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Lack of Proper Emergency Access during the Run Led To the Death of Four Runners

In the Great North Run which was held last year to mark the 25th anniversary led to the death of four competitors. The complaints were that the deaths //were due to the lack of proper medical facilities. The coroner was very confident as this was main reason of their deaths because the victims who died we...

Facing up to the ‘complete face transplant’ isse

...o the procedure. Obviously there is a big question mark about Wednesday, but my feeling is the hospital would be unlikely to start the process if we can’t finish it.”...

Seroxat Heart Abnormalities Risk Doubted

...e of the drug, namely, clubfeet, a large port wine mark and neck muscle spasms. However in the group, which did not use the drug, 25 out of 557 babies were affected. But in the Seroxat group 15 percent decided to terminate their pregnancy as against 17 out of 557 in the non-drug group. "We found that th...

Celebrity Chef Promotes Family Meals

...ethod of improving the nation's diet. This would mark a controversial departure for government public health campaigns in its tie-up with a commercial brand. The health department commissioned a report, which stated that such partnerships should be encouraged backed by appropriate ethical guidelines. ...

T-cells Developed from Human Embryonic Stem Cells

...ody’s main defenses against disease. The results mark the first time that scientists have been able to derive T-cells out of human embryonic stem cells, said Zoran Galic, assistant research biologist, and lead researcher on the study. “This tells you that you may be able to use human embryonic stem ce...

Cell Survival Depends on Chromosome Integrity

...ysine-56 may be a universal mechanism for cells to mark damaged DNA. DNA damage can be caused by exposure to chemical mutagens, chemotherapy or even sunlight. “There are a million mutagens in our environment,” says Boeke. Once cells repair the DNA damage, it is important to shut off repair machinery and...

'Young and their Reproductive Health' - Theme of World Population Day

... by the United Nations Population Fund in 1988, to mark the occasion of the world population hitting the 5 billion mark. // The aim of the day is to draw attention to issues related to population and the importance of resolving these issues. It also helps to focus on the impact of the growing populati...

New Ad Campaign For Diabetic Awareness Launched In Australia

...ttack or stroke." The new advertising campaign to mark National Diabetes Week was kicked off yesterday with an awareness rally in which hundreds of diabetic people and their families took part in, along with the 'Barnaby Bee' the mascot for Diabetes Australia at the at Federation Square. The group is cal...

Thai King to Undergo Spine Surgery

...iefs. Thailand last month staged celebrations to mark King Bhumibol's 60th year on the throne, making him the world's longest reigning monarch. Donning yellow shirts has become the fashion statement of the year, symbolising devotion to their monarch. Doctors earlier this week revealed that the king ...

Cellular System Causing Destruction Of Faulty Proteins In Cystic Fibrosis Identified

...ins, decide if they might be toxic to the cell and mark them with ubiquitin. The ubiquitinated proteins, including faulty CFTR, are then degraded or shredded by the proteasome," Cyr said. "Understanding this pathway gives us greater insight into what's wrong with the protein -- information that will hel...

Cancer Stem Cells Could Hold Key to Brain Tumor Therapy

... increased levels of VEGF. Using an antibody to mark the cancer stem cells in gliomas obtained from patient specimens, the Rich laboratory determined that between three-to-five percent of tumor cells were of the stem cell-like variety. They found that these stem cell-like glioma cancer cells expressed ...

Orchid gets FDA Approval for Cefotaxime Injections

...ednesday. The FDA approvals for Cefotaxime ANDAs mark another milestone in Orchid's efforts to offer a full-line injectable product range in the US generic market, it said. Though a mature off-patent product, Cefotaxime has limited competition and Orchid expects a notable market share and revenue stre...

Need for Change in Social Norms to Prevent Spread of HIV

The global AIDS epidemic has touched the 25 year mark and this year has been heralded as the “least bad” year yet. With increasing// access to lifesaving treatments last year even in developing countries , a few hard-hit countries have reported declining HIV infection rates. However Bill Gates addressin...

TB Hospital In Nepal Restarts Its Services

...ing the congregation at the programme organised to mark the resumption of the services said that the government would begin to work out necessary procedures, to make sure that the hospital would not have to close down again. He further stated that the government has this year already allotted three mill...

American War Veterans Not Receiving Enough Care For PTSD

...h clinics in Portland, Ore, are just not up to the mark with fewer staff members to treat a growing number of veterans. Shad Meshad, the president of the National Veterans Foundation, has said that the latest troops returning are now facing a more serious trauma. He said that they are “just young bombs ...

Hospitals spring into action after doctors call off strike

...dical Sciences (AIIMS) who observed a black day to mark their protest against the unbecoming behavior of the police with their colleagues in Mumbai, Kolkata and Rajasthan. AIIMS Resident Doctors' Association president Binod Patra said, “We will join hands with the protesters there in case we feel they ...

Plateau Reached in the Battle against Breast Cancer

...y many factors. It's very complex."The new numbers mark the first sign that the rate of women getting brea...and improved treatment, This downward trend would mark a milestone with major public health implications because nearly 213,000 women find out they have br...

Ghana Looks To Herbal Remedies For HIV

... announced this project at a function organized to mark the Fourth African Traditional Medicine Day at Ho. "The scaling-up partnership between conventional health practitioners and indigenous health knowledge systems in Ghana," he said. Togbega Dabra VI, Pharmacist and Traditional Medicine Consultant al...

Protein Splicing Upsets the DNA Colinearity Paradigm

... produces antigenic peptides; the ‘red flags’ that mark cells for destruction by the immune system. The immune system attacks ‘foreign’ cells - be they tumor cells, virally infected, or donated by another person - when T lymphocytes recognize antigenic peptides displayed on the cell surface. The antigen...

Computer May Improve Pain Relief for Sickle Cell Patients

...tly where their pain is located. Patients can also mark boxes alongside words to describe the pain and numerically rate how much pain they have. In some clinical practice settings, Wilkie said, pain assessment is hindered by infrequent use of pain assessment tools, leading providers to disbelieve the se...

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