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New antibiotic already developing resistance

...gs. Bacteria have an innate ability to mutate, and when they are repeatedly exposed to an antibiotic, they learn to change themselves in order to evade the drug. Bacteria that cause diseases such as pneumonia, tuberculosis and meningitis have learned to outsmart standard treatments. Without new drugs, exp...

TB coupled with AIDS soars in Africa

...cough. The disease spreads through air as droplets when a person coughs or sneezes and the sputum carries the bacteria, which spread the disease. Nearly 2 billion people are currently infected with the TB germ and this figure is one-third the world population!!!!! Africa is the worst hit continent. Near...

HIV did not arise from polio vaccine

...urge. The research into the origin of HIV started when rumours started flying thick and fast that HIV originated from the Wistar vaccine used in a 1950s anti-polio campaign in Africa. These vaccines were allegedly cultured in chimpanzee kidney cells. These chimp cells, some say, may have been contaminate...

Ductal lavage may detect early breast cancer

At times when the breast lumps are too small to be picked up by a mammogram, the patient may be unaware that she is a potential candidate for breast cancer. But to offset this problem, scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore headed...

“Don’t fear long haul flights!” Vascular surgeon tells travelrs

...ds long hours in front of the computer. Basically when a person spends hours without any activity, in a seated position, there is a lot of stasis of blood (pooling of blood) in his lower limbs and this predisposes to clot formation in his long veins. This clot can get detached and become mobile and can r...

Patients often assume wrongly that they are allergic to penicillin

...ry of a reaction to the antibiotic, were incorrect when assessed by skin allergy testing. Salkind said that only around 2% to 5% of the general population has a true allergy to penicillin. These allergic reactions, which can be measured by the presence of antibodies in the body, may cause such symptoms a...

New drug helps boost cancer treatment

...rowth factor receptor, a molecular structure that, when blocked, makes it more difficult for tumor cells to reproduce. To test the efficacy of the drug, the oncologists prescribed the new drug to a group of patients with cancer. All of the 120 patients given IMC-C225 were diagnosed with cancer that was ...

Breast Feeding prevents obesity later on in life

...ity in life. So if you want your kids to stay slim when they grow up, make it a point to breast-feed them without fail. Remember, breast-feeding fights obesty....

African HIV strains more resistant to anti HIV drugs

... a key and the protease to a lock, Dr. Freire said when there are new strains of the virus, the key will not fit the lock and hence it will be difficult to control the burgeoning AIDS situation in Africa. But he hopes that by adapting to the changes in the protease, a drug can be developed that would be e...

Doctors advice early anemia tests

...s examined blood samples taken from 1,141 children when they were 8, 12 and 18 months old. These were comp... hemoglobin levels with the children's development when they were 18 months old.Children with levels of hemoglobin less than 95 grams per liter of blood sco...

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

...gnant melanoma), developed severe depression. But when they were given antidepressant Paxil for two weeks before chemotherapy, only 11% developed depression. Dr. Andrew H. Miller, MD of the department of psychiatry and behavioral science at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, says doctors ha...

Spouses and other partners lower blood pressure says new research

...ned out that the participants' pressure was lowest when they were with their partners, regardless of what ...articipants' blood pressure was consistently lower when they were with their partners than when they were with another person or by themselves. And it did ...

South Africa Wins landmark case against pharmaceutical giants

...l firms were dealt a blow by a South African court when an attempt by the firms to strike down a law permitting South Africa to import cheap AIDS drugs was beaten off by the court. Health experts and AIDS activists say that this would lower the cost of medicines to ordinary South Africans suffering from ...

OBESE LIL' GIRLS !! SWEAT IT OUT OR U MIGHT BE ASTHAMATIC !!!

... true , this salient disclosure revealed its truth when then Researchers of Arizona University did a study...d collegues , girls who become overweight or obese when they are between 6 and 11 years of age have a sevenfold increased risk of developing asthma .The boy...

Researchers Scale to assess the Severity of Epilepsy in Kids

... a nightmare to their respective parents, that too when it is resistant to the treatment. Researchers identified three factors that may increase a child's risk of having intractable epilepsy - a form of the disease that does not respond to commonly used drugs. Children who have their first epileptic seiz...

Smoking spreads Cancer

.... But the alarm bells are soaring against the same when the researchers identify that female smokers with breast cancer face an increased risk of their tumors spreading to the lungs and other organs than do nonsmokers "There is a relationship between smoking and the spread of the disease," says study au...

Eat greens to have a ever green heart

Coronary heart disease, which occurs when arteries that carry blood to the heart become blocked, is one among the leading causes of death. Two new studies reveal that fruits, vegetables and a diet low in fat can protect against heart disease. Fruits and vegetables contain fiber, potassium,...

Emphasis to ban Drugs ads by Doctors

...nts who otherwise would not seek medical attention when needed. This point has been emphasised by Psychiar...needs, including the right.. to see the specialist when a specialist is needed, Thompson said, prompting a standing ovation by several hundred AMA members a...

Increase in sugar...decrease in brain function!!!

...ency tests it was found that such abilities slowed when the blood sugar was greater than 270. It was also ...ormance of the brain is impaired in the short term when a patient has too much blood sugar. Once you get above a blood glucose level of about 270, the brain...

New antiperspirant in action - Botox does the difference

...ns." It can stop sweat glands from over producing when nothing else works - when surgery is the only other option left. "Botulinum toxin is a weakening agent, that, when injected, ...

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