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Immunosupressants for Eczema

...ing skin lesions which runs rather long, including some of the greater evils like scabies and furunculitis. But for those of us gifted with vast intelligence and vast pocketbooks, tacrolimus is a great drug....

Asthma may actually be prevented by Dust and Dirt

...endotoxin may have an allergy-protective effect in some infants whose homes have high levels of the bacteria by-product. "Endotoxin seems to drive the immune system to produce cytokines that inhibit certain processes in the body that may lead to asthma," said Andy Liu, M.D., a National Jewish childhood as...

Low Cholesterol Linked to Severe Depression and Violent Behavior in Men

...al Center in Durham, N.C. Said, "I think that at some point, measurement of cholesterol and the cholesterol profile may be used as a screening tool for depression," Vivian Mitropoulou, PhD, who is studying the link between cholesterol levels and personality disorders at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in...

Feeling depressed? You may be at higher risk of STROKE

...f the depression actually caused the stroke, or if some unknown factor related to stroke risk prompted depression prior to the event. "Our results show that everybody who suffers depression should be concerned about their stroke risk, not just those with high levels of depression," Dr. Bruce S. Jonas of t...

Antibiotics Helps Autism

...seem to treat or prevent the symptoms of autism in some patients. One in every 150 children is affected by autism. Currently there are no treatments for this complex condition. Researchers from Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago found that a subset of patients with autism who experience a ...

Blood Cells Capable of Regenerating Liver

...studies are just starting to suggest that at least some of these stem cells have the power, under the right circumstances, to give rise not only to the various kinds of blood cells but also to cells from other organs. <br.He said other studies suggest that the brain, skeleton and lungs also call in s...

Painkillers Do Not Shorten Dying Patients' Lives

According to some British researhers increasing doses of painkillers to ease the agony of terminally ill patients does not shorten their lives.Some health professionals have criticized the practice, comparing it to euthanasia, but doctors at St Christopher's Hospice i...

A Porcine Dolly

...AIDS in humans. Every cell in a pig's body carries some 50 copies of PERV. Even so, this does not necessarily mean the end of pig-organ transplantation. Indeed, PERV-infected mice remain as healthy as immunosuppressed animals can be. Needles to say that the jury is still out on using pigs as a granary for...

Thyroid hormone treatment hastens recovery after cardiac surgery

...t transient hypothyroidism can be dangerous in some cases.Children and adults with highly depressed thyroid function fare worse following cardiac surgery than patients with mildly lowered thyroid function. The Heidelberg group conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 40 child...

Vitamin B12 can help in detecting cancers

In some of the cancer patients the Tumors can't be easily deected. A new procedure being done at Mayo Clinic using vitamin B12 that helps doctors locate hard to find tumors. During the processes a patient is injected with radioactive vitamin B12. After three...

Feeding channel created by malaria parasite - a new target for malaria treatments

...sors for DNA-to survive and grow. While it obtains some of these by digesting the red blood cell's hemoglobin, it must get the rest from outside the cell. The parasite creates tiny channels in the red blood cell membrane, through which it can absorb nutrients. In fact, each infected red blood cell have a ...

El Ni?o cycles linked to cholera outbreaks

... events and cholera outbreaks comes at a time when some ecologists, are predicting major increases in disease and death as global climate change provides ideal conditions for disease-causing organisms. Yet, the El Ni?o -cholera model should not be used to predict cholera outbreaks far into the future unti...

More Accurate "PROSTATE CANCER" Test can save Unnecessary Biopsies

...xists in blood as either being bound to protein or some of it floats around freely. This free form of PSA is key to identifying the patient who requires a biopsy. Jean deKernion-Urologist, at the UCLA School of Medicine says, "A lot of people have a high PSA and don't have cancer. The free PSA helps yo...

Consensus on "Combination Therapy" for Breast Cancer

...t cancer among women in the world. There has been some on going controversy on certain aspects of treatment modalities of this cancer. Besides surgery there are other options to treat the cancer including radiation, chemotherapy and hormonal therapy. Now at a three-day conference at the National Institut...

International community warns India on HIV situation

...th Africa. Added to this is the shocking fact that some high-risk groups in the country have a prevalence rate of over 50%. Dr. Skolnik of the World Bank says that India should treat the situation as a national emergency and nothing short of that shall work. He added that all over the world the main cause...

Glivec - New Hope For CMC Patients

...ukemia (CMC) and their near and dear ones, there's some good news. One of the deadliest forms of leukemia - commonly called 'blood cancer' - kills thousands across the globe. Chronic myeloid leukemia was one of the deadliest killers around and still continues to be one. But there's good news. Multi...

The Cancer Rumour mill working over time

... myths yet ignore research that clearly shows that some substances, such as tobacco, cause numerous forms of cancer. "It never ceases to amaze me -- people keep reaching out and focusing on little things that may have minimal or no role in cancer," says Virginia Stark-Vancs, MD, an oncologist at Harris ...

Mortality increased in Sporting enthusiasts!

...n the newspapers carrying a news article about how some ardent cricket fan suffered a Heart attack and died following a high strung cricket match between India and Pakistan! A recent report by a Dutch research team under Dr. Diederick E. Grobbee has revealed that there is an increased mortality due to sto...

When Celebrities Die

...ic tragedy was a final, private burden that pushed some of them over the edge. Now, medical researc...se of the moment, so anything you can do to create some postponement, some thinking process, will be helpful," What will work may vary from person to person...

Now you can identify Sperm and Egg donors

...er getting prior permission from the donor. If for some reason the donor wishes to remain unidentified, these details will be with held. Currently, people over 18 and children over 16 years of age can find out if they were born from donated sperms or ova. And this new ruling will come into force only in ...

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