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A Combined Research for Producing Chlamydia Vaccine Begins

... animals, primarily guinea pigs. 'This is a very prevalent disease in women throughout the world and the biggest problem is that most infected women never show any symptoms, so they never get treated,' said Murthy. 'When Chlamydia is left untreated, it can lead to severe complications including pelvic-inflam...

Mental Health Needs Greater for Foster Children

... common than anxiety and depression, and were more prevalent in younger children. "Severe disruptive behaviour is of particular concern as it can continue into adulthood and is a source of significant economic burden for the whole community," says Professor Sawyer. Rates of suicidal behaviour for those i...

Female Circumcision highly Prevalent in Mali

Female Circumcision highly prevalent in Mali with 90% women getting circumcised in the age group between 15 to 49 years.// The circumcision are performed by witch doctors in the most unhygienic environment. Over 12 million women worldwide have been subjected to genital mutilation b...

Indian Doctors Return Home from Britain, More on the Way

...an old medical tradition, I report a new syndrome, prevalent in the age group 25-35, but some cases are seen in the early 40s. Both sexes are equally affected. It is endemic in east London, but sporadic cases can be seen all over Britain. It is mostly found in immigrants from the Indian subcontinent." His tr...

Largest Ever African HIV Vaccine Trial Opens in South Africa

... to protect against the clade C virus, the subtype prevalent in South Africa. Analysis of a phase I study presented last year at the Vaccines 06 meeting showed that between 30%-70% of participants who produced responses to subtype B also had responses to subtype A and C. The South African study is also like...

Snoring Could Be Deadly If Left Untreated

...a, a dangerous medical condition that becomes more prevalent as we get older and gain weight and it could be deadly if left// untreated, says an expert. The disorder often goes undiagnosed or gets passed off as an irritation, with people being unaware that they are causing more damage to their health by not ...

Study Reveals 1.6 Million Pediatric Soccer Injuries

Soccer, one of the most prevalent sports in the world, has continued to grow in popularity in the United States. As the number of children participating in organized and// unorganized soccer leagues increases, so does the number of children at risk for injury. A study conducted by re...

“Binging is a Common Eating Disorder”, Says a Survy

...nducted in the United States, binge eating is more prevalent than anorexia and bulimia. This study reveals that 3.5 % binge eaters are// women while it is 2% in the men’s segment. This study was conducted by James Hudson and Harrison Pope Jr. and their team at Harvard University and McLean Hospital. They say...

Ten Percent of Tihar Jail Inmates are Drug Addicts

... Jail officials said that drug addiction is highly prevalent among the 24 to 30 years age group. "Drug addicts amongst the age group of 18 to 23 years constitute 28.23 percent followed by 36.7 percent in the 24 to 30 age group and 29.15 percent are of the 31 to 45 age group," he said. Interestingly, 54.24 ...

Excessive Drinking, Not Alcoholism, may Lead to Most Alcohol-Related Problems

... said Roeber, "and that binge drinking is the most prevalent form of excessive drinking." More specifically, 16...nce," said Roeber, "rather than prevention of more prevalent forms that are responsible for a large proportion of alcohol-related problems." He added that, at le...

Europeans Developing First-Ever Dengue Fever Vaccine

...f Dengue fever and the numbers are rising. A virus prevalent in areas also home to malaria, the most effective available prevention strategy is the elimination of the mosquito vector. In hopes of finding novel methods for eradicating the virus, the research team lead by the Institut de recherche pour le develo...

Transdermal Vaccine Effective in Treating Alzheimer's Disease in Mice

...mmunization strategies. Specialized immune cells prevalent in the skin, called Langerhans, may direct the body’s reaction to the vaccine toward a response that is beneficial instead of overly aggressive and ultimately harmful, Dr. Tan said. The USF researchers plan to further test whether the transdermal v...

Hypercholesterolemia Meets Its Match in an Experimental Drug

...urning out to be the most promising in the heap of prevalent cholesterol-lowering drugs. "Anything that lowers cholesterol to a substantial degree in these patients is exciting," says lead author Daniel Rader of the University of Pennsylvania. The condition, termed as familial hypercholesterolemia, is an in...

Indians Make One Major Human Race: US Study

...n Indians - such as heart disease, which is highly prevalent in this population. For their study, Patel and Noah Rosenberg, assistant professor in the department of Human Genetics at the University of Michigan, conducted genetic analysis of Indian-born individuals in the US. Their studies of 1,200 genome-wide...

Profiling of Cancer Genes May Lead to Earlier Detection Human Cancers

...sing therapeutic targets to treat some of the most prevalent cancers. “The findings from our study suggest that it may be possible to develop a methylation profiling platform that could be used to screen patients for common solid tumors, while at the same time identify what type of tumor the patient may have...

Tuberculosis: The Bacillus Takes Refuge in Adipose Cells

...alth emergency. However, the bacillus is much more prevalent in the world's population than the statistics would lead us to believe, because only 5 to 10% of those infected actually develop tuberculosis. The bacillus may be present in a significant proportion of the population, remaining in a "dormant" state i...

Andhra Legislators To Undergo HIV Tests

.... Andhra Pradesh is one of the six high HIV/AIDS prevalent states in the country. An estimated 1.5 million people in the state are estimated to be living with the virus. Source-IANS...

Misuse Of Anti-Microbial Drugs Have Given Rise To Multidrug-resistant TB Strains

...ug-resistant TB strains worldwide. These were more prevalent in certain parts of former Soviet Union and parts of China and India . About one third of the world's population is supposed to be infected with the TB bacterium and around 8.9 million develop TB every year. In 2004, this dangerous respiratory di...

Indian American Scientist at Work on Multi-targeted Drug

...ld be effective for cervical cancer, which is more prevalent in India. "If my drug passes the first stage of toxicity trial, it will be easier to gather financial support for further development," he said. Source-IANS...

From Six to Sixty, Everyone is Prone to Anorexia

...ng and vomiting. Bulimia is two to five times more prevalent than Anorexia. They are psychiatric disorders that can prove to be lethal. Anorexic at 10! Daughter of Marg Oaten (who wants to be anonymous) developed Anorexia at the age of ten and is fighting the disorder from past 12 years. She developed the ...

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