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Chickens Can Be Immunized Against H5N1

...ain isolated in Vietnam. For delivery, the vaccine uses an adenovirus which is genetically altered so that it can't replicate, the researchers said. One advantage of the vaccine is that it takes ‘roughly a month to make’, Gambotto said. The researchers were able to create the various vaccine candidates...

Abbott Receives CE Mark Certification

...will be conducted through the Abbott m2000?, which uses real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and magnetic particle technology. Where sexually transmitted diseases are concerned, gonorrhea and chlamydia are the most common, and accurate detection of these diseases can serve to avoid serious illness...

Experimental Therapy Effective Against Malignant Melanoma in Horses

... this ancient medicine may have significant modern uses for chemotherapy of non-resectable malignancies," said Robertson, a professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology. "This research showed that equine melanomas respond to this therapy." Frankincense oil is an extract from ferment...

Novel Technology For Early Detection of Gastrointestinal Cancer

...ndwidth of blue and green region. Normal endoscopy uses white light illumination. This light is however scattered to a large extent, yielding very little useful clinical information. The use of the narrow bandwidth surpasses the above-mentioned drawback to allow for enhanced visualization of even subtle d...

Researchers Identify Role Of Protein In Sperm Hyperactivation

...fy a vital component of the mechanism that a sperm uses to speed up its integration with the egg so that fertilization can take place. Reserachers say this study could provide useful pointers when examining the issue of male infertility.// "No one had ever seen inside sperm cells to measure all the cu...

Wake Up Call: U.N Takes Stock to Curb Fake Medicines Racket

...Communication Newtwork. Founded in 2005, The RAS , uses the web to follow the distribution activities of drug traders, and this information will be disseminated amonsgt the bearers of authority. The RAS will be spruced up to make such information available internationally, amongst all the stake holders. ...

Laser Used To Clear Blocked Arteries Preventing Amputation

... The new laser device, known as the excimer laser uses flexible fiber optic catheters to deliver short bursts of ultraviolet energy. The laser precisely targets and vaporizes blockages without damaging the surrounding artery thereby reducing the chances of clot formations after the surgery. Following...

Women, Exercise and Colon Cancer

...g further research, particularly among women, that uses well-formulated, accurate measures of physical activity and distinguishes between different types of physical activity (i.e. recreational, occupational, and household activity) in relation to colon cancer risk," they conclude. http://www.interscien...

Needle-Free Injection System Ideal for Pandemic Outbreaks

... At present, the world's poultry industry commonly uses a needle/syringe to inoculate all birds that are at risk of infection. The current method of inoculation requires that the needle be changed after a few hundred birds have been injected. This poses a major problem as cross contamination may occur and...

'Inflatable-pants' heart failure therapy suffers due to lack of evidence.

...oo little evidence exists to support a device that uses balloon-like pants as a treatment for heart failure. // The technique in question is called “External counterpulsation”(ECP), a noninvasive therapy to improve blood flow to the heart. This is most commonly used to relieve hard-to-treat chest pain f...

Jharkhand Govt Tie Up With Ramdev To Preserve Rare Herbal Plants

...hat Jharkhand provides 75 percent of herbs that he uses in his medicines. --Edited IANS...

New Biosensor Developed To Detect E. Coli Bacteria

...oped by the University of Rochester Medical Centre uses a protein from the suspect bacteria as part of the sensing system that includes a silicon chip and a digital camera, says science portal EurekAlert. "Traditional methods of detection of bacteria can take days but the biosensor developed by them cou...

Molecular Computer Developed To perform Calculations From Within Human Body

...archers have developed a molecular computer, which uses enzymes to perform calculations from within the human body and to monitor the release of drugs.// Itamar Willner, who built the computer with colleagues at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel, said the enzyme-powered computers could have s...

Bio-functional Garments Gaining Popularity

... research centre in Krefeld. Aloe vera's medicinal uses are well known and the fact that it is used as a moisturizer in cosmetics has also prompted textile makers to try it out on clothes as well. However there is a danger that too many washings could sweep away these protective ingredients, "Therefore, t...

Drug Addiction Recovery Buffered by Spirituality

...hough is limited, is a very impressive study as it uses state of the art methodology, a large representative sample, and relevant statistical analyses makes tremendous advances in the field....

Urban Built Environment May Play a Vital Role in Influencing the Body Size

... that have a mixture of residential and commercial uses have lower levels of obesity than people who live in neighborhoods that are closer to being 100 % residential. The data also indicates that as the density of bus and subway stops increases in a neighborhood, the body size of residents goes down. Agai...

'Fight the Flab' Competition Yields Great Results

...sWars.com captures that essence of competition and uses it as a catalyst to help people accomplish their weight loss, health and dieting goals, commented Blair Wilson, Director of Marketing for WeightLossWars.com. For more information: http:www.weightlosswars.com mailto:marketing@weightlosswars.com (80...

Two in One Cell Offers Hope to Find a Cure for Cancer

...sprouts long, hairy tentacles called dendrites. It uses its "arms" to increase the amount of surface area it reaches to communicate and interact with other immune cells. Then, the cell dies and is replenished by the bone marrow. Researchers studied about these cells by fluorescent-tags and by infecting ...

Skin Cancer Cream Has A Protective Effect On Prematurely Aged Skin?

...to their skin. Further exploration of the cosmetic uses for Aldara Cream is clearly warranted." The current study consisted of ten females with visible signs of photodamage. They were asked to apply Aldara Cream five times per week for four weeks. They rated the improvement as "moderate" or "great." It wa...

Pharma Companies Tie Up To Develop Bird Flu Vaccine

...ticle (VLP) technology to develop the vaccine. VLP uses recombinant protein to imitate the structure of a virus to provide protection without the risk of infection or disease, he told a news conference. The Nasdaq-listed Novavax has already completed the VLP trials in mice and now plans to undertake the...

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