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Ancient Herbal Text Paves the Way to Novel Anti-bacterial Drug

...sights from traditional medicine really may impact modern public health," explains Brent Bauer, M.D., direct...on of Atun kernels' therapeutic properties is what modern medicine calls "antimotility agents," they stop diarrhea. Writes Rumphius: "... these same kernels.....

Mining of Ancient Herbal Text Leads to Potential New Anti-Bacterial Drug

...sights from traditional medicine really may impact modern public health,” explains Brent Bauer, M.D., director of the Mayo Clinic Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program. For thousands of years, people around the world have lived intimately with botanical healing agents and evolved effective healin...

'Gender-Benders': Sports and Sex Determination

...t brings together the sporting// fraternity of the modern world. The razzle, dazzle and display of the Games are unmatched and every athlete worth his salt aspires to participate. But the history of the Games is not without blemishes. Women athletes were barred from participating in the Olympics, much to...

Telemedicine Offers New Possibilities in Health Care

Telemedicine, the amalgamation of medicine and modern communications technology, is raising hopes in hea...e will mainly benefit people who are familiar with modern information technologies, noted Wolf-Dietrich Lorenz, editor in chief of Munich-based Krankenhaus-IT...

Sea Urchin Genome Similar To Man And May Cure Diseases

... of history helps understanding the reality of our modern world.' The genome sequencing project was led by Erica Sodergren and George Weinstock at the Baylor College of Medicine-Human Genome Sequencing Center in Houston, along with Dr. Richard Gibbs, director of the Baylor center, and Drs. Eric Davidson ...

Dusted and Polished

...e healthy eating. This can be deemed invaluable as modern medical research has proven that what goes into our mouths can decide what sicknesses we will incur. The guide will be reflecting the most recent advances in the study of the power of nutrition. Criticisms spearheaded by Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, medical...

Kashmir To Get Cancer Hospital

...phthalmology and ENT. 'Besides offering the most modern allopathic treatment, the hospital will make efforts to educate the general public about the causes of cancer,' Sinha said. 'The institute would cater to the needs of Jammu and Kashmir and adjoining regions and provide services at par with global st...

Vice President Urges Dental Institutes to Adopt Some Villages

...es for Homeopathy and Ayurveda, besides many other modern institutions and facilities. Addition of a Dental Hospital and Institute has fulfilled a long felt need of the city, he added. The Vice President has said that dentists are engaged in doing great service to the humanity. They are great pain-healer...

Contraceptive Use Helps Reduce Rate of US Teen Pregnancy

... where increased availability and increased use of modern contraceptives have been primarily responsible for... countries where increased availability and use of modern contraceptives and condoms have led to remarkable declines in teen pregnancy," said Dr. Santelli. "I...

Brain Responds Better to Name Brands

...how the mind perceives and processes brands. Using modern imaging methods, researchers are now able to go beyond marketing surveys and gather information on how the brain responds to a particular brand at the most basic level. “Brain imaging technologies may complement methods normally used in the develo...

Bernard Rimland, the Pioneer of Modern Autism Research Dies.

... daughter.// Rimland is considered the father of modern autism research as he pioneered research in autism. His wife, Gloria Rimland said the psychologist died at a care facility in El Cajon after battling with prostate cancer. Earlier it was considered that Autism was caused in a child as a result o...

Old Anti-psychotic Drugs Are Equally Good

...ad researcher Professor Sh?n Lewis says : "Despite modern prescribing patterns, second-generation anti-psychotics are not the great breakthrough they were once thought to be-and certainly may not justify their 10-times higher price tag." The government's drugs watchdog NICE feels that patients should be i...

Fetal Oxygen Monitors Not Helpful To Prevent Mishaps In Labor:Says Study

...g, during labor, it has been a routine practice in modern hospitals to monitor the fetal oxygen levels of the unborn fetus .This is done in the current view held by medical science that its helps to ensure healthy babies .Another view accepts that it may avoid a C- section due to complications that may ari...

Pediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative and Hawaii Biotech Partner Against Dengue Fever

...ough genetic technologies. Vaccines made with this modern technology are known for being very safe and effective. “Hawaii Biotech’s state-of-the-art vaccine protein manufacturing process is ideal to address emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases at their origin in developing countries. We’re deligh...

International Collaboration Takes Aim at Rabies

...ileged should have an equal opportunity to utilize modern science,” Dr. Poonawalla said. “This new partnership, I believe, will eventually bring relief to many people around the world.” While deaths from rabies in the United States are rare, more than 40,000 people in the U.S. are exposed to the disease e...

Hard-Working Ladies, Beware…

...ctim to the consequences of the negative side of a modern lifestyle - obesity, decreased physical activity and smoking - with the deadly result being heart disease." <...

Two Day International Conclave on Traditional Medicine Inaugurated

...ine; Need for an interface between traditional and modern medicine for health care; Need for regional co-operation and harmonization; Study of scientific basis of Traditional/Medicine and Need for documentation of Traditional Knowledge as has been done in India by creation of TKDL. The Conclave is being ...

Traditional Chinese Medicine Has Few Takers in China

...has shown that 72% of Chinese would rather opt for modern medicine in place of TCM. China's Ministry of Heal...al medicine, said "TCM is the essence of China. In modern times it is still an important choice for us to cure diseases and pain."...

How about Dr. Google? Search engine’s prowess in medical diagnosis stumps researcher

...e succor of medical experts the world over. With modern medicine growing by the second, it is foolhardy to expect a doctor to be a walking encyclopedia of medical information. Though the brain is akin to a computer, yet there is a cap on how much information it can assimilate and more importantly recall a...

New Website For People With Mental Problems

...we are serious about putting users at the heart of modern mental health services, providing choice is essential.' However, there are some concerns regarding the cuts affecting several mental health trusts. A Rethink spokeswoman says: 'For too long, mental health services have been run along the lines of f...

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