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Copper has antiflu properties

...niversity of Southampton have reported that Copper metal has antiviral property and is // found to inhibit the growth of Influenza A virus. In an Invitro study on culture plates they found that copper reduced the Plaque Forming Units (PFU) of Influenza virus almost inhibiting the virus completely. As the...

Immune response in Occupational metal fume inhaling workers

... studied the inflammatory response in occupational metal fume inhaling workers.// The research work is aime...tions and diseases due to occupational exposure to metal fume. Researchers found that the inflammatory response in Metal fume workers to be low compared to...

No Increased Schizophrenia Risk With Use Of Cannabis

...ility to schizophrenia by just 1%. This extent of metal health impairment is not comparable to that induced by Class B substrates. Due to this reason, cannabis would be retained in Class C, against the requisition to be considered as a Class B substrate. It is quite possible that some individuals might ...

Exposure To Cadmium Associated With Increased Cancer Risk

People exposed to the metal cadmium in the environment have an increased cancer risk, according to Belgian researchers.The study, authored by Dr Jan A Staessen Iuniversity of Leuven, Belgium, was reported online in The Lancet Oncology. // Cadmium, a ubiquitous pollutant in in...

A Wristwatch For Detecting Malaria

...ch miner will walk through a scanner, similar to a metal detector, and the watch's radio frequency will tra...ch's alarm rings every 35 days to remove the small metal sieve and wash the old blood away. The watch will be available soon from travel agents and outdoor s...

Child-friendly initiative For Lead-Based Paint Work: EPA, USA

...nals. For a good many years, Lead, a highly toxic metal has been used as a component in paint. Lead is known to cause a spectrum of health problems ranging from cognitive impairment and learning disabilities, to seizures and death. Frequent hand-to-mouth behavior among children below six years increases t...

Nanocubes Designed For Delivering Cells

...ic resonance imaging. Coating it in gold, an inert metal that is not toxic to the body, prevents the container from initiating an immune reaction that might destroy it. Ferrari cautioned that the gold coating will only protect the cube for a short time. If it needs to remain in the body for the weeks or ...

Milk Thistle Not An Effective Cure For Liver Disease

...hagen University Hospital. Reports of high heavy metal content in ayurvedic medicines, the associated risk of heavy metal poisoning and the lack of clinical evidence to support the anticipated health benefits have to a lar...

FDA recommends new Lead level in candies

...s present in candies. Lead is a very high toxic // metal which is found in Mexican candies and to avoid the ill effects of these lead the FDA as imposed that lead should not be more than 1/10 parts per million (ppm) lead. The FDA feels that this new recommended level concentration does not pose any risk to...

stents Result in allergic reactions

...allergy due to the plastic can be reduced by using metal stents or conventional surgeries....

Export Of Ayurvedic Medicines Affected Due To High Heavy Metal Content

... some of the medicines found to contain high heavy metal content. Companies like Dabur and Zandu are also u...l pollution has been accounted for this high heavy metal content. Following the issue of notice by the Canadian Government, the Government of India has ma...

New Chair Invented To Relieve Backache

...erform. This was based on the popular game where a metal ring is passed over a twisted wire without touching it. The experiment was repeated using the Bambach Saddle Seat, and the volunteers committed fewer errors while using it. The researchers also detected increased electrical activity in a key group ...

High concentration of heavy metals in Herbal medicines

...n on it’s own. It is dependent on certain enzymes, metal and other such compounds. Metals such as aluminum,...l herbal products should be tested for their heavy metal content prior to export. The notification has been issued by the Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Na...

Birds Flu Scare Reaches Germany

...flooded gravel pit Monday evening and take them in metal boxes to the laboratory in nearby Koblenz run by the German state of Rhineland Palatinate. Some of the geese gave a last sharp twitch and died as the firemen watched. However, the swans on the same pond appeared to be healthy. Also, there was no exte...

Compulsory testing for heavy metal content in herbal medicines

In response to reports of heavy metal contamination in herbal/ayurvedic medicines, testi... All labels would be required to specify the heavy metal content and indicate clearly that ‘‘heavy metals within permissible limits’’. This move is believed ...

Radiation therapy effective against Eye cancer

...ion to the eye tumor. With this treatment, a small metal shield containing radioactive seeds is sutured to the outside of the eye over the tumor. The shield is left in place until the required dose of radiation has been delivered, usually for four to five days. Several different type of radiation can be us...

Novel Strategy To Combat Alzheimer’s Disease

...esterase, monoamine oxidase, amyloid-a, ? protein, metal ions and reactive oxygen species. Nevertheless, due to the potential risks in safety, absorbability and pharmacokinetics of synthetic multipotent agents, natural counterparts seem more promising in the future development. ...

Acute Toxicity Of Nano-Scale Zinc Powder: Severe Renal Damage And Anemia

...ubber, and paints, etc. In recent years, nanoscale metal powders, because of their unique properties, are b...allurgy additives. Although zinc is an essential metal needed by mammals and commonly found in nutritional supplements, acute, high-dose oral exposure to z...

Drug-Coated Stents Work Better In Diabetic Patients After Angioplasty

...owed 160 people with stents. Half of them had bare metal stents inserted, while the other half stents coate... was found that 29 of the 80 patients who got bare metal stents died of complications to the heart such as heart attacks within nine months after the procedu...

Stents That Release Medication To Check Artery Narrowing

Compared to bare metal stents, placement of stents that release the medic... of the artery after treatment) compared with bare metal stents. Enrollment in the trials for these stents, however, was restricted to relatively simple sten...

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