Complementary and Alternative medicine
...however, some dramatic shifts in the popularity of various therapies. In the 1960s, diet-based programmes and self-help were in the ascendant, in the '70s it was biofeedback, energy healing and herbs. The '80s showed an increase in massage and naturopathy, while in the '90s, aromatherapy, herbs, massage, ene...Diet Can Influence Allergic Skin Reactions
... general food and fragrance allergies to eliminate various skin care products and perfumes as well as a variety of foods, spices and beverages. Specifically, the 45 patients had allergies to a generic chemical found in many types of foods called balsam of Peru (BOP) and were also allergic to a mix of common ...E. coli strains resistant to a common antibiotic
...ley. "When we looked at these organisms from these various different women, many of them turned out to be the same. We weren't anticipating that." The researchers looked specifically at infections caused by E. coli strains resistant to a common antibiotic, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, sold as Bactrim or......tating for patients. Doctors offer an arsenal of various anti-emetic drugs to lessen the reaction, but in r...puncture involves the insertion of tiny needles at various set points around the body. Although there is evidence that it works for a variety of conditions.// ...Fluoride Found Effective in Osteoporosis
...d with fluoride showed significant improvements in various measures of bone formation compared with women not treated with fluoride, the researchers note, suggesting that fractures were prevented by bone remodeling and bone formation....Fructose cause digestive problems
...ges in bowel habit. Fructose is the sugar found in various fruits and in honey. Some people can't digest it, but the condition isn't nearly as well known as lactose intolerance, which is linked with consumption of dairy produce.// The researchers carried out a fructose breath test on 190 patients with unex...Deprived sleep leads to ageing
...e, sleepiness, and the impact on the production of various hormones. Following the period of sleep deprivation, the researchers found subjects had higher levels of glucose and cortisol in their blood. Sleep deprivation also led to an increase in the activity of the sympathetic nervous system, which controls...Nasal Spray Could Take Drugs Directly to Brain
...t mimics strokes in human brains. They then tested various motor and sensory reflexes to determine if the rats' symptoms were decreased, indicating that the drug had reached its target.The test results indicated that the drug had “been successfully diffused in brain tissue,” Frey said. Asked about the impli...Andhra Pradesh to set up 'Pharma City'
...otential to become the main manufacturing base for various bulk drugs and generics. What the 'Pharma City' needs is strong infrastructure support from the government and hassle-free atmosphere for promotion of pharmaceutical idustry....Vaginosis increases risk of miscarriage
...flammation of the lining of the womb and releasing various chemicals which causes the blood vessels to constrict, effectively starving the fertilised egg of vital nutrients....A new study surpasses Gene Therapy Hurdle
...e blood system.// They can give rise to any of the various types of cells in the blood, including immune cells. In principle, genetic modification of stem cells could be used to make changes to the immune system, Chengh said.The hurdle has been to modify only the immune cells, not all of the cells descendi...Handbook cum diary on regulatory information
...and-book is to reach all district level offices of various chemists and druggist associations, drug manufacturers associations and drug inspectors....... a retinoic acid solution for five days to draw ot various organs. Modifying the concentration of the retinoic acid led to the stem cells developing into different kinds of cell. Dr Asashima said a lower concentration activates a set of genes producing bundles of cells like eyes, while a higher concentration...Herbs: rich soure of antioxidants
...e Agricultural Research Centre in Beltsville.Using various chemical tests, Wang studied and compared the antioxidant activity of 39 commonly used herbs grown in the same location and conditions. The study, which did not involve animal or human subjects, included 27 culinary and 12 medicinal herbs. In what m......Worker honeybees collect propolis from the buds of various poplar and conifer trees and bark lesions. The bees pack the propolis on their hind legs and carry it back to their colony where it is combined with beeswax and salivary secretions. Propolis also has antibacterial and antifungal effects that protect...Herbs: rich soure of antioxidants
...e Agricultural Research Centre in Beltsville.Using various chemical tests, Wang studied and compared the antioxidant activity of 39 commonly used herbs grown in the same location and conditions. The study, which did not involve animal or human subjects, included 27 culinary and 12 medicinal herbs. In what m...Mutation connected to Osteoporosis
...tially small rice-like bone fragments that grow in various organs in the body. He said DNA from the patients ...e likely we are to be able to design therapies for various metabolic bone diseases, including osteoporosis." Econs was not involved in the research.Dr. Craig L......esses, but they can also be created by exposure to various environmental factors such as smoking or ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun and can speed up the aging process. Burke says "There are three antioxidants that have been proven to decrease the effect of the sun on the skin and actually prevent f......ave already shown that some of these drugs work on various mycobacteria, including the BCG strain that is used for inoculations and Mycobacterium Smegmatis, generally an opportunistic pathogen.The equivalent of the target of the drugs in fungi has been detected in several mycobacterial pathogens including th...