping in reducing both symptoms and the treat...Controversial Levis jean ad to be withdrawn
...or card. They take his pants, put them in a cooler like ones often used to transport human organs and take the package by helicopter to a man found cowering in his bedroom. The man dons the pants and seems elated to have them. This ad film has stirred a hornets nest in a country where nearly a hundred t...Now umbilical cord helps in stroke treatment.
...e parts. This will come in handy to treat ailments like strokes and Alzheimer’s where the stem cells replace dead cells in the brain. One or two cords will give enough stem cells to treat a stroke victim and the cells can be frozen and used whenever needed. Sanberg says the study was conducted on 60 rat...Stem cell research- now Nobel Laureates join the debate
...file scientists including amongst other luminaries like James Watson and Hamilton O. Smith. The opponents are quick to rubbish the claims of the scientists. In a hard-hitting statement, Douglas Johnson, legislative director for the National Right to Life Committee criticized the scientists and said. "Jus...And now they say infections can cause heart disease!!!!
... Kiechl, MD, says that individuals with infections like sinusitis, bronchitis, or even urinary tract infec... tend to brush aside. Some lifestyle modifications like stopping smoking, improving dental hygiene, and better nutrition can lessen the chances of infection...And now they say infections can cause heart disease!!!!
... Kiechl, MD, says that individuals with infections like sinusitis, bronchitis, or even urinary tract infec... tend to brush aside. Some lifestyle modifications like stopping smoking, improving dental hygiene, and better nutrition can lessen the chances of infection...Lure of the home turf brings back NRI doctors
...ing in. The Fortisfacility is top of the line. Its like having a US hospital transplantedhere,'' says Dr Rupinder Singh. The chance to be a part of a new and exciting healthcare delivery system andgive back to one's own country is also a huge motivator for Dr Singh, whoaccepted almost a 40 per cent pay cu...India takes on foot-and-mouth disease by vaccinating animals
...ing havoc with the economies ofdeveloped countries like the UK, India has been adopting a more conservativ...o be vaccinated three times. In a developedcountry like the UK the vaccination programme would be very costly. FMD renders the infected animals economicall...Development of AIDS vaccine -- Chiron Corp in talks with four Indian cos
...so to take up joint initiatives with pharma majors like the above, he said. Various studies and forecasts made on AIDS in India warn of an epidemic with infection numbers being put at nearly 40 lakh at present. With the costs of the few available anti-AIDS drugs still very much beyond the affordability o......hrough the skin and a glucose monitor that is worn like a watch. Though such innovations are always welcome, one shouldn’t lose track of the real goal – prevention. Even small changes in diet, exercise and weight can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. For people who already have the disease, such steps ...Hemopurifier may revolutionise AIDS treatment
...ould be used along with other treatment modalities like AZT and antiviral cocktails.......for years that pathological expressions of emotion like depression or hostility can lead to illness," said David Snowdon, University of Kentucky professor of neurology and director of the Nun Study for the school's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. He also added, "Our theory is that negative emotional state...Breast Feeding prevents obesity later on in life
...ed even after Gilman’s team considered key factors like the children’s calorie intake, exercise levels and their mothers’ body weight. The reason why breast-feeding might reduce the risk of obesity later in life is unclear. One possibility is that formula milk and breast milk have different impacts on ba...The World Bank funds private Hospital in India
... The bank is allowed to finance innovative thinkgs like this".But some international health researchers are suspicious of the Bank's promises that this private-public venture will improve India's health. Kasturi Sen, a researcher in Cambridge University's department of public health, said: "This project ...Tattoos may significantly increase risk of hepatitis C infection
...ssume significance. Tattoos also spread infection like needle stick injuries. Moreover this can also dangerously expose a person to accidental HIV infection. So people who have liking for tattoos have to be very careful to avoid these infections. The best remedy would be to avoid reuse of tattoo needl...Paracetamol May Cause Live Damage Warns Consumer Education and Research Centre
...promoted as a pain reliever for chronic conditions like osteoarthritis and rheumatic arthritis. Recent studies by Dr Eliam Lee of the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Centre, has documented that 38% of acute live failure cases in 22 hospitals in the United States were associated with excessive p...Vedic vibration technology- the new cure for arthritis
...nt is usually protracted and has many side effects like irritation of gastro-intestinal tract. The Maharishi College of Vedic Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico has now claimed that this new technique is effective in arthritis treatment. How effective and how successful this treatment is, only time can te...Distraction therapy found very effective in postoperative patients
...ounds should be tried in other invasive procedures like interventional radiological examinations and endoscopies. The study was presented by Dr Noah Lechtzin, a postdoctorate fellow at Johns Hopkins, at the American Thoracic Society's annual meeting on 20th May. The doctors who pioneered this distractio......en of childbearing age. Commonly used antibiotics like erythromycin and tetracycline are now becoming increasingly powerless against acne causing skin bacteria - Propionibacterium acnes. Researchers led by Dr. Carl Erik Nord of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden studied this growing antibioti...