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The Kidney Transplantation conspiracy in South Africa

...te the plight of patients without knowing that the organs had been obtained through illegal means.Source: (IANS)...

Nanocells cancer combination therapy acts as chemotherapy as well as anti-angiogenic drug

...logy of blood vessels in the tumour and the normal organs to selectively deliver the drugs. Once inside the tumour, the nanocell's outer balloon disintegrates and the anti-angiogenesis drug brings about the blood vessel collapse, shrinkage and shut down. The chemotherapy drugs in the inner balloon are the...

MRI, To Detect Remodeling Of Heart and Help Preserve Function

...gh-quality images of structures and other internal organs inside the body. The technology's applications and image quality have grown steadily since MRI was introduced into medicine in the 1990s. // It is now possible to tag the work of millions of individual strands of heart muscle fibers, which work tog...

The Two-In-One Estrogen Therapy For Managing Menopause And Maintaining Healthy Skin

...skin may be reflective of the functioning of other organs such as the heart and bone, which might also be benefiting from estrogen therapy. The fact that hormones can maintain a healthy skin but cannot reverse existing damage has to be borne in mind...

Immunosuppressive drug shows promise in treatment of eye disorder

...to transplant patients to prevent the transplanted organs from being rejected. The medical community has only been interested in worrying about the problems caused due to immunosuppression. Looking at the other side of the coin, there seems to be benefits as well.// It has been found out that the immunosu...

Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis in the future

...nd clogs passages in the lungs, pancreas and other organs in the body. There is no cure for cystic fibrosis. Management of the disease varies from person to person and generally focuses on treating respiratory and digestive problems to prevent infection and other complications. Treatment usually involves ...

Cardiac bypass seems to be favoring men more than women

The functioning of different organs in our body is dependent upon a good blood supply. Heart is the organ, which is involved in the supply// of blood to different parts of the body. The heart is being supplied blood by the coronary arteries. However, if there is a narrowing or cloggin...

Percutaneous aortic valve replacement- a revolution in Cardiac Surgery

... namely the aorta, which supplies blood to various organs of the body. // It prevents the blood from flowing back inside the heart from the rest of the body. The effective functioning of the heart depends on the proper functioning of the aortic valve. The aortic valve can be defective in some cases, leadin...

Kidneys Can Be Transplanted From Animals Such As Pigs In Future

The idea of transplanting human organs and tissues has captured the imagination of succes...me 5 years from now. This process of transplanting organs and tissues and tissues from one species to another is called as Xenotransplantation. This is one ar...

Skin cancer linked to usage of Drug Azathioprine in organ transplants

...such as Lupus erythematous which involves multiple organs such as lungs, kidneys and joints, the dosage of the drug taken by these patients is equal to the risk of development skin cancer as mentioned in this study. The risk is avoided in these patients as these patients are already advised to keep away fro...

Short Stature Can Be Treated With A New, Non-Growth Hormone In Future

...esent in order for children's bones, cartilage and organs to grow normally. In healthy individuals, growth hormone is // secreted into the bloodstream by the pituitary gland that binds to growth hormone receptors on liver and other cells, where it stimulates the cellular production and secretion of IGF-1 in...

Novartis MS Drug Shows Promising Results

...lymphocytes away from blood and susceptible target organs such as the central nervous system (CNS), thereby reducing neuroinflammation in MS. FTY720 has been developed by Novartis Pharma and licensed from Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation. About Multiple Sclerosis MS is the most common inflammatory and neu...

Implantable devices to be powered by organosilicon compounds in the future

...s advanced so much to the extent of replacing lost organs or improving function of existing ones using artificial implants. These implantable devices are becoming commonplace today by serving as a good // alternative to the conventional treatment. Such effective utilization would not have been possible wit...

Guidelines for treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis formulated

...d by high fevers and a rash with swelling of other organs in addition to joints; enthesitis-related arthritis, which may affect the spine and hips; and psoriatic arthritis, where children have psoriasis in addition to swollen joints. The incidence of the disease is more among Canadian children and if untrea...

Gold Nanoparticles: Agents For Noninvasive Cancer Therapy

...erve the anatomic and functional integrity of many organs such as the tongue or larynx. The study shows that gold nanoparticles could be bound to malignant cells, making cancer detection easier, and the ability of these particles to absorb light helps kill those cancer cells. In conclusion, Gold nanopartic...

New Hope For Patients With Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

...lymphocytes away from blood and susceptible target organs such as the central nervous system (CNS), thereby reducing neuroinflammation in MS. FTY720 has been developed by Novartis Pharma and licensed from Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation. Based on the positive results of the Phase II study conducted at 32 cen...

BCG vaccine for both Protection and treatment of Tuberculosis

...eads to military tuberculosis with lesions in many organs and a high mortality. Dr Lalvani states: “Contrary to prevailing theory that BCG vaccination protects only against tuberculosis disease, our results suggest that the vaccine also protects against tuberculosis infection . . . Our findings show that ...

The Falling Sperm Count In Men

... Besides this smoking also reduces blood supply to organs such as heart and the sex organs causing difficulty with erections. Smoking cannabis or grass or marijuana also cause sluggish sper...

India’s smallest premature baby brings immense joy to Indian parent

...e baby because of the associated immaturity of the organs and abnormal functioning of body system. Forty-year-old Sangeeta Shah delivered the 650-gram baby in this western Indian city after a 26-week pregnancy on June 19, 2005. The expected date was however October 5th. Dr. Ashish Mehta has successfully ha...

Cryosurgery – Freeze Therapy For Lung Cance

... is not a new technique and has been used on other organs and tissues in the body but it is for the first time used in the treatment of lung cancer for which encouraging results are obtained as seven of these had the operation over a year ago and are still disease free. Mr. Maiwand is hopeful that he can op...

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