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Anti-Microbial Coating For Use Over Biomedical Devices Developed

.... Following surgery, the implantable devices are prone for infection. In a majority of the cases, such infections cannot be managed by using commonly available antibiotics. This necessitates the need for a second surgery to remove the implant from the site of infection to be followed by cleansing of the ...

Three meals daily Keeps 'Kerala's elderly Healthy

...om joint pains while women - over 51 percent - are prone to weak joints. Close to 39 percent men and 36 percent women go in for routine medical check-ups and 50 percent of the aged regularly take medication. The fear of falling haunted the elderly population though the study reveals that men were more st...

Obesity Causes Dental Caries In Children

... has now emerged that obese children are also more prone to fall a prey to dental decay. //...

Asthma And Obesity Are Genetically Linked

...ous studies have // revealed that obese people are prone to develop asthma. The new research reveals the common genetic factors that exist between the two conditions. The researchers led by Dr. Teal Hallstrand analyzed 1,001 identical and 383 fraternal same-sex twin pairs within the University of Washin...

Guidant sold defective defibrillators with full knowledge

...at it learned from reports that the Prizm 2 DR was prone to short-circuiting. In April and November 2002, company engineers took steps to prevent the short-circuiting. But the company kept selling older models out of inventory even after an improved one was available. In its June 2002 assessment, Guidant...

Heartburn drugs linked to bacterial diarrhea

... such as Prilosec, Prevacid and Nexium may be more prone to a potentially dangerous diarrhea caused by the bug Clostridium difficile // , research says. C-diff, as it's known, can cause severe diarrhea and intestinal inflammation with cramps called colitis. Dr. Sandra Dial, with her colleagues at McGi...

War Against Cancer Continues

...ation, and the Asian population appears to be more prone to liver cancer while gallbladder and stomach cancers are more prevalent among Latino communities. The cancer diagnoses of the county is about 50% higher when compared to the average of the US, which goes to prove that demography plays an important r...

New Drug More Effective than Tamoxifen in Preventing Breast Cancer Relapse

...cially true in post-menopausal women, who are more prone to develop estrogen-related breast cancer. Femara works by reducing the levels of this hormone, which is essential to trigger the growth of tumors, whereas tamoxifen prevents the entry of estrogen into cancer cells. . "Five years of treatment with ta...

Study Finds Low Socio-Economic Status Linked to Poor Dental Health

...me groups and those with little education are more prone to suffer from severe dental diseases//. The study arrived at these conclusions after analyzing data from 15,000 people residing in North Carolina, Mississippi, Minnesota and Maryland. The researchers say that a person's income was intimately tied ...

Women Are Genetically More Prone To Depression

Women are more prone to depression than men, and this may be due to genetic factors, according to a research published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.// In the January issue of the journal, researchers reported that incidence of genetic depression is higher in wom...

Unregulated Fish Industry Harms Health Of Women

...luding squids and seaweed, these women soon become prone to all sorts of health problems. The problems range from back pain and protein related asthma to Raynaud's Phenomenon, a disorder that affects the blood vessels in the fingers, toes, ears and nose. Though more common in people who live in colder c...

New Technique Enables Better Nursing Of Robin Sequence Infants

...categories (Group 1: Airway patent if infant is in prone position, Group 2: nasopharyngeal intubation done owing to severe respiratory compromise) based on the severity of the clinical condition. The technique involved a number of steps such as suction of a pacifier, massage to anteriorize and relax the ...

Violent computer games spur aggression: study

...of aggression, or they just attracted players more prone to violence. Results of the latest study, reported on the New Scientist website, found that, while participants who played violent video games demonstrated diminished brain responses to images of real-life violence such as gun attacks, they reacted...

Enjoy The Winter Season

...thin a short period of time whereas others who are prone to mood swings have to seek help from a doctor. This kind of disorder, which disrupts one’s life causing sadness and depression, is called the seasonal affective disorder. These people may require treatment to come out of the winter disorder. Therapy...

Drink to keep dementia at bay!

...en that people who had poorer overall health, were prone to depression or had heart and lung problems were more likely to develop dementia. The study done in Australia found that people aged over-60 who consumed alcohol had a 34 per cent lower risk than teetotalers. While those who exercised a green thum...

CCR5 Mutation Confers Immunity Against HIV But Not Against West Nile Virus Illness

...ndividuals don’t suffer from HIV infection but are prone to WNV illness. The researchers developed a mous...n treated with CCR5 blockers to know that they are prone to WNV infection and should strictly limit mosquito exposure. ...

A treatment for lung cancer: similar to Vitamin A but with few side effects.

...ive in preventing or slowing tumour growth in mice prone to lung cancer. The nomenclature of the compound reveals that it is called bexarotene. It doesn't cause the severe skin irritations that have limited the use of other vitamin A derivatives in cancer therapies. Ming You, M.D., Ph.D., director of t...

Gay men cannot donate sperm

...ly as the policy makers feel that Gay man are most prone to homosexuality and they are prone to HIV, which could lead to transmission of the virus.// The Gay man is not happy with the decisio...

Erectile Dysfunction Connected To Heart Disease

... are of a Hispanic descent are reported to be more prone to ED than others. There are also other contributing factors to the condition like smoking, obesity, hypertension, and diabetes. Those suffering ED are likely to suffer from more severe heart problems and coronary diseases. These people also suffer f...

No Increased Schizophrenia Risk With Use Of Cannabis

...quite possible that some individuals might be more prone to developing schizophrenia as a consequence of cannabis use. These at-risk individuals cannot be identified by the currently available techniques. So far, it has been possible to highlight only a weak or a causal association between cannabis use fre...

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