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Common Plant Triggers Asthma

...air pollutants. Study authors conclude there is a marked relationship with two popular plant pollens and their implication in the high levels of asthma emergencies during their release into the environment....

Mutant sperm beat out healthy brethren in study

... children born to older fathers. Apert syndrome is marked by webbed fingers and early fusion of the skull bones, which must be surgically corrected. Researchers were looking for two mutations that cause virtually all cases of Apert syndrome."For some reason, a sperm with one of these mutations is more like...

Diabetes cases could double in developing countries in next 30 years

... million in 2000 to 284 //million in 2030. WHO has marked World Diabetes Day, 14 November, 2003, with a commitment to increase its efforts to reduce the impact of diabetes and its complications, particularly among low- and middle-income communities, in collaboration with the International Diabetes Federatio...

A Combination Of Drugs Effective In The Treatment Of Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer

...initial treatment. Among these patients, 50% had a marked decrease in pain and improvement in ECOG performance status, according to specialists. In 8 cycles, due to the response to treatment, the dose of vinorelbine was reduced 50% and in 4 cycles it was reduced 75%. The mitoxantrone dose was reduced 50% in...

Zinc Supplements Found To Be Effective In Treating Children With ADHD

...f children, but the kids taking zinc showed a more marked improvement in their condition after six weeks. Kids taking zinc were three-times more likely to complain of nausea, but the frequency of other side effects did not differ between the two groups. Nearly all of the kids taking zinc complained of the m...

Imaging Modality That Might Help Diagnose Depression

...ancholia is a relatively common form of depression marked by insomnia, loss of appetite, and loss of pleasure. Results of the study show low levels of the inhibitory transmitter GABA and high levels of the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate in the brain appear to be linked to melancholic depression. Res...

The Link Between Pregnancy and Restless Legs Syndrome

... restless legs syndrome. Restless legs syndrome is marked by // an urge to move the legs and is generally accompanied by unpleasant numbness, tingling or burning sensations. Patients also report an increase in symptoms during rest, a partial, temporary relief from symptoms through activity, and a worsening ...

The Link Between Pregnancy and Restless Legs Syndrome

... restless legs syndrome. Restless legs syndrome is marked by // an urge to move the legs and is generally accompanied by unpleasant numbness, tingling or burning sensations. Patients also report an increase in symptoms during rest, a partial, temporary relief from symptoms through activity, and a worsening ...

Tobacco Found To Trigger Familial Pancreatic Cancer

...arlier age at diagnosis and a smoking history were marked features among the familial group. Nearly 20-percent more of patients with the familial form were diagnosed before age 50 than those with sporadic pancreatic cancer. In conclusion researchers say , patients with a family history of pancreatic cance...

Poorer Quality of Life Observed In Overweight Kids

...ecrease was small for overweight children but more marked for those who were obese. Thus researchers say both parents should help children make appropriate changes to improve their health and quality of life. ...

Yogurt To Control Obesity

...tervention. The people on the yogurt diet showed marked loss of fat and loss of lean tissue. There was also marked inch loss from the waist and trunk for the subjects on the diet supplemented with yogurt. The rese...

Supplement Of CLA May Reduce Body Fat

...increase in aspartate amino transferase. There was marked lessening of plasma total cholesterol and LDL, but not HDL cholestrol. There was a reduction in body fat mass and body weight in the subjects who were given triglycerides. This proves that CLA supplementation in healthy adults is not only acceptab...

FDA Approves New Drug For Asthma In Children

... muscular pain, depression, although there will be marked improvement in the respiratory function. The study was done with 146 patients in the age group of 12 to 16 yrs who received the Asmanex Twisthaler treatment. The results were consistent for all ages and did not show any difference in responses for va...

Skin infections are becoming drug resistant

... were invasive in nature. All the cases had showed marked tendency of not resisting treatment of anti-microbial agents. 23% of the cases till date had required hospitalization. Community associated MRSA is becoming a major problem and requires more study as it is seen to affect the children more than the ...

Early identification of autism possible

...disengage visual attention; early temperament with marked passivity and decreased activity level at 6 months, followed by extreme distress reactions; a tendency to fixate on particular objects in the environment; and decreased expression of positive affect by 12 months; delayed expression and reception of l...

Cancer diagnosis easier from microRNA

...thod. In this process each individual bead will be marked with florescence tags that will be able to reveal the destination and the presence of the microRNA in the sample. The researchers have then tested their discovery against a panel of tumor samples whose histological origins were unknown. The microRNA...

Personality profiles of gamblers and substance abusers are similar

...problem gambling behavior in people and have found marked semblance with those of substance abusers. Researchers in their research have pointed out that people who seek help for their problem gambling behavior may not represent the entire gamut of people who exhibit problem gambling behavior. Previous stu...

Strong Magnetic Stimulation Can Help Treating Severe Depression

... was found that every second patient experienced a marked alleviation of their depression a week after their stint of therapy. 'Admittedly, the division of the groups was not made on a random basis, which reduces the reliability of the findings,' Dr. Wagner warns. 'The number of patients taking part is also...

The Benefits of abciximab with clopidogrel for percutaneous coronary intervention Questioned

...dergoing PCI for stable or unstable angina without marked ST-segment changes or positive biomarkers, who were randomly assigned to receive abciximab or placebo. Results after a 1 year follow up indicated that death, myocardial infarction (MI), or target vessel revascularization occurred in 23.8% of patients...

"Defeat AIDS Pledge" by Andhra CM

... and legislators were present at the function that marked the culmination of a month-long awareness campaign by AASHA (AIDS awareness and sustained holistic action). Ramdoss flagged off the "AASHA Vahini Caravan" campaign to cover 268 towns in 10 routes in a month. Earlier, four rallies flagged off by four...

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