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Avoiding Drugs During Pregnancy

...conclusion researchers say their results call into question the conclusion that SSRI use during pregnancy has little impact on the developing fetus and infant outcome....

No “ Lower Limit “ To The Age At Which Children Can Learn New Wors

...ned children did not. The above findings call into question earlier beliefs that most children only learn words for things they are interested in or when those words are linked to certain routines, such as “bath” or “dog.” Thus in conclusion researchers say parents should be aware that there may be no “lowe...

Understanding The Link Between Celiac Disease And Osteoporosis

...sis drugs. Researchers say their study raises the question of who should be screened for celiac disease and when, hence they suggest that further study be done inorder to more clearly define the population at risk....

Light Cigarettes - Not So Light?

...he harmful effects of the cigarettes as well. The question is how cigarette companies can market brands as light or ultra-light if they still deliver as many cancer-causing substances as regular cigarettes? The study blames the situation on the federal government’s antiquated method of classifying cigarette...

Presence of substandard drugs can pose concern for patients

... the journal Circulation has once again raised the question of substandard drugs being marketed at countries where the healthcare industry is not so stringent on the quality of the medications marketed. Researchers are of the opinion that the cases of counterfeit medications are high in the countries where t...

Elderly people with chronic pain can use narcotics safely

...e with serious health repercussions. The drugs in question are opioid pain medications like morphine, methadone and oxycodone. Opioid drugs are used for treating pain due to nerve damage, fibromyalgia, arthritis and many such conditions. Physicians prescribing the medicine have shied away from these medicine...

New insight for neuro-degenerative diseases discovered

...rain. Researchers feel that their study raises the question regarding the toxicity of the plaques in the Alzheimer’s’ disease, what if they are non toxic and therefore harmless? If more research establishes the doubts raised by the current research then this could change the views scientists have held on pri...

Justifying the use of letrozole for inducing ovulation

...ed before ovulation and fertilization, there is no question of teratogenicity (malformation of the fetus) when compared to injectible gonado tropins used for treating infertility which are associated with a higher incidence of multiple pregnancies. It is argued that the practice of medicine is regulated by ...

Sleep Not Critical For Early Brain Development Of Baby Dolphins

...ep isn't necessary for development and raising the question of whether humans and other mammals have untapped physiological potential for coping without sleep." ...

Listeria Food Poisoning Can Be Dangerous In Pregnant Women And Elderly

...fety Authority of Ireland, said that, “there is no question that the most effective point of control in managing the spread of L. monocytogenes in food products is at the stage of manufacturing or during food preparation and storage in the home. The implementation of a food safety management system and the pr...

Guide for physicians launched to help them identify alcohol disorders

...e new guide, the screening for alcohol is a single question about heavy drinking days. 5 or more drinks for man and 4 or more drinks for woman is the criteria that marks the day for drinking heavily. The guide shows how to assess the symptoms of alcohol disorder and the related problems, to find out if the pa...

Drug Prices in India to be Monitored - NPPA to Tie up with ORG

...ceeded. According to NPPA most of the companies in question voluntarily agreed to bring about a price reduction ranging between 2.14% to 34.62% after they were called for a personal hearing to explain the reasons for steep price increase on certain products. NPPA recently stepped up the monitoring of non-...

Education And Income Level May Not Guarantee Health

...lude. In an accompanying commentary, researchers question whether consumption of Western style "junk" food is creating the pattern of high insulin resistance among children of highly educated parents. Instead they suggest that anomalies like these help point towards gaps in our understanding and warn agains...

Soya Found To Affect Women's Ability To Conceive: Professor

... products contain soya. Fraser said it was not a question of avoiding soya products entirely. "But it might be best for a woman to avoid them for a few days around the time she is ovulating." --DPA...

Hyaluronic Acid – A Boon To The Problem Of Premature Infant

...ctors// have been identified that could answer the question regarding what prevents brain damage repair in premature babies and hence help treat prematurity. Identification of some of the key factors that also prevent brain damage repair in neurological diseases like multiple sclerosis has also ben made pos...

Inflammatory bowel disease linked to genetic abnormality

...y 31st issue of journal Nature. The gene in question is called Nod2. If this gene is damaged, researchers say,// the immune system over reacts and attacks healthy intestinal cells by mistake, causing chronic inflammation. Incidentally Nod2 as also been identified in plants. Like in the humans where thi...

Bypassing open heart bypass surgery...

...ost of the stent, he said. Some cardiologists also question the long-term effects as well as effective drug delivery on the required site. While stents have been used for several years now, a recurrence of blockage has been a common problem. Medically known as restenosis, it occurs in a large number of patie...

Fat Cell Protein Hits Type-2 Diabetes

... Acrp30 until they doubled the protein level. The question was that iIf we simply doubled the concentration of this adipose-derived hormone and then carefully measure the hepatic glucose production -- or action of insulin on the liver-- are we generating a significant effect?' The answer we found was a clear...

Antibiotic, Gene Therapy Help Treat Angina

...a pneumonaie, play in cardiovascular disease. "The question was, is this (infection) an innocent bystander or a culprit," Kaski said. Although the antibiotic worked, "the mechanism by how the antibiotic was effective was not very clear," he said. Dr. David A. Meyerson, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins Medical...

Molecule aids fight E. Coli Infections

...counterparts, the researchers observed. "The next question to ask is whether this protein plays a related role in humans. Understanding the role these proteins play could eventually lead to new ways of fighting infection and to helping us figure out why some people are more susceptible to specific infections...

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