Nobel Prize for Medicine shared by Three scientists
... the brain and have resulted in the development of new drugs and anti-depressants like Prozac. The studies have also helped in better understanding of Parkinsons disease....More Accurate "PROSTATE CANCER" Test can save Unnecessary Biopsies
...se men need biopsies to confirm thecancer. Now a new test, called a "Free PSA" has further improved the diagnostic ability to detect the cancer and save almost 75% of the patients an unnecessary biopsy of the gland. PSA exists in blood as either being bound to protein or some of it floats around freely...Kissing can cause Kaposi’s Sarcoma in AID
... Since there is not enough data yet to support the new findings no new recommendation have been made that people with HIV avoid deep kissing. Dr. Anna Wald, a Washington ...Inhaled Steroids Safe & Effective for Children with Asthma
...erlying cause of asthma, marked the beginning of a new approach to treating asthma. The Guidelines recommended anti-inflammatory medications for long-term asthma control in people with frequent asthma symptoms, although data on their long term effects in children were limited. Said Lenfant, " CAMP provid...Kidney Stones - Interesting New Research implicates bacteria as its cause
...e findings are exciting and may eventually lead to new and more effective ways of treating and preventing kidney stones....Cancers of Colon & Rectum linked to Cigarette Smoking
...e colon or rectum, according to results of a large new study from the American Cancer Society. As many as 12% of all colorectal cancer deaths in the US may be caused by tobacco smoking. "Colorectal cancer is not currently considered a smoking-related cancer, but data from the American Cancer Society s...Glivec - New Hope For CMC Patients
...armaceutical giant Novartis - has announced that a new drug called 'Glivec ' can be used as a 'first line therapy' is the treatment of CMC. This was announced by researchers at a meeting of American Society of Hematology in San Francisco, on Saturday Evening. The researchers added up to 30% patients ha...Stress reduces your immunity- startling but true!!!!!
In a startling expose, new research into how our immunity works says stress r...ted conditions claming many victims every day, the new buzzword is immunity and how we can live healthy without compromising on our own inbuilt lines of de...Now you can identify Sperm and Egg donors
...hey were born from donated sperms or ova. And this new ruling will come into force only in the New Year a...ot be identified. Only people who donate after the new rule comers into effect will be identifiable...Crowning glory of 2000!!! Cracking of the genetic code is top of tops
...ailed by many as the holy grail of biology. This new breakthrough will open new avenues in the diagnosis and treatment of many diseases. Genetic mapping will also help doctors evol...New hope for cancer victims – will vaccine cure the deadly bug
... there is some hope for the unfortunate victims. A new vaccine has been successfully tested on the pancreatic cancer victims and it has increased the survival rates in many. Vaccines are typically thought of as a way of preventing disease. In cancer, however, they are used along with other therapies to ...Heart disease in the newborn is related to maternal malnutrition
...t trimester) causes coronary heart diseases in the new born. The researchers studied 700 odd cases and compared maternal malnutrition in the first, second and third trimesters and also studied mothers who were not malnourished. The findings established that there was more than a doubling in the prevalen...New drug to treat Heart Attack and damaged tissue
...Ischemia / Reperfusion leads to the development of new drugs to save the damaged tissue and treat heart attack. During Ischemia / Reperfusion, Early growth response gene (Egr –1) level increases and acts like a common link between the pathways lead to tissue injury, such as the stimulation of chemokines,...“Brain fingerprinting”- The new lie detectr
...citing development, in the field of criminology, a new lie detector has been developed in the United Stat...the conventional lie detector test) with ease. The new method employs brain waves, which are useful in detecting whether the person subjected to the test, ...Cut down TV and video games and you have less aggressive children.
...ss aggressive. In the United States of America a new study has come out with some helpful tips. The crux of the study’s finding is that TV and video games do the most damage and make children very aggressive. The researchers advice parents to cut down on TV and video games. “The kids mellow down dramat...New vaccine helps allergy and asthma patients
...asthma patients can now breathe easy. Literally. A new vaccine called grass pollen vaccine has been shown...r-cut cure in sight this study has opened a lot of new options to get on with life. By helping in reducing both symptoms and the treatment aspects this won...And now live birth on the internet.com?
A hospital in Singapore has given birth to a new idea. Anxious parents and relatives can actually see their little ones at the hospital on the net. And this comes with live audio and video feed. Imagine being busy at your office and still being able to see your kid at the hospital bed at the same t...Man against HIV – new vaccine ready for human trials
A new vaccine called the TAT vaccine has been developed ...ve years of dedicated work and employs an entirely new approach in tackling the virus. The idea is to block the virus from growing inside the body rather t...New vaccine helps allergy and asthma patients
...asthma patients can now breathe easy. Literally. A new vaccine called grass pollen vaccine has been shown...r-cut cure in sight this study has opened a lot of new options to get on with life. By helping in reducing both symptoms and the treatment aspects this won...Umbilical cord could be the new “in thing” in the treatment of strokes according to a report released in the United States of America which says the stem cells from the cord blood could heal strokes almost 80% faster based on studies conducted on rats. Though the details are yet t...