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Pig cloning for organs

Researchers say they've taken a major step toward cloning pigs who...technique that created the sheep Dolly, scientists say they produced four piglets without one of two genes that lead to the massive rejections that have pl...

Cathine leads to mental health disorder

... similar effect to amphetamines when chewed. They say the drug, which is banned in the US and most other European countries, is causing massive mental health problems among their young men....

Meningitis C vaccine a cost-effective success

Researchers say the introduction of meningitis C vaccine into the ...g in at least 88 deaths each year. The researchers say the annual cost to the health service of treating these cases was around ￡4.88 million. The team cal...

Consumer group seeks Sibutramine ban

... causes such as heart attacks. But obesity experts say it's difficult to determine if people died because of Meridia or because they were obese, which put them at increased risk for many diseases and premature death. This is not the first time a diet drug has come under fire. In 1998, the FDA pulled two...

Drug to treat lung cancer shows promise

...ly low in people long exposed to tobacco. Experts say large-scale testing will be necessary to show that...ach truly lowers the risk of lung cancer, but they say the latest findings make biological sense. "It's an intriguing, promising finding in a small patient...

Herbs With Estrogen Action Aggravate Cancer Risk

...nding drop in natural estrogen levels, researchers say women who want to limit estrogen exposure should think twice before using these herbs. The study was an animal experiment using rats that had their ovaries surgically removed. Researchers also suggests that the women should err on the side of cauti...

DNA helps in cellular function

...Erie, Assitant Professor in Chemistry and her team say that " the information for all the genes in an organism is containd in its DNA.For this information to be translated into function, sections of the DNA must be copied into an RNA chain. The RNA is then translated ino proteins that must carry out part...

Women benefit from consuming fish

... by eating fish at least twice a week, researchers say in a study that found benefits similar to those previously// seen in men. It is one of five studies bolstering evidence that fish oil is good for the heart. The study of almost 98,000 women found those who ate fish two to three times a week cut thei...

Attempting Hypnosis for relaxation

...enter the altered awareness of the hypnotic state, say doctors at the Mayo Clinic. But most people can benefit from a simple form of self hypnosis. This involves finding a quiet place, where you will be undisturbed (turn off the phone) and sitting or lying down in a comfortable position with your eyes ...

Drug dilemma confronts users of painkillers

... Merck had fought for over a year to be allowed to say Vioxx is gentler to the stomach. Finally, the FDA agreed that an 8,000-patient study found Vioxx users had half the risk of ulcers as users of the older naproxen. The same study found Vioxx users had twice the risk of heart attacks or other cardiovas...

Schizophrenia detected early

...ientists have developed a computer test which they say has proved 100% precise in early tests. The computer programme is modelled on the human brain,// and has been devised to learn from experience like humans. The system, was developed at the University of British Columbia, by Peter Liddle, a psychiat...

Hypertensive drugs may cause cough

...ovement in the placebo group. The researchers say that iron decreases levels of nitric oxide, a hormone that is known to irritate the lungs. It is very difficult to state that iron should be recommended to patients on ACE inhibitors who are troubled by a cough. Since this is a small study, it is too...

A question on study of Adult Stem Cell

... think such research destroys a life and those who say it has life-saving potential. The new findings challenge the notion adult stem cells taken from one tissue can directly produce cell types of other tissues and organs.// It may be that this capability, revealed in recent research, may arise from a pr...

A remedy to overcome dandruff

... it a more common name. Doctors at the Mayo Clinic say you can treat dandruff by using a medicated shampoo, but be aware that you may// need to switch brands from time to time, as individual products may lose their effectiveness. Ideally, wash your hair with the shampoo every day or so, and make sure it ...

Relationship bertween birth weight and IQ

...ys but only 2.8 points in girls. The authors say differences in IQ of this size are trivial and of no clinical importance to individual children.But since seven times as many children are born in the normal weight range compared to the low range, even small shifts in the distribution of birth weigh...

Drinkers and smokers are at risk

... alcohol to get an expected level of intoxication, say the researchers from the Texas A&M University System Health Centre. Although their blood alcohol level would be reduced by smoking, the levels of acetaldehyde, a product of alcohol breakdown, would not.So in heavy drinkers who smoke, acetaldehyde w...

Right side of the brain helps in awareness

...in helps people recognise themselves in a picture, say US researchers. A team from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston report their findings in the current issue of Nature.// The study joins a growing body of evidence that demonstrates the right hemisphere plays an important role in self-...

Smart Plastic As Surigical Thread

...ng a “memory” into a plastic material, researchers say they have created a surgical thread that can ties itself into a knot. The same substance may also be used for medial implants such as stents or bone screws. The material, made of thermoplastic polymers that an be absorbed by the body, an be engineer...

FDA may speed review of new drugs

...y sold therapies. But drug safety advocates say some of the proposal is worrisome. In wake of a do...market because of dangers in recent years, critics say the FDA already is approving drugs too fast and doesn’t adequately monitor problems that can arise w...

Filtration treatment assigns more live kidney donation

...f living donor kidney transplants by up to a half, say the researchers....

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