Teen dies after complications from abortion pill
... death.A spokeswoman for Danco Laboratories, which makes RU-486, estimated that 200,000 women in the United... "offer a whole new set of significant risks," and makes abortion seem too simple. A report on the group's Web site says the pill gives "supporters of aborti...Same molecule found in meat, milk, tumors
A non-human molecule found in red meat and milk makes its way into the human system when eaten -- and seems to build up especially in tumors, say researchers.// The compound, called sialic acid, is found on the surfaces of animal cells but is not found in people, and may be one reason why animal-to-hu...A High-Definition Hearing Aid that thinks for you
...s. Standard hearing aids amplify all sounds, which makes hearing one sound difficult. Now, there's a new op...hone they say. It also has one just for music that makes the music more full. Thus patients now say, the world around them is crystal clear. Standard hearin...Memory said to automatically improve with age
...dge to help it learn automatically by itself. This makes it easier to understand situations and solve problems very quickly -- sometimes even subconsciously.As you age, intelligent memory increases because it has added a lot of data to a person's memory storage. So, getting older may mean getting wiser. U...Selective eating just an evolutionary trait?
...d meat carried a high risk of food poisoning.So it makes sense that humans may have evolved to be highly suspicious of certain food types as youngsters. Researchers questioned 564 mothers of young children about their eating habits. The fussiest children liked potatoes, cereal and cakes but avoided vegeta...Aspirin usage linked with pancreatic cancer
... understand what causes pancreatic cancer, or what makes it so deadly. Obesity is another risk factor, but researchers findings were held regardless of a woman's weight, whether she smoked and whether she had diabetes. According to research one study showed that regular aspirin use may cause pancreatitis ...Magnetic Stimulation Found Effective for Parkinson’
...nscranial magnetic stimulation. “We think that TMS makes patients’ brains more sensitive to the medication he or she is already taking,” says specialists at the National Institute of Health. Researchers however say their results have been short-lived. This therapy has been tested and used in people with ......appy to have him," John says. Specialists says it makes a big difference for men who want to have children. "We're both saving the patient's life because we're curing him of his cancer, and we're giving him the opportunity to create new life in the future," they say.......alth and disease .That in turn will help show what makes mice different from people, and rats from mice . ...immune system genes. Thus researchers say, “what makes us different from rats or mice is not some unique human gene, but rather what the body does with its...... in fact, current research shows static stretching makes muscles weaker for 10 to 15 minutes and may actually increase the risk of injury. They say some likely causes of injuries include fatigue, overuse, weakness and stress, but not inflexibility. Specialists also argue that stretching does not improve a...New Research Has Found Another Use For Botox
... a rare and often-misdiagnosed voice disorder that makes the voice sound strained, broken or breathy. The shots relax the muscles in the vocal cords, just as they do to the muscles in the face of those who use Botox for cosmetic purposes. Nearly all of the 36 patients with spasmodic dysphonia showed drama...Early Detection of Prostate Cancer
... is that PSA levels often fluctuate. They say this makes it difficult for doctors to know for certain whether a man has prostate cancer without performing multiple needle biopsies. Researchers say by testing for EPCA in men with high levels of PSA, one may be able to detect the presence of prostate cance...... don't have those lesions or the sores anymore. It makes me feel more confident about myself." Gibson says that makes the outside world a much friendlier place. One side effect that may occur is tingling in the feet a...Counting Calories Might Be The Ideal Way To Stay Healthy
... 300 calories. The report explains that intensity makes a difference. The authors say for an activity to benefit your cardiovascular system, the intensity must be enough to increase heart rate and speed up your breathing. Depending on your free time and preferences, brief sessions of intense activity can ...Identifying The Risks Of Developing Schizophrenia
...r schizophrenia or whether the antibodies the body makes against the virus are to blame....Food Supplements Can Prevent Alzheimer’
...zheimer’s disease // even if you carry a gene that makes you susceptible to the condition. For the study researchers first bred mice to carry the gene known to cause the brain lesions characteristic of the disease. Initially various environmental factors affecting the symptoms were studied but the mice onl...Diet Found To Offer Protection Against Leukemia
...about the long-term effects of leukemia treatments makes prevention, such as diet, a top priority....Hormone Therapy Could Increase Ones Risk For Breast Cancer
...st tissue increases a woman's risk for cancer, but makes the cancer more difficult to diagnose because both dense tissue and cancer appear white on a mammography. In conclusion researchers say their results suggest that avoiding such hormone therapy may help improve the sensitivity of mammograms for detec...Magnetic Stimulation For Parkinson’s Diseas
...nscranial magnetic stimulation. “We think that TMS makes patients’ brains more sensitive to the medication he or she is already taking,” says specialists at the National Institute of Health. Researchers however say their results have been short-lived. This therapy has been tested and used in people with ......sists of an immunological diagnostic system, which makes quantitative analysis in a few minutes. Instruments made in China will be installed, which are basically systems with self contained cassettes....