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IVF technique May Increase The Risk Of Birth Defects

...ng loss of the Y chromosome. However, the risk was still very low, with only 10 out of almost 1,600 fetuses created by ICSI containing the defects. The team say that mutations in the Y chromosome may be a sign of genetic instability, and if a baby inherited a problem where some cells lacked Y chromosome...

Low-radiation treatment for brain tumours

...survival rates in the last five years, this method still causes patients a degree of neurological impairment. The US trial is designed 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 resear...

Bar Codes For Prescribed Drugs

...stems, but is being hampered because most products still lack the codes. Such a proposal could be technically challenging, but potentially time-consuming and very expensive....

Pregnancy should not be confined

Women who are in the late stages of pregnancy may still be able to fly home for the holidays. Pregnant women can also exercise more than previously recommended. Until now, there were no formal recommendations on flying during pregnancy.// Most airlines in the United States allow women to travel until the...

High Demand for a child vaccine

...ose until 18 months or 24 months, the children are still well protected....

Almost a death experience

...fe. The same was true eight years on. But there is still no medical explanation for the NDE....

New Drug, Pleconaril speeds recovery from common cold

...for decades. The new drug, Pleconaril -- which is still months away from drugstores -- eases cold symptoms...n't make the sniffles disappear immediately, it is still debatable whether the scientists have discovered the long-sought cure. But experts say there is litt...

Eat more vegetables and fruits

...ended amount of fruit and vegetables, but they are still only a minority of the population. Eating more fruits and vegetables acts as a booster to our human system.On an average the percentage of men eating fruit and veg// at least five times a day increased from 15 per cent to18 per cent between 1993 and ...

Infection linked with heart attack

...e went up to 5 per cent. The figures were higher still in those with more advanced atherosclerosis. The study does not show that infection causes heart disease. But it shows that the infection and heart disease link is worthy of further investigation....

More People Seeking Treatment for Depression

... About 30 percent of patients on these medications still have significant and problematic side effects, such as sexual dysfunction, insomnia and gastrointestinal difficulties including nausea and vomiting....

Immunisation to prevent cot deaths

...t deaths in babies.Sudden infant death syndrome is still the leading cause of death in children over one month old,//even though advice given to mothers about babies'sleeping position has dramatically reduced the numbers of deaths. Scientists from Bristol University looked at more than 470,000 cot death ...

Syphilis uncovered

... Syphilis once caused widespread epidemics and is still a major cause of illness and death around the world. People with syphilis lesions are also at higher risk of HIV infection.Syphilis can be treated with injections of penicillin or other antibiotics. In addition, the disease is difficult to diagnose ...

Organs made from cloned embryos

...cells destined to become kidney cells. While it is still unclear whether these made from cloned embryos can perform all the duties of the ordinary variety, the researchers said they work well enough to produce urine. "It's one of the more provocative pieces of news that I've heard from this whole area. W...

Final push to eradicate leprosy

The governments of countries where leprosy is still a health problem need to ensure their people under...WHO says the challenge for countries where leprosy still exists is twofold. They must make it clear to the public that the disease can be cured, and they mus...

Computers may become surgeons

...ing updated images during surgery, the instruments still have to be held and manipulated by humans. The researchers believe their work could have a significant impact on the emerging field of image-guided surgery, in which doctors use sophisticated imaging technology to perform surgical procedures....

Nose plug-switch that stops smelling

... stop smelling something, even though the odour is still there. Two papers published in a recent issue of the journal Science show that a protein called CNGA4 helps plug the ‘nose’ of odour receptor cells.//The main job of these reurons is to detect smells and send that information to the brain as an elec...

Depression elevates heart failure risk

...re was no significant difference for the men. We still don't understand why depression increases heart failure risk among women. It could be a direct biological effect on the brain, or perhaps some indirect effect, where women who are depressed act so as it increase their heart failure risk. The study su...

Obesity a global problem

...n many places. The phenomenon means countries that still face problems of under-nutrition also need to pay attention to the prevention of obesity-related illnesses, including heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Obesity is also on the increase among non-Western immigrants to industrialised countries, as we...

AIDS drugs linked to heart attack risk

...ted thousands of AIDS deaths. However, doctors are still learning about possible long-term effects. Some of these side effects quickly became apparent, including odd rearrangements of body fat and a variety of metabolic abnormalities, such as changes in cholesterol levels. But it was uncertain whether thes...

Smoking during pregnancy increases risk of cleft palate

...uccessive operations and years of therapy, but can still leave behind scars, speech impediments and emotional detriment. Just as public health messages about the risks of drinking alcohol during pregnancy have resulted in a steady decline in fetal alcohol syndrome, they hope women will take notice of the...

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