new 1 8

Tag: "new" at medical news

The bad combination

...sk of damage to their brains, livers and hearts, a new study suggests. The study shows nicotine substantially reduces blood alcohol levels in rats, which are considered a good model for humans.Since alcohol abusers generally "drink to effect", they will end up drinking more alcohol to get an expected le...

The feel of pain

...ain, as well as with the painful sensation itself, new research has shown.The finding not only explains w...ainful sensations that follow feel worse. But the new research might help in the screening of anti-pain medications for such people. If the anticipation p...

Chemists prepare for face-off with manufacturers

There is new war brewing! Neither in the devastated NewYork of America nor in the Afghanistan! It is right here in the commercial capital of India --- Mumbai. And who are the warring parties? They are the pharmaceutical industry of the country and the RDCA or the...

Gel prevents pregnancy

Women will soon get access to a new gel, which works in a similar way to the contracep... popping the contraceptive pill. But now there's a new option under trial.// Dr Edith Weisberg from the Family Planning Association says "The gel is like ...

New test for heart attack

A new test really helps detect heart problems. A test fo...out the cause.// According to Doctors in Texas, a new and more rapid way of diagnosing a heart attack is very effective and is to be implemented. They do ...

Old are not weak

...uence of ageing. As you age, your body cannot make new muscle protein fast enough and thereby lose muscle strength. Meanwhile a new study from the University of California shows that muscle protein is made as quickly as it is broken...

Poor diet among smokers

...rs at California State University, showed in their new survey, that many people living with smokers are compounding the problem of passive smoking by eating a poor diet. Nonsmoking men living with smokers consume more fat and cholesterol and less calcium and vitamin A than those living with non-smokers. ...

Zydus Cadila and Kopran in strategic alliance

...e higher growths through its strategy of launching new products." Kopran will also co-market Zydus Cadila's new products in diabetes, central nervous system and other speciality segments including brands Olanzapi...

Mammography aided by computer

...o help confirm the diagnosis. The hope is that the new method will help women have more confidence in mammography as a way of helping them beat breast cancer, through the earliest possible diagnosis....

Fingerprinting prostate cancer

Two new genes which are active in prostate cancer have bee... cancer's molecular fingerprint could lead to many new diagnostic tests. These could offer more to the patient than the current PSA (prostate specific anti...

New therapy better at increasing bone density

...o researchers at Creighton University in the US, a new study covering 400 women, that this blend of hormones increases bone density in the spine by five per cent and in the hip by 3.9 per cent.// However, if they add an active form of vitamin D (calcitrol) there were further increases in bone density. ...

The cocaine danger

...well known to cause damage to arteries - but now a new study reveals that it can force the body to attack itself.New Scientist reports this week that the number of people admitted to US hospitals with cocaine related emergencies has jumped from around 80,000 in 1990 to nearly double that two years ago.//...

Excessive use of antibiotics for sore throat

According to a new survey, it is found that doctors are prescribing unnecessary antibiotics for sore throats. A sore throat is the second most common symptom sending people to their doctor. Generally a sore throat is caused by a virus and will not respond to antibiotic...

Tracing oesophagal cancer

A new technique for checking the spread of cancer of the... with oesophagal cancer - and in 90% of cases, the new diagnostic technique did indicate where the cancer had spread....

The tall gene

... the combination of just two genes, according to a new study undertaken at the University of Melbourne.The research, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism this week, identifies one gene on chromosome 15 and one on the Y chromosome as contributors to height in men. These genes ...

Osteoporosis Drugs: right time to take-off

...eceptors Modulators (SERMs) such as Raloxifene and new generation bisphosphonates such as Risedronate have not been introduced in the Indian market. These drugs have a better efficacy and fewer side effects than the current therapies. The osteoporosis medications market is viewed as a typical lifestyle ...

Dementia - a global problem

... developing countries is certain to increase and a new research programme is trying to help carers to cope. As the world population increases, so does the incidence of chronic disease - including dementia. It is hard enough coping with dementia in the West, where the condition has been common for many ye...

Blood clots likely in long travel

A new study has found that the risk of developing a blood clot in the lung - called a pulmonary embolism - increased with the duration of air travel.Like deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolisms are blood clots that are believed to be associated wit...

Is Obesity a risk factor?

According to a new study obesity does not worsen the outcome in heart failure. Obese people, suffering from heart failure, experience many problems. Generally in such peope the heart does not pump blood around the body as efficiently as it should. Even though there is ...

Gene therapy - Aim to improve blood flow

...lly-altered mouse which has grown large numbers of new blood capillaries in its skin. This gene is known ...uces a growth factor important in the formation of new blood vessels. However, other scientists are concerned that manipulation of HIF-1 might have undes...

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10