Americans Bloated On Happy Pills
...those that affect brain chemistry) has skyrocketed over the last decade. Adult use of antidepressants almost tripled between the periods 1988-1994 and 1999-2000, while between 1995 and 2002, the most recent year for which statistics are available, the use of these drugs rose 48 percent. Yet, for most ps...Experts Propose New Criteria for Alzheimer's Diagnosis
...equires that patients show progressive memory loss over more than six months, and at least one or more of the supportive biomarker criteria-like atrophy in a particular part of the brain shown by MRI, abnormal biomarker proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid, a specific pattern on PET of the brain, and a gen...Stem Cells In Belly Fat To Enhance Or Reconstruct Breasts
...l change is small, the breasts gradually 'inflate' over a six-month period. The technique is outlined in the journal Chemical and Industry. Says Cytori's director of clinical applications, Dr Kai Pinkernell: "The supercharged fat graft survives really well and fills in the volume defect left by a partia...Size and Position of Floral Anther Plays a Vital Role in Pollination
...ollution from human activities. The recent alarm over the collapse of honeybee colonies has underscored the importance of insect pollinators not only to crops consumed by humans but also to plants that support the ecosystems we depend on. Flower architecture has great evolutionary and economic importan...Delay in Cancer Diagnosis for Children
...htly, five-year survival rates have also increased over the past 30 years to 80 percent in the most recent time period. As in adult cancers, early diagnosis is one of the primary factors related to survival. It is even more important in children because compared to adult malignancies, childhood cancers ...Clinically Proven Probiotic Supplement Now Available to Pharmacists
... been available through the internet and phone for over 18 months with orders increasing daily. Some of the country's leading gastroenterologists have been recommending ALIGN for their patients. ALIGN will be available at the pharmacy counter. Pharmacists can order Align through the wholesalers, Ameriso...Anti-smoking Drug Could Help Treat Alcoholism: Study
...ry rats which had consumed high amounts of ethanol over a long period. Rats were trained to drink ethanol in consistent amounts over five months before they were given varenicline. After the drug was administered steadily, the rats c...Food Safety Chief Executed for Bribery in China
...ed to several deaths. China has been criticised over a number of recent cases involving tainted goods, ...rties. In March this year there was a huge scare over melamine found in the wheat gluten imports from China. The gluten is used in the manufacture of pet ...Government Policies and Booming Economy Keep Indian Healthcare in Top Shape
...ality ratio (MMR), life expectancy, and death rate over the last decade. Despite obstacles, the economy will likely improve steadily from 2006 to 2010. The GDP and gross capital formation are expected to increase, while the inflation rate will likely decrease. Furthermore, the government will also imple...Pennsylvania Government's Partial Shutdown Ends
... shut down the Pennsylvania government late Sunday over a budget stalemate with the Legislature that partly hinges on his energy plan for the state. Scores of state parks, state-run museums and driver-license offices around the state were shuttered Monday after Gov. Ed Rendell took the unprecedented acti...Online Counterfeit Pills Kills Woman
...arning the public about the danger of buying drugs over the Internet after the death of the woman. Toxicology reports now confirm the pills appear to have killed 57-year-old Marcia Bergeron. Preliminary lab tests detected a range of trace metals in pills found in Marcia Ann Bergeron's home on Quadra Isla...A Break Through Energy Bill by the US Government
...ting new measures to soothe growing public concern over rising prices at the pumps. The cost of oil was a...y showed that Americans prefer energy conservation over more production, and that a large majority also favors tightening emissions standards. ...Invisible Gases Form Most Organic Haze in Urban, Rural Areas: Study
...claimed that invisible and reactive gases hovering over the Earth's surface , form the bulk of organic haz...gases that form smog. "We think the gases react over a few days as the air travels downwind into more rural regions, producing more organic haze," Jimene...Ginger Spice Determined to Win Bulimia Battle
... Geri Halliwell seems determined to win the battle over her eating disorder bulimia . That's the reason why Ginger Spice attended a private addiction clinic and an over-eaters' group recently, reports The Sun. Geri, who has confessed battling bulimia in the past, looked bloated and exhausted as she ma...Replacement Drivers Lend a Helping Hand to the Drunk and Stranded in Korea
...more than three years ago. He now makes a little over $2,400 a month. After paying his expenses, he still manages to send around $1,000 a month to his wife and son, who live with his mother in a rural town. Like most people, I am doing this only temporarily until a better job comes along and helps me ...FDA Approve S Robotic Device to Help Stroke Patients
...ess. The device is designed to help get patients over a functional hump so they can start moving the wea...ents who exercised with the arm brace for 18 hours over about six weeks experienced a 23 percent improvement in upper extremity function. Further clinical...Scientists Identify New Genetic Mutation Behind Common Dementia
...been at least five marriages between first cousins over the years," Dr. Bruni said. "It's possible that loss of both copies of the progranulin gene leads to the death of embryos, and that's why there were no cases with two copies of the mutated gene," the researcher added. The researchers are now pl...Completely Neutral Evolutionary Changes Helped Shape Our Genome
...the human genome, DNA repeat elements that make up over 40 percent of our genome, rose to prominence witho...damaging but mostly neutral bits of DNA accumulate over time by comparing the sequences of human numts with those in different animals. How closely the diff...Visual Impairment Linked to Greater Mortality Risk
...egeneration appear to have higher mortality rates over an 11-year period than those without such visual i...na that produces the sharpest vision, deteriorates over time. "After adjusting for factors that predict mortality, neither visual impairment nor ARMD was ......dy has shown that taking selenium supplements may, over time, make type 2 diabetes more likely. The stu...d. We have observed an increased risk for diabetes over the long term in the group of participants who took selenium supplements," Stranges said. By the e...