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Disease chromosomes identified

...ved to be associated with genetic disease.Over the next 20 years the research at the Wellcome Trust's Sanger Centre, near Cambridge, eastern England will have a large impact on treating all kinds of major ailments// ranging from asthma to Alzheimer's disease as well as depression and other mood disorders....

Glucose may support in Cardiac Arrest

...ly over 8 hours. Overall, the death rate over the next 30 days was about the same in the two groups - about 10 percent. However, the results significantly improved when restricted to the 90 percent of patients who had not suffered severe damage or heart failure. Only 10 people who got the infusion were d...

Doctor demonstrates `psychic surgery'

...s against him and we will arrest him when he comes next to Bangalore," they added....

Success of HIV may depend in its mutations

...ules on the surface of the attacking virus, so the next time the system encounters the virus, it produces many cells from memory to attack it again. But when the virus mutates, the immune system is no longer able to identify and kill the mutations. The researchers found much of the deficiency also occur...

Lasik surgery effective in correcting vision

... infection. Many patients return to work the very next day after the procedure, already enjoying improved vision. A day after lasik procedure the doctor will see you for a post operation check and then followed by regular check ups at internals of one week, one month, three months and six months for one ...

Drug used to treat hypertension effective in countering Migraines

.... Atacand in the first 12 weeks and placebo in the next 12 weeks), though none of the groups were aware whether they were taking the placebo or the medicine. Researchers found that during the 12 week periods, the average number of days with headaches was 18.5 with placebo and 13.6 with the medicine. 30 ...

No heart attack risk for women taking birth control pills

...strogen, a hormone which suppresses ovulation. The next generation of pills however lowered levels of estrogen and added forms of another hormone called progestin ( norgestrel or levonorgestrel). Progestins inhibit ovulation by suppressing a hormone in the pituitary gland and also cause mucus to thicken o...

Heart valve surgery may be replaced by new heart therapy

...trials of the procedure are likely to begin in the next few months in Europe and later this year in the United States. The procedure uses a new type of replacement valve specially designed for the purpose. It is placed at the end of a flexible catheter that is inserted in the femoral vein in the groin an...

Arsenic in drinking water

...anifested disease so far is skin lesions. Over the next decade, skin and internal cancers are likely to become the principal human health concern arising from arsenic. According to one estimate, at least 100,000 cases of skin lesions caused by arsenic have occurred and there may be many more (Smith, et al...

Peaceful Slumber said to Restore Memories

...nd group was trained at 9 p.m. and then tested the next morning after a night's sleep.The researchers foun...also found sharpened the subject's performance the next day. However, when subjects briefly rehearsed a finger-tapping sequence they had learned the previo...

New Blood Thinner Pill - First Potential Alternative to Warfarin in 50 years

...udy after getting warfarin for six months. For the next 18 months they got Exanta or a dummy pill. Recurrent clots were found in 12 patients in the Exanta group and 71 in the comparison group, a reduction of 84 percent. Major bleeding was low in both groups. Six patients died in the Exanta group and seve...

Women At A Greater Risk For Heart Failure

...-times more likely to develop heart failure. The next highest risk in the study was seen in women with an irregular heartbeat, who were 2.9-times more likely to develop heart failure. Other conditions raising the risk included: two or more heart attacks, poor kidney function, high blood pressure, obesit...

Seaweed Supplements Could Prevent Breast Cancer

Researchers say Kelp seaweed may be the next food enlisted in breast cancer prevention, if they can replicate findings from an animal study conducted at the University of California. In the animal study conducted researchers found the seaweed effectively reduced levels of estradiol, // a hormon...

SARS (Bird Flu) spreading in the Asian continent

...ernment. Asia needs about $100 million over the next two years to fund a viable program to fight bird flu, but so far only one-tenth that amount has been raised. Pledges from donors such as the EU and the U.S. are still not enough and quick solutions to the problem, which is now a global, issue of top ...

Skin Cancers in Young People on the Rise

...e young people could be burdened by cancer for the next 30 to 40 years. It is however important to screen a large population for identification of such cases so that treatment can be instituted....

Researchers Identified Process That Aids Spread Of Alzheimer’s’ Diseae

... thereby leading to Alzheimer’s disease. They hope next to work on ways to specifically block nicastrin. The study appears in the August 12 issue of the journal Cell. Nicastrin is a large protein that is a component of an enzyme called gamma-secretase, which is lodged in the cell’s membrane. When it is a...

Ankle Fracture Surgery – Diabetics fare worse than non-diabetics

...diabetics in India and it is estimated that in the next 10 years this is likely to be the next epidemic in the country. This study should be looked at carefully by the India Orthopedic team and t...

Health Authorities Claim Some Relief likely from Post floods diseases in Mumbai

...ion is likely to become completely normal over the next few days with the end of the incubation period for most of the waterborne diseases. Up to 170 people have died in the past 10 days, most of them from the densely populated city suburbs worst affected by last month's floods, of leptospirosis, dengue,...

Record Growth Of Soya-Based Dairy Alternatives Over The Past Year In European Markets

...t trend, sales are further expected to grow in the next three years. The study coordinators stated that they have tracked well over 130 new product introductions of Soya-based drinks & desserts, including meat free tofu product launches in 2004 in 8 European countries. The study also reveals that innovati...

Record growth of Soya-based dairy alternatives in Europe

...nt trend sales are further expected to grow in the next three years. According to the survey researchers also say they have tracked well over 130 new product introductions of Soya-based drinks & desserts, meat-free including tofu product launches in 2004 in 8 European countries, innovations playing a very...

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