Non-invasive Screening in Early Pregnancy Halves Down's Syndrome Births
...5, and 2006, in 3 counties in Denmark with a total population of 1.1 million inhabitants, or about one-fifth of the population of the country. They compared these findings with national figures obtained from the Central Cytogen...Boffin Identifies Gene Causing Otosclerosis
...A, T, C or G, to study a large patient and control population from Belgium and The Netherlands. They found significant results for an amino acid changing SNP inTGBF1, and that this remained significant after correcting for multiple testing. Analysis of a large French group showed the same association. "Combin...Early Pregnancy Test Reduces Down Syndrome in Children
...5, and 2006, in 3 counties in Denmark with a total population of 1.1 million inhabitants, or about one-fifth of the population of the country. They compared these findings with national figures obtained from the Central Cytog...Non-invasive Screening in Early Pregnancy Halves Down's Syndrome Births
...5, and 2006, in 3 counties in Denmark with a total population of 1.1 million inhabitants, or about one-fifth of the population of the country. They compared these findings with national figures obtained from the Central Cytogen...Panther Population Rising in Rajasthan
...ensus figures indicated an increase in the panther population in the sprawling desert state. According to the 2004 wildlife census, there were over 550 panthers in the state. Sawai Madhopur, which houses the Ranthambore National Park, has the maximum number at 83. At least 15 panthers have been counted in and...... demand for diagnostic imaging services, an ageing population and shrinking workforce are all contributing to pressure on current radiology services. Dr Tony Smith, Senior Lecturer in Medical Radiation Science at the University of Newcastle, and Associate Proffessor Marilyn Baird, Head of Medical Imaging and ...Twin Brother may Reduce Sister's Fertility by 25 Percent
... records spanning 1734 to 1888. The pre-industrial population was chosen because advanced healthcare and assisted conception treatments like IVF could have skewed fertility data on modern Western societies. It was observed that of 754 twins, females with a twin brother were 25 per cent less likely to have chi...Diabetic Womens Death Rate Shows No Decline
...ng both men and women without diabetes in the U.S. population (down to 9.5 per 1,000 from 14.4) over the three-d...Canada. The gender gap found in the U.S. diabetic population can't necessarily be extrapolated to Canada, said Toronto endocrinologist Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe. I...Desalination of Sea is Not a Solution to Tackle Global Water Scarcity: WWF
...to increase, and a large percentage of the world's population is situated in coastal areas, the BBC quoted him as saying. The study was published as Australia announced plans to build one of the world's biggest desalination plants to supply drinking water to Melbourne. Southern Australia has been in the gri...Male Circumcision Overstated as Deterrent to Global AIDS Pandemic
...prevalence rates exceeding 25 percent of the adult population and tens of millions dying from the disease on the...ey are subjecting 35 percent of the country's male population to the virus weekly. The virus is not easy to transmit heterosexually, b ut over time with multiple ...Cigarette Smoking Delays Ligament Healing
...ight says. Between 20 and 25 percent of the U.S. population smokes. Wright and Sandell say that although the prevalence of smoking among athletes is slightly lower, a significant percentage of recreational and even professional athletes continue to smoke. Many others use chewing tobacco, which may cause some ...Urate Reduces the Risk of Parkinsons Disease
...HSPH-based Health Professionals Follow-up Study, a population of male health professionals established in 1986, as the source for their data. The study cohort included more than 18,000 men without Parkinson's disease who had provided blood samples between 1993 and 1995 and whose subsequent health status was fol...Video Game Addiction to Be Termed as a Medical Condition
... addiction, does affect some members of the gaming population and they need help. There are many who do agree with this new malady. There will be debate among psychologists who might say that if you know well enough to eat, sleep, go to work, school, kiss your significant other and or children goodnight, chanc...High Urate Levels in Blood Linked to Reduced Parkinson's Risk
...HSPH-based Health Professionals Follow-up Study, a population of male health professionals established in 1986. The study cohort included more than 18,000 men without Parkinson's disease who had provided blood samples between 1993 and 1995 and whose subsequent health status was followed. The researchers found...Questions Over Drugs to Prevent Heart Complications During Surgery
...s in reducing cardiac complications in the general population and high risk patients are well known, but robust evidence to confirm that these drugs are valuable in routine perioperative use has not been published, they say. So, on the basis of the evidence currently available, what should practising clinicia...Researchers Identify New Risk Marker for Obese Children
...ribe to reduce the risk, particularly in our young population as they grow older, Proctor added....Oral Anti Viral Tamiflu A Cost Effective Treatment
...e of Tamiflu sufficient to cover 65% of a countrys population could cut deaths by approximately half. Treatment ...uates to a cost saving of 70,000 dollar per 1,000 population which would save 21 billion dollar in the US alone versus no intervention. Adding other strategies s...Pubs Propose to Sell Nicotine Gum Patches
...t from the public of Britain. Three quarter of the population back it. Many leading firms are looking for an opening in areas where smokers are most likely to suffer cravings. Taking advantage of changes in the regulation of nicotine replacement products they are going to supply nicotine gum machines to the p...Afghan Couple Turn to Indian Sperm Banks for Help
... India has 10 sperm banks in a country where the population is over a billion. Dr Iqbal Mehdi, who runs India's oldest semen bank, Cryogene in Delhi, told the BBC that at least 25 Afghan couples have recently sought his help. 'Sometimes a woman wanting to have a baby from Afghanistan will first come to ......s much as 30 per cent and leaving one-fifth of the population in need of food assistance , says a report issued today by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP). To avert a major food crisis, between 210,000 and 220,000 vulnerable people living in outl...