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Scientists plan human cloning clinic in the United States

...verino Antinori. Dr. Antinori gained international media attention through pioneering techniques that allowed postmenopausal women, including a 62 year old, to give birth. The two declared their plans at a conference at the Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky.Their announcement echoes that of Richard...

Fright could be more harmful

...ns will probably become belligerent scientific and media issues."...

Cipro Has Cheaper Cousins to Treat Anthrax

Cipro, Cipro, Cipro. That's been the mantra of the media as dozens of people exposed to anthrax -- and thousands who weren't -- clamor for the potent antibiotic. But if the supply dwindles, doctors say other cheaper and widely available medications can be used, including a previous generation's wonder drug...

Cloud of smoke over Zyban

...s between October to September last year following media coverage of the reported deaths. Zyban, when launched, had come with its cautions saying: “For majority of smokers, side effects of Zyban are not a concern. Zyban is generally well tolerated. Side effects are mild and include dry mouth and insomnia.....

Pharmaceutical companies are targeting patients

... 84% during the same period. They analyzed data on media advertising and sales of individual drugs, examining trends since 1996, the year before the Food and Drug Administration issued rules for television ads on prescription drugs. Critics argue that drug ads aimed at ordinary people encourage use of exp...

Supplements for Ear Infections

... vitamins A and D and omega-3 fatty acids. Otitis media is common and expensive to treat. It often follows... preliminary evidence that some episodes of otitis media may be prevented and that the reliance on antibiotics may be reduced among young children by using n...

Diet and Lung Function

...ientific interest and virtually none from the news media is the connection between diet and respiratory health. A study of over 2,000 children aged 11-19// in southern California was done to examine this issue. The study appeared in the January 15, 2002 edition of the American Journal of Epidemiology. L...

Suggestions to reduce global heart disease burden

...personal. Non-personal measures include those like media campaigns to persuade people to stop smoking, while personal measures are tailored towards the individual. Typically, this might involve someone taking medication to control their blood pressure. The WHO team has been studying the potential impact of...

Hearing loss can be detected by simple screening

... loss include ear wax impaction and chronic otitis media (fluid in the middle ear). However these conditions could be cured by surgery. It's important that the physician checks his or her older patients regularly for hearing loss....

Antibiotics Overload For Kids Questioned

Acute otitis media (AOM), or middle ear infection, is the most common bacterial illness in children and the one most commonly treated with antibiotics.// Millions of children may be getting treated unnecessarily with antibiotics for ear infections. Children who are gi...

It is the old drinkers than binge drinkers who are at risk of ill health

...from alcohol consumption. It is this age group the media attention needs to be focused to spread the word of caution about excess alcohol drinking and related health problems. The researcher had found out that binge drinking often leads to noisy social interactions leading to violence and aggression. Rath...

Watching TV in the bedroom can lower children’s school performanc

... to the increasing information from the electronic media that may help their school performance, says the study. Reference: Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, July 200...

Anti-tobacco Advertising Can Reduces smoking Among Teens

... a study shows that anti-smoking advertisements in media can reduce cigarette smoking among the teenagers. ...analyses suggest that state-sponsored anti-tobacco media campaigns were associated with more favorable antismoking attitudes and beliefs among youth and redu...

Teenagers Using Hormones And Dietary Supplements To Good Physique

...e use of hormones and supplements, body image, and media influences, 8 percent of all girls and 12 percent ...ublic Health. The findings also indicate that the media have a strong influence on adolescent supplement use and that body image concerns are well establish...

The Potential Of Cadaver Transplantation Programme In India

...jerk reaction from various quarters, there is some media outcry and if the allegations seem somewhat serious a few smalltime brokers are rounded up and life carries on till another such episode come to light and the same act is repeated. Since the act was passed everyone - doctors, hospitals, authorizatio...

Scandals Can Affect Medical Research

Scandals and media reports on dubious medical stories can harm the do...ds a study in latest BMJ. This analysis shows how media scandals may affect scientific research, even when the research is not directly linked to the scanda...

French Fries In Cancer Controversy In China

...hinese actions may be prompted by the high profile media attention of the California lawsuit against fast-food giants. Last Friday, California Attorney-General Bill Lockyer filed a suit to request nine snack and fast-food providers to put a warning over the presence of acrylamide in some of their foods. T...

Parental Behavior And Movies Can Alter Perceptions About Smoking

...gh family members, community and social events and media may influence attitudes and expectations about alcohol and tobacco use long before children ever consider using these products themselves, according to background information in the article. Young children’s attitudes have been difficult to assess be...

Polycystic Ovary In Women May Raise Liver Disease

...light the relationship between PCOS and NAFLD at a media teach-in, Tuesday, September 13, 2005, at the Washington (DC). NAFLD is caused by fat accumulation in the liver that can lead to liver inflammation. Normally associated with obesity, NAFLD can be detected with an ultrasound. The prevalence of NAFLD ...

Physicians To Discuss Ways To Save Premature Babies From RSV

...serious health complications. During this national media teleconference, experts from Children’s Hospital Boston and the National Association of Neonatal Nurses will discuss the recent studies on the long-term impact of RSV on children’s health, signs/symptoms of and treatment for RSV, and ways to protect ...

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