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Simple Therapy

...nce sickly mice have seen their blood sugar levels returning to normal and by most measures, the mice appeared to be cured of the disease....

Caffeine keeps soldiers sharp

...physical endurance and may be especially useful in returning some of the physical endurance lost at high altitude. "We think this is going to be extremely important in this ongoing effort to combat terrorism," Lt. Col. Donald Archibald, deputy director of military operational medicine at Ft. Detrick, Maryland,...

Monday malady

...ary heart disease.//They suggested the stresses of returning to work after a weekend's socialising could also be to blame for the number of Monday heart attacks. Nearly about 64,000 men and women who died of heart disease in Brisbane were studied between 1985 and 1993, and it was found the mortality rate was a...

Stem Cell Transplants May Be Effective For MS Patients

... working against the body’s immune system and then returning the healthy cells back to the body. The hope is that these stem cells will eventually reconstitute into healthy immune system cells and the disease process can be stopped. For the study, 26 people with severe MS underwent this treatment, which is ca...

Antibiotics help heart patients

...tics after being hospitalized have a lower risk of returning to the hospital for chest pain within a year. Researchers from Croydon Hospital, England //say that the reduced risk was not related to the presence of two bacteria suspected of playing a role in heart disease. The effect was seen regardless of whet...

Exercise The Best Treatment For Low Back Ache

...an exercise program // for these patients aimed at returning them to normal activity levels. But many people with lower back pain avoid exercise because of the pain involved. A new study suggests people with low back pain can benefit from regular exercise, even if it hurts.This study was conducted among the e...

Exercising The Best Form Of Treatment For Low Back Ache

...an exercise program // for these patients aimed at returning them to normal activity levels. But many people with lower back pain avoid exercise because of the pain involved. A new study suggests people with low back pain can benefit from regular exercise, even if it hurts.This study was conducted among the e...

What's up Doc? You are wanted abroad.

... out during the weekends to perform surgeries. And returning with bulging pockets. "The demand is particularly high during Christmas, when many NHS (National Health Service) doctors are on leave,’’ says N C Kumar, a Delhi-based private practitioner, who has been travelling to the UK for short stints. ‘‘These...

Metabolism cycle of Kala-Azar parasite revealed

...was found to be re-emerging there. American troops returning from Iraq have been told not to give blood for a year to prevent he possible spread of the parasite into the U.S. blood supply. Last year, the parasite was found in kangaroos in the northern Australia. (Source: The Hindu) For More information on ...

New Flu Vaccine Can Give Lifetime Protection

... flu viruses is possible, not only against viruses returning yearly, but even against future epidemics. Through our cooperation with Acambis we can continue the development of this promising vaccine.' Vaccination offers the most efficient protection to flu. The present flu vaccines are a mixture of three vac...

Researchers Develop Device For Detecting Atherosclerotic Plaques

... that molecules remain in the excited state before returning to the ground state. This information is valuable because some emissions overlap on the light spectrum but have different “decay” characteristics. Source: Newswise ...

Testing For HIV/AIDS Compulsory For New Military Recruits

...nits going abroad on various assignments and those returning home would also be made to take HIV tests. Regular and stringent testing is being carried out in AIDS-prone areas like the northeast and border areas to combat the disease. --IANS...

Feast Of The East a gastronomic tour-de-force

...r the centuries, explorers, travellers and traders returning home from distant exotic lands usually brought home a treasury of ingredients and recipes to enrich their tables. Thus, cuisines enlarged their gastronomical vocabulary, morphed and became more interesting," Li pointed out. Li partnered fellow Chine...

Mirror Neurons Connected To Autism

...r neurons. The penchant for imitation, like a baby returning a smile is reportedly due to the activity of the mirror neuron. Remarkable progress has been made with regard to research connected with mirror neurons over the past 10 years. Putting it more simply, the mirror neurons are motor neurons which control...

Lead levels in disturbed soil post-Katrina unsafe

...e Katrina could pose a heightened health threat to returning residents, especially children, says a study.// In some soil samples collected from the area, lead levels were as much as two-thirds higher than what the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considers safe, according to researchers at Texas Tech Un...

Pakistani Boy Undergoes Liver Transplant In India

...g better. 'Now his parents are quite optimistic of returning to Pakistan on a happy note.' Before the surgery, the child wanted to meet Indian cricket star Sachin Tendulkar, who complied with his wish. Edited IANS...

Malaria Warnings On The Rise in UK

...l of nine cases since mid-November, and two people returning from Gambia died. None of the nine had followed me... to traveling, while abroad and for a period after returning in order to be protected against malaria. The number of people returning to Britain with falciparu...

Move to make HIV Tests mandatory For Soldiers In Northeast

...the insurgency-affected northeast as well as those returning from the region is awaiting clearance from the gov...iers being sent to the northeast, as well as those returning from the region, has already been cleared by the Chiefs of Staff Committee. Referring to the propo...

Productivity in New Zealand hit by Absenteeism through Health Reasons

...d that productivity could be influenced by workers returning early from illnesses. The current research examined the recovery period of 200 insured workers who needed an operation and 76 uninsured workers. It was found that uninsured workers took an average of 48 days off as compared to just 14 days for insu...

Diagnosing Prostate Cancer is Harder in Obese Individuals

...He added that doctors should be aware of this when returning a negative diagnosis of prostate cancer. Dr Freedland and his team examined the medical records of 1,400 men who had undergone prostatectomy after being diagnosed with cancer. It was found that the average weight of an obese male's prostate was 40 gr...

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