New Drug Therapy for Breast Cancer Offers Hope
...n 80 to 85 per cent of these cases, the disease is promoted by estrogen. While tamoxifen interferes with the activity of the hormone, exemestane reduces the levels produced in a woman's body. In addition, it was observed that patients treated with exemestane were 25 per cent less likely to see their can...Ayurveda Firm's Name Change Irks Experts
...efit Kerala if an international company like Katra promoted Kerala ayurveda. "The biggest gainer would be Kerala because more people from across the world would come to Kerala to experience ayurveda," said Muthoot. Source-IANS...Healthy Behaviors Can Prevent at Least 50 Percent of Cancer Deaths
...lenge. When questioned about four of the behaviors promoted as part of the Great American Health Challenge, (not smoking, getting regular cancer screenings, and meeting Society guidelines for fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity), 22 percent of respondents meet three of the four recommendatio...New International Study to Test Exercise in Heart Failure Patients
...d for heart failure patients. Though doctors have promoted the value of exercise for a variety of disorders for years, “exercise training has not been definitively established as safe in the group of patients who primarily have heart failure,” said Dalane W. Kitzman M.D., a cardiologist who is principal inve...CDC Uses Advertising Campaign to Get Kids Moving
...at you do,” a national mass marketing program that promoted physical activity among children ages 9 to 13 years. The program ran from 2002 to 2006 and reached 17 million children in the United States. In addition to television, radio and print advertising, the campaign also used the Internet and school- and...China Introduces Solar-powered Baths
...ty and lack of facilities. Solar energy is being promoted in China's countryside as an alternative to inefficient and polluting gas stoves. The stoves rely on the burning of low-quality briquette that contains sulfur dioxide and other poisonous elements, which can harm human health and environment. A s...Study Uncovers Mutation Responsible for Noonan Syndrome
...mammalian cells, where it was discovered that they promoted excessive activation of RAS and its downstream target, MAP kinase, the same pathway activated by PTPN11 mutations. 'These results are the first example of activating mutations in an exchange factor in human disease,' notes Neel, explaining that for...Southern California Wildfires Pose Health Risks to Children
...e data do imply that simple protective measures as promoted by public agencies appears to reduce the health consequences, suggests Künzli. "One thing this study shows us is that during severe wildfires, children who do not have asthma may be experiencing what it is like to live with asthma," he says. "That'...WHO Alerts Governments to Step Up Action to Curb AIDS
...promotion of voluntary counseling therapy is being promoted by WHO. MST...Gays in China Urged to Use Condoms Regularly
... usage of condoms among the gay population will be promoted significantly in China, from next year.// A five-year project is scheduled to be flagged off in the coming year. The program aims to contain the increase in number of HIV infections across the nation. The chief focus of the program will be on the ...India to Be Made Medical and Health Tourism Destination
...) Medical and health tourism has been specifically promoted at various international platforms such as World T...r publicity. vi) Yoga/Ayurveda/Wellness has been promoted over the last two years in the print, electronic, internet and outdoor medium under the Ministry of ...Beta Agonists May Alter the Immune System
...ratory. They were surprised to find that the drugs promoted a preferential accumulation of type 2 T cells. Beta-agonists belong to a class of chemicals that include the hormone adrenaline produced by the body. Consequently, conditions that elevate blood adrenaline, such as emotional stress or heart failure,...The Immune System May Be Altered By Certain Chemicals
...ratory. They were surprised to find that the drugs promoted a preferential accumulation of type 2 T cells. Beta-agonists belong to a class of chemicals that include the hormone adrenaline produced by the body. Consequently, conditions that elevate blood adrenaline, such as emotional stress or heart failure,..."Trojan Horse" Agent Halts Bone Metastasis in Mice
...hether the protein interrupted bone maintenance or promoted growth of blood vessels to feed the neophyte cancer, Rosenblum said To find out, Rosenblum designed an experiment with VEGF121/rGel, an agent he and his colleagues began to develop several years ago. They created the drug by fusing the smallest of ...German Scientists Call For Review Of Stem Cell Act
...esearch into adult stem cells must also be further promoted as it represents a meaningful supplement to embryonic stem cell research.' But, German Research Minister Annette Schavan, declined the demand. 'With the (2002) cut-off date we can be sure there is no pressure from Germany to destroy embryos,' she s...Commemoration of World AIDS Day
...are for those who suffer from the disease, is also promoted by the ADRA in order to help them to lead longer, more productive lives. "Every year, World AIDS Day strengthens my personal commitment to take proactive action to prevent the disease, and to care for and support people living with HIV or AIDS," sa...Equal Opportunities For HIV-Positive Women Urged
...ional support. Home-based care programmes could be promoted to reduce the burden on women," said the think tank. The report also focuses on the need of elderly caregivers of the orphans, in particular the elderly women, who not only need psychological and economic support, but also access to medical care so ......ely to offer any antiaging effect. DHEA has been promoted as an antiaging supplement, say the study’s authors, in part because high levels of DHEA have been associated with longevity in humans and nonhuman primates. But studies involving rodents aren’t applicable to humans, as rodents have very low levels o...... group Roche, manufacturer of weight loss products promoted this survey. It signifies growing concern on obesity in France and mirrors other surveys that reveal increase in average clothes sizes.However, this problem is more severe in other nations like the US than in France. The increase in severe obesity ne...