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Multiple Low-energy Plasma Skin Treatments Beneficial in Reducing Facial Wrinkles

...uced healing times. "Plasma is a unique state of matter in which electrons are stripped from atoms to form an ionized gas," the authors write as background information in the article. During plasma skin regeneration, energy from plasma is emitted in millisecond-long pulses to target skin tissues. The ener...

More Bones of Aborted Fetuses Recovered from Hospital Premises

...he said, adding that police were investigating the matter and all documents were being examined. "We have sought complete details of the matter from the district administration and no one found guilty would be spared," said Madhya Pradesh Women...

Deadly Bug to Be Tracked Down

...ns have grouped to ask for a wider search into the matter as C. difficile has killed about 2,000 people over the last several years in hospitals and institutions across the province. The bacteria is said to cause diarrhea and is more dangerous in elders, younger children and weak persons. The infect...

Private Hospitals Ignore Deal to Provide Free Treatment

...l tests, the court added. It has now adjourned the matter till Feb 19 for further hearing. The committee, headed by Maninder Acharya, submitted a status report saying it visited 26 hospitals and found that not a single poor patient had been admitted to 23 of the hospitals. The committee formed by the De...

Smog in Warm Weather may Contribute to Stroke Risks in Elderly: Study

...ticles explain the association between particulate matter and stroke. “Thus, regulatory efforts should be focused on reducing emissions of combustion particles. “We suggest that on high pollution days, elderly people should avoid spending unnecessary time in traffic, whether in a vehicle or walking, esp...

Shedding Pounds from Diet or Exercise—Take Your Pic

...aton Rouge, La. “What we found was that it did not matter whether a reduction in calories was achieved through diet or burned everyday through exercise.” The researchers conducted a randomized, controlled trial to examine the effects of diet alone or diet plus exercise in overweight but otherwise healthy ...

India Lags Far Behind in Controlling Maternal Deaths

...health of a pregnant woman'. 'Only then can the matter be looked into if any complication arises and a similar situation can be prevented in the future,' Gogoi said. Bangladesh has brought down its MMR by 22 percent, Egypt by 52 percent, Honduras by 41 percent, Morocco by eight percent and Guatemala b...

Standard Therapy More Effective in Common Fertility Disorder

... the need to test any new treatment rigorously, no matter how promising it may seem initially,” said Duane Alexander, M.D., Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, which supported the study, along with the National Center for Research Resources. Both NICHD and NCRR are part...

Chemo Combination Improves Survival in Asbestos-Related Cancer

...ound information in the review. It is a personal matter as to whether the survival increase for patients receiving the two drugs is worthwhile, Baram said. “It depends in large part on the patient. A 2.8-month mean survival increase means that some patients may get even more than that, though some people ...

Early Detection of Artery Weakening Can Be a Life-Saver

...any risk and is low cost, plus it can be done in a matter of 15 or 20 minutes,” Stanley says. If an abdominal aneurysm is detected and it is large enough to need attention immediately, it can be easily treated. There are two basic types of therapy. One type of treatment, widely used for the past 50 years...

U.S. Issues Guidelines in Case of Flu Pandemic

...ct as soon as flu cases rose above averages. “No matter how you set up the model,” Dr. Markel said, “the cities that acted earlier and with more layered protective measures fared better.” Any pandemic is expected to move faster than a new vaccine can be produced; current experimental vaccines against H5...

Surgery Can Improve Vision for People With Drooping Eyelids

...affect vision and produce a tired appearance -- no matter how much you rest. The condition can be treated. Blepharoplasty (BLEF-uh-ro-plas-tee) is a surgery that may be done to improve your ability to see without obstruction and your appearance. Insurers usually pay for the surgery if drooping eyelids ar...

Air Pollution May Cause Heart Disease

...10-unit increase in air levels of fine particulate matter was associated with a 76 percent increase in the r...f death from cardiovascular disease. Particulate matter is the general term used for a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets in the air. It include...

Stakes Higher for Elderly Women Exposed to Air Pollution

...e level and her disease risk.” Fine particulate matter that contributes to air pollution can be described as that derived from combustion of fossil fuels, vegetative burning, power plants, coal burning and motor vehicle exhaust, especially diesel. It comprises of fine soot particles and dust, which is ca...

Australia Gears Up for Safe Sex Campaign

... four years. Sexual health has definitely become a matter of concern. This campaign is intended to be very refined and targeted at gay community and the general public. They are going to be educated about the impact of AIDS in their lives and how it could affect them. Sage sex and use of condoms are also ...

A Patented Device for Rapid Diagnosis of Diseases

...ation, the result of the analysis is obtained in a matter of minutes – very advantageous in providing a rapid and precise diagnosis and one without the need of a laboratory infrastructure, which, in turn, enables a speedy start to treatment. Reading of the device will be simple based, as it is, on lumino...

Missing Molecule Has Important Role in a Developmental Brain Abnormality

...Filamin-A, and inhibit neuronal migration.The grey matter of human cerebral cortex contains over two billion neurons, but none of them are produced in the cortex itself. Cortical neurons are born near the lining of the fluid-filled ventricles deep within the fetal brain and after their last division migrate...

New Gene to Help in Understanding Alzheimer’s Diseas

... every gene that is involved in AD risk," said "No matter what the effect on risk, each fills in a piece of the puzzle regarding the biological underpinnings of the disease.' ANN...

Much Room for Cancer Cure in a Mushroom, Scientists Promise

...y no - there are no side-effects - so it is just a matter of time as to when we go ahead with the trials...

Memory’s Link to Recovering from Addictio

...search on the brain is showing that addiction is a matter of memories,// and recovery is a slow process in which the influence of those memories is diminished, reports the January 2007 issue of the Harvard Mental Health Letter. Studies have shown that addictive drugs stimulate a reward circuit in the brai...

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