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Cancer drugs in development nearly doubled since 1995

The number of drugs being developed for the treatment of cancer has nearlydoubled during the past six years, according to a new survey of pharmaceuticalcompanies.Currently, 170 pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms various CancerInstitutes are investigating 402 compounds for the treatment of variouscancers, up from 215 in 1995. Many of the drugs are alternatives to standardradiatio...

Double impact vaccine

The virus strain which produces the measles vaccine is effective for another purpose - fighting lymphoma, a group of cancers that originate in the lymphatic system. The Scientists from Mayo clinic department of molecular medicine have found that the measles vaccine virus caused remission of lymphoma in mice injected with human cells containing the cancer.// Adele Fielding, lead...

Breast cancer risk doubles by high sex hormone levels

Postmenopausal women with relatively high serum concentrations of estrogen and testosterone have about twice the risk of developing breast cancer as women// with relatively low serum concentrations of these sex hormones. Associations between serum sex hormone levels and risk of developing breast cancer were not different in women who donated blood closer in time to diagnosis, indicating higher ho...

Down syndrome life anticipation doubles

According to a new study, people with Down syndrome live twice as long today as they did in the early 1980s'. These patients have a lower than average risk of developing many forms of cancer. The study by Quanhe Yang and colleagues published in this week's Lancet was based on data collected from death certificates between 1980 and 1995 in the US.// The researchers found that the averag...

Depression doubles mortality risk after CABG

Patients with depression are more than twice as likely to die after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) than patients without this mental illness, according to researchers.// Other studies examining the link between depression and CABG outcomes have been unable to reach solid conclusions either because of small sample size or short follow-up. Dr. Blumenthal and colleagues, fr...

Diabetes cases could double in developing countries in next 30 years

The number of cases of diabetes in developing countries is likely to increase more than two-fold in the next 30 years, from 115 million in 2000 to 284 //million in 2030. WHO has marked World Diabetes Day, 14 November, 2003, with a commitment to increase its efforts to reduce the impact of diabetes and its complications, particularly among low- and middle-income communities, in collaboration with...

Consumption Of Red Meat Found To Double The Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the immune system that typically affects joints. According to latest findings researchers say // people consuming high amounts of red meat may be doubling their risk for rheumatoid arthritis . Researchers compared 88 rheumatoid arthritis patients, drawn from a research sample of over 25,000 men and women between the ages of 45 an...

Early Retirement Age Found To Double Death Rate

A research conducted on petrochemical workers health and their retirement age has revealed that workers who retire early have nearly double the death rate of those who work on until they reach 65. //This finding disapproves the existing misconception that people who take off from work early enjoy healthier and happier lives as a consequence. Men were far more likely to die at a younger...

China Doubles Its Investment In AIDS/HIV Treatment.

The government of china in Beijing told the press that it has taken all possible measures to reduce the ever increasing number of HIV/AIDS infection in China. // It said that it is going to double the funds in the next two years allocated to keep in check the number of HIV positive people below 1.5 million by 2010. The money spent on this would be around $US 370. Chi...

China to double HIV Prevention Funding to $185M In 2006, 2007

China will spend about $185 million annually in 2006 and 2007 on HIV prevention, nearly double the $98.7 million allocated for 2005, the China Daily reports. According to a report published by the // China Youth and Children Research Center and the China Communist Youth League's Central Committee, the government spent about $12.3 million on HIV prevention in 2001 and about $74 million in both 2...

Ireland’s First Double Lung Transplan

Doctors at the Mater Hospital, Ireland have successfully carried out a double lung transplant for a patient in his mid 50s. The patient who is from west of Ireland is now in the intensive care unit// under the strict observation. The doctors fear that the next 24 hours is very critical as the patient might develop complications. The doctors are very happy and satisfied with th...

Twins in Double Trouble , Desperately Need Heart Transplant

L.A: The U-C-L-A Medical Center, in Los Angeles is witness to a seven-month-old boy, in a serious condition after a heart transplant. His twin, also in need of a transplant, is still waiting for an organ. // Nick and Nate Draper, the twin brothers were born in Phoenix with a fatal heart condition called dilated cardiomyopathy. They required immediate medical help, and were flown in to t...

Double Kidney Transplants to Solve Organ Donor Shortage

Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in North Carolina found that a 100% survival rate among 19 patients who had double transplants of kidneys// earlier rejected for having limited function. They said that this is one of the simple way by which one can solve the problem of organ donor shortage. The results of this US short term study is to prove that it is bett...

Colon Cancer Death Rate Doubles As Patients Stop Chemotherapy

In a first ever study conducted to by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center to analyze the link between colon cancer death rates and adherence to cancer treatment, //it has been found that nearly one third of the patients had stopped their chemotherapy. More specifically, stage III colon cancer patients who were prescribed a combination of leucovorin and 5-fluorouracil for 6 months, w...

