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Vaccine for Alzheimer’s diseas

...ised to begin human clinical trails of a potential treatment based on the vaccine. Nearly one in ten people over the age of 65 suffers the dementia by Alzheimer’s disease, and the risk rises fourfold for those over 80. Several genes have been linked to the condition – particularly one that codes for a protei...

New vaccine helps allergy and asthma patients

...life. By helping in reducing both symptoms and the treatment aspects this wonder vaccine has come to stay as the, " in thing" for asthmatics. Lets breathe easy!!!...

Doctors operate upon patients in candlelight- latest from the quake scene

...ousands who survived the quake. While the actual treatment might end in a few hours, for the injured to recover it might well take several weeks or even months before they become normal again. Even if they do it is unlikely that anyone of them would ever forget the quake of black Friday....

Individuals with sleep related breathing disorders more prone to heart disease

...ase as soon as possible. Changes in life style and treatment can result in a significant cure....

New vaccine helps allergy and asthma patients

...life. By helping in reducing both symptoms and the treatment aspects this wonder vaccine has come to stay as the, “ in thing” for asthmatics. Lets breathe easy!!...

Now umbilical cord helps in stroke treatment.

Umbilical cord could be the new “in thing” in the treatment of strokes according to a report released in the U...responded well to this treatment. He also says the treatment works better if it is started within the first 24 hours after a person suffers a stroke. How these c...

Now AIDS treatment comes dirt-cheap

... firm Cipla that a three-drug combination for AIDS treatment would cost less than a U.S. dollar a day. Not to b...important, at least in the developing world, where treatment for many AIDS patients is still only a dream. But for the hapless HIV positive victims this news wi...

Are cancer patients being taken for a ride?

... might receive an inactive placebo rather than the treatment being studied. Placebos are never used in trials on drugs that may be used to treat cancer.While a few drug trials are very successful, a few of them are very disastrous. Especially with the results being unknown for a very long period of time, the h...

Not all tooth pain may have dental origins!!

...em is allowed to mushroom into a major problem the treatment for which is complicated.Dr. Stephen Cohen of the University of the Pacific in San Francisco, California, while addressing the participants told that pain that appears to be tooth-related could often be traced to another problem entirely. Pain radiat...

Cancer drugs in development nearly doubled since 1995

The number of drugs being developed for the treatment of cancer has nearlydoubled during the past six ye...Institutes are investigating 402 compounds for the treatment of variouscancers, up from 215 in 1995. Many of the drugs are alternatives to standardradiation and ...

New antibiotic already developing resistance

...ment. Linezolid was approved in April 2000 for the treatment of vancomycin-resistant E. faecium. Hence, doctors advice a sensitivity test before starting a patient on linezolid....

Alternative medicine more popular among HIV positive patients

...seem to be the most preferred forms of alternative treatment used by these patients. 70% of these patients said that these therapies had improved their condition. The study was conducted by researchers headed by Dr. Joan Duggan of the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo....

Hemopurifier may revolutionise AIDS treatment

...is blood filtration could be used along with other treatment modalities like AZT and antiviral cocktails....

George Bush pledges 200 million dollars for AIDS relief

...d toward a United Nations fund designed to pay for treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS, as well as malaria and...peration, including a focus on both prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, and a respect for intellectual property rights for drug companies performing...

ATG useful in transplant patients as substitute for steroids

... New Orleans. In the largest study on steroid-free treatment of liver transplants, Dr. Eason found patients treated with ATG had lower rejection and severity rates than patients who received standard steroid treatment. Also the acute rejection was 33% lesser in these patients. Rejection was reversed in all pa...

The World Bank funds private Hospital in India

...ansnational population who will come to Indian for treatment instead of Europe." Source : BMJ, Vol.17 No. 3, Gavin Yamey...

Tattoos may significantly increase risk of hepatitis C infection

...mbined with interferon therapy can be useful. The treatment is very long and can extend upto a year. Unpleasant side effects include nausea, vomiting, headache, fatigue and depression. Hepatitis C is spread by blood-to-blood contamination, says lead study author Robert Haley, MD, Chief of Epidemiology at th...

Antidepressants come in handy for patients on treatment for hepatitis, cancers and multiple sclerosis

The sad part in the treatment of certain cancers, hepatitis and multiple sclerosis with interferon therapy is that while the treatment can extent life, it can seriously spoil its quality. Alpha interferon a drug used to fight these di...

Vedic vibration technology- the new cure for arthritis

...ry disabling ailments in the world has found a new treatment - Vedic vibration technology. A study, titled 'A ... prescribed by doctors to fight arthritis. But the treatment is usually protracted and has many side effects like irritation of gastro-intestinal tract. The Mah...

Experimental treatment for Ebola Virus Shows promising results in mice

...n Atlanta, Georgia, have said that an experimental treatment for the deadly Ebola virus has shown promising results in mice. In the study, researchers led by Dr. Manish Gupta took antibodies from the immune systems of mice that had survived infection with the deadly Ebola virus and injected them into other Eb...

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