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Use of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators Canada Lags Behind U.S

The use of life-saving implantable cardioverter defibrilla... Institute report that, between 1995 and 2003, the use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators in adults who survived a cardiac arrest increased from 5....

Insight Into Neural Stem Cells Has Implications For Designing Therapies

...cific types of new neurons, they potentially could use them to replace damaged cells, such as the dopamine-producing neurons destroyed in Parkinson's disease. In recent years, scientists have determined that adult neural stem cells are located primarily in two regions of the brain -- the lining of the ...

Aboriginal People Less Likely to Use Methadone Therapy

... British Columbia found that aboriginal people who use heroin are less likely than their non-Aboriginal counterparts to use methadone maintenance therapy for treatment of their addiction. Dr. Evan Wood and colleagues eval...

Pre-packed Sandwiches Saltier Than Crisps

...s and scientists that lobbies the food industry to use less salt. They surveyed 140 readymade sandwiches made for BBC and found that a total of 40% of sandwiches tested had 2g or more of salt, or a third of an adult's recommended daily requirement. It is as same as in a big Mac burger. The maximum dail...

Scientists Discover Key to Manipulating Fat

...getown University Medical Center have been able to use non-toxic chemical injections to add and remove fat in targeted areas on the bodies of laboratory animals. They say the discovery, published online in Nature Medicine on July 1, could revolutionize human cosmetic surgery and treatment of diseases as...

Scientists Find Single Circuit Channeling Depression in Rats

...low through the brain could be readjusted with the use of human drugs against depression -- suggesting th...for depression could lead to methods doctors could use to better diagnose and quantify the problem in their human patients. "The holy grail of psychiatry...

Snack Foods Fortified With Fiber

...ater using a standing mixer like the one cooks may use at home, and they let the dough sit overnight. T... dried ropes were ground back into flour, ready to use for baking. "The more fiber you add, the more the dough quality deteriorates," Alavi said. "We're ...

New Strategy to Counter Problem Drinking

...Drug Administration has not approved nalmefene for use in alcohol treatment; the drug is primarily availa... It is an attempt to get the drug out of the sole use of addiction specialists and into the hands of primary providers, Anton said....

Fibrinogen may Inhibit Spinal Cord Regeneration

...growth. Other inhibitors have been identified that use the same epidermal growth factor receptor, but this is the first blood-derived inhibitor that has been found. The discovery may open the door to a possible strategy to improving recovery after spinal cord injury by discovering a way to block activat...

An Inconvenient Truth-Coal to Liquid

... says. "The dominant reason petroleum is what we use today is, its the most efficient (fuel)," Davis no...rgy-efficient and environmentally friendly ways to use coal and carbon. However, the low cost of oil and gasoline discouraged energy companies from seek...

Chickens also Use Earth's Magnetic Field to Sense Direction

...stic fowl, like many other animals and birds, also use the Earth's magnetic field to sense direction . ...0 years ago had first proved that migrating robins use the Earth's magnetic field to orient themselves during migration, believes that the magnetic sensor ...

Mira Nair Launches AIDS Awareness Project

...ded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will use the powerful medium of Indian cinema to inform peo...rs from different regions of India, who would each use iconic movie stars who are recognized in our country, who would each make a dramatic tale of 15 minu...

The Hospital Superbugs

...ure for antibiotic resistance that arises from the use of traditional antibiotics. Professor Richard James, Director of CHAI said: We intend to apply for 5m over the next five years to increase the critical mass of researchers drawn from nine schools at The University of Nottingham who give CHAI its u...

A New Therapy to Protect Cancer Patients Against Infertility

...reatment, so reasoned that it would be possible to use it to shut down the ovaries temporarily during the...s. The side effects associated with the cyclical use of GnRH antagonists were minimal, she said. 19% of patients did not experience any at all, and only ...

Now, Fibre-enriched Tasty Snacks in the Making

...ater using a standing mixer like the one cooks may use at home, and they let the dough sit overnight. The... dried ropes were ground back into flour, ready to use for baking. "The more fibre you add, the more the dough quality deteriorates. We're hoping this pr...

Now, Dads to Get Text Alerts on How to Raise Their Children

...rt parents will appeal to fathers, as it makes the use of male-friendly gadgets and technology, such as phones, electronic organisers and instant messaging. Under the new initiative, "Parent Know-How", parents will be able to receive SMS and instant messages with information on a range of issues from ...

Organically Grown Food More Healthier

... sustainable method of agriculture that avoids the use of artificial fertilizers and pesticides and makes use of crop rotation and good animal husbandry to control pests and diseases," wrote Williamson. "From a...

Irish Outsourcing of Smear Test may Result in Cervical Cancer Being Undetected

... some results, said Ms Begas. Effectively, US labs use a different language and our doctors are being forced to translate from one system to another, without enough guidance. "This compromises doctors and patients and could result in a potential abnormal result slipping through the net," she said. ...

Scientists Destroy Cancer Cells Using Electric Pulses

...ntually lead to the death of the cells without the use of potentially harmful chemotherapeutic drugs," he...livers of male Sprague-Dawley rats. "We did not use any drugs, the cells were destroyed, and the vessel architecture was preserved," Davalos said. Da...

An Offbeat Suit With Electronic Monitor

...d they can be monitored without having to learn to use a new device. The garments enable us to monitor peoples vital statistics and activity levels when they get up, walk around, make breakfast and dinner, or sleep - but more importantly, we can determine if they are missing meals, fall over or stop m...

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