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Gene Found for Rare Disorder May Reveal New Pathway in Mental Retardation

...id Dr. Krantz. Drs. Krantz and Jackson together maintain the world’s largest database of patients with CdLS. The current study screened 115 patients who did not have mutations in the NIPBL gene, but who were judged to have CdLS or a milder variant of the disease, based on evaluations by clinical geneticist...

New Brain Cells Love to Learn: Study

...dult brain needs a steady addition of new cells to maintain its mental faculties. Source-IANS...

Is Extreme Irritability - a Childhood Bipolar Disorder?

...s of BD were conducted in adults. Some researchers maintain that pediatric BD should be defined more broadly to include children with SMD, an assertion countered by the new finding. Results of the study were published in the February 2007 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. The classic definition o...

Magnesium Supplements for Strong-boned Girls

...reactions. Sufficient amounts of magnesium help maintain normal physiological functions. The daily-recommended allowance for magnesium is 240 mg for girls age 9 to 13 and 360 mg for girls aged 14 to 18 years. Common sources of magnesium include cereal and oat bran, pulses, spinach, brown rice and pea...

Obese Kids Maintain Their Weight, Thanks to Dance Video

A dancing video game helped obese children to maintain their weight. This game also helped these children to bring down a few risk factors related to cardiac problems and// diabetes. In West Virginia, a preliminary study was conducted among fifty obese children in the age group of 7-12 for a period of ...

Good Oral Health Practices Should Begin in Infancy

...advice for parents and caregivers to help children maintain healthy teeth and gums. "Preventive dental care has greatly improved the oral health of American children," states Kimberly Harms, D.D.S., American Dental Association consumer advisor and general dentist from Farmington, Minn. "It is now possible f...

Workplace Pressures, Hazards Raise Risk of Job Injuries in Youths

...th who reported feeling overloaded or pressured to maintain a certain pace at work. Breslin said that part of the problem may lie in the difference in social norms in the workplace versus schools and home environments. Parents and educators may teach work safety education techniques that aren’t necessarily ...

Scientists Identity Genetic Risk Factor for Head and Neck Cancer

...r mechanisms for DNA, the material of genes. Cells maintain sophisticated repair systems to prevent the accumulation of mutations that might lead to cancer. In these systems, molecular detectors scan the DNA for injury. A sort of local operation is then performed to cut out and dispose of the damaged segment ...

Selenium Supplements May Slow Progression of HIV: Report

...ents using conventional medications to achieve and maintain suppression of the disease, Hurwitz noted. "Taking one capsule of selenium a day is a simple and inexpensive and safe therapy that can be used, not as a replacement for HIV drugs, but as an adjunct therapy," he said. Hurwitz believes that taking s...

Public Urged To Prevent Mosquito Breeding

...t to the risk of mosquito-transmitted diseases and maintain proper anti-mosquito measures//, despite the current dry and cool weather. A department spokesman said today (January 22) that the monthly average ovitrap index for December last year had dropped to 2.3%, from 7.4% in November. The ovitrap indice...

Selenium Supplements May Suppress HIV Viral Load

... using conventional pharmacotherapy to achieve and maintain virologic suppression in HIV-spectrum disease, our results support the use of selenium as a simple, inexpensive and safe adjunct therapy," the authors conclude. Source-Eurekalert SRI...

Diet Holds the Key for Men's Health

.... The vitamin C present in this vegetable helps to maintain a healthy artery. The beta carotene in carrot trig...he omega -3 fatty, acids in deep sea fish helps to maintain a good cardiovascular health. In the beverages section, green tea is considered much better than bla...

Dog Owners Definitely Healthier

...etter than even owning a cat as dog owners seem to maintain a better health over longer periods as against cat owners. One study showed that dog owners suffered lesser colds and headaches and maintained this phenomenon for over 10 months as against a much lesser period than cat owners. Previous studies have...

New Tests Promise Rapid and Accurate Detection of Malaria

...d in temperatures lower than 30 degrees Celsius to maintain their accuracy and reliability. Meanwhile, the WHO is compiling data that help donors and other buyers assess the quality of the 40 or so tests now on the market. Source: Bio-Bio-technology <...

Chinese Scientists Take Malaria Fight to Africa

...laria-free environment would be near impossible to maintain as outsiders could bring in the parasite, Li insisted a more creative solution to malaria was needed. "The traditional method is to kill the mosquitoes, but we have been doing that for 50 years and it doesn't work," he said. Source: Bio - Bio Tec...

Plum School Students Set the Trend in Healthy Eating

...esigned the additive and the product is claimed to maintain the pleasing texture of food while cutting down calories. The school becomes the first in the nation to use alternative food additives that help promote healthy food habits among children. Says Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman ,"A consumer who n...

Synova Acquires Rights to Today Sponge Contraceptive, Plans Advertising Campaign

...t to invest in the equipment upgrades necessary to maintain FDA approval. Allendale in 2000 purchased the manufacturing rights to the sponge, and FDA approved it in April 2005. The Today Sponge had sales of about 250 million from 1983 through 1995 (Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report, 4/25/05). Accor...

New Software to Help Patients

...e centerpiece for developing a software company to maintain it. That company will administer and update software, maintain data about medications in the software library and collaborate with pharmacies to implement the soft...

'Beavertail' Surgery Helps Tongue Cancer Patients

...he stomach, because they can't take enough food to maintain their calorie requirements. The so-called 'beavertail' modification adds more bulk to the tongue, helping protect it from the effects of radiotherapy. The study's findings support the position that the surgery is just as effective as the standar...

Is Growth Hormone – a Key to Longevity

...tary glands don’t produce enough growth hormone to maintain normal metabolism. But most promoters of growth hormone promote it as an anti-aging therapy targeting the healthy elderly people. The journal also publishes an editorial warning against the general use of growth hormone as a therapy in adults. It ...

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