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A New Test to Detect Drug-resistant HIV Strains

... designed to pick up a common mutant strain, which offers resistance to one of the first-line treatments for HIV. It would then enable doctors to recommend other medicines if patients test positive for drug-resistant strain. PRI...

Glaucoma: Silently Stealing Sight from Millions

...s national Glaucoma EyeCare Program. The program offers glaucoma eye exams for those at increased risk of glaucoma. To see if you, a loved one or a friend, is eligible to receive a referral for an eye exam and care, call 1-800-391-EYES (3937), 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Eligible callers receive a re...

Coping With Homesickness

...s published in the January issue of Peadiatrics.It offers valuable cues to parents to help their children to make the first transition away from them and their familiar surrounding. Thurber and his co- author Dr. Edward Walton, from the University of Michigan point out that it helps children tremendously to...

Tips to Prevent and Treat Winter Laryngitis

...s to treat it and not to aggravate it further, and offers suggestions for caring for your voice even when it’s healthy. 7 things to know about laryngitis ? Viral laryngitis is contagious – as contagious, in fact, as a typical upper respiratory infection, Hogikyan says. “Avoiding getting viral laryngitis i...

Tamil Nadu Checks AIDS Spread

...I lead a life of grace and confidence." TAI also offers two path-breaking initiatives, "Akshay Patram' and "Vastra Dhanam", food and clothing to destitute women so that they can be prevented from entering sex work "When I first came to the 'natpukuddam' (TAI-NGO contact centre), I was dirty and in rags...

Physicians Enlisted in Efforts to Keep Demented Drivers Off the Road

...al observations into safe, unsafe and unsure. This offers physicians unfamiliar with the specialized process of CDR testing a framework to help identify patients who may need to be prohibited from driving. A 1999 Missouri law allows physicians, family members and others to notify the state's Department of...

Robotically Assisted Colo-resection And Gastric Bypass Surgeries Are Becoming Popular

...the advantage in some cases.' The DaVinci camera offers high-definition imaging so surgeons can see depth measurements not possible with the conventional laparoscopic cameras. And maneuvering the joystick controls on the robot is often easier than the more complex manipulations required by laparoscopic in...

Researchers Discovered the Gene Responsible for Brittle Bone Disease

...te of Child Health and Human Development. "It also offers insight into a crucial step needed in the formation of bone and other tissues." There are several known forms of OI, which vary in severity. In the most severe forms, infants may die at or shortly after birth. In other forms, individuals may lead a...

Link Between Nanoparticles and Kidney Stones

...articles in the formation of kidney stones, but it offers insight not otherwise known.” Approximately 12 percent of men and 5 percent of women will develop kidney stones by the time they reach 70 years old. Some $5 billion is spent in the United States each year to treat patients with kidney stones, but e...

Healthy Potato Chips: A Trans Fat Oil With Health Benefits

... “Our goal is to develop a popular food item that offers high concentrations of CLA without increasing saturated fat intake,” Proctor said. “Potato chips suit this purpose well. Subsequent studies may include development of high-CLA salad oils and dressings.” Marjorie Fitch-Hilgenberg, associate professo...

Natural Remedies Ineffective to Ease Menopausal Symptoms:study

...ms during their menopausal period. Hormone therapy offers great relief from hot flashes and night sweats but raises the risk of cardiac complaints and breast cancer. Black Cohosh, a dietary herbal supplement, was considered an effective alternative to hormone therapy,by many women .But a recent study has ...

Estrogen Study Provides New Hope For Colon Cancer Treatment

...PH, of Dana-Farber. "By understanding how estrogen offers potentially beneficial effects in some types of cells yet deleterious effects in others, it may be possible to design therapies that are effective against colon cancer without posing a significant risk of other problems." Estrogen supplements have ...

Study Identifies Mechanism Which May Help Tamoxifen Work Better

...“Blocking the Notch pathway with a Notch inhibitor offers a new strategy to stopping breast cancer,” said Miele, director, breast cancer basic science program, Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, Loyola University Health System. He presented the findings here today at the 29th annual San Antonio Breast Cancer...

ADHD Medications Terminated By Many Children And Adolescents

...ons //why children avoid ADHD medications and also offers solution for a better treatment. According to the study, social stigma and feeling lifeless and/or alienated from one’s peers are some of the reasons why children and adolescents stop taking prescription stimulant medications used to treat Attentio...

Mental Health Expert Offers Tips for a Happier Holiday Season

...ut of each holiday experience, said IsHak. IsHak offers several suggestions for coping and enjoying the ho... gift to the needy or volunteering. “The season offers many opportunities for joy and celebration,” said IsHak. “The challenge is to acknowledge and addres...

Researchers Create Genetically-Matched Embryonic Stem Cells for Transplantation

... “This technique, if proven effective in humans, offers an efficient way of generating customized stem cell lines from women,” says George Q. Daley, MD, PhD, senior author on the paper, who is the Associate Director of the Children’s Hospital Boston Stem Cell Program and a member of the Executive Committe...

Pair of MicroRNA Molecules Controls Major Oncogene in Most Common Leukemia

... indolent,” he said. And of the two miRNAs, miR-29 offers the most predictive power, Pekarsky added. “We have a lot of work to do to characterize these miRNAs because we don’t even know whether they work on transcriptional or translational level,” he said. “But finding that they control this cancer’s majo...

Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer In Singapore

... the Straits Times quoted Tay as saying. Gardasil offers protection against infection by two strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV), which accounts for 70 percent of all cervical cancer cases. Vaccinated women still have to undergo regular pap smears to detect the other 30 percent of cervical cancers a...

Study Results on Stool DNA Testing for Colon Cancer Announced

...r unable to undergo colonoscopy, stool DNA testing offers a valuable and patient-friendly screening option. ...on is further validation that stool DNA technology offers a powerful tool for physicians and patients in detecting colorectal cancer,” said Don Hardison, EXAC...

Balance Training Better Than Tai Chi at Improving Mobility in Older Adults

...f slow, rotational movements and weight-shifting – offers many benefits, the researchers say, they’re not as great as those produced by a balance-training program. “Our results indicate that in older adults with at least mild balance impairment, Combined Balance and Stepping Training (CBST) results in mod...

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