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Oracle Corp. to help build world's first "Digital Hospital"

Oracle Corp. and Health South Corp. together will build the worlds first "all digital hospital", according to a release on Monday, issued by the out patient surgical rehabilitation chain. The digital hospital will feature inpatient beds with display screens connected to the Internet, electronic medical records storage, digital imaging and a wireless communications network permitting doctors and o...

Mislabeled Body-building Steroid Supplements

Body-builders looking to pump up their physiques should know that many over-the-counter steroid supplements don't measure up to their label claims. Many people who buy these supplements are getting ripped off. // Researchers evaluated 12 steroid supplements that they purchased in stores. They analyzed the products to determine whether or not all of the ingredients listed on the label...

Training with weights helps building resistance

According to researchers, many people have believed that training with free weights - dumb bells and bar bells is best kept for youthful people.// According to Bruce Craig, of the Human Performance Laboratory at Atlanta University, men and women well past retirement age have much to gain from resistance training. Weight work increases your mobility and improves reaction time - both of w...

Tech Wizards turn to build Anti-SARS gadgets.

As economys plummets, and the world's economic marketstruggles to survive. Some of Beijings greatest mindsof the Chinese technology sector have created a newtrend in products. The new set of devices, christenedas Anti-SARS devices and gadgets. The gadgets are aweapon to fight the epidemic that is crippliong ourworld. Many such creation were unveiled at the Beijingtrade fair recently...

Milk Not So Good In Building Bones

The U.S. government has gradually increased recommendations for daily calcium intake, largely from dairy products, to between 800 and 1,300 milligrams // to promote healthy bones and prevent osteoporosis. But a report published in a medical journal said boosting consumption of milk or other dairy products was not necessarily the best way to provide the minimal calcium intake of at least 400 milli...

Experts Building Bird Flu Warning System

Experts are mapping routes taken by migrating species of birds and the places of rest they choose during their annual travel, United Nations officials said on Sunday.// The information can warn countries and communities about the arrival of wild birds that could be infected, and the local authorities could issue advice to those in areas at risk. According to Britain's Biodiv...

Metamorphosis of U.S. Hospital Buildings

The Old Hospital buildings in U.S. is getting metamorphosed into luxurious buildings with modern and advanced hi-tech medical equipments which may offer good patient hospitality but could increase the cost // of treatment leading to non-accessible of poor patients to these luxurious hospitals. The hospital industry in U.S. is changing from a semi-private health system to complete privatization....

Job stress thickens plaque build-up in arteries

Job stress can start taking a toll on people’s cardiac health as early as their early their early 30s, new research shows. People who report high job strain - the combination of heavy demands and little control at the office // – were found to have thicker carotid intima-media thickness (IMT). IMT is considered a reliable way of determining the early stages of atherosclerosis, the narro...

Abuse Of Anabolic Steroids Causes Acne In Bodybuilders

The inappropriate use of anabolic steroids, more specifically anabolic androgen steroid (AAS) can lead to acne due to the stimulation of sebaceous glands. Sebaceous glands present in the skin // secrete a substance sebum into hair follicles and majority of the body surface. Anabolic steroids are used to treat facial swelling linked to allergy and to treat unwanted weight loss in patie...

Build Up of Protein in the Brain Linked To Alzheimer's

Researchers have zeroed in on an organ in the brain called the choroid plexus that ostensibly possesses a major role in preventing the build-up of a protein, associated with Alzheimer’s disease.// The researchers have found that the choroid plexus traps the protein, called beta-amyloid, and prevents it from accumulating in the cerebrospinal fluid, that envelops the brain and spinal c...

Job Stress, causes build up of ‘Sick building Syndrome

Sick building syndrome has probably acquired a misleading connotation, being prominently associated with insalubrious conditions//, while actually the syndrome is caused by acute job stress, according to a recent academic insight. The term "sick building syndrome" popularly indicated a group of symptoms that manifested as problems with the eyes, skin, respiratory infections of the upp...

Sunglasses Can Really Pull a Fast One on the Biological Clock, and Set a Lag in the Build Up Of Jet Lag

If you find passengers on long haul flights sporting sunglasses, don’t be surprised. They don't mean to be running for cover nor are they wearing it to enhance their looks! //Sunglasses have always afforded creative utility benefits and perhaps will score very high in the range of its use. There is one more out of the hat use of sunglasses that has titillated the ingenious minds of scientists, wh...

"Bigorexic": These Are Steroid-Using Bodybuilders

'Bigorexic'? No, its not another eating disorder, it's just the name given to bodybuilders who use steroids. Professor Bruce Davies, of the University of Glamorgan //says that muscle men are suffering from the same problems as faced by people suffering from anorexia and bulimia. "Gym-goers are increasingly resorting to steroids and prescription drugs to counteract their altered body i...

Drug Abuse Tackles Body Builders' Breast Growth

A Drug used for treatment of breast cancer is being misused by some men to prevent the growth of breasts //. According to a BBC report , bodybuilders , who resort to excessive use of steroids in order to amass bodyweight, are abusing anti- cancer drugs like tamoxifen, to prevent breast growth , an unpleasant side-effect of the steroids. Although derived from testos...

RMIT Business School Building Declared Safe

The top two floors of the Melbourne's RMIT University business school building will be reopened after a medical report found no evidence //linking the building to the tumor cases found in the staffs working on the 16th and 17th floors of the building. The building was closed down in May after a cancer cluster was detected in the staffs working in the top two floors of the building. Se...

