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No-scalpel Vasectomies by Skilled Surgeons may Speed Recovery

Among the birth control options for men no-scalpel vasectomies are highly preferred by the physicians. But despite its popularity //there is no definitive statistics to claim about the superiority of this procedure, as much has been stressed about the importance of the training. ...

Electronic Mosquito Repellents Fail to Prevent Malaria Transmission

...c devices prevent malaria and many other available options should be used. For example, insecticide-soaked bed nets kill female mosquitoes on contact or repel them from the house during the biting hours, from dusk to dawn.” While also in agreement with the review’s conclusion, Nirbhay Kumar, Ph.D., profess...

Overuse Of Antibiotics-Creating Monsters Out Of Common Microbes

...edicines to treat gonorrhea. We are running out of options to treat this serious disease. Increased vigilance in monitoring for resistance to all available drugs is essential.” So, where lies the problem?Antibiotics are one of the most profound achievements in medicine, but decades of widespread and indi...

Scientists Concerned About Gonorrhea’s Drug Resistanc

...now that scientists say they are running // out of options to treat this serious disease. Doctors prescribe ... in early 2006 it was 6.7 percent. The treatment options that now remain are limited to one group of antibiotics only -- the cephalosporins. "We are running ...

UK Scientists to Reveal Genetic Secrets Behind Serious Illnesses

...have a risk of developing an illness, but with no options to treat it. There are also fears that testing will fuel the fledgling commercial market for genetic testing and that people will not receive the counselling required to react to a positive result for an illness. /V...

Intravenous Delivery of Clot-busting Drug Still Best Intervention for Ischemic Stroke

...Adults with Ischemic Stroke also indicate that new options – such as intra-arterial administration of clot-busting drugs and mechanical removal of blood clots – show promise. The guidelines focus on the crucial first hours from the time an ischemic stroke occurs through emergency evaluation and treatment ...

Is There Any Clinical Benefit to Staying on a Failing Regimen?

...ely higher CD4 cell count nadirs did not lose drug options to the same degree as did others in the study (0.34 drugs less per 100 cells/mm3). Additionally, patients on 3TC (lamivudine) showed a slower accumulation of nucleoside mutations and thymidine analogue mutations (TAMs). According to the authors, th...

Gonorrhea – Godzilla Of STD

...lthough the cephalosporins offer several potential options for treating gonorrhea, the lack of additional cla...icines to treat gonorrhea as we are running out of options to treat this serious disease.” The CDC recommends an injectable drug called ceftriaxone, sold by ...

Outsourcing of UK Hospital Records to India Opposed

...he Trust, said: "We will be looking at a number of options and the use of digital dictation and out-sourced transcribing may be considered. "The trust is currently reviewing its secretarial functions with a view to improving both the efficiency and timeliness of its communications." Source-IANS/B...

After the King’s Crown, Maoist Want Miss Nepal’s Cron

...." The weekly is also suggesting tongue-in-cheek options that will be palatable to the communist guerrillas. "The interview round will be replaced by a revolutionary speech round; the swimsuit round with submachinegun round and the Miss Photogenic Smile with the Miss Red Salute." Source-IANS/L...

Latest IPCC Report Highlights Need for Integrated Climate/human Behavior Models

...resses is also a form of adaptation. Each of these options has environmental consequences that must be carefu...now know that these two broad categories of policy options are complementary tools in a policy portfolio designed to reduce climate risk by reducing exposure (...

National Neurosurgery Awareness Week Kicks Off During Annual Meeting of the AANS

...vasive spinal surgery. When conservative treatment options have proven ineffective, two minimally invasive procedures, called vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty may be considered as treatment options. Recent advances in spinal procedures have reduced the need for invasive surgery, in many cases. . Chronic...

Drug Company Halts Late-Stage Trial of Sickle-Cell Disease Drug

...to adjust the number of participants and treatment options being tested in the trial. Recently, the committee said preliminary trial data show that senicapoc does not prevent chronic pain, one of the disease's most prominent complications. However, the drug consistently has been able to reduce the number ...

Novel Airway Bypass Treatment Assists Emphysema Sufferers

...a special needle... "There are limited treatment options right now for these patients who struggle for each breath," comments John Kucharczuk, MD, principal investigator, thoracic surgeon, and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Penn. "This new, cutting-edge, non-surgical procedure actually creates new pathw...

Hope for Ending the Pain, Infertility of Endometriosis?

...gan Medical School, who is exploring new treatment options for women with endometriosis. “The quality of li...seems to feed these lesions,” he says. Surgical options include a simple laparoscopy, a procedure with only small incisions that can be used to excise small...

FDA Announces Voluntary Withdrawal of Pergolide Products

...ders and patients to discuss appropriate treatment options and time to change treatments. FDA is working with the manufacturers of pergolide to determine if it might be possible, once the drug is withdrawn from the market, to make the drug available under an Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for t...

Antidepressant Medication Has No Effect on Bipolar Patients

...STEP-BD results will shed light on other treatment options for bipolar disorder, including psychotherapeutic treatments. Source-Eurekalert PI...

FSA Proposes Packaging of Fatty Food in Smaller Packs

... also encourage consumers to choose healthier food options instead of fatty ones. This action is highly appreciated in the United Kingdom, where obesity rates have simply trebled in the past twenty years. The watchdog's director of nutrition and dietary health Gill Fine said: "Cardiovascular disease is the...

Computer Based Therapy For Depression

.... Hewitt also reported that they want to give more options to their patients in terms of the location and mod...veryone. The main focus here is that patients have options now. Though this therapy was welcomed by clinical psychologist Martin Bamber, he stated that this ...

'Smart' Sunglasses With Chameleon Powers

...s. The new glasses would offer an endless range of options on one accessory. Doctors already are recommend...f patents filed on the technology and is exploring options for commercialization. It will be a few years until these sunglasses show up on store shelves. S...

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