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Adenoviruses Could Help Kick Drinking

...Sapag at the University of Chile in Santiago. To provide a longer-lasting effect, scientists engineered adenoviruses to carry an "antisense" version of the aldehyde dehydrogenase gene that blocks the production of enzyme involved in alcohol metabolism. A single injection reduced the enzyme's activity in ...

The International Diabetes Federation Launches US$ 10 Million Grant to Improve Diabetes Care

...e living with diabetes." Through BRIDGES, IDF will provide funding for pilot projects and outcome studies over the course of seven years. Relevant topics include methods and strategies to improve health care delivery to people with/at risk of diabetes; enhance diabetes self management; promote healthy lifest...

Physical Activity can Be Increased by a Motivating Mail

...ecome more physically active, simple programs that provide feedback and motivation can play a crucial role in getting people off to a good start. Researchers found feedback delivered via mail was equally as effective at increasing physical activity in the short-term and potentially more effective long-term...

Emergency Department Guidelines to Improve Quality Patient Care

...ndardized guidelines and protocols, allowing us to provide care that is high quality and uniform at all three...ions, such as with inserting a chest tube, it will provide motivation for them to improve, says Wright. Wright says the scorecards also track which physicia...

Ultrasound Better Than Biopsy for Breast Examination

...sue. Some studies have shown that ultrasound may provide useful information in detecting cancer in women with dense breasts. However, screening with ultrasound also identifies a large number of breast lesions that are suspicious but may or may not be cancerous. Often, these masses are recommended for biops...

Street-protesting Polish Nurses Threaten to Stay Put

...al doctors, who since May 21 have been refusing to provide all but emergency medical services or carry out administrative duties. The OZZL physicians' union has threatened to launch a hunger strike unless the government gives in to its demands for a massive pay hike. Medical workers also protested elsewh...

US Officials Urge Testing for HIV as Health Crisis Intensifies

...h Carolina/Claflin University EXPORT Project, will provide video and discussion sessions designed to help individuals understand the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the prevention and intervention measures during National HIV Testing Day....

Adherence of Nanoparticles to RBC- Very Effective Drug Delivery Method

...from degradation until they reach their target and provide sustained release of drugs. Polymeric nanoparticles, however, suffer from one major limitation: they are quickly removed from the blood, sometimes in minutes, rendering them ineffective in delivering drugs. The research team, led by Samir Mitragotr...

Theory of How HIV Attacks is Wrong: Study

...al PLoS Medicine. Identifying this process "will provide a key insight into the nature of HIV disease and indicate potential new approaches to therapy," they concluded. A potential explanation for the slow process could be that the virus slowly adapts over the course of the infection, the authors said. ...

A New Signaling Mechanism in Drosophila

...ce, studies with models such as the fruit fly, can provide further insight into how these signalling mechanisms work in humans....

Researchers Find Way to Safely Store Hydrogen for Use in Future Cars

... He said the results are very promising as they provide a potential solution to one of the major problems of hydrogen storage for mobile applications. Hydrogen has been much touted as the clean fuel of the future for electric vehicles and portable devices. But, despite holding more energy than hydrocarb...

Brain Tumor Drug in Frogs A New Report

... of the Northern Leopard frog (Rana pipiens) could provide the world with the first drug treatment for brain tumours. The molecule Amphinase,recognises the sugary coating found on a tumour cell and binds to its surface before invading the cell and inactivating the RNA it contains, causing the tumour to di...

Toll Free National Drug Helpline Launched

...ed by National Household Survey. This survey would provide much needed information for a holistic planning for drug abuse prevention. Smt Meira Kumar said that the Ministry has also set up a National Centre for Drug Abuse Prevention in the National Institute of Social Defence for capacity building of servi...

Brazil Government New Health Offer

...uiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the government would provide cheap birth control pills at 10,000 drug stores across Brazil. This action has won Jose Gomes Temporao fans among social activists, pro-abortion groups and Brazil's poor. The outspoken Temporao has emerged as the most controversial member of Pres...

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Initiates Patient Enrollment In New Cotara(R) Brain Cancer Trial

...n India and ongoing U.S. glioblastoma trials would provide a foundation for advancing Cotara into Phase III trials. "Cotara has demonstrated promising increases in survival in previous clinical studies of late stage glioblastoma patients, and we are optimistic that the very large population of glioblastoma...

Talks Between Striking Polish Nurses and Government to Open

...al doctors, who since May 21 have been refusing to provide all but emergency medical services or carry out administrative duties. The OZZL physicians' union has threatened to launch a hunger strike unless the government gives in to its demands for a massive pay hike. Health service salaries are very low ...

Early Detection of Disease Outbreaks

...rveillance systems have been deployed worldwide to provide early detection of infectious disease outbreaks and bioterrorist attacks. New methods that improve the overall detection capabilities of these systems can have a broad practical impact. However, most surveillance systems do not hold up when there ...

Russian Health Care Marred by Corruption

...ussia with its socialist background is supposed to provide free basic medical care to its citizen. But the pr...man Vadim Stozharov denied that doctors refused to provide free care. But he conceded the hospital has received so many similar complaints it set up a hot line...

Underage Youth Get Alcohol from Social Sources

...cial sources of alcohol, individuals who illegally provide alcohol to youth, as opposed to commercial sources...ng the problem.If adults purchase alcohol and then provide it to underage youth, law enforcement agents may either cite or educate these adults, said Toomey. M...

New Methods to Quit Smoking

...nting to make well informed decisions. The reviews provide reliable evidence on the strengths and weaknesses of many different types of therapy. They should help guide policy-makers who are looking for ways to increase the chances that people who want to stop smoking succeed in putting their cigarettes dow...

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