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Debate Rages over firing of HIV infected health care workers

...ignificant risk of transmitting HIV to patients be scientifically based. "It's particularly important to Waddell that he be evaluated based on his ability to practice well and safely rather than based on stereotypes or inflated concerns or irrational fears," Scarborough said. Among those supporting Waddell is Dr....

Stay young the Chinese way

...und in the 1990s that a kind of oxygenic molecule, scientifically called free radicals left by metabolic performance, causes oxidation and is also directly involved in the development of 70 diseases such as Parkinson's disease, cancer, and strokes. Oligomeric Proantho Cynidins, or OPC, the natural substance extra...

Toxins linked with pregnancy loss

...h care providers are difficult// to answer because scientifically accurate information regarding the reproductive impact of potential environmental toxins and other teratogens is not readily available. Heavy metals such as lead and mercury, organic solvents, alcohol, and ionizing radiation are confirmed environme...

AIDS vaccine falls short but shows some promise

...ectiveness, but that figure may not turn out to be scientifically accurate because only 77 Asians took part in the trial. Researchers said a larger sample of Asians could produce different results. Why are some protected, others not? "This is the first time we have specific numbers to suggest a vaccine has prevent...

The Effectiveness Of Screening Tests Questioned

...value.// However neither of these tests has been scientifically proven to reduce mortality rates. PSA levels in the blood can predict mortality from prostate cancer among men known to have the disease but there are no published randomized trials that the earlier detection improves prognosis.The reason: many prost...

Acupunture relieves pain and improves function in knee Osteoarthritis

...e acupuncture technique that has been most studied scientifically involves penetrating the skin with thin, solid, metallic needles that are manipulated by the hands or by electrical stimulation. In recent years, scientific inquiry has begun to shed more light on acupuncture's possible mechanisms and potential ben...

Healthy Feeding Guidelines for Children Ages 0 to 24 Months Issued

...vide practical and useful recommendations based on scientifically evidence. This will certainly help parents in establishing healthy eating patterns during a child’s infancy and toddler-hood. It is the right time for such a review as slowly inappropriate foods are entering children’s diets at earlier ages than epe...

Cobblestone Walking May Be The Key For Healthy Living.

...tly no actual controlled studies was undertaken to scientifically evaluate its benefits and efficacy. John Fisher and his team manufactured mats that replicated the cobblestone paths and developed a special protocol so that participants gradually got used to walking on the uneven surface of the mats. They then co...

Lorenzos oil for prevention of pediatric neurological disorder

...e first time investigation was conducted following scientifically accepted research procedures to establish the association between the two. Reference: Archives of Neurology, July 2005...

Causes of drug induced liver disease

...e approved. The current study is the first one to scientifically test the validity of the rule and analyze the causes and outcomes of the drug induced liver disease. The results of the study support the Hy’s rule, but researchers feel that the rule is highly variable based on the drug that causes the damage to the...

First Human Clone born

...Cloniad spokeswoman. Nadine Gary, said earlier. If scientifically confirmed by independent sources, it would be the first human baby produced by the highly controversial technique- and announced publicly. It would also mark the beginning of a new era in human reproduction - the first asexual birth, the first time a...

New insights into herbal supplements

...ts and research is under way all over the globe to scientifically document the effects of hundreds of herbs and other dietary supplements. However, until now, there was// no easy access to current, comprehensive information about these agents. Experts at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City have...

World’s First Nerve Stem Cells Produced

...e produced contaminated samples that have not been scientifically useful. Robert Meadowcroft, of the Parkinson's disease Society, welcomed the news: "The purity of these cells should prove particularly valuable in studying the possibilities for transplantation and replacement of damaged tissue." ...

Remifemin, An Indian Herb For Hormone Replacement Therapy

...s, has most of the natural herbal remedies are not scientifically tested or proved of effectiveness. Rhonda Benke says the herbal remedy given her peace of mind after she found lumps in her breast following treatment by Hormone Replacement Therapy. “I was scared all the time, even though I was having mammograms a...

Effective Treatment Of Drug Abuse Dependent On Feelings Of Shame Or Guilt

...-use problems. This is one of the first studies to scientifically validate the importance of shame versus guilt and their relation to alcohol and drugs. It becomes important therefore to distinguish between these two feelings while deciding the line of treatment. According to Dearing, a lead investigator, "Whethe...

India To March Ahead in The Global HealthCare Competition

... would be done at the molecular level, in order to scientifically establish the efficacy of these traditional medicines. Special processing zones for medicinal plants are also being identified for enhancing production capacity of traditional medicine. China occupies nearly 60 percent of this market's share while I...

Pomegranate Juice Is Helpful In Arresting Osteoarthritis

...ever, all the extracts and herbs have not yet been scientifically evaluated for their efficacy and safety. Indeed, some of them may even interfere with the current treatments," Haqqi said. "Therefore, careful use of supplements and herbal medicines during early stages of disease or treatment may be made to limit th...

US Senate Votes against Testing of Pesticide on Humans

...e by case basis, rejecting only experiments deemed scientifically unsound or ‘fundamentally unethical’ by EPA staff. “The moral and ethical issues surrounding these pesticide experiments are overwhelming,” California Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer, who introduced the amendment, said after the vote. The Pesticid...

Dark chocolate can help ease symptoms of diarrhea

...ssociated with lower fluid levels. It has now been scientifically established that cocoa flavonoids can bind to and inhibit a protein called CFTR, which regulates fluid secretion in the small intestines. Children younger than the age of five and the elderly are the most likely to develop grave health problems if ...

Stem cells Can Generate Organs In Labs

... The technique is "a critical step in generating scientifically and therapeutically useful cells of the definitive endoderm lineage, such as (liver cells) and pancreatic endocrine cells," he added . "It basically shows human embryonic stem cells have the capacity to make this lineage and all the resulting cells...

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