Proposal to Build Six new Hospitals Met with Rage

While the government will approve the plan for six new private finance initiative hospitals today, the proposal has enraged those hit by cutbacks// in their budgets. The announcement has signaled the government’s commitment to continue the largest hospital building programme in the history of the NHS but has infuriated public health specialists and training hospitals, which were to cut...

Best HIV-Prevention Programs Help People Build Skills

A new evidence review is arming local health agencies with the most effective ways of stopping the spread of HIV – role-playing, better personal communication and proper condom use, for example.// But the government-backed study excluded from consideration needle-exchange and substance-abuse programs because they are not eligible for federal funding despite evidence of their effectiven...

Indo-American Doctors to Build Emergency Medical System

New Delhi: Indian American physicians will build an emergency medical system in the national capital to help patients reach hospitals within //10 minutes in an emergency and thus reduce fatalities. "In collaboration with the Maharashtra government, we have already set up such a system in Pune. Delhi will soon have the facility," S. Balasubramanium, president of the American Association...

Researchers On The Path To Building Bone

UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) researchers have developed a method to increase bone density in mice, a development that might have future benefit for humans in// the treatment of osteoporosis and bone fracture. The research, published in the Jan. 29 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, involves manipulation of the Pten gene, which contributes to the process by whic...

Muscle-Building Exercise Improves Response to Flu Shot

Bicep curls don’t just tone your arms: A new study has found that a brief session of muscle-building exercise before receiving a flu shot can enhance a person’s immune response.// The immune system’s reaction differs markedly between men and women, however, and exactly how exercise influences the process remains unclear. “We’re trying to find something that could be very simp...

Treat Childhood Trauma by Building on Parental Memories of Loving Care

Infants and preschool-aged children who live in daily circumstances of potential trauma and danger can develop the resilience to cope through treatment that focuses on// strengthening parent-child bonds, according to an expert in child development. Speaking at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in San Francisco, Alicia Lieberman, PhD, explored how...

Building a Better Breakfast to Manage Weight

Breakfast alone may not be the solution to reducing obesity among American consumers, but some reformulation of morning selections// could prove beneficial in the battle against the bulge according to the latest issue of Food Technology. Published monthly by the Institute of Food Technologists, this issue’s cover story reviews recent food science, nutrition and metabolic research and...

Science Builds Behind Pomegranate Extracts for Health

Standardised pomegranate extracts lead to increased levels of bioactive compounds in the blood and boost antioxidant levels, says new research that could see the extracts start// to rival the juice for boosting health. Consumption of pomegranate juice has been on the rise, particularly in the UK where sales have rocketed in the last year thanks to media coverage of the antioxidant-ric...

'Invest in Health, Build a Safer Future': World Health Day

The 'World Health Day' is celebrated on the every year. It is also the day, which marks the founding of the World Health Organization. //The primary role of the World Health Day is to zero in on key health-related issues and to raise universal awareness. The theme for the year 2007 is , with a special focus on...

Tension Building Up in FDA Over Drug Approvals

The US Food and Drug Administration, caught on the wrong foot again in just two years over the safety of the drugs it approves, is facing congressional investigations. First it was Vioxx, the painkiller, then some antidepressants and most recently Avandia, the diabetes pill. Concerns over that drug and others have led Republicans and Democrats in the House and the Senate t...

Scientists Develop Toothpaste That Rebuilds Tooth Enamel

British scientists have developed a toothpaste that they claim contains a liquid form of calcium and can help in treating sensitive teeth by rebuilding the tooth enamel. People with sensitive teeth experience pain and discomfort after consuming hot or cold food, liquid or breathing cold air. This problem often occurs when gums recede and the tooth roots are exposed. They are not co...

Male Pheromones Build Brain Cells in Female Mice

Researchers at the University of Calgary in Alberta have shown that female mice tend to create new brain cells when they detect a dominant male's urine, a discovery that outlines how chemical messages may shape their choice of mates. Dr. Samuel Weiss and his colleagues at the university looked at the effects of sex pheromones, chemicals in urine that many animals use to recognize...

Dutchman Rebuilds Noah's Ark to Spread His Faith

He dreamed about it for fourteen years and when he finally started it took Dutch contractor Johan Huibers only 16 months to rebuild Noah's Ark. Huibers, a jovial man with a smile for everyone, said he got the idea to build his ark after having a dream that the Netherlands was flooded. "It was a feeling that compelled me to build it and I like to talk about God and tel...

US Whizkids Create Eco-friendly Building Material from Mushroom

Mushroom for insulation, anyone? Eben Bayer of Vermont and his colleague Gavin McIntyre have done exactly that, almost . The two have together created and already patented "Greensulate" formula, an organic, fire-retardant board made of water, flour, oyster mushroom spores and perlite, a mineral blend found in potting soil. They're hoping the invention will soon be part of the growing m...

Young People And Doctors Building A Healthy Relationship

The AMA is encouraging young people to feel more comfortable and confident about going to the doctor . AMA President, Dr Rosanna Capolingua, said today that young people should be building a relationship with their GP that is based on trust and confidentiality. There is a lot happening physically and mentally in the busy lives of young people. They need to know that t...

Attempt to Build Artificial Muscles from Carbon Nanofibres in the Offing

An Indian origin scientist at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, is attempting to build artificial muscles using carbon nanofibres .Artificial muscles change length in response to a stimulus, thereby creating a smoother, more human-like motion than jerky electric motors or pneumatic devices. As such, they could be used to power robots, prosthetic limbs and artificial ti...