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Researchers claim That Regular Use Of Hib Vaccine In Africa Could Eliminate H. Influenza totally.

... significant benefit of routine Hib vaccination in protecting young children against the devastating effects of a leading cause of childhood meningitis and pneumonia. The findings build on a considerable body of growing evidence from Africa and around the world: similar results have been observed in The Gambia,...

Yellow Fruits And Vegetables Help In Fight Against Loss Of Eyesight

...ve shown that yellow plant pigments play a role in protecting people from developing// age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The study conducted by the scientists at the University of Wisconsin, which has been published in the Journal of Ophthalmology, states that carrots might not actually help a person in ...

Turn the volume down to save your ears!!

... 25, lead singer of the band, said: "This is about protecting our ears. As musicians, we are constantly exposed to loud music, and the damage, which is done to your hearing over time, is irreversible. "And if we can't hear properly, how can we hear each other when we're playing?" He said there was a corny image...

Microcapsules target cancer cells

...ach other, thickening the capsule walls and better protecting their contents. There is still, however, a major problem to solve before scientists can use this technology to create medicines which squeeze microcapsules into tumour cells. There is still no way to "steer" the microcapsules. Helmuth M?hwald says...

Improper Usage Of Sunscreen Can Harm Skin

...ns aging process. 'Sunscreens do an excellent job protecting against sunburn when used correctly. This means using a sunscreen with a high sun protection factor and applying it uniformly on the skin,' said Hanson, who is a part of the team at laboratory of Christopher Bardeen, an assistant professor of chemist...

Sunscreen creams – use them appropriately

... Dr Hanson said, “Sunscreens do an excellent job protecting against sunburn when used correctly. This means using a sunscreen with a high sun protection factor and applying it uniformly on the skin. Our data show, however, that if coverage at the skin surface is low, the UV filters in sunscreens that have pen...

Prenatal multivitamins reduce birth defects

...ow which vitamins and minerals are responsible for protecting the fetus from birth defects, but there is really no downside to taking a multivitamin.” Donald Davis, president of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, agreed with him. "This study fills a gap in that we can now offer women s...

Ovary removal linked with Early Death in Younger Women

...a procedure that previously looked advantageous in protecting women's health may actually have disadvantages. We... more of an emphasis on conserving the ovaries for protecting the health of the woman." "Continuing preventive ovariectomies in average-risk younger women and e...

Insight Into Tanning Process Suggests Novel Way to Prevent Skin Cancer

...hat has enabled them to develop a promising way of protecting fair-skinned people from skin cancer caused by exposure to sunlight. The study, to be published by the journal Nature in its Sept. 21 issue, involved giving tans to specially engineered mice, not by exposing them to ultraviolet rays in sunlight (th...

NSET recognizes needs related to engineered nanoscale materials

...ized by regulatory bodies that are responsible for protecting public health and the environment and will be an integral part of the interagency process by which Federal nanotechnology EHS research is coordinated." Dr. Teague noted that the document is a result of a comprehensive, two-year effort by the scient...

Protein Increase Decreases Risk of Heart Failure

...whose level when increased above normal, helped in protecting animal hearts from added damage after simulated heart attacks. This was revealed by the study conducted by Cardiology researchers at the Center for Translational Medicine at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. ...

When Bird- Flu takes Flight

...share vital information with the sincere motive of protecting people across nationalities from a dreaded form of flu//. The time is ripe to evolve a cohesive international effort in the development of a vaccine, which will necessitate the sharing of important information regarding influenza virus samples, inclu...

US to Lift Ban on Canadian Drug Imports

...remains committed, in cooperation with the FDA, to protecting the American public from unsafe and ineffective medications. We will be focusing our resources to best protect the American public." A spokeswoman for the FDA said the agency had no comment because it had not been officially informed of the change. ...

Is India Prepared to Face the Epidemics?

... management to prevent mosquito breeding is key to protecting the country from yellow fever - occurring naturally or introduced deliberately. Sriram Prasad Tripathy, former chief of ICMR, echoed him. "No one has excluded the possibility of YF coming to India," Tripathy told IANS from Pune. "An effective vacci...

Remedy for Cervical cancer just a ‘shot’ awy

... been developed which has been proved effective in protecting humans from the most dangerous strains of the common HPV virus thus also in the bigger perspective gives protection from cervical cancer. The vaccine is licenced for use among boys and girls between the ages of 9 and 15 and among women between age...

Stress brings about early onset of puberty

...ns moving away from societal attitudes that equate protecting children with regarding them as firmly ensconced in childhood long after their physical journey into adulthood has begun. " "Such pretence, however well intentioned, simply denies them the vital information they require to complete this transition ...

Kids Help Other Kids to Protect Their Hearing from Personal Music Devices

...o change young people's attitudes and behaviors on protecting their hearing. Martin created Jolene just a few months ago, during her summer break after freshman year of college at Boston University. She contacted others who had done similar projects, including Dave Brown, an audiologist now based in Cincinnat...

Now, Silica Nanobubbles for Targeted Drug Delivery

...vide a rigid environment for the trapped molecules protecting them from unwanted chemical reactions, said Pradeep. Though core-shell systems are known, "what is new in our work is the entrapment of antibiotics within nanoceramic shells and their delivery into cells", he said. The drug-loaded nanobubbles are ...

Spices in curries spruce up aging minds

...s shown marked efficiency in laboratory studies in protecting nerve cells the basic functional unit of brain ,it has failed to show effectiveness in boosting cognitive functions such as thinking, reasoning, memory , judgment in people suffering from mild to moderate dementia. Antioxidants, such as vitamin E, ha...

Medicines to Cost Less

...anded medicines to make them more affordable while protecting the interests of companies pursuing research and drug development activities. A new legislation - Drugs (Prices Regulation and Control) Act - has been proposed. It would have more effective control on prices, production, distribution and supply of ...

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