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Antibody-based Therapies Effective at Controlling Malaria

...uce. These novel human reagents cured mice of an otherwise lethal malaria infection, and protection was crucially dependent on human antibody receptors. Malaria currently rivals HIV and tuberculosis as the world's most deadly infection, killing two to three million people a year or roughly one person every...

Thymus Transplants Give Hope to Babies With Fatal Immune Disease

...hat has led to survival of most of the infants who otherwise would have died." For the procedure, surgeons obtain thymus tissue that usually is discarded from babies undergoing heart surgery. Since the gland is large and covers the heart in infants, surgeons must remove all or part of it to gain access to th...

Nanocomposite Labeled Cancer Cells Targeted and Destroyed by Using Lasers

... so that it has a mix of properties that would not otherwise happen in nature. By combining an organic matrix with metallic clusters that can absorb light, it is possible to incorporate such particles into cells and then destroy those targeted cells with a laser. For regarding the creation and characterizatio...

A Non-profit Drug Firms Injection to Fight Kala Azar Included in WHOs Model List

In an otherwise bleak healthcare scenario has emerged a heartening development.The World Health Organisation (WHO) has designated Paromomycin IM injection manufactured by the US based Institute for OneWorld Health, a non-profit drug firm, for inclusion in its Model...

Compound Present in Plant may Help to Curb Craving for Cannabis

...ording to the researchers, he drug did not seem to otherwise change the rats' movement and co-ordination, and had no other apparent side effects. Researchers also checked the effects of the plant extract on the rats' brains through a technique called microdialysis. They had a close look at the tiny fluid sam...

Repeat of Heart Attack can Be Prevented by Fish Oil Supplements

... clot and block dangerous heart rhythms that might otherwise prove fatal. However, the guidelines only suggest pills for patients who have had a heart attack in the previous three months and are not getting enough oily fish in their diet. Experts drawing up guidelines for NICE said lifestyle changes were as ...

Computer Mouse can Cause Arm Pain

...condition known as Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI), otherwise known as mouse arm, warn experts . "Tingling, numbness, and weakness in the lower arm and hands are the first signs of overstressing of the tendons and nerves due to monotonous motion," explains Frank Bergmann, head of the German Association of Ner...

Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury can Be Predicted Using MRI

...hance for neurological recovery even if the injury otherwise appeared severe. "Since the severity of spinal cord compression is a predictor of outcome after SCI, this study suggests that MRI may predict which patients would benefit the most from decompressive surgery," Dr. Fehlings said. He added that MRI ...

Perrigo Receives FDA Approval to Market Coated Fruit Nicotine Gum

...se are made only as of the date hereof, and unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise....

Regular Use of Laptop Could Seriously Damage Your Health

... people should take a break every 20 to 25 minutes otherwise muscle ligaments and joints could be damaged," Gupta added....

Unhealthy Lungs Linked to Hostility?

... went along with having decreased lung function in otherwise healthy young adults. The results indicated that the more hostile ones personalitycharacterized by aggression or anger, for examplethe lower levels ones of lung function even after controlling for age, height, socioeconomic status, smoking status and...

Study Finds Reason About Brains Refusal to Change Brands

...ate a substantial advantage for an incumbent where otherwise none exists, such an advantage appears to be limited to the achievement of a particular goal, they add....

Cuba is Exporting Healthcare Now

...tries. What they have in common is that they would otherwise be unable to get a medical education. When a slum ...ccasion whenever disaster strikes any region, even otherwise offering training and other assistance to countries requiring them, Castros Cuba is generating goodw...

Introducing Thalasso, the Greeks Way to a Healthy Life

...st people to move their bodies, even when they are otherwise inactive. Aside from that, in a psychological view, light lifts the mood....

Small Change Could Stop Epilepsy Seizures for Millions

...onvulsive seizures in poor countries, but has been otherwise shunned because it is thought to have more serious side-effects, especially on children. A drug trial of 108 children in Bangladesh, however, comparing phenobarbital with carbamazepine -- commonly prescribed for epilepsy -- showed the less expensiv...

Genetic Risk Factor for Coeliac Disease Identified.

...protective DNA sequence in a specific gene region, otherwise found in healthy individuals. Behind the success of the study are the Human Genome Project and the Hap Map Project, international research efforts to reveal the entire sequence of all the human chromosomes - and the functional units embedded within...

Dogs Reasoning on Par With Human Toddlers: Study

...her paws to push the bar was because her mouth was otherwise occupied, just like the toddlers who concluded that their mothers had used their heads to switch on the light because their hands were occupied. University of Vienna researcher Friederike Range said that this showed that dogs imitate selectively. ...

Medical Marijuana to Be Legalized

...control the pain and spasms in his feet that would otherwise immobilize him. They grow it illegally or procure it through the black market for a very high price which is financially crippling. And because marijuana is an illegal substance, people who sell pot to such patients could still face criminal charges....

Australia Battles Oil Slick on Yarra River

...even years' jail and fines up to $250,000. Even otherwise storm water flowing into Yarra was threatening its health, Chris Walsh, an expert commented. The Yarra River Action Plan, launched by the State Government 18 months ago, earmarked $250 million to deal with contamination from leaking septic tanks a...

National Institute Of Health & Family Welfare To Commercialize Its Products

...y of the specialized functions of the sperms which otherwise are not routinely examined. It will strengthen the existing diagnostic tools in the male infertility diagnosis and management. It has the great potential to be routinely used in human sperm banks and can be extended in the same area for veterinary ap...

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