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A drug in vogue to deccelerate the course of Alzheimer's

...istration is reviewing its safety and efficacy for possible U.S. sale of this drug. Approval could happen by this fall. Findings from a randomized, double-blind study of the drug in 252 patients were published in the April 3 New England Journal of Medicine. Patients who took Memantine seemed to decline about...

Liver diseases: The enemy with an accomplice

...ocellular cancer and therefore it turned out to be possible to conduct not only inter vivos but also pathologoanatomic investigations. The patients' case histories say that some time in the past each of them had an intrusion into circulatory system: these persons had either been donors, or had been operated o...

Brain diseases an outcome of cannibalism

...Since prions can cross between species, it is also possible that eating animals with prion diseases could have...Since prions can cross between species, it is also possible that eating animals with prion diseases could have contributed to the spread of the protective gene....

WHO lifts HongKong advisory

...for Hong Kong and China's Guangdong province, as a possible breakthrough in the origin of the virus emerged. It is believed the epidemic originated in Guangdong, and officials praised national health authorities for controlling the outbreak in those areas. Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-Hwa welcomed the ...

Drop in global deaths from measles

...ildren under the age of five.This has largely been possible due to improved vaccination programs in Latin America and southern Africa. Measles has been virtually wiped out in the industrialized countries but still continues to exist in the developing countries.// According to reports from WHO an estimated 777...

WHO Says Toronto Going Back on SARS-Affected List

...nth since the outbreak could not control dozens of possible new cases. Health officials conceded on monday as... health authorities scrambled to limit any further possible spread while investigating how eight probable new cases and 26 suspected cases slipped through upgra...

Key step forward on International Health Rules

...ious disease, the next influenza pandemic, and the possible use of a biological agent to cause harm." For more information contact: Mr Iain Simpson - Communications Officer Communicable Diseases WHO, Geneva Telephone: +41 22 791 3215 Mobile phone: +41 79 475 5534 Email: simpsoni@who.int <br...

WHO To Support Public Health Threats

...tious disease, the nextinfluenza pandemic, and the possible use of abiological agent to cause harm." The Member States also called on WHO "to take intoaccount evidence, experiences, knowledge and lessonsacquired during the SARS response when revising theInternational Health Regulations." For more informatio...

Study casts doubt on keyboard ills

...ear later. This study found a prevalence of possible carpal tunnel syndrome between 1.4 percent and 4.8...nd an incidence of new or //aggravated symptoms of possible carpal tunnel syndrome of 5.5 percent. The syndrome, marked by tingling and numbness in the p...

Age should not rule out visectomy reversal

...ersal is less expensive than IVF. And by making it possible for couples to conceive naturally, it avoids the increased risk of multiple births that comes with IVF. The findings, which are published in the June issue of The Journal of Urology, are based on a study of 46 couples that were trying to conceive. I...

ICMR along with other International Research organisation with drug development for Neglected Diseases

...e compared to the large amount invested in R&D for possible blockbuster drugs for diseases like cancer and hypertension, or lifestyle disorders such as impotence, obesity and baldness. Some organizations from across the world are looking for solutions to ease the plight of the poor suffering from tropical ...

Benefits of Vitamin Supplements Unclear

...h some of the data studied suggested vitamins pose possible benefits for some cancers, the Task Force could not determine if the benefits were due to vitamins or healthier lifestyles in those taking the vitamins. Although researchers agreed taking vitamins according to the recommended daily allowance does no...

Gene Mutation Causes Ovarian Failure

... in early menopause." Researchers say it might be possible in the future to develop a contraceptive that would delay follicular activation. Current oral contraceptives prevent ovulation but do not slow the rate of activation....

How to Save Your Skin From Sunburn

... think you're not at risk for sunburn -- it's also possible to get a bad burn on cloudy days, experts say. A sunburn is even possible in winter, and those participating in snow sports are particularly at risk. The reason: Snow reflect...

Dad's Age Affects Baby

...r many diseases with cognitive impairment. Another possible explanation for the link is the adverse psychological effects of losing a parent due to the parent's increased age....

Baltimore doctors perform three simultaneous kidney transplants

...emove the kidneys, three to implant them -- became possible after an extraordinarily lucky,// six-way organ ma...first few days after an operation. "It was really possible because these three donors desperately wanted to see their loved ones receive a kidney and were open...

Drug Effective for Vascular Dementia

...e inhibitor donepezil on people with a probable or possible diagnosis of VaD. About 600 patients with an average age of 75 took part in the study. Patients were randomized to receive the drug in one of two doses -- five milligrams once a day or 10 milligrams once a day -- or a placebo, for 24 weeks. Patients ...

Smoking and its Effects

...d 20 years of age. The researchers speculate it is possible that smoking triggered asthma in some of the individuals. They feel there are other factors that will reveal more understanding of the connection between smoking and lung function in this patient group, but more studies are needed....

Teen brain changes increase cigarette addiction

...S. Experiments to distinguish between the various possible causes could not ethically be conducted in humans. But when Levin and his team let teenage rats help themselves to nicotine, they found that female teen rats - at an age equivalent to 14-year-old girls - take twice as much as rats only exposed to nic...

Ginseng Associated with Pregnancy Risks

... However more research is called for to assess the possible effects of ginseng on human pregnancies, but according to their findings they suggest, “Use of ginseng during first trimester of pregnancy should be with caution.” ...

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