Drug Addicts In US Expected To Double By 2020

Drug addiction is becoming a significant public health probelm in the U.S. A U.S. government survey has estimated that the number of individuals with drug addiction// problems will double to approximately 5 million, by the end of 2020. Nearly 2.5 million Americans have been said to have encountrered substance abuse problems in 1999. The increasing inclination of elders to take drugs f...

High Doses Of Common Pain killers Can Double The Chances Of Heart attack

A study by researchers at the Oxford have found that high doses of the common painkiller like ibuprofen, which is available without prescription, doubles the risk of a heart attack if taken in high doses for a long time//. But the British Medical Journal study also explains that there was no danger for occasional users, and its risks were moderate when compared to the benefits for patients who de...

A 24 Year Old Girls Undergoes Double Mastectomy To Prevent Breast Cancer

Becky Measures had a 90 per cent chance of developing breast cancer, due to an inherited gene but she wasn't prepared to wait//. In January this year she became the youngest woman in Britain to have a preventative double mastectomy and has is so happy to have done so. Becky a radio presenter was 11 years old when her mother, Wendy Watson, become one of the first women in the country t...

Deaths Due To Alcohol Have doubled In A Decade

Reports have indicated that deaths that were related to drinking have more than doubled in Britain in just over a decade.// The data that was released yesterday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed has revealed that the numbers have risen from 4,144 in 1991 to 8,380 in 2004. The statistics also showed that the alcohol related deaths were of higher rates in men than wom...

High Carb Diet Doubles Fat Loss

According to a study conducted by the Australian researchers, a diet rich in carbohydrate but low in glycemic index (GI) was found to be very effective //in preventing cardiovascular diseases. A diet with a high glycemic index results in the sudden rise in the blood sugar levels. Some of the food substances which have very low glycemic index are oats, barley, bran, wholegrain, sour dou...

Sleep Apnea Doubles Stroke Risk In Elderly

Spanish researchers have reported that severe sleep apnea doubles the risk of stroke in elderly people, who otherwise have no known risk factors for stroke.// Sleep apnea is a disorder wherein the breathing stops or gets very shallow while sleeping and enough air cannot flow into your lungs through your mouth and nose even though you try to breathe. When this happens, the amount of ox...

Sight loss risk doubles in overweight people

Campaigners yesterday sent warnings that in Scotland, a million overweight adults face twice the risk of sight loss because of their weight.// Awareness about the relationship between obesity and blindness has to be created among more people, according to a report by the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) Scotland. The risk of developing Age-related Macular Degenerat...

Risk of Autism doubled with Single Gene Mutation

A child’s susceptibility to autism is increased with a single gene mutation according to research conducted by, a Vanderbilt-led research team//. This discovery has far-reaching implications because this gene, a variant form of a gene called MET, is not just specifically a brain gene but rather a gene which has its effect on multiple systems in the body such as immune function and gut re...

Brain's pleasure chemical doubles up for pain as well

The brain chemical dopamine has always been considered as a 'pleasure chemical,' in charge of sending signals between brain cells in a manner which extols a person or animal for the continuous activity that go on in succession. // Novel research has shown that certain drugs like cocaine and heroin can simply intensify this effect . Now, a new study from the University of Michigan add...

Double Knee replacement for a Kenyan in Chennai

Orthopaedic surgery in Chennai attracted a visitor from the Safari country of Kenya. A 68 year old grandfather with advanced osteoarthritis of both knees underwent bilateral// knee replacements here in a city hospital. DR.A.K.Venkatachalam, a renowned Orthopedic surgeon remarked that this was the first time that a Kenyan citizen had visited this Chennai hospital for bilateral knee repla...

Deaths due to heavy drinking has doubled in 15 years

According to a government data, the number of deaths due to alcoholism has raised twofold in the last15years//. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that the number of deaths due to alcohol was 4,144 in the year 1991 and it has risen to 8,386 by last year. According to the experts, the lower price and easy accessibility are responsible for the increase in alcohol c...

Afghanistan's double-edged problem - AIDS and Heroin

Between 2001 and 2006, the number of AIDS cases reported from strife-torn Afghanistan, have grown from a manageable 8 to a formidable 61. //The increasing use of heroin has raised concern amongst health authorities as a significant cause of abetting the spread of AIDS in the nation. Anti-narcotics Minister Mohammad Zafar explained how the number of heroin users in Kabul has gone up fr...

Pregnant Women With Placental Infection Have Doubled Risk of Recurrence

Pregnant women who develop an infection of the placenta or nearby membranes in their first pregnancy have twice the risk of getting it in their second pregnancy, researchers// at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. The infection, called chorioamnionitis, occurs in 0.5 percent to 10 percent of births. It can cause bleeding and widespread infection in the mother and infect the fet...

