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Antidepressants come in handy for patients on treatment for hepatitis, cancers and multiple sclerosis

... these diseases can cause crippling depression. A new research now shows that the use of an antidepressant before starting the treatment can avoid this problem. Almost 50% of people on chemotherapy with high dose interferon for skin cancer (malignant melanoma), developed severe depression. But when th...

Vedic vibration technology- the new cure for arthritis

...rimary disabling ailments in the world has found a new treatment - Vedic vibration technology. A study, ... Albuquerque, New Mexico has now claimed that this new technique is effective in arthritis treatment. How effective and how successful this treatment is, o...

Distraction therapy found very effective in postoperative patients

... surgeries has been effectively taken care of by a new therapy called distraction therapy. Doctors at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in the US have distracted patients with images and sounds from nature and have successfully controlled pain in patients following a painful procedure called bronch...

Antibiotics losing their power against acne

...less skin and a spotless complexion. Every year a new Indian girl wins an international beauty pageant and the focus now is on looking your best. Pimples (acne) spoil the beautiful faces of many and severe acne is characterized by pustular sores and scarring. Only two major therapies are available at ...

Kick Smoking with Nicotine Drink

...abit by getting over their nicotine fixation. The new kid on the block in this ever increasing list is a...to quit smoking have always increased every time a new product is available to help addicts kick the habit. In 1998, the nicotine patch accounted for 49 p...

Indian Doctor granted US patent on organ regeneration

...re is no question of biological rejection as these new organs are produced by one's own body itself. Though Dr. Matapurkar has won the patent after four years of patient waiting, there is a long way to go before this magical technique becomes widely used....

Special proteins to fight TB identified

...ed that the study demonstrated the potential for a new class of drugs, which by inducing the bacterium to manufacture heat-shock proteins would make it vulnerable to our own natural immunity, enabling us to clear the infection. This research assumes importance because of the fact that tuberculosis kills...

Gene Therapy shows promise in treating Hemophilia

...rimental Gene Therapy method has safely introduced new genes into six men suffering from hemophilia. This method shows signs of helping these men fight the disease by producing the blood clotting protein they lack. None of the patients suffers side effects even after one year of the treatment. The stu...

Hypertensive Drug Improves Sexual Dysfunction in Hypertensive Men

Losartan, a new anti hypertensive drug appears to improve sexual f...ts discontinuing the hypertensive drugs, this is a new dimension to be viewed....

Pharma cos must forge Strategic alliances

...and 2,000 formulation. Mr. Chokani hoped that the new branch in Delhi would act as an effective interface between the Government and the exporting community and help take chemical exports on a higher growth gear in the coming years. Courtesy : The Hindu Business Line, 16-06-2001...

ZD1839 Proves Effective - A Breakthrough in fighting Lung Cancer

...r among all forms of cancer, is avenged now by the new proven effective ZD1839. It has been shown that ZD1839, an epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has confirmed, durable responses and safety in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as monotherapy and in com...

Eat greens to have a ever green heart

...ed, is one among the leading causes of death. Two new studies reveal that fruits, vegetables and a diet ...t also they influence other machanisms, opening up new perpectives for its protective effect on atherosclerosis," Dr. Francisco Fuentes of Hospital Univers...

Asthma! A new warning for heart disease

...d Prevention in San Antonio, Texas, has unveiled a new cousin counterpart to heart disease-Asthma. It is ...vascular mortality among patients with asthma, the new study reveals that the connection - and the risks - appear to be there even for nonsmokers. This par...

TIZANIDINE - New solution to chronic headache

..., the drug used to treat muscle spasms may provide new hope for millions of people who suffer from frequent headaches. American scientists in World Congress of Neurology told that tizanidine, can cut the frequency, duration and intensity of headaches. Doctors from the Michigan Head Pain and Neurological...

New antiperspirant in action - Botox does the difference

... purified form of Botulinum toxin type A, is now a new found solution for treating hyperhydrosis. Prescription antiperspirants and some pills might help to overcome this situation, but not all people are benefited from this situation. Hence for these people injecting purified botulinum toxin into the sk...

New point scale to ascertain the stroke recovery

...information about their chances of recovery. This new method is based on brain scanning using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a stroke assessment test and the number of hours between the onset of the stroke and the MRI to determine the severity of the stroke. The size of the stroke abnormalities in t...

Noise tampers hearing

...drilling machines and firecrackers, according to a new national survey. The survery says that 5 million children have noise-induced hearing loss in one or both ears. If the loss is only in one ear, the child's overall hearing is usually not affected, says Laura Sievers, an audiologist at Children's Hosp...

Test-tube babies show no emotional problems

... and socially well-adjusted children, according to new research. The world's first study that followed in-vitro, or test tube, babies to the brink of adolescence showed that youngsters who had been conceived through fertility treatments do not suffer any more psychological problems than other children. ...

Soluble IL-4 Receptor - A new boon for asthmatics

...ny practising physician, is now being avenged by a new drug. A soluble interleukin-4 receptor (IL-4R), wh... selectivelyinhibits allergic mechanisms will be a new boon in the treatment strategy of asthma. "These data demonstrate the critical role of IL-4 in the ...

Mechanical Heart

...and the life expectancy of the patient who got the new device is expected to be extended by about a month. Courtesy : The New Indian Express, July 5, 2001...

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