Weight Gain After Post-menopause Could Increase Cancer Risk
...f developing breast cancer compared with those who maintained their weight, the researchers said. They said that 15 percent of the study's breast cancer cases could be attributed to weight gain of 4.4lb (2 kg) or more since the age 18. Putting on 22lbs (9.9 kg) increased a woman's risk of developing the dis...Transgender Experience - A Tool to Analyze Gender Difference By Stanford Scientist
...s well as drawing from personal experience, Barres maintained that, contrary to Summers' remarks, the lack of women in the upper reaches of research has more to do with bias than aptitude. "This is a street fight," said Barres, MD, PhD, professor of neurobiology and of developmental biology and of neurology a...Renewable Oocytes of Mice created hope in Human Fertility Treatment
...t decline over time and that overall egg number is maintained for longer than previously thought. Their research suggests that mice have a source of renewable oocytes, Professor Findlay said. ‘The mechanism behind renewable oocytes is still unknown,’ he said. ‘Although other scientists have suggested that the...Maharashtra Medical And Dental Colleges Decide To Fix Own Fees
...ntal seat. AMUPMDC president Kamal Kishore Kadam maintained that this fees decided by the Samiti was not implementable. "If the Samiti has a problem with the fees we charge, they need to prove that we are indulging in profiteering. We have already communicated our decision to the Samiti. It is only meant to ...Dieting Behaviors Changed Among Weight Losers
... ‘In the sample as a whole – Registry members who maintained a low-calorie diet with moderate fat intake, limited their fast food consumption, and sustained high levels of physical activity, reported continued success in weight loss maintenance one year later,’ says co-author Rena Wing, PhD, co-founder of the ...Health Department orders closure of the Mars candy factory
...ses in the candy production area, including poorly maintained outlets, which could serve as easy entry points for rodents. Despite necessitating immediate remedies by the officials, the company M&M Mars Inc. candy factory, had done precious little to correct the irregularities. Officials at the Chicago Public ...AIIMS Doctors Assists Police in Rahul Mahajan’s Drug Abuse Cas
...ng false information. The hospital had initially maintained that Rahul's toxic screen test did not reveal any narcotics in his blood and urine samples. However, the Central Forensic Sciences Laboratory found traces of heroin and cocaine in the blood samples of Rahul and Moitra. (Source: IANS News)...Police Summoned Apollo Doctors in Rahul Mahajan’s Cas
...ections of the court. The hospital had initially maintained that Rahul Mahajan's toxic screen test revealed no trace of any narcotics in his blood and urine samples. However, the Central Forensic Sciences Laboratory found traces of illegal drugs like heroin and cocaine in the blood samples of Mahajan and Moit...Urgent Aid Required For Palestinian Health Services: WHO
...h Organisation (WHO) said. Vital services must be maintained if a humanitarian health crisis is to be averted, it said. Donors are hesitating to fund the Hamas Government unless it commits to non-violence, recognises Israel and accepts previous agreements and obligations. Just last Friday, a senior UNRWA off...Legionnaires' Disease Reported In Sydney: victim seriously ill
...ons revealed that appropriate standards have been maintained at the towers,and that there were no risks there for the community. On interviewing the patients’ families, the health officials discovered that they had a "common exposure" after visiting the Northbridge area. Dr Lewis said the patients were pr...A&E departments To Be Shut Down warns NHS chief
... because, the excellent results will have to be maintained along with meeting the challenge of the deficits. Sir Ian also mentiond to the ‘Guardian’ that executives of the strategic health authority were designing local development plans which included identifying areas that require reconfigur...Use of Anti-Depressant Does not Help Patients with Anorexia Nervosa
... of patients assigned to fluoxetine and to placebo maintained a BMI of at least 18.5 and remained in the study for 52 weeks (fluoxetine: 26.5 percent; placebo: 31.5 percent). The most conservative analysis of time-to-relapse found no significant difference between the fluoxetine and placebo groups in time-to-re...Asthma Could be Combated by Breathing Exercises
...hanged in both groups, but good asthma control was maintained and inhaler use was reduced. However, there were no changes in lung function or airway responsiveness in either group, the study said. (Source: IANS News)...Breathing Exercises A Boon To Asthma Patients
...an within weeks of starting the exercises, and was maintained over eight months. At the start of the study, pa...hanged in both groups, but good asthma control was maintained even though inhaler use was reduced. There were no changes in lung function or airway responsiveness...Apollo’s about-Turn: Cocktail Of Drugs Found In Rahul Sample
...id enigmatically, 'perhaps yes, perhaps, no'. He maintained that it was the job of the police to investigate what led to Rahul's clinical condition. The hospital authorities also distributed copies of the test results conducted by a private pathological lab showing the presence of drugs. (Source:PTI News)...Study Highlights How Bacteria Respond To Changes In Environment
...entration can be detected, and this sensitivity is maintained over five orders of magnitude in nutrient concentration,’ said Brian Crane, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology and corresponding author of the paper. ‘Biologically, I know of no other system that is so sensitive over such a large r...Scotland Faces Shortage Of GPs
...ber of GP registrar places from 250 to 280 will be maintained for 2006-2007. An increase between september 2004 and september 2005, in the number of whole-time equivalent GPs in Scotland increased by 82 (2.1%) to 4,073 was seen in the recent years – Spokesman reports....Low Carbohydrate Diet Packs No Bone Loss
... they have found, if the low carbohydrate diet was maintained beyond three months, reduced bone quality might result. ...Good News For The Obese People
...aid, particularly if the low carbohydrate diet was maintained beyond three months. Source: Eurekalert......tation of virus has not yet occurred. It however maintained that human contagion cannot be ruled out in the family cluster of the avian flu in Indonesia. So far there has been no evidence that efficient human-to-human transmission has occurred, a development which would signal a potentially dangerous mutatio...