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Babies of the deaf communicate

...lege in Hanover, New Hampshire believes, that this must be the key that lets them unlock the secret of their language.Conventional wisdom suggested that babies' babbling is simply the result of opening and closing their mouth and jaw. However, his research contends that babies' brains are sensitive to the...

Health at heights

...during the days of a major flight. This means they must get proper rest and avoid stressful situations as much as possible - no easy task given the nature of their challenge. Exhaustion can severely impair performance, and is caused by insomnia, illness, stress and overwork. Although the cabin is heated ...

Generic drug costs remain shackled

...cs market. Under the European Directive the scheme must be reviewed within 12 months of its implementation. The maximum price scheme would remain in force until a decision had been made on how best to supply generic medicines cost-effectively to the NHS. A spokesperson for the British Generic Manufactur...

Caffeine keeps soldiers sharp

...nd improve performance for military servicemen who must perform complex tasks or who need help staying alert for longer periods of time, according to a new report by the National Academy of Sciences. The report, by the academy's Institute of Medicine, found that 100 to 600 mg of caffeine, the equivalent o...

Fifth US Patient Receives Artificial Heart

...reviously that patients considered for the implant must be critically ill with fewer than 30 days to live. // "The operation went well and the artificial heart is performing flawlessly," Dr. Louis Samuels, director of the cardiac transplant team at MCP Hahnemann University, said in a statement. "However...

Cipro Has Cheaper Cousins to Treat Anthrax

...strains are vulnerable to Cipro, although the drug must be given before symptoms develop or shortly thereafter to be most effective. Before Cipro came along, penicillin was a common treatment for anthrax. Pharmaceutical companies say they're ready to ramp up production of anti-anthrax drugs if needed....

Patients Pressure Would Result In Overprescription

...Any interventions to reduce antibiotic prescribing must pay as much attention to the patient as to the physician." The manner in which the patient communicates his or her illness to the physician strongly influences whether or not the physician prescribes an antibiotic. These unnecessary prescriptions w...

Predictable genes

...breast cancer, but researchers are sure that there must be many more.//The team at Cambridge University's Department of Oncology now believes it has identified mutations in six other genes which have a link to breast cancer risk. Professor Bruce Ponder, who leads the team, told the ECCO cancer conferenc...

Risk Of Developing Arthritis

...suing sporting activities. “But sport and exercise must be tailored to people’s individual capacity and age. Don’t overdo it now because you might regret it later,” Logan says. The charity has launched a campaign to raise ￡ 250,000 to fund its sports injuries-related work. The charity is currently finan...

Teen smoking declines

...ed level or declined, and that's good news. But we must remain vigilant to the threats that heroin, ecstasy, marijuana, alcohol and other dangerous drugs pose to our youth," Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said. Thompson added that "the finding that fewer teenagers are smoking is very e...

Stem cell research

...e," said a team member Professor Alan Trounson."It must be noted that almost all of the wide-ranging potential applications of [embryonic stem] cell technology in human medicine are based on the assumption that it will be possible to grow [embryonic stem] cells on a large scale, to introduce genetic modif...

Gene Therapy For Cystic Fibrosis

...researcher John F. Engelhardt notes the experiment must be modified before it can be tried in people. Another virus "carrier" must be found because the one used in the mouse experiments doesn't easily enter human cells. Also, it's ...

Control of inflammation

...t accompanies it. According to Dr.Sitkovsky, there must be some way for the body to shout. The signal must be sensed and responded to so that inflammatory activity abates. Adenosine and its membrane-bund rec...

Third artificial heart patient introduced

...l of the device. In order to be eligible, patients must have severe heart failure with an 80-percent chance of dying within a month, and have no other treatment options. The first man to get the implant, 59-year-old Robert Tools, survived almost five months with it. He died November 30 from severe abdomi...

Final push to eradicate leprosy

...ntries where leprosy still exists is twofold. They must make it clear to the public that the disease can be cured, and they must ensure that diagnosis and treatment are available at all health centres....

Inadequate Drug Treatment For Youth

...grams are almost always at capacity. Parents often must send their children away for treatment because pro...ent, health-care providers and insurance companies must address funding, insurance coverage, capacity and the stigma associated with seeking help for drug a...

FDA Imposes New Restrictions On Roche's Accutane

...ive yellow "Accutane Qualification Stickers'' that must be placed on the prescription as a means of verifying the negative pregnancy test and that the patient received the appropriate counseling. ''This sticker will indicate to the pharmacists that the patient is 'qualified,' the FDA said in a statement....

Smoke less to stay young

...that public health campaigns aimed at young people must be drastically modified to convince them to eliminate cigarettes completely....

Influenza drug delayed

... since it is inhaled twice a day. Both medications must be used within two days of developing symptoms to be effective. Tamiflu pills for adults and older children were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in October 1999 and are available. The liquid formula for children 1 or older was app...

The earlier the treatment, the more the benefit

...rs after a stroke. To do any good,// however, they must be administered before brain cells die. The current standard requires that treatment begin within three hours of the onset of the stroke, and most patients who make it to the hospital on time get the drugs within the last half hour before that deadli...

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