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Cancer-Killing Viruses Employ Multiple Mechanisms

...earch for safe, effective cancer therapies has led numerous academic and industrial research groups to investigate oncolytic, or cancer-killing viruses//. Oncolytic viruses which include the naturally occurring reovirus, infect cancer cells while sparing healthy tissues. Once inside the tumor cell, the viruse...

Nanotech Wipes for biohazard detection

... would contain nanofibres containing antibodies to numerous biohazards and chemicals and would signal by changing colour or through another effect when the antibodies attached to their targets. Users would simply wipe the napkin across a surface. If a biohazard were detected, the surface could be disinfected ...

British Addicted To Cell Phones

...ay to escape from their problems, 32% of them made numerous attempts to reduce its use, and 14% said they were willing to lie about their dependency on the cell phone. Sheffield also mentioned his surprise when he noticed in his study that around 7% of the students claimed that the ‘cell’ was responsible fo...

Genetic Link To High Blood Pressure

...utations in Ras have been previously implicated in numerous human cancers. "When we blocked Ras signalling in the hypertensive rats, we were able to block the proliferation of the smooth muscle cells in the vessel walls and the development of hypertension," said de Lanerolle. The next question, according ...

The need for cancer warnings on alcohol packaging

...cer Prevention says drinking increases the risk of numerous cancers. "One of the things that we're calling for is health warnings on alcohol packaging so that - in the same way that we've now become aware of the hazards of tobacco over the past couple of decades - that we may also have that same level of awar...

Incorporate Sleep Evaluation into Routine Medical Care

...Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago. "Indeed, numerous studies have recently shown that sleep disorders are often comorbid with a broad range of medical and psychiatric conditions and also have a negative impact on health, mood and quality of life," they continue. "Increasing evidence also points to a b...

Indian American Surgeon Wins US "Genius" Award

...ande is giving leadership to the identification of numerous other bold enhancements to surgical protocol that will both improve practice and save lives. A Rhodes scholar, Gawande studied ethics at Oxford. He also has a masters' degree from Harvard School of Public Health. His medical degrees are also from H...

Luxury Spas Ride Boom in Wellness Industry in Poland

...ek a pampered lifestyle in the country's ever more numerous luxury spas. "I received a present to spend a few very feminine hours in one of Warsaw's spas," Poland's capricious pop diva Edyta Gorniak revealed recently. "This is one of the most wonderful gifts a man can give a woman, especially at my age," ...

Young, Obese Adults Afflicted with Disease of the Old

...fiber diet. Increased pressure in the colon causes numerous thin-walled out-pouches (diverticula) to develop in the bowel wall, a chronic condition known as diverticulosis. Bacterial infection of these diverticula cause inflammation that may lead to a perforation in the wall of the intestine and other serious...

Alcoholics Anonymous: A Blessing For The Addicted

...s are observable at population levels, that is, if numerous people are positively influenced." Mann is also the study's corresponding author. According to the World Health Organization, said Mark Asbridge, assistant professor and chair of graduate studies in the department of community health and epidemiolo...

Drugs May Help Urinary Disease

...of the Lancet, researchers identified and analyzed numerous studies and found that both medications were a successful alternative for treatment of an acute urinary stone episode. "Surgery is still a necessary treatment for many patients with urinary stones," says senior author Brent K. Hollenbeck, M.D., ass...

New Drug Blocks Influenza, Including Bird Flu Virus

...e peptide) provided 100 percent protection against numerous subtypes (of flu), including the highly pathogenic H5N1 viruses...," according to the Journal of Virology report. The new drug, known as "entry blocker," is a fragment of a larger human protein whose role in biology is to help things pass through m...

No Kidding, All Gizmos and No Play Makes Jack A Super-Dull Boy!

...nting stereotypes; Today’s parents boast about the numerous classes kids attend and the number of computer games// they play, and the many talents they possess. Competitive parents in their quest for being ‘super-parents’ and overriding ambition to churn out ‘super-kids’ , often smother their children with an...

NHS Will Do Well to Curb Use Of Umbilical Cord Blood For Treatment of Cancers

...s 'just-in-case' collection has been criticised by numerous medical bodies and is not recommended. Scientific arguments against commercial cord blood banking include the chances of the blood being used are very small, the alternatives such as bone marrow, and the speculative claims about how cord blood could...

Mounting Pressure of Dengue in Delhi Hospitals

...ge for blood.” With the labs being overburdened by numerous tests, reports are also getting delayed. There are around 75 patients admitted in the dengue ward with severe shortage of beds. Most patients can be seen sharing beds or sleeping on floor. Government hospitals like GTB hospital are reporting a shorta...

Encouraging a Lifetime of Healthy Skin Right from the Beginning

...tive treatment for toddlers with eczema, there are numerous ways parents and dermatologists can work together ...e skin of toddlers is sensitive and can experience numerous changes in the first few years of life. Parents may be concerned by their child’s less-than-perfect ...

Some Evidence Shows Chinese Herbal Medicine Helps Angina Patients

...n guidelines for treating unstable angina based on numerous clinical trials,” said James L. Weiss, M.D., director of the cardiology fellowship and training program at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Weiss was not affiliated with the review. Conventional pharmacological treatment for patients wi...

Russia Hit By Cheap Bootleg Vodka Epidemic

...quid or allegedly even insecticide. Most of the numerous victims taken to hospitals over the past days were almost entirely unemployed, alcohol-dependent men from the provinces. Authorities in the Twer region northwest of Moscow have for the first time declared a state of emergency following reports of ma...

Ice Cream made of Camel Milk Launched in Rajasthan

...lato-frozen desert in his home country. Already, numerous hotels in Jaisalmer have evinced interest in stocking up the camel milk ice cream to attract health conscious customers. The LPPS has launched a two-year project to help traditional camel breeders realise the economic potential of a range of produc...

A New Target for Painkillers: Snail Toxins Show the Way

...9alpha10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.” “The numerous analgesic compounds currently available are largely ineffective” for chronic nerve pain, McIntosh and colleagues write. “Our findings not only suggest a previously unrecognized molecular mechanism for the treatment of neuropathic pain, but also demon...

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