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Experts Call for Rotavirus Vaccine for All

...ny rotavirus vaccination program should be closely monitored to determine its effectiveness. Rotavirus was discovered in Australia by Professor Bishop, Dr Ian Holmes and colleagues, in 1973. Sourc-Medindia SRM...

Monoclonal Antibody Reduces Exacerbations in Asthmatics

...moderate exacerbations in patients with asthma, as monitored by morning and evening use of an electronic spirometer incorporating a clinical diary,” said Dr. Hansel. “Although infliximab therapy did not show significant efficacy for the primary endpoint of monitoring peak expiratory flow (PEF), it did produce ...

Risks involved in Procedural Sedation

...y a local anesthetic."But, all patients need to be monitored continuously while receiving procedural sedation. At the University of Kentucky ER, there is a physician present who monitors the patient throughout the procedure. There is also a nurse who monitors the patient and keeps a close record of vital signs...

Lower Fetal Weight Linked to High Distress in Mothers

...sed clinical ultrasound for fetal measurements and monitored levels of the hormones cortisol and norepinephrine in urine samples. After analyzing the effects of demographics, maternal distress and hormonal levels, “prenatal cortisol was the only significant predictor of fetal weight,” the researchers found. ...

Stem cell trial to beat Batten Disease

... given to 6 children with the symptoms and will be monitored for a year.The stem cells will be implanted into 3...either the CLN1 or CLN2 gene. The children will be monitored with standardized measures of development, cognition, behavior and language for one year following t...

Stroke Linked to High Pollution Levels

...cember 1994 in 13 cities. In addition they also monitored levels of common air pollutants such as particulat..., nitrogen dioxide and photochemical oxidants were monitored hourly at various sites. Study of the two sets of data revealed a a pattern for a stroke called i...

Female Athletes at Risk of Stress Fractures

... the lowest (55.2 percent). All athletes were then monitored for leg pain during one intercollegiate sports season. Of the 76 athletes, 26.3 percent experienced leg pain during the season, all of whom had reported prior leg pain. Athletes who developed stress fractures had more abnormal scores on the eating ...

Chronic Sinusitis Resulting From Weakene Immune System

...the sinuses to drain normally. All patients were monitored for a minimum of six months to see if any symptoms or polyps returned. Thirteen in the surgery group had recurrent inflammation within three months to one year after surgery, while the rest remained symptom free. The Hopkins team took samples durin...

For High BP Patients, Preventing Enlarged Heart Decreases Risk of Atrial Fibrillation

...heart's main pumping chamber. The condition can be monitored via electrocardiograph -- an inexpensive, widely available heart test that measures the nature and speed of electrical impulses within cardiac muscle. Atrial FibrillationAtrial fibrillation (AF or afib) is the most common abnormal heart rhythm (car...

Marijuana aids therapy for Hepatitis C

...itis C patients undergoing the tough treatment was monitored by the researchers at the University of California at San Francisco and at an Oakland substance abuse center. It was found through tests and interviews that 22 smoked marijuana every day or every other day, whereas 49 hardly did during the treatmen...

Forgetful? You May Be Losing More Than Just Your Memory

...nt memory problems should be evaluated and closely monitored over time. Memory complaints, a cardinal feature of MCI which confers high risk for Alzheimer’s disease, are reported in 25 to 50-percent of the older adult population. The study was supported by the National Institute on Aging, the Alzheimer’s Ass...

India to Revive Exporting of Processed Chicken to Bhutan

...stricted lift on the ban and resume controlled and monitored import. The department had sought a declaration of some poultry establishments as free of diseases with strict bio-security and surveillance measures in place, or the creation of compartments ensured free of bird flu. Last month, the Indian gove...

Babies have always been good for women

...therhood. Nearly 100,000 women from UK and US were monitored to aid these research findings...

Immune Response Linked to “Ghost” Parasites and Severely Congested Sinuss

...kage and recurring infections. All patients were monitored for a minimum of nine months to see if polyps and their resulting symptoms returned. Ten in the surgery group had their polyps return within six months, while 12 remained symptom free. The Hopkins team took samples during surgery of the mucous memb...

Fight Back Against Inherited Sudden-Death Heart Condition

...s prescribed by her doctor in Flint, Mich. He also monitored her heart regularly using ultrasound. But as her condition got worse, she headed to the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center for more aggressive treatment. After a minimally invasive procedure that used an injection of alcohol to reduce the...

Researchers Uncover Gene That Raises Risk for Type 1 Diabetes

...igh risk HLA-DR and HLA-DQ genes were followed and monitored for the development of anti-islet cell autoimmunity in the pancreas (pre-diabetes) and diabetes. “By combining measurement of high risk HLA-DR and HLA-DQ genes with defined family analysis we found that type 1 diabetes is more a Mendelian genetic d...

Lipitor Reduces Risk of Major Cardiovascular Events

...ic syndrome at 256 centers around 14 countries and monitored them for about five years. They explained that high levels of low-density lipoprotein are a risk factor for heart and circulatory diseases. Deedwania explained that the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome is usually made in patients with three cardiovas...

Drugs Delivered Into CNS More Effective In Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis

...Pain and inflammation in the joints are constantly monitored by the central nervous system (CNS, i.e. the brain and spinal cord). Scientists have long suspected that the CNS can regulate inflammation and immune responses in the body's "periphery", but little is known about how this works. Firestein and colle...

Drug-coated heart stents under scrutiny, after study

...eart attacks and surgeries. A Swiss-Dutch study monitored 8,146 patients, which revealed that those sporting drug-coated stents were susceptible to the risk of thrombosis, which can lead to death in occasional cases. It was observed that the underlying difference between bare stents and drug coated stents...

Brain's Filing System Uncovered

...PhD, HMS associate professor of neurobiology, then monitored the activity of neurons in two interconnected brain areas, the parietal cortex and the middle temporal area, while the monkeys played the categorization game. The activity of parietal neurons mirrored the monkeys’ decisions about which of the two cat...

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