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Measles: No Measly Threat!

... due to its eradication, yet people could still be susceptible to an attack especially if they have not been vaccinated says a recent report.// Researchers recalled the measles outbreak in 2005 in Indiana, which had spread after an unvaccinated teenager contracted the virus and innocently passed it on to unva...

'Bottled' Contamination And a Brewing Battle

..., that groundwater is an essential resource highly susceptible to contamination. The sensible solution to prevent contamination is by practicing ground water management effectively and by being incessantly vigilant. Although mitigation through water quality monitoring by the government’s ‘watch-dogs’ is dilige...

New Research Suggests That Obesity Strikes Faster Growing Kids

...that faster-growing children might be particularly susceptible to the fattening effects of the 'obesogenic environment’, which could be the cause for the epidemic of obesity in the society. Dr Iain Buchan, Director, and Senior Lecturer in Public Health Informatics at the Northwest Institute for Bio-Health Info...

Discovery In "Bubble Boy" Disease Gene Therapy

...xtension, children with this disease--particularly susceptible to cancer caused by gene therapy. One important implication of this finding is that gene therapy for other forms of genetic blood diseases will pose significantly less risk for causing cancer than was previously thought, according to Brian Sorrent...

Current Cooling Devices Ineffective in Preventing Brain Injury

...aller brains with lower blood flow and may be more susceptible to a cooling unit around the head. But for other patients, Yablonskiy asserts, a different approach is needed. Cold slows down the rate of chemical reactions, potentially slowing the reactions that cause permanent injury in patients with stroke and ...

Poor Fitness Might Increase The Risks After Obesity Surgery

...ness levels may make surgery patients particularly susceptible to short-term complications. Dr. McCullough hoped that these findings could change practice around the country, The researchers advised that once fitness tests spot potentially high-risk patients, they be put on an exercise and weight-loss plan, an...

Existing Brain Cooling Not Beneficial To Trauma Patients

...aller brains with lower blood flow and may be more susceptible to a cooling unit around the head. But for other patients, Yablonskiy asserts, a different approach is needed. Cold slows down the rate of chemical reactions, potentially slowing the reactions that cause permanent injury in patients with stroke and...

Studies Find That Call Centre Employees Could Be More Prone to Diabetes

...ed people with diabetes and those who are probably susceptible to the condition and have started educating them on therapies to correct their lifestyle, and en exercise routine to help them cope with the threat. Dr. Jhingan said, “This we hope will improve their condition and ensure that these young individuals ...

India Launches A Massive Campaign Against HIV/AIDS In Rural Areas

... the main reasons that are making rural India more susceptible to the disease. The government in partnership with UNAids had launched this new campaign on Tuesday, in the capital city of Delhi. Council leaders of around 500 villages attended the launch, and its primary aim was to try and enlist their support in ...

Researchers from Emory University Undertake A New Genetic Mapping

...c data that may help explain why some people// are susceptible or resistant to certain diseases. It has been reported that the synopsis of the project that is being undertaken by the researchers of the Emory University was released yesterday, the 10th August, and it is to be published in the scientific journal...

Surgeries Performed In The Morning Have Less Post-Op Complications

...s could happen, for example patients might be more susceptible to pain or postoperative nausea and vomiting in the late afternoon. She explained that issues like not eating the whole day, stress of waiting for the surgery, might also be of importance. It was also bought to notice that the late afternoon is gener...

Break-through Discovery Gives Hope For Asthma treatment

...ndings, said, “People with asthma are particularly susceptible to rhinoviruses - which are the major cause of sev...agues have identified a reason why people are more susceptible to rhinovirus infections, which can cause asthma attacks. This important finding paves the way for d...

Study Focuses on Women's Health After Breast Cancer

...e risk factors for weight gain, women who are most susceptible to weight gain during and after treatment for breast cancer, and to investigate the influence of weight gain on the risk of recurrence. Data on hormone levels, menopausal status, body composition, diet, physical activity, psychological variables, g...

Obesity on the high

...een in parts of Asia with certain populations more susceptible than others," he said. "If we do not get to grips with this, problems associated with obesity, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, are going to increase rapidly." "Contrary to popular belief," explained Mike Adams, a holistic nutritionist ...

Long-life genes - A new way to combat cancer…

...sults indicate that tumor cells are generally more susceptible to the effects of longevity-causing mutations than normal cells. Thus, investigating these long-life mechanisms might provide better ways to fight cancer. Drugs created this way might even have the side effect of extending life further than the norma...

Community-associated MRSA: Most Common Cause Of Skin Infection

...on the MRSA samples and found that 95 percent were susceptible to clindamycin, 6 percent to erythromycin, 60 percent to fluoroquinolones, 100 percent to rifampin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and 92 percent to tetracycline. The next step, according to Moran, is to compare these different antibiotics in re...

Parents ignorant about kids' immoral practices

...th family and attending church made teenagers less susceptible to the risk. teenagers who slept more than eight hours a day were also at less risk. QEV Analytics started with a random national sample of 582 parents and 1,297 teenagers, defined for this study as kids 12 to 17.They conducted the survey for CASA....

Botox Minimizes Facial Scarring

...cers from the forehead. This area is predominantly susceptible to scarring. They were given either an injection of botox or saline within 24 hours of wound closure. Dr. Sherris said: "The reason this works is because wide scars are the result of the local muscles pulling the wound apart during the healing phas...

Gene variants hold clues about vulnerability to cardiovascular disease

...ble to use these gene variations to predict who is susceptible to cardiovascular disease," said Jessica J. Connel...tle is known about genes that render an individual susceptible to developing the disease, according to the Duke researchers. "It is extremely difficult to pin d...

Babies Prone To Allergies More likely To Be Asthmatic

...who had experienced repeated wheezing but were not susceptible to allergies lost their symptoms at school age. <br...

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