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New Definition Helps Identify Children at Risk of Metabolic Syndrome

...ow HDL-cholesterol, high blood pressure, increased plasma glucose). Although some of these as well as body size and proportions change with age and development, in the absence of contemporary definitive data, the criteria adhere to the absolute values in IDF's adult definition. The exception is that one (ra...

It is Men, and Not Women, to Be Blamed for Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

...le 20 cases of the 35 showed a defect in the sperm plasma membrane and enzyme in the top of the sperm (Acrosome), 29 cases reported problems in the nuclear chromatin de-condensation." The new findings on sperm quality are greatly expected to help women who suffer from recurrent pregnancy loss. "The reve...

Abbott's RealTime Hepatitis B Viral Load Test Receives CE Marking in Europe

...quantitation (precise measurement) of HBV in human plasma or serum from patients known to be infected with t... Quantitative measurements of HBV levels in plasma or serum have been shown to be an essential parameter in the prognosis and management of patients wi...

New Device Developed to Eliminate Superbugs Within Minutes

... exposes it to electric currents to produce a cold plasma rich in ozone. The hydroxyl radicals are generated by constantly reacting the ozone with pre-loaded supplies of scented chemicals, called terpenes, in cartridges that need renewing each month. The ozone and terpenes are retained within the device...

Interactions Between Food and Drugs Could Lower Drug Costs

...al with grapefruit juice, "which may also increase plasma concentrations" according to the package insert, c...ed down with a glass of grapefruit juice may yield plasma concentrations comparable to five 250 mg pills on an empty stomach," Ratain said. Such a "value me...

Obesity, a Risk Factor for Developing Multiple Myeloma

...myeloma or Kahler's disease is a type of cancer of plasma cells which are immune system cells in bone marrow that produce antibodies. Its prognosis, despite therapy, is generally poor, and treatment may involve chemotherapy and stem cell transplant. The joint study was conducted by a team of researchers l...

Take a Break Inbetween Exercise

...ease in insulin concentration as a result of lower plasma glucose. This combination of high epinephrine and low insulin concentration may have also increased the lipolysis. There was also enhanced fat oxidation in the recovery period of the Repeated trial than in the Single trial, but this result may be b...

Value Meal Would Lower Drug Costs

...al with grapefruit juice, "which may also increase plasma concentrations" according to the package insert, c...ed down with a glass of grapefruit juice may yield plasma concentrations comparable to five 250 mg pills on an empty stomach," Ratain said. Such a "value me...

Right Foods Could Improve Drug Effectiveness, Lower Drug Costs

...ed down with a glass of grapefruit juice may yield plasma concentrations comparable to five 250 mg pills on an empty stomach," Ratain said. And eating such "value meals" at the same time as taking drugs could have other benefits too, the authors add. For example, the major toxicity associated with lap...

Consuming Grape Fruit Increases Breast Cancer Risk: Study

...y. "There is evidence that grapefruit increases plasma oestrogen concentrations. "Since it is well established that oestrogen is associated with breast cancer risk, it is plausible that regular intake of grapefruit would increase a woman's risk of breast cancer," they added. The study and its findin...

Pumpkins Could Be Showing Insulin Injections The Door Soon

...s fed on pumpkin extracts had only 5 per cent less plasma insulin and 8 per cent fewer insulin-positive (beta) cells than healthy rats. According to the scientists, the protective effect of pumpkin is thought to be due to antioxidants and D-chiroinositol, a molecule that mediates insulin activity. At the...

Former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar Died of Cancer

... suffering from Multiple Myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cell and was admitted in May after his health condition deteriorated. Chandra Shekar, a MA from the Allahabad Universtiy, is survived by two sons. He was born on July 1, 1927. He was a Member of Parliament from Ballia Lok Sabha constituency in Utt...

Daily Dose of Dark Chocolate Helps the Heart: Study

...y 1.9 millimeters without a change in body weight, plasma levels of lipids or glucose, the study said. Systolic refers to the top reading for blood pressure, and diastolic the bottom reading. Consuming dark chocolate also helped reduce the prevalence of hypertension, or high blood pressure, from 86 percen...

Adult Stem Cells Show Promise for Peripheral Vascular Disease

...stem cells (UCB-MSCs) on glutamate (Glu) levels in plasma and CSF of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients and the second observed the effect of umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cell transplantation on nervous system function of ALS patients....

A new century of Alzheimer's disease research

...n contrast, they discovered that at the same time, plasma levels of AB40 either continued to increase or decline much slower than AB42. Drs. Graff-Radford, Younkin and Crook found that a low level of AB42 and a higher level of AB40 in blood could be seen three to five years before symptoms of the disease o...

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