Newborns' Cerebral Palsy Risk Increased By Alzheimer's Gene
...ldren who are at risk for poor neuro-developmental outcome after brain injury as newborns and thus target tho...e to developing Alzheimer's disease and have worse outcome after brain injury, including stroke and head injury. Overall findings from the study showed that...Reservation For SC/ST Candidates Under 50% All India Quota
.../ST candidates, which will be subject to the final outcome of the Writ Petition (Civil) No. 138/2006, pending in the Hon’ble Supreme Court. If there is any change in the existing policy, the same will be published in the newspapers and will be put on AIIMS website”. Accordingly, now the prospectus stands m...Obese Kids Maintain Their Weight, Thanks to Dance Video
... food intake of children. Following the positive outcome of this study, West Virginia has planned to introduce this video game to all its public schools to fight obesity as it is becoming a serious health issue across the world. JY...Giving Nitroglycerin During Labour Improves Babies' Health
... stop pre-term labour has demonstrated an improved outcome from a baby’s point of view. Led by Dr. Graeme Smith (Obstetrics and Gynaecology), the five-year, randomized controlled trial involved 153 women who were recruited at the time they went into pre-term labour. The study was organized by the Queen’s P...To Patent or Not-A Question of Life
.... // What makes this news significant is that its outcome will determine the quality of life for an AIDS patient; a nightmare or a manageable crisis. Novartis is backing its right to patent a modified version of its drug Glivec produced in India, used to treat leukemia. If it wins its case this will mean ...Hypertension Treatment: US Beats Europe
...ean countries and the U.S. They focused on four outcome measures: each patient's latest systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels, whether their blood pressure was under control, and dose escalation for patients whose pressures were not adequately controlled. They found the U.S. physicians tended to ...The Pill Comes Under the Spotlight
...rol at all, or they use it without success. The outcome of these meetings could affect the 13 million-plus women and girls who take birth control pills in America, and the estimated $4 billion market for birth control drugs, dominated by Barr, Watson, Johnson and Johnson and Wyeth pharmaceuticals. Pills...AIDS Healthcare Foundation to File Lawsuit Against Pfizer
...armaceutical company Pfizer//. The decision is the outcome for allegedly promoting recreational use of its erectile dysfunction drug Viagra in advertisements, Reuters reports. According to Reuters, AHF said Pfizer's ads for the drug have increased risky sexual behavior, as well as cases of HIV and other se...Fertility Clinic Web Sites Doesn’t Adhere to Ad-Guideline
...cific information about how in vitro fertilization outcome statistics are reported, mandate that clinics follow Federal Trade Commission guidelines, and warn against the comparison of success rates between clinics. In the new study, researchers evaluated 289 SART-registered clinics (211 private and 78 acad...HIV Home-based Care Produces Positive Outcomes in Uganda
...the proportion of individuals reporting a positive outcome to 87% (p By contrast, there was no change in the proportion of patients reporting negative outcomes after entering the home-based HIV care programme. At baseline, 12% reported any negative outcome, and after three months of home-based care this f...Elderly Patients Usually Keep Mum About Use of Alternative Medicine , Reveals Survey
...sure safe and integrated health care. This is the outcome of a survey conducted by NCCAM, by examining the telephonic conversations of around 1600 patients, and their doctors. It was observed that the 69 percent of the elderly (aged 50 years and above) who took complementary and alternative medicines (CA...Patients Dissatisfied Following Closed Reduction Of Nasal Fractures
...asal fractures //reported dissatisfaction with the outcome and said they would consider further surgery to co...ients have persistent aesthetic concerns about the outcome and obstructive symptoms after closed reductions.' Terry Hung, M.B.Chir, F.R.C.S., and colleagues ...Inflammation in Amniotic Fluid Detected
...ssessed whether MR scores were associated with the outcome of pregnancy - the presence of infection in the placenta, and severe infection in the newborn baby. 169 women recruited into the study had a sample of amniotic fluid taken as part of their routine clinical management from which the protein MR score...Excess Weight and Adult Weight Gain Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer Death
...adult weight change on the incidence, severity and outcome of prostate cancer. The researchers found that higher BMI and weight gain since the age of 18 were associated with significantly higher risk of death from prostate cancer. As BMI increased, so did the relative risk of death. Men who were overweight...Probable Biomarkers for Squamous Cell Carcinoma
...dentify gene biomarkers which can give a clinical outcome as well as help treat the disease. Source-Eurekalert ANN...The Risk of Death from Prostate Cancer More in Obese Men
...adult weight change on the incidence, severity and outcome of prostate cancer. The researchers found that higher BMI and weight gain since the age of 18 were associated with significantly higher risk of death from prostate cancer. As BMI increased, so did the relative risk of death. Men who were overweight...Better Understanding of Quality of Life Assessments
...ug Administration (FDA) to host a patient-reported outcome forum, during which researchers and clinicians from around the world gathered to help codify the FDA’s draft guidance for incorporating patient-reported outcomes into research. The team was also instrumental in subsequent symposiums designed to addre...Study Finds Astaxanthin Is Potent Inhibitor of Oxidation in Cell Membrane Model
...it. Increasing the dose of the statin improves the outcome and extends the benefits to people who have risk factors alone such as high cholesterol, but dose limiting side effects emerge especially when the drugs are taken for a long time. Pashkow said that the recent problems encountered with Pfizer’s torcet...Technology Making LASIK Safer for Those Who Have Had Previous Eye Surgery
... able to help many more people who have had a poor outcome from a previous common LASIK procedure to correct myopia, hyperopia or astigmatism,” he said. “In fact, the rate of success for vision improvement in those patients is better than 90 percent.” Additionally, Dr. Kanellopoulous said LASIK is being use......7%). The signs reported here as indicators of poor outcome may prove useful in future in identifying high-risk individuals to ensure they receive the right treatment. However, the indicators proposed by the researchers would need further evaluation before current guidelines for treatment of the severely maln...