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Want skin cancer? Please have a cigarette

The January first issue of the Journal of clinical oncology has come out with a damning indictment of smoking. It says smokers have a three-fold chance of developing skin cancer than people who have not smoked before. The report is based on a study conducted by Dr. Jan N. Bouwes Bavinck from Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands and colleagues. The authors found a significa...

Pause as you please

A new tablet has been experimented that can suppress menstruation for as long as a woman wants should be available within a few years.The tablet, which blocks the action of the hormone progesterone, appears to be a safe and reversible way of stopping the monthly menstrual cycle. Two versions of the new pill have just passed their first test in animals, with the results published by American and G...

Chicago: Dad, I need you desperately, Please come back

Ana Esparza' suffered a liver failure in 2001. Her mother was an illegal alien without any health insurance, so the local hospitals denied this poor girl the transplant, she so desperately needed. Later the immigrant community rose to the occasion and bailed her out.// The girl underwent a successful liver transplant later that year in Miami, Florida, but the organ’s condition deteriora...

10-year-old Pleads, 'Herceptin For My Mum, Please'

In yet another Herceptin refusal case in the UK, a 10-year-old girl whose mother has been diagnosed with breast cancer is seeking the help from her MP in order to ensure that her // mother gets the requisite treatment. Katie Morgan's mother, Susan wants to be treated with Herceptin, but Shropshire Primary Care Trust has not obliged saying that the drug has not been approved. Owen Paters...

Uttar Pradesh Government's Decision To Prepone Immunization Does Not Please Experts

The decision of the Uttar Pradesh government to prepone the Japanese Encephalitis immunization drive has not gone down well with experts in New Delhi. //The drive was originally to have taken place on June 18, but the government has preponed it to May 15 just four days after the delivery of 5.2 million doses of the Japanese Encephalitis tissue culture vaccine manufactured by the Chengdu Institute...

Jackson’s Stem Cell Research Donation Does Not Please New Zealander

New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh’s donation of $500,000 to the University of California for stem cell research has not gone down well in their home// country. Citing that stem cell research could find cure for incurable diseases, Jackson said that they hoped the donation could be put to good use. "We have lost close friends and relatives to cancer and Parkinson's dise...

Please Give Kids a Break!!

Both parents and educators expect far more from the children than their perceptual abilities. Children need more time// , according to a study that has been published in Developmental Science on 8thAugust 2006. "Children are increasingly being expected to provide an adult-level of detail and information," says David Shore, associate professor in McMaster University's Department of Psych...

Good Morning! "Have Safe Sex Please"

AIDS Officials in Nizamabad in Andhra Pradesh have hit on a novel method of promoting safe sex in order to prevent HIV/AIDS. When thousands of residents opened their// newspapers this Independence Day they found a taped pack of three condoms on the front page. "Earlier we distributed condoms at wine shops and bars, through milk vendors and at pan (tobacco) shops but we met with lukewa...

More Sunscreen, Please

Recent studies have shown that when one is out in the sun, sunscreen should be applied at least once every 2 hours, else it would be better not using any in the first// place. So says Kerry Hanson, a chemist at the University of California at Riverside. She and her colleagues exposed human skin samples grown in the lab to UV radiation while they were covered with three common UV filt...

A Little Heavy on the Vitamins, Please

For those who faithfully take their vitamin pills, it is an encouragement to take even more. Scientists have come out with findings that an increased intake of antioxidants// Vitamin C and E can reduce the chances of developing renal cell carcinoma (RCC). RCC is a form of kidney cancer and accounts for 90 percent of all kidney cancers. Scientists released work that pointed to...

Hold the Milk Please

Seems like tea break times are over for those who prefer relaxing with a good cup of tea, with milk, of course//. A study conducted by researchers from Charite Hospital Universitatsmedizin in Berlin, Germany and published in the European Heart Journal, has come out with a study that shows adding milk to your tea may nullify the heart protective effects of tea compounds. Tea is...

Want a Baby? No Hot Baths Please !

Exposure to hot baths or hot tubs on a regular basis can lead to male infertility, according to a new study conducted by University of California. The effect was found// to be reversible in 50 % of the men observed. The three-year study was led by a San Francisco urologist who analyzed data on infertile men who had been repeatedly exposed to high water temperatures through hot tubs, J...

Pass the Orange Tomato Sauce Please

Next time you load on the sauce, onto your pizza or spaghetti, make sure it’s made from orange tomatoes, not the usual red ones//. Scientists from Ohio State University have reported findings, which state that lycopene- the well-known antioxidant found in tomatoes, is absorbed better by the body, when it comes from tomatoes that are orange in color. The study is published...

Queensland- Sunny Side Up Please

A report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has depicted the somber state of affairs in Queensland. Nearly 20 to 50% of the population is grappling// with depressive symptoms, for which they seem to be relying on anti-depressants heavily. The situation is so grave, it seems an everyday affair in Queensland where nearly 11,500 prescriptions for anti depressants...

No Laptop Please for Children

Mobile phones are not good for children, we have already been told. But now UK experts are warning against laptops with wireless internet too. // Professor Lawrie Challis, head of the government's committee on mobile phone safety research, said children should keep a safe distance from the embedded antennas. Challis, a retired professor of physics at the University of Notti...

Gene Therapy a Better Alternative to Viagra Please

Viagra is still the rage. But one should pop the pill just before sex. The anxiety could even spoil all the fun . Now some good news for those suffering from erectile dysfunction (ED) - gene therapy. And it could be effective far longer than the pills. Human and animal trials suggest gene therapy could offer a credible alternative to the current treatments available. A University o...