Vitamin D Supplement in Teenage Girls essential in Winter months
...ng in temperate countries or colder regions of the world would // benefit later in life if they took supplements of Vitamin D in the winter months when the sunlight exposure to their body is low. The sun is important for formation of the active component of Vitamin D in the body. The vitamin supplement w...Autism epidemic is a myth- says a new study
...ths of autistic children have led to a fear in the world community that // we may be heading towards an autistic epidemic. However a recent report, which was published in the journal Current Directions in Psychological Science, points out that this is not true. The report points out to certain facts that b...Experimental Blood Test May Spot Heart Attack Risk, Study Says
...Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the world What is interesting is this type of tests will be able to give the doctors lead time and advice patients to change their lifestyles. More research and validation studies are required before the test becomes commercially viable. Tsimikas said: ...Screening For Prostate Cancer May Reduce Mortality Rate
...annual checks are recommended in some parts of the world in men over 50 years. This study may make many health authorities give serious considerations to screening for prostate cancer. This research was supported by a grant from the Canadian Cancer Society and a National Health Scholar Award from Health ...Drugs Banned worldwide still available in India
A drug banned in most parts of the world due to its side effects is still available in Indi...he names of the drugs banned in other parts of the world but available in India include anagen, cerivastatin, droperidol, furazolidone, lynestrenol, nitrofur...The Benefits of Omega -3 Fatty acids
...e in the market. With the competition in today's world Banner says that their talented scientists could also formulate a specific product for every individual to meet their own specific needs and expectations....Doctors' decisions are affected by fear of lawsuits- says a study
...dical bills, as a huge number of population in the world remains without a medical insurance cover. Reference: Annals of Emergency Medicine, July 2005...The Use of Radio Frequency Identification ( RFID) to tackle the growing menace of counterfeit drugs
Manufacturers across the world have been constantly coming up with new strategies// and technologies to curb the proliferation of counterfeit drugs in the market. Deputy director BK Karna of Indian Institute of Packaging says although pharma companies are trying to bring in nove...Researchers reversed the process of memory loss
...d learning powers. Millions of people all over the world suffer from the two conditions, and the new research findings may make them easier to fit into normal life. Reference: Science, July 205...Drug Tarceva for End-stage Lung cancer
..., the study recruited 731 patients from around the world 488 patients received Tarceva and 243 patients were given a placebo. Patients who took Tarceva survived an average of 6.7 months, while placebo patients survived an average of 4.7 months. Though, the average months seem to be low, but you have to und...New findings come to light about monkeypox
...ent virus strains and had been seen in the western world for the first time. One of the reasons for the virus which primarily infects the animals is seen to affect the humans is the fact that human habitats are increasingly encroaching into animal habitat leading to the spread of diseases from the animals ...Three Tropical Parasites Genetic Code Unravelled
...ive misery caused by these diseases throughout the world is considerable. Having these genomes in hand will give us many new targets for drug and vaccine development,” Anthony S Fauci, director of NIAID said in an interview. “One of the biggest surprises to come out of the genome sequencing projects is th...Mutations in NOTCH1 cause an early developmental defect in the aortic valve
...gene. Aortic valve disease occurs in 1% to 2% of world population. The normal aortic valve is made up of three leaflets or flaps of tissues that open and close to allow flow of blood through the valve in one direction. The aortic valve is located between the left ventricle, or lower chamber of the heart,...Study points out that HIV vaccine may not be accepted easily
...hat it is important that the health workers of the world gets the common people ready for accepting the vaccine, which may be quite difficult job to do. The researchers feel that there may be obstacles to the acceptance of the virus and it may be of the social, behavioral and biological origins. Some of t......tion. By the end of this year it is estimated that world wide 39.4 million people will be infected by HIV. Japanese researcher Hiroaki Mutsuva and his team from the University of Kumamoto has found a new drug AK602, which was found to inhibit the attachment and entry of the HIV virus in to the host human ...Apollo Hospitals Collaborates With Histostem For Stem Cell Therapy
...t has one of the largest public blood banks in the world with 55,000 umbilical cord blood stem cells, which is being used for various genetic treatments. The Apollo group of hospitals will train doctors and nurses with the help of Histostem to provide stem cell therapy to patients. The team will help in ...Revolutionary Simple Pregnancy Blood Test Can Save Both Mother And Child
...ation on Pregnancy from Medindia Welcome to the world of eminent parenthood. Pregnancy is the state of union between a sperm and an ovum in the uterus, the formation of a fetus that is nurtured in the mother's womb. Pregnancy covers the entire time frame of 40 weeks; from the minute the fetus is conceiv...FDA Approves Indian Generic Drug For AIDS Treatment
... that would prevent the disease. To educate people world wide about the dangers of AIDS and how to prevent the HIV infection. For More information: http://www.medindia.net/Patients/ aids/treatment.asp...Wearing High Heels May Be Dangerous To Health
...oe comes from Mesopotamia, and in this part of the world we also find the first institutions making provisions for mental disorders ... In the beginning, schizophrenia appears to be more common in the upper classes." He cites evidence from other parts of the world, too - Turkey, Taiwan, the Balkans, Irela...... that would prevent the disease. To educate people world wide about the dangers of AIDS and how to prevent the HIV infection. For More information on AIDS treatment: http://www.medindia.net/Patients /aids/treatment.asp...