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Fundamentals are the key in loosing weight

...ight of the key issue. To lose weight - and fat in particular – one needs to be putting out a few more calories than taking in. It helps to take hold of some simple figures - namely, you need to aim for a calorie deficit of 3,500 a week to lose a pound of fat. That is, eat 500 fewer calories a day - equivalen...

An answer to obesity: weight control protein

...diabetes.The findings in mice further suggest that particular variants of the protein SH2-B might underlie obesity in humans, the researchers said. SH2-B, which has multiple functions in cells throughout the body, keeps the brain sensitive to the fat hormone leptin, found researchers from the University of Mich...

Fundamentals Are The Key In Loosing Weight

...ight of the key issue. To lose weight - and fat in particular – one needs to be putting out a few more calories than taking in. It helps to take hold of some simple figures - namely, you need to aim for a calorie deficit of 3,500 a week to lose a pound of fat. That is, eat 500 fewer calories a day - equivalen...

An Answer To Obesity: Weight Control Protein

...abetes. The findings in mice further suggest that particular variants of the protein SH2-B might underlie obesity in humans, the researchers said. SH2-B, which has multiple functions in cells throughout the body, keeps the brain sensitive to the fat hormone leptin, found researchers from the University of Mich...

Winter Premature Babies Face Threat From Lung Disease

...otentially serious respiratory problems. This is a particular problem during the winter, when RSV, influenza, human metapneumovirus, and several other important respiratory viruses are usually in the community. Neonatal experts from Children’s Hospital Boston had urged pediatricians and parents to take action ...

Chronic Pain Syndrome May Be In The Genes

...thors of the SEPT9 gene mutations study, SEPT9 has particular structures that distinguish it from all other septins, but the significance and function of these structures is as yet unknown. Source: Newswise...

Dark chocolate can help ease symptoms of diarrhea

...ments to ease diarrhea symptoms. Dark chocolate in particular has high concentrations of cocoa and may offer mild relief. Scientists involved in the study have been testing the cocoa extract and flavonoids in cell cultures that mimic the lining of the intestine. All the experiments were associated with lower ...

Skin Cancer caused by mutations in a single Gene

...ly by screening thousands of genes. By finding the particular mutated gene it is possible to give treatment specifically, for treating the cause of cancer. The gene chip array technique uses a microscope which screens thousands of genes to identify the patched gene or mutated gene which is responsible for cau...

Fruits and vegetables found to interact with drugs in a dangerous way

...tile dysfunction drugs. Caution has to be taken in particular with sedatives like triazolam, midazolam and diazepam that could cause excessive sedation in patients with dental problems. As little as 6.0 oz of grapefruit juice may lower the amount of a drug needed to produce the desired effect, resulting in ove...

Athletes Are More Prone To Environmental Pollutants Due To Choice Of Diet

...icult to establish a causal relationship between a particular dietary component and a specific health endpoint. This is of special interest // particularly for environmental pollutants, as most of them reach humans through the food chain. In recent years, a number of studies have determined the occurrence of va...

Radiation in Hodgkin’s increases breast cancer ris

... to 1994," Travis concluded. The details of this particular study can be found in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute....

Tennis elbow not new among cricketers, say experts

...ch the patient is best advised to abstain from the particular repetitive action. Source: Indo-Asian News Service...

Sugar Helps Control Cell Division

...r the same spots on proteins. Hart suggests that a particular balance between O-GlcNAc and phosphates on proteins may help fine-tune their activities. The researchers' next steps are to examine select proteins modified by O-GlcNAc and found at locations important for various steps in cell division to figure ou...

Herceptin Is A Possible Cure For Breast Cancer

...omething that has never happened so far. In this particular study, which tracked 5,000 patients in 39 countries, researchers found that there were 220 cases of breast cancer relapse as compared to 127 cases in patients who were on Herceptin for a year. This is a massive reduction of almost 46 percent and doct...

Isolated Sleep Paralysis In Patients With Anxiety Disorders

...ic disorder relative to other anxiety groups, with particular attention to differences in rates among the anxiety disorders and the potential relationship of anxiolytic use to these rates. Overall, a near 20% rate of ISP was obtained in this sample of outpatients seeking treatment for anxiety disorders, with ...

New technique to assess risk of fracture

...tool in assessing// the likelihood of fracturing a particular bone, an article published online in the Journal o... thereby predicting future risk of fracturing that particular bone. This technique can be particularly useful in predicting the development of osteoporosis in you...

New DNA Breakthrough Can Change Future Of Medicine

...mapping will greatly help scientists to track down particular snips associated with certain diseases. The HapMap may in future make the dream of personalized medicine into a reality said a report in Daily Mail. Details of the ‘Hapmap’ project are being presented to a meeting of the American Society of Human G...

AIDS control requires co-coordinated move regarding safe sexual practices

...t so that people can make informed choices about a particular situation. HIV/AIDS is not just any ordinary health issue because the impact of the disease could be felt on virtually every sector of the society ranging from health and education to labour and economy. A unified, strong and continuous leadershi...

Eloxatin combination reduces bowel cancer recurrences

...e option of the most effective treatment for their particular type of bowel cancer." Dr Harpreet Wasan, medical oncologist at Hammersmith Hospital in London said, "This is a landmark decision by NICE in the treatment of bowel cancer, which will be welcomed by clinicians and patients alike.” Source: BBC News....

Protein Markers for Identification of Brain Tumor

...me. Professor Debinski said, “We’ve found that a particular protein may play a major role in the progression of these tumors, suggesting an attractive new treatment approach and the EphA2 represents a novel target for the development of molecular therapeutics for the imaging and treatment of patients with gli...

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