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Obesity Hormone -' Leptin' may treat Metabolic Disorder

...mone may help patients in treating a rare disorder marked by a loss of fat tissue and other metabolic abnorm...blood levels of leptin, the condition is typically marked by high levels of blood fats called triglycerides, resistance to the blood-sugar-regulating hormone ...

Predicting The Risk Of Osteoarthritis

...lopmental condition, often present at birth. It is marked by a shallow hip pocket and makes the hip unstable. In some extreme cases, it can make the hip prone to dislocation.// A new study reveals the condition acetabular dysplasia is a strong independent indicator for the development of osteoarthritis (OA)...

Spread Of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Is A Probability, Say Experts

...According to the research, the disease, most often marked by a telltale spotty rash that appears five to 10 days after the first signs of infection, has been largely confined to the South Central and Southeastern United States, although sporadic cases have been reported in all 48 continental states, mostly ...

Different Types Of Multiple Sclerosis May Be Treated Differently

...ibodies to destroy tissue) experienced moderate to marked improvement after treatment with plasma exchange. These patients experienced major gains in cerebral, motor, brain stem/cranial nerve, cerebellar and/or sensory function. Improvement began after an average of three days. However, none of the MS patie...

Change In Diet May Slow The Progression Of Prostate Cancer

...tients in the lifestyle-change group also reported marked improvements in quality of life. Thus researchers say that the study indeed provides important new information for men with prostate cancer and all men who hope to prevent it. They also say that they are continuing to follow the trial patients to d...

Sensations Generated By Cocaine And Methamphetamine Abuse Are Not Same.

...estigators from UCLA had found that the there is a marked difference between the sensations generated by cocaine and methamphetamine use in onset, pattern and duration of their “highs”. // The study shows that subjective, or self-reported, responses to cocaine peak and decline more rapidly than those of me...

MS Patients Improve With Telephone Therapy

...ssion resulting form multiple sclerosis had showed marked improvement for depression, after being treated telephone therapy. // The results of the investigation were reported in the September issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. Although two-thirds of depressed patients prefer psychotherapy to antidepr...

Mental exercises reduces brain ageing

... in mental abilities. The benefits were especially marked in the frontal lobes of the brain, which are involved in the ability to organize, make decisions, show initiative, have a sense of humor, pay attention and remember things. Brain exercises increase the production of brain chemical serotonin, which co...

Surgeons in India to Mend ‘Pakistani Hearts’ by treating 70 Childrn

...a Hrudayalaya in Bangalore. Her stay in India was marked by a groundswell of public sympathy for her treatment. For millions of ordinary Indians and Pakistanis she became a symbol of the growing bonhomie and warmth between the once warring nations. Indian healthcare system today is far advanced than many ...

People Suffering From Chronic Pulmonary Disease To Get Relief From Harmonica

...nts in the harmonica class say they have noticed a marked improvement in their respiratory function – but only after doing regular breathing exercises with the instruments. People with COPD can take other actions to improve their respiratory function, experts say. Breathing exercises – with or without the ...

The Science of Solar Eclipse

...nistic, logical view of the universe grew. It soon marked the dawn of a new subject called astrophysics. It is now known that a Solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and Sun. If the moon's shadow happens to fall upon Earth's surface at that time, then we see some portion of the Sun's disk...

Complete Robotic Surgery To Revolutionize Surgical Treatment of Prostate Cancer

...deserves special credit in the post surgical phase marked by a speedy recovery and reduced hospital stay. The surgery being minimally invasive eliminates the need for larger incisions, thereby ensuring less pain and scarring and diminished blood loss. The actual robotic setup consists of a tower that mani...

First PET-CT guided radiotherapy in India was performed by Apollo Hospitals

...e, Radiotherapy sends radiation to the scanned and marked site leading to killing and destroying of cancer cells and tissues by radiation. The surrounding tissues to the cancer are also destroyed in order to reduce spreading cancer cells, which may lead to metastasis. "The drawback of routine CT scan for ...

Condom Vending Machines To Be Installed Across Indian States

...cluding a 30-second ‘AIDS Alert’ that was sounded, marked the end of the campaign at the Leisure Valley here. The people participated through whatever means they had, be it the cycle bell, call bell, bike horns or clinking of forks, spoons or thalis. The National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) has worke...

Chronic Exposure To Benzene May Result In Dysplasia

...ing features of benzene-induced dysplasia include: marked dyserythropoiesis, eosinophilic dysplasia and abnormal cytoplasmic granulation of neutrophilic precursors. Hematophagocytosis, stromal degeneration and bone marrow hypoplasia were also seen. Severe bone marrow dysplasia was found to be frequently a...

Bronchiolo-alveolar Carcinoma Shows Sonographic Pattern Of Pneumonia

...l known and characterized by an air bronchogram, a marked vascularity on color Doppler sonography, and a hig...he analysis of data from this study demonstrates a marked vascularity or a vascular tree like pattern in all patients with BAC investigated, which are known t...

Iron Supplementation Aid In Relief From Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

...when he was frustrated. The teachers also reported marked behavioral changes. The child was more organized in his activities (eg, painting, putting together puzzles, cutting), more attentive, and less forgetful and impulsive. His relationships with his peers were very much improved. He became progressively ...

Partnership Between Diabetes India And Elsevier Announced

...evier and Diabetes India. The partnership would be marked by the launch of a new journal, named Diabetes Research & Metabolic Syndrome in June 2006. // The journal would focus on the importance of the relationship between diabetes and metabolic syndrome with special reference to the causes of vascular damag...

India Marks World AIDS Day

...regard to combating AIDS.// The World AIDS Day was marked by marches in the states of Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, and Tripura by HIV positive people, health workers, schoolchildren, and rehabilitated drug addicts. The North Eastern states of India are home to a large num...

Russian Miss HIV Positive Says Victims Are Treated Like Prostitutes

... spread awareness of the dreaded HIV virus, Russia marked the World AIDS Day by crowning 24-year-old Svetlana Izambayeva from southern Siberia as Miss HIV Positive.// The result of the contest, which was conducted over the Internet, was announced today. Russian health officials say that the event was to s...

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