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Miracle cure for Alzheimer’s around the corner

..., might at last have the much awaited miracle cure round the corner. A vaccine made headlines sometime ago, as being efficient in reducing plaque formation in mice, which is characteristic of Alzheimer’s. Latest reports say that it also improves mental functioning. It has gone into human testing ,the firs...

Fireworks can spell death for asthmatic children

With many festivals round the corner its boom time for fireworks. We can nev...episode of respiratory distress. So with festivals round the corner lets play it safe....

Doctors needed urgently in Gujarat

... of the quake affected towns. As India rallies round to help the victims, localauthorities are quick to point out that help is literally pouring in. Medindia.net spoke to Dr. Ashok G Patel , at Ahmedabad Medical Association for thelatest update on the situation. <spanstyle='font-size:16.0pt;mso...

Doctors operate upon patients in candlelight- latest from the quake scene

...ed mineral water form the diet of doctors who work round the clock trying to ease the pain of the thousands who survived the quake. While the actual treatment might end in a few hours, for the injured to recover it might well take several weeks or even months before they become normal again. Even if they...

Low-radiation treatment for brain tumours

...to test whether 1,800 cGy, combined with one extra round of chemotherapy, will successfully eradicate the tumour without damaging the surrounding brain tissue. The researchers believe that this new method could prove to be a breakthrough in the treatment of medulloblastoma. ...

Cytobrush to detect oral cancer

... dentist who finds an area of concern runs a small round brush - similar to a mascara wand over the suspicious lesion. “The bristles are like those on a toothbrush,” Greenberg said. “They can penetrate and get a better sampling of cells than the old scraping technique.” The sample is sent to a lab where ...

Immune cells halt round in space

...ges was that T-cells were somehow forced to remain round and the researchers believe this could be responsi... their ability to interact is reduced by the rigid round shape. Researchers do not understand why the T-cells stay round in microgravity but suggest that int...

Filtration treatment assigns more live kidney donation

... kidney from a living donor is a better option all round as the organs work straight away and last twice as long as cadaver kidneys. The new filtration procedure could increase the number of living donor kidney transplants by up to a half, say the researchers....

Methods to have a flat stomach

.... Don't depend on doing hundreds of sit-ups. All round general exercise is better, for it will reduce the level of body fat and this will tend to flatten the stomach. For the abdominals, you need to exercise the lower and deeper abdominal muscles to make a difference. A good exercise is the pelvic tilt, ...

Keep fit always

.... If it's raining, run on the spot indoors or walk round the shopping mall. Add a skipping rope for improving quickness and conditioning, and a pedometer to monitor progress. For stair stepping, just use your own stairs at home. Use four or five at a time, to simulate the effect of the stairmaster. Or cl...

Laser technique assists beard problem

...may even leave scars. Growing a beard is one way round the problem. But since men in the US Navy aren't suppose to have a beard, it fell to Navy researchers to find a cure for the problem. They had 40 men with PFB try laser hair removal on one part of the skin and compared this with an untreated area. ...

Screening bypasses radical breast surgery

...There has been a lot of such changes happening all round the plave. At the same time, the rate of breast conserving surgery went up by 50 per cent. In this operation, the lump from the breast is removed. Hence this is indicative that screening has the benefit of detecting breast cancer at a much earlier st...

Keep fit with salads

... into different fancy shapes (instead of the usual round slices), flowers can be carved out of tomatoes, radish, carrots etc., and so on. The colour combination should also be kept in mind. Preferably, serve the salad immediately after preparing it, as it loses its taste and crispness if kept for long in ...

New therapy improves quality of life for cancer

... of haemoglobin,// the protein that carries oxygen round the body. The problem with anaemia is that it causes overwhelming exhaustion that is not relieved by rest. Patients find it hard to get the energy together to perform even the simplest everyday tasks. A new treatment, epoetin alfa, mimics haemoglob...

World Health Organisation Takes a Historic Decision and Approves Treaty to Discourage Smoking

...governmental Negotiating Body of the FCTC. The 6th round of negotiations, which arrived at the final text, finished on 1 March 2003. The FCTC will be open for signature at WHO headquarters from 16 to 22 June 2003 and thereafter at the UN headquarters (New York) from 30 June 2003 to 29 June 2004. While many...

World Health Organisation Takes a Historic Decision and Approves Treaty to Discourage Smoking

...governmental Negotiating Body of the FCTC. The 6th round of negotiations, which arrived at the final text, finished on 1 March 2003. The FCTC will be open for signature at WHO headquarters from 16 to 22 June 2003 and thereafter at the UN headquarters (New York) from 30 June 2003 to 29 June 2004. While many...

World Health Organisation Takes a Historic Decision and Approves Treaty to Discourage Smoking

...governmental Negotiating Body of the FCTC. The 6th round of negotiations, which arrived at the final text, finished on 1 March 2003. The FCTC will be open for signature at WHO headquarters from 16 to 22 June 2003 and thereafter at the UN headquarters (New York) from 30 June 2003 to 29 June 2004. While many...

ICU Survival can be improved by Antibiotic use

...sive care unit patients who receive a preventative round of antibiotics aimed at ridding their digestive tract of harmful bacteria are more likely to survive their ICU stay. // That’s the finding from a new study that compared results between ICU patients who were given antibiotics and those who received...

Pain of Denial Compared to Physical Pain

... student players not in the room. During the first round of Cyberball, students were limited to only watching the game. During round two, their playmates began tossing them the ball. After 40 throws, however, the other players began ...

Viagra Also Found To Be Effective For Treatment of Lung Diseases

...nical trials said the drug was being provided as a round white pill, not a blue diamond-shaped one, and in doses different from those used for erectile dysfunction. Given the small patient population, sales of Viagra for pulmonary hypertension are not expected to be that big, the company is pursuing the ...

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