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Asthma risk increases for children living close to busy roads

... casing increased incidence of asthma in children, specially who remain affected for longer time, like being in schools or homes close to a busy intersection. However more research will be required to find out the exact components of the pollution that can trigger or increase the risk of an asthmatic attack. ...

Effectiveness of acupuncture for migraines

...ad received the acupuncture treatment given by the specially trained practitioners. The second group was given sham acupuncture treatment, where the needles were placed in random positions and not following the acupuncture guidelines. The third group was put in waiting to see a doctor for treatment. All the pa...

Music to help schizophrenic patients

...s related to the musical process etc that required specially trained therapists. The sessions conducted ranged from 7 to 78 sessions. The patients were again evaluated 1 to 3 months after treatment. The results showed that the patients who received music therapy did better in social functioning, emotional wel...

Chronic back pain may be relieved by special physiotherapy

A specially designed form of physiotherapy is all set to provide relief to patients suffering from severe back// pain due to spinal disc protrusions, spinal canal stenosis, or narrowing, or other disc diseases. The physiotherapy method is called Souchard’s glob...

New turn in stem cell research

...l masses were separated by surgery and plated onto specially coated plated that may be sterilized. Six embryonic human stem-cell lines were maintained in this serum and feeder free culture procedure. The result was derivation of a new stem cell line from human embryos under new conditions. The new process ev...

Stroke Patients May Benefit By Wearing Cooling Helmets

...at patients who had cooling of the brain using the specially designed helmets had a better outcome and recovery in the long run after ischemic stroke. The temperature of the brain came down on surface cooling by Atleast 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit. It has also been noticed that the brain tends to function better in...

Senate assures ban on smoking

...d in nursing homes, though it would be confined to specially designated areas. Cigarettes also could be smoked in private clubs, fraternal organizations, and cigar bars that can prove more than half of their revenues come from tobacco sales. Republican opponents of the measure said the exemptions highlighted t...

Way out of winter depression

...py, which involves exposure to bright light from a specially designed box, helped three out of four of those with SAD. The light has to be as intense as the light outdoors just after dawn or before sunlight. The exposure needed for a therapeutic effect varies from 15 minutes to two hours a day. SAD, whether mi...

Bones repair themselves with bone marrow cells

... can be grown into bone fractures with the help of specially prepared titanium mesh and bone marrow cells. Researchers inserted a titanium mesh scaffold into a bone fracture in a rat. They allowed bone marrow cells to grow on this. This resulted in new bone growth being stimulated by the bone// marrow cells. T...

Keep fit with salads

...egetable carving flowers etc. Salads, when served specially at parties, can specially at parties, can be attractively and artistically arranged. Beautiful and intricate figures of peacoc...

Useful Cancer drug stops tumour blood supply

...rtery cells and prevented tumour formation in mice specially bred to develop breast cancer. The findings suggest that anti-angiogenesis can be achieved by reducing copper levels - a previously unknown approach to controlling tumours....

Sniff out flatulence

... 8 (very offensive). Eight of the guinea pigs wore specially designed gas-tight pantaloons made of metallised nylon which prevented any smell leakage. A catheter was attached to the subjects' anus. In addition to finding that the charcoal-coated cushions reduced the bad smell levels produced by hydrogen sulp...

WORM! WORM! all the way

...onmental organisms is supported by studies of mice specially bred to be germ-free, said Dr. Fergus Shanahan, of the National University of Ireland, Cork. Their gut movements are slower and the blood supply to that area differs from that seen in normal mice. A recent study of 50 people who had undergone a colo...

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