A Spanish Woman Gets A Double Hand Transplant

A 47-year-old woman who lost her hands in a chemical explosion some 19 years ago had double hand transplant done on 30 November//. This is the first of its kind done in Spain, and worldwide first on a woman. A surgery team from the Pedro Cavadas Foundation performed this ten- hour operation. The leading surgeon Pedro Cavadas said the patient was recovering well and may be...

Woman Undergoes Double Hand Transplant

The first woman to undergo a double hand transplant was ecstatic as she got discharged from the hospital.// The woman, Alba Lucia C, exclaimed "I'm doing very well, I'm very happy. I'm taking steps towards a new world after going through a totally different life. When I saw the hands after the operation, they were beautiful." Alba had to undergo amputation in both her arms following an...

Experts Confirm the Double Dose Flu Vaccine for Infants

Scientists have reported findings that lend support to the double dose vaccination of kids against flu, pneumonia and influenza like diseases.// Publishing results in the Journal of Pediatrics, Dr Mandy A. Allison, of the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, and colleagues said their findings confirmed the effectiveness of two doses of flu vaccine for toddlers and kids aged between 6 a...

Some Antidepressants can Double a Smoker’s Chance Of Quittin

The most recent Cochrane Review concluded antidepressants bupropion (Zyban) and nortriptyline double a person’s chances //of giving up smoking and have few side-effects, but selective Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as fluoxetine (Prozac) are not effective. Although nicotine medications are known to help people quit smoking, not everyone is helped by them or wants to use the...

Worldwide Parkinson's Cases To Double In Next 25 Years

A new research finds that the number of individuals with Parkinson’s disease in 15 of the world’s largest nations will double over the next generation//. The results of the study were published in the January 30 issue of the journal Neurology. The study highlights the significant challenge facing countries with rapidly growing economies, particularly in Asia, many of which are ill pre...

Surgery, Radiation Treatment Double Life Expectancy for Prostate Cancer Patients

After being diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer, many men are told that their disease is untreatable and that less aggressive treatment// is best. Often this means patients are told to watch and wait -- that is, to do nothing at all. A new study has found that either surgical removal of the prostate (prostatectomy) or radiation treatment more than doubles the life expectancy for these patie...

Double-penalty System for Bankrupt Health Trusts Lifted

Doctors and managers of NHS Trusts have welcomed a move to bring an end to the double–penalty system for health trusts that fail to balance// the books. Till now, when a health trust falls into deficit, not only is it penalized by having to pay back its debts but in addition, some money is cut off from its allocated funds from the ensuing year’s budget. All this has meant tha...

The DNA That Spells Double Risk of Heart Attack

One in five Britons may just feel the heart in their mouth when they read this bit. Genes which spell doom and double the risk of suffering a heart attack// have finally been identified by scientists. The findings published in the Journal Science, has shown that one fifth of Britons carry a particular gene which doubles their chances of suffering a heart attack. The only saving grace...

Double Lung Transplant Man in Michigan Recovering

Michigan hospital authorities are heaving a sigh of relief. The much-awaited double lung transplant seems to have been successful. The 50-year-old man, as yet unnamed, is stable at the moment, but it would be several weeks before doctors can say confidently he has come through safely. It should have a most traumatic double lung transplant, for the surgeons that is. A team...

New Drug, Other Trends To Double Smoking Cessation and Addiction Treatments

With the advent of a possible new blockbuster drug and greater reimbursement levels for the treatment of nicotine, alcohol, and drug addictions, global sales of smoking cessation and addiction treatments are expected to rise from revenues of little over $1.1 billion in 2005 to more than $2.3 billion in 2010, according to Smoking Cessation and Addiction Treatments: A World Market Analysis, a new...

Soy Products a Double-edged Sword for Breast Cancer

According to University of Illinois food science and human nutrition professor William Helferich, soy products may be healthy additions to a persons diet , and safe alternatives to hormone-replacement therapy, or even cancer-causing agents. Helferich has spent a decade evaluating the health effects of isoflavones, a class of plant estrogens present in high concentrations in soy. Muc...

Stroke Risk Nearly Doubles for Siblings of People Who Have Had a Stroke

People with a brother or sister who have had a stroke are almost twice as likely as the average American to suffer a stroke themselves, according to research . That risk can be even higher depending on the race and gender of the person who had the stroke. The study looked at the risk of stroke for 807 siblings of 181 people who had strokes in Nueces County, Texas. All of the strokes...

Use of Swedish 'snus' is Linked to a Doubled Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

People who use Swedish moist snuff (snus) run twice the risk of developing cancer of the pancreas. This is the main result of a follow-up study conducted by Karolinska Institutet researchers amongst almost 300,000 male construction workers. The study is published today online in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet. Tobacco smoking is a known risk factor for pancreatic cancer...