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Codeine-based painkillers to be used cautiously

...experience rebound headaches. Pain relievers offer quick relief for occasional headaches. But there’s a limit – taking pain medication more than two or three days a week may actually contribute to headaches rather than easing them. It’s a cycle known as rebound headaches,” he said. “Many types of pain re...

Adolescent Girl Athletes More Likely to Injure Knees Than Boys

...equiring maneuvers such as jumping and landing, or quick stops and turns—more cases of ACL injuries are being seen," says Dr. Ahmad, director of the Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital and assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at Columbia Universit...

Quantum Dot Technology in Cancer Detection and Treatment

...ent of breast cancer. The paper concludes with a quick look at what the future may hold for Quantum Dots in providing new insights into understanding the pathophysiology of cancer and real time imaging and screening of tumours. The level of details provided in this valuable review paper could easily ma...

Appraisal of FDA’s Drug Safety Proces

... FDA's acting commissioner. Others within FDA were quick to hype the steps the agency's already taken. "We're simply saying we have been on a trajectory to address the issues," said Dr. Janet Woodcock, the FDA's deputy commissioner for operations. Burke called much of the effort little more than "movin...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Pronounced With Low Birth Weight

...greater propensity to suffer IBS. Researchers were quick to enable risk factors, which clearly showed that babies weighing less than 5.5lbs carried an elevated risk of suffering IBS. Birth weight, lower than 3.3lbs carried a much higher risk, equated at 2.5 times higher than babies weighing below 5.5lbs. ...

Salmonella Bacteria Are Deceptive

...y in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics last month. A quick identification of these proteins, Adkins added, could help physicians assess the virulence of a given strain. The candidate proteins were winnowed from among 315 possibilities that emerged through a combination of techniques, culminating in measure...

An Infectious Agent of Deception, Exposed Through Proteomics

...y in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics last month. A quick identification of these proteins, Adkins added, could help physicians assess the virulence of a given strain. The candidate proteins were winnowed from among 315 possibilities that emerged through a combination of techniques, culminating in measure...

Allergy OTC Medicines–Speak With Your Pharmacis

...he fall season can be just as bad as the spring. A quick trip to the pharmacy for an over-the-counter (OTC) medicine; however, can quickly becoming an// overwhelming experience. “Individuals are faced with shelf after shelf of products that often times have very similar names,” noted Dr. Daniel A. Hussar...

Scientists Have Developed Faster, More Accurate TB Test

...ers said. The new test offers the best hope of a quick diagnosis for the 50 percent of people in the developing world who are not detected by the current test, an expert said. Details of the test appear in the New England Journal of Medicine. Source-IANS...

Probe into Pascal Norris’s death finds initial samples free of anthrax germ

...prevention measures and health officials have been quick to check the spread of the disease. SA...

Cereal Bars Slammed for More Sugar Than Sweet Snacks

...il Fowler said: "Many people eat a cereal bar as a quick alternative to breakfast. But although the packs are plastered with wholesome images and claims, the 20 bars we scrutinised were all high in sugar and more than half were also high in saturated fat. "These findings are worrying given the recent Gove...

Older People Get Worse Hangovers

...r woman drinking three or four alcoholic drinks in quick succession. Five minutes after being injected with alcohol, both age groups were more inhibited. They were less playful, less active and groomed themselves and their fellow creatures less. Thirty minutes later, there was a noticeable difference b...

A Hot Date with the Lucrative UK Pharma Market

...or is newly established in the UK and want to gain quick access to multiple pharmacy retailers and buying groups.” What last years' delegates said: "Overall I thought the conference was fantastic. I entered the event not knowing if we could do business in the UK due to our lack of knowledge. Now I know...

Malaria: The Invincible Might of a Parasite, Nestled in a 'Mite'

...ld address the following objectives: Enabling quick diagnosis and immediate treatment to people at ris...eated mosquito nets and improving surroundings A quick action plan to respond to epidemics Ample and correct information about risk prone areas, populat...

Telemedicine Improves Breast Screenings for Rural Indian Reservations

...al technological and weather conditions, it was as quick as 30 minutes. Of the 58 women who needed additional images, 72 percent were able to get those tests done immediately, or returned within three days for more imaging. Radiologists found the mammogram images transmitted via satellite were of exce...

General Practitioners' 'pay' In the News !

...ices. However, The British Medical Association was quick to add that doctors deserved the increase in compensation. The new contract, which introduced major changes to primary care services, was empowered to enable additional flow of money to general practitioners, so that they could plough it back to im...

Quick –fix Solution: Spray-on a Condom

...earchers opine, that the spray-on condom will be a quick fix solution, ready in a jiffy and will have no leeway for mishaps, owing to the ‘perfect fit’. The condom will be manufactured in several colors and strengths and is likely to be available in the market by 2008. <BR...

Five Self-Care Strategies For Depression

There's no quick fix for depression. Even if you are under medical care and taking antidepressant medication, improvement takes time. // The December issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource offers five self-care strategies that can help you feel better and reduce...

Toy Story Turns Bitter-Christmas Toys, No Music to the Ears!

...of guns, which are currently in trouble, have been quick to comment against the allegation saying,” Our products are regularly tested to comply with all relevant standards and test compliance certificates are held for the products you mention. We take product safety extremely seriously and would welcome a ...

Viagra Marketing Campaign, ‘a Cause of Concern’, Say Anti-AIDS Grop

...d fuel the spread of AIDS. Pfizer Inc., has been quick to defend its marketing strategy, explaining that the campaign does not advocate the use of Viagra as a recreational drug. On the contrary, the message is clear that the drug does not offer protection against sexually transmitted diseases. The anti...

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