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Methamphetamine causes severe oral health damage

...eople understand the broad dangers methamphetamine poses to the public health of our communities in addition to meth users themselves," says Stephen Pasierb, president and CEO, The Partnership for a Drug-Free America. "The ADA's warning should serve as a wake-up call to those who use this insidious drug as...

Genetic susceptibility in viral encephalitis

...nt has been a boon to patients, brain damage still poses a substantial risk. "In contrast to most current thinking, we suspected that herpes simplex encephalitis susceptibility could be inherited as a monogenic trait resulting in the specific impairment of immunity to herpes simplex virus-1," Beutler sai...

New System Monitors Tiny 'Earthquakes' in Bones to Prevent Fractures

...ough to break a bone, but it's the repetition that poses the most danger by causing microscopic cracks to accumulate over time and eventually result in stress fractures." The cracks form when collagen fibers in bone fail, producing sound waves that cause a rippling motion on the skin's surface. "This i...

Carbon Monoxide May Prevent Pre-Eclampsia

...ated hypertension, affects 5-7% of pregnancies and poses serious risks for both mother and child. If maternal blood vessels at the placental barrier fail to remodel and adapt to the changing nutrient/oxygen needs of the growing fetus, the maternal blood pressure rises in an effort to improve nutrient deliv...

RA Drugs Not Implicated In Cancer

...l/arthritis), indicate that biologic DMARD therapy poses no greater risk for cancer than therapy with a standard prescription DMARD, methotrexate (MTX). The researchers focused on 7,830 RA patients, age 65 and older, drawn from healthcare databases in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and British Columbia, Canad...

New Study To Find Means Of Reducing The Risk Of Diabetes In Youth

... in obesity and type II diabetes in all age groups poses a major public health crisis for this country. This important study is one component of a multi-faceted research agenda to address this dual epidemic, which threatens the health of our youth and the vitality of our health care system.” Participatin...

Alarming Increase in Obesity In China

...ed that China's epidemic of overweight and obesity poses a considerable public health problem and has suggested lifestyle education and control of obesity as a goal in China's framework and policy on health as possible ways of tackling the problem. Tony Barnett, Head of the Diabetes and Obesity group at ...

Scientists Working On Drug Trial Guidelines

... more human-specific drugs are being made and this poses more risks to volunteers. AstraZeneca said that microdosing provided the opportunity to detect and treat any potential complications, "This is a technique that can potentially bridge the gap in some case by case examples when the biology from anima...

Epilepsy Drug Poses High Risk for Fetal Death and Birth Defects

The epilepsy drug valproate poses a higher risk for fetal death and birth defects th...dies. 'The evidence is compelling that valproate poses a higher risk of birth defects than other commonly used epilepsy drugs,' said study author Kimford M...

Innovative Method for Creating a Human Cytomegalovirus Vaccine Outlined

...hey reach 40 years of age, but the virus generally poses little threat to them. The exceptions are AIDS patients, transplant recipients, and others with compromised immune systems are at risk for complications. The virus is a member of the herpes virus family, which includes the herpes simplex viruses, the...

Creation of Cytomegalovirus Vaccine by an Innovative Method

...hey reach 40 years of age, but the virus generally poses little threat to them. The exceptions are AIDS patients, transplant recipients, and others with compromised immune systems are at risk for complications. The virus is a member of the herpes virus family, which includes the herpes simplex viruses, the...

Japanese NGO Assures Rs 75 Lakh for Leprosy Centre Relocation

...lapsing" because of this month's heavy rain and it poses "impending risk to the lives and properties of the occupants," the Federation said. When it was conveyed to Sasakawa that Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has already directed the officers of Delhi Jal Board and Municipal Corporation of Delhi to reloca...

Risk Of Premature Death In Obese Adolescents

...rugs or surgery to contain the threat that obesity poses to young people is testimony to glaring societal failures," Katz adds. "Obesity is preventable by means well understood and at our disposal: increasing physical activity and reducing caloric intake. Unlike drugs and surgery, these options enhance ove...

Cancer Research: Yet Another Milestone

...es taxane sensitivity. As acquired drug resistance poses a major limitation to the long-term efficacy of taxanes, the discovery of txr1 as a component of a novel pathway of taxane cytotoxicity opens up a new avenue to modulate chemotherapeutic drug response and sensitize cancer cells to drug treatment. ...

Electronic Patient Record "Serious Threat" to Patient Confidentiality

...um doctors in using hospital computer systems also poses a risk to confidentiality. Amir Ismail and Muhammad Ismail say that doctors frequently share passwords as it is difficult and often time consuming to attain their own passwords, especially when very short term locums are being undertaken. "This sho...

New UCSD Program to Fight Drug-Resistant Bacteria

...rtions in both hospital and community settings and poses a major threat to the public health. “The crisis is compounded because many of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies have abandoned antibiotic development efforts,” said Nizet. He said there is serious concern that the pipeline of new medica...

Scientists Discover Non-dietary Therapy For Celiac Diseases

...f gluten. However, the ubiquitous nature of gluten poses a constant threat to celiacs, and a majority of celiac patients who adopt a restrictive diet still exhibit structural and functional gut abnormalities. "Non-dietary therapies that allow celiac patients to safely incorporate low-to-moderate levels o...

Bihar Legislators Join Hands to Fight Against AIDS

...inst HIV/AIDS and are set to discuss the threat it poses and ways to check its spread//. Alarmed by the ri...itish Kumar. Choudhary admitted that the disease poses an increasing threat to millions across the state and said it was the right time to launch a major a...

Doctors Urged to Help Turn Down the Heat

...nd the challenge that human-induced climate change poses for us. "In the best traditions of public health the focus must be on primary prevention. "If early action is taken, a 60% reduction in Australian greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is possible, while still maintaining strong economic growth. "Cl...

Placental Protein Leads To The Onset Of Preeclampsia - Researcher Finds

...leading causes of maternal and fetal mortality and poses a particular risk to women in developing countries. This new information provides us with another key piece of evidence as we work toward developing the means to diagnose, and eventually treat, this disease.’ Study coauthors include BIDMC investiga...

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