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Arthritis drugs safer than previously declared

... is also being studied by researchers to look into possibilities of causing cancer or infections. The market for drugs to treat Rheumatoid arthritis is on an upswing following the increase in number of Americans that are affected by rheumatoid arthritis according to the findings noted by market research company ...

New Study Finds On/Off Switch for Septic Shock

...1 acts like a cytokine on/off switch. The future possibilities Dr. Schneider believes auf1 makes an excellent target for the development of therapeutics. For example, a drug could turn on auf1 or stabilize its activity as a way to specifically tone down production of those cytokines that are the major players ...

Muscle wasting disease treatable using stem cell therapy

...the results of their study could revolutionize the possibilities of a successful cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in humans as well. The organization, Muscular Dystrophy Association helped to fund the studies and research work. MST...

Kidney Blood Flow May Explain Increased Long-Term Risks for Obese Kidney Donors

...nt issue that deserves further research, including possibilities for treatment. "Our studies are important in the light of future strategies to limit risk for renal damage in prospective kidney donors with an unfavorable risk profile," Dr. Rook concludes. "Furthermore, follow-up of living kidney donors in both the...

WATCH's 2006 List Of Ten Potentially - Dangerous Toys

...is sold to be placed on a stroller or on a crib - possibilities of children becoming entangled in the string - pot...Superman Lamp : Colorful electric lamp not a toy - possibilities of generating shock injuries for young children. 9. Sky Blaster : All in one rocket launcher - cou...

Can Early Nutritional Modification Prevent Type 1 Diabetes?

...versity of Helsinki, Finland, will research on the possibilities whether early nutritional modification may prevent type 1 diabetes later in childhood. Type 1 diabetes is a growing health problem among European children. European data indicate that the disease incidence has increased five-six-fold among children...

Brain Scan may Help Doctors Predict Schizophrenia

...e predictive test could help researchers to assess possibilities for prevention in the future, the scientists said. Key changes take place in the grey matter and tracking these changes over time by scans combined with traditional assessments could help doctors to predict the illness, said the study published in ...

Brain Scan Helps in Spiting Schizophrenia

...e predictive test could help researchers to assess possibilities for prevention in the future’ - the scientists said. Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness characterized by disturbances in a person's thoughts, perceptions, emotions and behavior. Symptoms usually develop in men in their late teens or early 20s...

Vaccines For Cervical Cancer Will Soon Be Available In Developing Nations

... PATH, an American organization is examining the possibilities of using the vaccine in India, Peru, Uganda and Vietnam. It is believed that the vaccine will be most effective when given to girls aged under-13, before the girl begins her sex life. Dr Jacqueline Sherris, from PATH, said, "There is an increasin...

Role Of Faith In Healing Process

...methods we're using will allow us to test out such possibilities as a method of treating pain." Source-Eurekalert PRI...

Medical Science Miracles – Coming Your Wa

... Combs. To conclude, prof Combs writes that the possibilities for these and other technologies to individually and collectively transform medicine and health care is increasing with each passing day. SRI...

Memory’s Link to Recovering from Addictio

...effective new treatments, but it has suggested new possibilities while providing a better understanding of how the available treatments work. “The hardest job will be finding substances that lower the risk of addiction but do not interfere with responses to natural rewards,” says Dr. Michael Miller, editor in chie...

On the 'Fast Buck' Trail: Kidneys on Sale

...rain- dead. The need of the hour is to explore the possibilities of tapping this pool of potential organ donors a...Medical Association (AMA) , is pondering over the possibilities of providing monetary incentive to encourage people to bequeath their organs to their heirs or for c...

New Guidelines for VHD

...ests that screening might be beneficial, improving possibilities for the prevention of cardiovascular complications." Since many patients with CAD may have asymptomatic diabetes, or pre-diabetes (the precursor to the full-blown disease), the guidelines recommend that patients should have an oral glucose toleranc...

Protein Blockade For HIV Infection

...act. Geijtenbeek said this research opens up the possibilities of increasing langerin activity to combat HIV transmissions. The functioning of langerin could be attributed to the extent of HIV infection. A weak langerin is more vulnerable to HIV infection and vice versa. He also felt that this finding could infl...

Micro-jets for Painless Needle-free Injections

...iotech drugs. "The pulsed micro-jets…open up new possibilities in needle-free delivery of macromolecular drugs," say the researchers. "Compared with hypodermic needles, they offer a needle-free and patient-compliant mode of drug administration. Compared with passive transdermal patches, they allow delivery of ...

Link Between Smoking And Parkinson’

... but urge the scientific community to consider the possibilities of neuro-protective chemicals that may be present in tobacco leaves. This study published in the March 6th issue of Neurology had scrutinized smoking habits of 79,977 women and 63,348 men. It was found after nine years of follow up that 413 peopl...

China Opens Doors For Foreign Investments In Hospitals Care System

...g, recently announced that Beijing is looking into possibilities of foreign investors in their hospital health care system//. To further encourage foreign investments the government is allowing companies to hold as much as 70 percent stake of the private medical facility. At a press conference the Minister of he...

Educational Video Increases Knowledge but Not Behavior

...es exist, patient and physician awareness of these possibilities is alarmingly low," says Peli. Peli and colleagues from the New England Research Institute joined forces with the National Eye Institute to develop a contrast-enhanced video called "Hope in Sight: Living with Macular Degeneration." The expectation ...

Genetic Technology and Eugenics

...lling short of the criteria must be curtailed. The possibilities in the field of genetics are stupendously enticing enough for rules to be bent and the regulations to be ignored. Science provides us with powerful tools, irrespective of our intentions, and entrusts us with the choice to use it effectively . Righ...

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