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Drug for pediatric brain cancer

...o tested the drug in 14 children under age 20 with various types of malignant brain tumors, including primary tumors and tumors caused by cancer that had spread to the brain. All of the children had exhausted conventional. Together the children received a total of 40 doses of the medication. Images were the...

Physiotherapy helps amputation

... limb and lower limb using sand bags, dumbbells of various weights. 2) Bridging exercises. 3) Balancing exercises 4) Weight transfer exercises etc. Patient can lead a normal life as before. There have been many celebreties like the famous classical dancer Ms.Sudha Chandran, and more who are leading a normal...

Allergies: A major health problem

Among various ailments 'allergies' are the ones that claim millions of victims throughout the world. In US alone it affects 45 million people annually. While many ailments can be accounted for external organisms like microbes// or due to the deficiency of essentia...

Severe stress weakens immunity

...e in a state of chronic inflammation as happens in various auto-immune diseases and allergy. In this study, a group of parents caring for children with cancer were compared to a group with healthy children. The first group were clearly suffering chronic stress, as revealed from questionnaires they were given...

Swelling increases stroke risk with high B.P.

...rstanding this question. They measured levels of various proteins known to be linked to inflammation - a process that's known to damage the arteries and could pave the way for a stroke. They studied over 5,050 healthy Swedish men, measuring stroke risk, blood pressure and levels of the inflammation-sensiti...

Gastrointestinal conditions affect sleep

...ep efficiency, and the proportion of time spent in various stages of sleep. Results show people with GERD reported having poorer sleep quality than did healthy adults. All GERD patients reported having heartburn at least four days per week and having woken up with heartburn at least one night a week. More t...

Airbags lessens oppressive eye injuries

...m 1994 to 1998. They looked at the severity of the various eye injuries that occurred. Level 1 included problems like skin abrasions around the eye and eyelid, while Level 4 described serious injuries such as optical nerve damage and retinal detachment. The researchers found that 3.5 per cent of those invo...

Sun burns treated with creams

...ces once a day. Researchers then assessed each for various measures related to skin health. About 25 subjects in the tazarotene group dropped out due to skin irritation, compared to one in the placebo group. Blood levels of the medication, however, remained in the acceptable range. After the initial 25-week...

Dealing heart disease risk in ethnic minorities

... population survey involving 1250 men and women of various ethnic origins, looking at their heart disease and stroke risk factors. They find that people of African origin have the lowest risk of heart disease, and the highest risk of stroke. Meanwhile, south Asians have the highest risk of heart disease an...

Tumour marker for melanoma found

...ancer. They studied a group of 132 patients with various grades of melanoma for many years. Those with high levels of HDM2 had a good prognosis, while those with low levels had a poorer outcome. Levels were not correlated, however, with tumour thickness which is traditionally used for prognosis. It's kno...

Dealing with personality disorders

...ges of 19 and 51 was conducted by researchers from various universities in Netherlands. They were evaluated for differences in rapid mood shift, impulsivity and aggression when given fluvoxamine or a placebo. Participants were first randomly and unknowingly given fluvoxamine or a placebo for six weeks. Th...

Juices are Best! but which one?

...to help better. To sum up a proper balance of the various juices is suggested by study authors to remind consumers that the compounds that may be controlling iron absorption are the ones with anticancer benefits....

Research on causes for falling helps develop preventive strategies

...strategies. The researchers studied volunteers of various age groups as they were made to walk on a treadmill which was gradually made slippery by introducing a fluid on the walking surface. The researchers attached sensors to the feet, legs, hips, ankles and arms to analyse the walker's gait as he or she s...

Gene connected to Multi-System disorder discovered

...ell communication. This syndrome is said to affect various body structures including the eyes, face, teeth and fingers and can also cause hearing loss, heart trouble// and neurological problems. A Hopkins-led research team, which studied the genetic samples and medical histories from 17 families with the syn...

Fireflies help speed development of new drugs

...ines and speed up the development of new drugs for various diseases like AIDS,// Alzheimer's, Cancer and othe... these molecules could also be used to monitor the various cell processes....

Life expectancy lessened due to obesity

... at younger ages. The study was based on data from various National Health// and Nutrition Examination surveys. The data was used to derive YLL estimates for adults aged 18 to 85 years. Body Mass Index (BMI, [weight in Kg/height in meters squared]) categories were used (i.e., The researchers found that whi...

The elderly can sleep better now!

...he treatment is done by placing magnetic pearls on various points on the ear.// One hundred and twenty individuals over age 60, who were having trouble sleeping, were involved in the study in which researchers had the pearls placed on seven points of the ear believed to have an effect on promoting sleep. In...

Beehives to curb dental caries

...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...

Blood pressure control with ACE inhibitor or diuretic?

...n where there will be specific recommendations for various groups of patients like the elderly, the diabetics, and the ethnic groups. He also stated that irrespective of the studies, the choice of agent that best suits the patient and the agent with which they are most compliant and comfortable would be the ...

Old theory of adaptation confirmed by new study

...ne stable emotional state. The study also revealed various other findings like those individuals who are happy are more likely to get and stay married. They found that people took more time to adapt to widowhood when compared to adapting to marriage. It typically took 8 years for someone to fully adapt to be...

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