Fifth

Fifth US Patient Receives Artificial Heart

A fifth man has received a self-contained artificial heart, but he is having problems with his lungs, surgeons at Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, said. The medical team said details about the patient would be released later. Surgeons have said previously that patients considered for the implant must be critically ill with fewer than 30 days to live. // "Th...

Fifth case of bird flu in China confirmed

A 31-year-old Chinese woman farmer has been diagnosed with the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, the ministry of health said Thursday night//. This case, from the north-eastern Liaoning province, is China’s fifth confirmed case of bird flu in the last two months. She tested negative for laboratory tests before December 5 but on that day, experts from the Chinese Centre for Diseas...

Czech Republic struck by fifth bird flu incident

Another bird flu case has been detected in Czech republic by way of the dead swan found in the Bavorovice near Ceske Budejovice, south Bohemia, Josef Duben. This was brought to light by a spokesman for the State Veterinary //Administration. This is the fifth case of bird flu. To make a confirmation and further examination a sample would also be sent to EU Reference Laboratory in Weybri...

Diabetes Labeled As World's Fifth Killer Disease

High blood sugar is a definitive indication of diabetes. Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health have conducted a study, which has shown //that diabetes can kill people much before they are even diagnosed with the disease. Danaei and colleagues analyzed data from 52 nations. Their findings have shown that high blood sugar is the cause of an astounding 3,160,000 deaths each ye...

One- Fifths of Lung Cancer Patients are Non-smoking Women: Study

The American Cancer Society put figures of non-smokers who develop lung cancer as 10 to 15 percent//. Researchers announced results of a study that offer support to these estimates, in the form of similar figures. Publishing their findings in the Journal of Oncology, Dr. Heather Wakelee of Stanford University in California and epidemiologist Ellen Chang said that around 20...

One-fifth of Obese Women Undergo Caesarean Due to Uterus Failure

In a research carried on 4,000 pregnant women one-fifth of them had to undergo emergency Caesarean Section birth as the muscles in their uterus failed//. Researchers found that obesity impairs the ability of the uterus to contract sufficiently in order to dilate the cervix and deliver the baby. In a study of 4,000 pregnant women, researchers found that almost 1 in 5 overweight women h...

Boffins Identify Fifth Gene Behind Joubert Syndrome

An international team of researchers has identified a new genetic cause for Joubert syndrome (JS), an inherited condition that affects development of the cerebellum and brainstem-the structures in the brain that coordinate movements and regulate basic functions such as breathing, swallowing, heart rate and consciousness. This is the fifth gene that has been found to have associatio...

Bobby Robson Diagnosed With Cancer for Fifth Time

Former England manager Sir Bobby Robson is ready to fight against cancer for the fifth time . The 74-year-old Robson, who said that he was diagnosed with cancer for the fifth time, started a six-week bout of chemotherapy last week after cancerous nodules were discovered in his lungs. He has battled cancer on and off for the last 15 years and has undergone surgeries fou...

One Fifth of Timor Needs Food Assistance: UN Report

Persistent drought and plagues of locusts ravaged Timor-Leste's harvest in 2007, cutting production of major crops by as much as 30 per cent and leaving one-fifth of the population in need of food assistance , says a report issued today by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP). To avert a major food crisis, between 210,000...