Incidence of iron deficiency reduced by nutrient enhanced cereal- rice
...t deficiency and greatly benefit the community. A powerful statement by Zeigler summarises the entire study, “The fact that bio fortified foods can have an impact on nutritional status in humans is an enormously exciting breakthrough, It is time to shift the agricultural research agenda, and the rice researc...“Super Broccoli” Could Confer Better Cancer Protectin
...phane is a part. These chemical units are the most powerful anti-cancer agents available naturally. The "super-broccoli" contains about 3.4 times the isothiocynates as compared to the normal vegetable garden variety....Dog (Man's best friend) Genome Sequenced
...lete sequencing of the dog genome would provides a powerful tool for identifying genetic factors that contribute to human health and disease as both humans and dogs are mostly affected by cancers and the sequencing will help in identifying treatments for hereditary cancers. The Researchers isolated the DNA ...Brain cells by millions die during a stroke
...e curtailed through quick treatment, Saver said. A powerful clot-dissolving drug called tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) can effectively reduce long-term disability if given within three hours. Other treatments include anticoagulant drugs and surgery. The American Heart association has mounted a campaign ...Stroke Destroys Nearly 32, 000 Neurons In Just A Second!
...he patient to prevent irreversible brain damage. A powerful clot-dissolving drug (to relieve clot in the blood vessel) called tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) can effectively reduce long-term disability if given within three hours. Surgery and anti-coagulant medication represent the other forms of treatment...Botox Can Be a Competent Painkiller
...cations in proctology where it has become the most powerful non-surgical therapy for anal fissure. The substance in the hands of the experienced doctor is safe, provides effective treatment of several complaints, and is capable of reducing the need for surgery in many cases." Uwe Wollina can be contacted at ...Skin Cancer Research To Go Global
... answer on its own. The research will be much more powerful partly because simply of size (pooled, much larger amounts of data) and because GenoMEL brings together expertise together from three continents,' observed Professor Newton-Bishop. Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer and is the cancer ...Penicillin To Pave Way For New Antibiotics
...ence, cost to families, and likelihood that a less powerful medication can kill the bug just as well as a more powerful drug. In the case of throat infections, doctors try to preserve their strongest antibiotics for the ...Drug Use On The Decline Among US Youth
...ription painkillers. "Prescription drugs are very powerful medicines that are effective when used properly and with a doctor's supervision. Using these drugs without prescription is dangerous. It's imperative that teens get this message," she said. While there was no substantive change in any illicit drug us...Rising Rates Of C.Difficile Infection Among Non-Hospitalized Patients
... that those taking Nexium (proton pump inhibitors, powerful antacid drugs) were three times more likely to contract the infection. Accidentally, it was found that patients on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) also had an elevated risk. The new potent strain of the bacterium is known for product...Heartburn drugs linked to bacterial diarrhea
...ous disease science meeting. Patients who used powerful acid-fighters such as Prilosec and Prevacid, called proton pump inhibitors, to treat a condition known as were almost three times more likely to be diagnosed with the bug than those not taking the drugs. Those who took less potent prescription dru...Drug deaths in King County continue to go up
...hadone, methamphetamine or oxycodone (OxyContin, a powerful prescription pain medication, is a time-released form of oxycodone). Accidental drug overdoses accounted for 211 deaths in 2004, compared with 159 in 2003, according to the report. Those deaths made up 40 percent of all accidental deaths last year,...Do Celebrities Conquer Cancer Better?
...ation in the awareness program. Celebrities have powerful impact on the public and their influence can be used for early detection of cancer. Results of an analysis regarding the influence of celebrities on breast cancer has reported that almost three-quarters (73%) of women aged 40 and older admitted that ...Does Magnet Therapy Posses Healing Powers?
...d-Flamm editorial that said that MRI devices (uses powerful magnets) do not affect/harm ones health nor provides any healing effects as wrong. He has conducted experiments in which 1000 individuals are exposed to MRI and20% of them suffered from negative effects such as metallic taste in the mouth or worsenin...The juice of our very own tomato might be helpful in protecting lungs
...sue-destroying oxidant molecules and lycopene is a powerful antioxidant. 'We expect that lycopene modulates the oxidant-antioxidant balance perturbed by our experimental condition of tobacco smoke exposure,' they wrote. A different theory relating this phenomenon to beta carotenes was put forth by scient...Indian Inc not proactive to HIV/AIDS threat: study
...ndation for AIDS Research (amfAR). 'Business is a powerful actor in all countries with serious HIV/AIDS epidemics. The private sector as a whole is vulnerable to the macroeconomic consequences of the epidemic, while individual businesses face potentially serious impacts on their employees and markets,' it sa...Manned Mars Mission May Become A Reality
... scientists which is reported to be ten times more powerful than the one used by ESA for its Moon mission. This brings a manned mission to planet Mars closer to reality. // An electric field is used by ion engines to accelerate a beam of ions away from the spacecraft providing propulsion. Tests on a protot...Detecting Epidemics using statistics
...ch team. The goal of this project is to develop powerful mathematical and statistical modeling techniques. These techniques would be used later to quickly detect and monitor infectious disease outbreaks. It is a joint venture by the Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Brigham and Wome...Chocolate makers to be health wise and urge consumers to be too!
...llions of consumers daily by our packs is the most powerful way we can help people to understand and enjoy our products as part of their diet," said Simon Baldry, managing director of Cadbury Trebor Bassett. This is an excellent step towards generating awareness in people about healthy eating ......t smokers consider the measures as attempts by the powerful antismoking lobby to put an end to smoking altogether. The Utah Legislature is bei9ng called upon to counter such efforts and not succumb to pressure groups which seek to deny people their basic rights. It has however been conclusively proved that...