Height Loss Determines Risk Of Vertebral Fractures And Bone Disease
... measured. If this exceeds 6cm, there is a greater possibility of vertebral fractures....Cardiologists Do Not Recommend Life Saving Diet To Patients
...although cardiologists are well informed about the possibility of reduction in heart surgeries and cardiac deaths as a consequence of eating vegetarian diet, they fail to recommend patients under an impression that they will not adhere to it. // With this on one side, studies conducted on compliance of patien...New Test Offers Hope in Effective Hearing Aid Design for Babies
...r go wasted. The present research highlights the possibility of locating specific dead regions, followed by fine tuning of the hearing aid. This would mean that only the sound directed to the healthy region of the cochlea would be amplified, resulting in better auditory response and effective hearing aids. '...Labs around the World to Join Hands to Detect Bird Flu
...d the World Health Organization to investigate the possibility of building the labs across the world to detect outbreaks of bird flu//. They are already ready to invest $1.9bn from various developed countries where the investigation with bird flu virus is already being done. Tony Blair while facing questions i...Plastic Surgeons Looking Forward To First Full Face Transplant
...ent Bruce Cunningham, MD. "What we thought of as a possibility – reconstructing the entire face of someone with a severe facial disfigurement, in one surgery, from one complete facial skin flap taken from a donor – is no longer just theory, but will become an actuality." Maria Siemionow, MD, director of plastic ......ons for example brain injury where there is a real possibility of recovery and improvement." ...Bahamas says flamingo deaths are not due to bird-flu
.... Christie has certainly not overreacted to the possibility of an outbreak and in a statement to the parliament said, “That is something that the Ministry of Tourism can now take and communicate worldwide, but we will continue to work toward making absolutely certain that the preliminary findings at the site...Coffee Increases Heart Attack Risk In Slow Caffeine Metabolizers
...s, worldwide. Several studies have highlighted the possibility of cardiovascular disease as a consequence of coffee consumption. The data available, regarding the health benefits and risks of coffee consumption, is however, controversial and inadequate. The enzyme cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2) is responsible f...Aluminum Salts In Underarm Deodorants Increase Risk Of Breast Cancer
A new study has now raised the possibility of an association between aluminum salts contained in deodorants and increased risk of breast cancer//. Salts of metals like cadmium and aluminum are believed to exert estrogen-like efforts on breast cancer cells, leading to malignant transformation....Soft Drinks May Be Banned In Rajasthan Schools
.... With hot days round the corner, there is// every possibility of children opting for the chilled drinks. "The consumption of soft drinks has bad affects on the health of schoolchildren, specially those in primary sections. So we are planning to ban the sale of these aerated drinks in government-run schools," ...Military-based Research Labs Needed To Manage Bird Flu Threat
...s (Africa, Asia, sub-Saharan Africa) regarding the possibility of a bird flu outbreak, say a group of military-af..., last year. This provided a warning regarding the possibility of a viral mutation that would enable human-human transmission of the bird flu. In a similar way, a ...African American Children More Pone to Develop Diabetes
...s. In view of the above findings, there is now a possibility that an individual’s risk of developing diabetes could be determined much earlier than thought, during puberty. Appropriate strategies should therefore be adopted to identify such vulnerable groups so that they can be instructed regarding their risk....Quebec arming itself to combat a potential influenza pandemic
...e to the outbreak. The Action plan lists out the possibility of a pandemic looming large with the H5N1 virus, necessitating the availability of vaccines and antiviral drugs.” If there is a shortage, special security measures will be put in place to protect the storage and distribution of vaccines and antiviral...Russia Initiates Mass Vaccination Of Poultry To Restrict Bird Flu
...he virus may acquire this capacity, leading to the possibility of bird flu pandemic. ...Cost-effective Meningitis Vaccine To Be Launched In Africa
...ensing and commercialization of the vaccine. The possibility of developing cost-effective vaccines by using novel strategies developed by researchers in the developing nations represents a groundbreaking approach in the competitive area of drug development....Europe: Empowering Society with Knowledge
... embark on a ‘New Forward Look’ that envisages the possibility of higher education across international borders. The research will aim to establish a relationship between knowledge that empowers society, to create a ‘Knowledge society’. Professor John Brennan from Centre for Higher Education Research and Infor...Anticancer Properties of Vitamin D Could Be Separated From Other Functions
...ctions at the molecular level, and this raises the possibility that vitamin D can be chemically modified into a drug that will only have anticancer effects,” said Professor Stephen Byers, Ph.D. Byers led a team of international researchers in collaboration with Salimuddin Shah, Ph.D. for this study. The findings...Colourful vegetables lower asthma risk
...he researchers point out, they cannot rule out the possibility that higher intakes of carrots, tomatoes and leafy greens are simply a sign of a generally healthier diet - and not a special effect of these foods specifically. Further probing in this issue is needed to come out with strong evidence....Poultry Deaths, Farmers Rush To Vet Centres in Tamil Nadu
...inary centres has created much panic regarding the possibility of a bird flu outbreak in Tamil Nadub //. The deadly avian influenza virus outbreak in India was first reported in the month of February. More than 20 chickens dropped dead Saturday in Manakkad area of Salem district, 400 km south of here. They hav......ctions at the molecular level, and this raises the possibility that vitamin D can be chemically modified into a drug that will only have anticancer effects,” said Professor Stephen Byers, Ph.D. He and Salimuddin Shah, Ph.D., led an international group of investigators in this study. The human body produces a lo...