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HIV Infection Higher In Drug Trafficking Countries

...s Chris Beyrer. “Drug treatment and HIV prevention must be implemented now, everywhere the heroin is flowing.” Afghanistan, Iran and Tajikistan produce 420 tonnes of the narcotic every year. Afghan heroin on its way to Eastern Europe takes a direct route through Tajikistan, the poorest country of the for...

Vitamin Supplements During Pregnancy to Boost Fetal Development

...unt of folic supplementation during pregnancy is a must to a healthy generation and a good lifestyle. Source: Reuters The wonder Vitamin B - A promise of healthier generation Vitamin B, supplemented to pregnant mothers has been found to increase birth weight and improve the overall health status of th...

Risk of Breast Cancer Overestimated with Hormone Replacement Therapy(HRT) Treatment

...placement therapy vary and decisions about its use must be made at an individual level. Our analysis provides women and clinicians with better information to make these choices,". Further Information on Menopause and HRT from Medindia How can Menopause be treated? Natural menopause requires no tre...

AIDS research and genetics...

...es that produce the cell surface proteins that HIV must latch on to in order to enter the cell. The resulting variations in cell surface proteins in those few patients ensure that HIV can't get in easily. The virus then is unable to replicate as quickly, buying a patient time before AIDS develops. ...

Mechanical forces drive early heart development

...ans) bends outward and rotates to the right. This must happen perfectly to avoid misconnections of arteries in the herat walls and holes in the heart, among other serious developmental problems. His research could help scientists better understant the roles physics and mechanics play in the developing he...

Growing tissues

...nd most believe research with embryonic stem cells must continue....

New Anthrax Vaccines Will Take time

... requires a series of six shots over 18 months and must be given before exposure. Under limited circumstances, doctors can apply the vaccine after exposure to anthrax, a regimen that only requires three shots over one month.``Yes, it's an FDA-licensed vaccine, but it was licensed to be given before exposu...

A ray of hope in Angioplasty dilemma

...t-growth scar-like tissue fills the artery, and it must be fixed with a repeat angioplasty or a coronary b...Association, cautioned that large, careful studies must be finished comparing the new stents with the ordinary kind. Nevertheless, he said, ``these are very...

Mini motor for micromedical applications

...heters with instruments to break up kidney stones, must be about 3 mm in diameter to accommodate the instruments. The 1.8 mm diameter motor would allow the catheter to become smaller and consequently more comfortable. The motor itself has sufficient power to break up kidney stone materials. An other appli...

New form of ultrasonic vision

...s inserting a needle in a vein. But to do so, they must look away from the patient at an ultrasound display screen. This causes a displaced sense of hand and eye coordination. His device enables viewers to look at patients and see their internal anatomy. Previous attempts to fuse medical images with dir...

Brain defect may play role in stammering

...stutter go on to become fluent speakers and others must endure persistent stuttering through adulthood. Dr. Anne Foundas, a neurology professor at Tulane University in New Orleans, has studied stuttering and also found structural differences. Foundas felt that they found that there were differences in th...

New insights into herbal supplements

... to process the medicines. She also added that one must be very cautious with the purchase and use of dietary supplements as they are not regulated by any government body, which means anyone can put anything on a bottle and put it on a health food store shelf. She added that this is a serious problem as v...

Cut meat to cut blood pressure

...ins meat, fish, dairy, eggs, or none of these, one must make sure to include plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. And if meat and dairy are consumed they should be of the lean and low-fat variety. Also, exercise and no smoking, combined with good eating habits could help lower cholesterol level...

SARS outbreaks contained

...et down their guard against the virus, saying they must remain vigilant against the disease which has claimed 812 lives. "Today is a milestone," she said, but it came with the warning that "the world is not SARS free." "There are still close to 200 SARS patients in hospitals," Brundtland said in a state...

Brain scans show why we always have room for dessert

...otions -- and the orbitofrontal cortex. Something must tell the brain when to respond and when not to, and this does not necessarily stop at food.Whether we are talking about food or sex or even things on the aversive scale such as dangers and threats and predators, the brain also needs to know how to up...

Aerobics- right choice for Cutting Blood Pressure

...s an oxygen debt in the body, which means the body must work harder to supply oxygen. Another may be that weight lifting stimulates more damaging free radicals and oxidants than aerobic exercise. It's also important to note that many studies have shown a benefit from weight lifting on everything from bon...

Breakthrough In Stem Cell Work

...ers. Specialists however emphasize much more work must be done before tissue-engineered structures such as the ball are ready for use in people, they believe these results bode well for the future. Specialists say their ultimate goal is to create a condyle that is biologically viable -- a live tissue co...

The Future Pattern Of Weight Gain Is Laid As Early As Three Years Of Age

...physical activity ... Increasing physical activity must be a part of any national prevention efforts for weight gain....

Physicians Lack Clinical Guidelines For Treating Elderly With Multiple Illnesses

...s who care for older adults with multiple diseases must strike a balance between following CPGs and adjusting recommendations for individual patients’ circumstances. Difficulties escalate with the number of diseases the patient has. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore had examined how C...

HRT Not That Risky For Breast Cancer

...placement therapy vary and decisions about its use must be made at an individual level. Our analysis provides women and clinicians with better information to make these choices,” they conclude. Source:BMJ...

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