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Skin Patch Offers Relief to Patients with Parkinson's disease

...ay of delivering a dopamine agonist which helps to overcome the problems associated with oral administration. <br...

Rice University wins Prestigious Grants from HHMI

...velopment of new healthcare technologies which can overcome world health challenges including cancer, Implantable devices for the treatment of heart disease, development of new vaccines etc. With such a wide caliber of research potential it is quite evident how there are more HHMI professors at Rice than at...

Food Companies show Pathetic Response to Health Crisis

... by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2004 to overcome problems of obesity, heart disease and diabetes. It was found that only 10 of the giant 25 food companies had tried to reduce salt levels while only five had reported trying to reduce sugar. Only four reported a reduction in fat and only two, Kraf...

'Girlie' Needle And Thread help Japanese Men to De-Stress

...e sewing circle members are pleased that they have overcome the prejudice and stereotypical image of sewing as a "girlie thing to do", Ishizawa said, adding they enjoy the feeling of satisfaction that comes from completing a project....

Novel Device Developed To Help Autistic Individuals Communicate Better

...represent some of the significant challenges to be overcome before it can be approved and marketed. The device can also function as a teaching aid, says Timothy Bickmore. 'I would love it if you could have a computer looking at each student in the room to tell me when 20 per cent of them were bored or confu...

Trial Of DMD Gene Therapy Initiated At Ohio

... this gene therapy trail was possible a sit had to overcome the scientific, technical and regulatory hurdles. The gene for dystrophin was identified in 1986 by MDA-supported researchers. The transformation was very exciting from the academic institutions, where basic science concepts are developed into the...

Human Hormone Cortisol Could Be Used For Treating Phobias

...ists do not know exactly what causes this. // To overcome this scientists have developed a new treatment, wh...lly increasing levels of cortisol can help phobics overcome the paralysing fear that they feel when faced with the source of their anxiety. They tested 40 peo...

A National Survey Revealed That Mental Disorders Are Common In Lebanon

...o assess// this assumption in the Arab world. To overcome this and as part of the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative, a nationally representative psychiatric epidemiological survey of 2857 adults was done in Lebanon between September, 2002, and September, 2003, through a study called LEBANON (L...

Specialist Services Can Help Ethnic Groups To Tackle Alcohol Misuse

...dden populations// may need specialist services to overcome the problem. In the United Kingdom, several ethnic minorities have higher levels of alcohol use and resulting health problems than the general population, writes Rahul Rao of the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. For example, 34% of Irish men ...

Inner Ear Implants: Cure for Stammerers

...s treatment a special device is placed to help her overcome stammering. The British Stammering Association (BSA) chief executive Norbert Lieckfeldt said the device would be fitted in her inner ear. It mimics the user's voice. It is proved by research that stammerers are helped by speaking in unison with oth...

Infections Of The Oral Cavity Can Be Treated By Photodynamic Therapy

...tance. PDT, if found to be effective and safe, can overcome both these problems and pave way for the emergence of a new treatment modality. The results of this promising study were presented at the International Association of Dental Research meeting, held at Orlando, Fla. 'The results of the studies so far...

'Free for All'Chicken Delicacies at Old Delhi fest

...Federation of India (PFI) for over 5,000 people to overcome the scare of bird flu. Popular dishes like chicken biryani, fried chicken and fried eggs were part of the menu. Around 5,000 kg of chicken, 400 kg of rice and 5,000 eggs were used to prepare these dishes by expert cooks. Chicken delicacies, in m...

International Teleradiology: The Future Of Radiologic Diagnosis

..., outside the United States. This problem is being overcome by obtaining a preliminary report from the overseas radiologist who receives a payment ($50 to $75 per radiograph) from either the hospital or the local U.S. radiologist. The preliminary report is soon supplemented with a U.S. radiologist's final, pr...

Treatment Resistant Tumors Can Be Targeted Better Using Botox

...n the same direction, it might even be possible to overcome drug resistance or reduce standard radiotherapy and chemotherapy dosages, thereby eliminating the associated side effects. Until now, much of cancer treatment has been focused towards starving the tumor of its blood supply. This new approach, targe...

Road accidents greater threat than AIDS, TB: WHO

...d engineering coupled with driver behaviour can be overcome with concerted effort,' states the UN body's report. It points out that in South Asia governments have been slow to cope with the growing level of traffic. 'Setting up agencies with a separate budget and the power to enforce regulations to addres...

Women Wake up Late to Heart Attack Symptoms

... chest pain spreading down the left arm, women are overcome by symptoms such as fatigue, nausea and shortness of breath. When medical attention is delayed, it means women are prone to suffer complications and this explains why half of all people who get a heart attack die before they reach hospital. Dr Sharo...

Premature Babies Can Lead Normal Lives

...oung adults who were low birth weight infants have overcome earlier difficulties to become functional members of the society. The study found that 82% of low birth weight children graduated from high school, compared to 87% of normal birth weight. And about a third of the children, all of them born during 197...

Eating Disorders Among Children Are Widespread

... women are seeking help from the health service to overcome their anorexia and bulimia problems. The waiting time to see a specialist can be as long as 8 months. This is further complicated by the fact that most youngsters wait for long periods before even thinking of seeking help. Several millions are bei...

South Africa To Recruit Indian Nurses

...n South Africa will be recruiting Indian nurses to overcome the shortage of staff the country faces. // Estelle Jordaan, Director of Nursing at Medi-Clinic, told the Afrikaans daily Beeld here that a team from the private hospital group would be leaving for India to start a selection process for 60 clinical ...

Terry Fox Run To Be Held On 6 February

...nches above the knee. While in hospital, he was so overcome by the suffering of other cancer patients that he decided to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. After 143 days of running an average of 42 kilometers a day, starting from the East Coast city of St. John's, Fox's 'Marathon of Hope...

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