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Wake-up call for peripheral artery disease

Peripheral artery disease is underdiagnosed and treated in many cases, say US doctors. In peripheral artery disease (PAD), the arteries in the legs and arms become blocked with the same kind of fatty deposits - plaque - which cause coronary artery disease. The best way of treating it is very simple - keep walking. While the disease makes walking painful, regular exercise does actually inc...

Awakening call for fall prevention

According to Orthopaedic researchers, it is important that older people escape falls, because fracture treatment may be slow and complex. As people age, they are more likely to have a fall because// of decreased agility and an overall decline in general health. And since an older person's bones are often thinner, treatment is difficult and healing slow. American Academy of Orthopaedic...

Staying Awake With Coffee

According to recent research, taking smaller doses of caffeine throughout the day is found to be a more effective way to help you stay awake.// Based on their findings researchers say, most of the population is using caffeine the wrong way by drinking a few mugs of coffee or tea in the morning, or three cups on the way to work. This means that caffeine levels in the brain will be falli...

Besides keeping you awake for exams coffee boosts memory as well!

There is another feather in the coffee cap proposed by a study by Florian Koppelstatter, University Hospital Innsbruck & colleagues which says that drinking a cup of coffee with 100 mg caffeine can boost short-term memory.// The sample and procedure for the study involved 15 healthy men aged 26 to 47. Participants were tested when they consumed 100 mg caffeine and then when they consumed...

Time to wake up as conservationists

Its time we took note and took care of mother nature. A program aimed towards this goal is underway in USA.It is called the Canon National Parks Science Scholars // Program. It currently inducts its ninth class with eight doctoral students -- from Canada to Chile, and from Florida to Ohio,Illinois and Georgia. These chosen few are receiving significant multi-year scholarships this year to...

Happiness in the wake of quake: 7,000 births every month

Encountering another problem after relief work in quake affected areas the United Nations (UN) has revealed that there is a shortage of female health workers and doctors in the quake-hit areas. // The pressure is felt that 80,000 women were pregnant and approximately 7,000 new births were taking place every month. Expressing concern UNFPA country representative Dr France Donny said th...

Women Wake up Late to Heart Attack Symptoms

According to a latest study conducted in Dublin Hospitals, women appear to take five times longer than men to avail emergency medical assistance, following a heart attack. // Researchers from the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Trinity College Dublin studied the data from 890 patients who were admitted to six Dublin teaching hospitals, following a heart attack. It was found that subse...

Wake Up Call: U.N Takes Stock to Curb Fake Medicines Racket

The Counterfeit Medicines Racket is growing at alarming proportions. The United Nations has risen to the occasion, driving a // world wide initiative , by way of a task force team that would strive to put an end to the sale of counterfeit drugs. A three day meeting is underway in Rome, starting today, February 16th, where all the key players - Pharamaceutical companies, Regulatory bodies...

New Pills To Keep You Awake!

People will now be able to put off their sleep for several days at a stretch with the development of new pills that may hit the markets very soon. // The ‘24-hour lifestyle’ pills currently under development may allow people to get by on only two hours' sleep each night. The pill promises to deliver sleep that is deeper and more refreshing than usual, and may even lead to p...

A warning and wake up call: German cat infected with deadly bird flu strain.

As a whiff of strong air comes the news that a cat that was found dead in Northern Germany was the carrier of the bird flu strain capable of infecting humans.// According to an institute specialising in veterinary diseases the strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus had the highly pathogenic Asian strain that can be transmitted to humans. The institute in question is the Friedric...

Sleep Science awakens from deep slumber!

Sleep science was of little help in matters of sleep till late the reason being high cost associated with finding solutions. But as a ray of new light comes the IST project 'Sensation' which is a project of 46 partners from 20 different // countries, addressing sensing of physiological parameters, core computation, medical and industrial research. They aspire to develop a multipurpose sen...

Wake up Call to the Chiropractors and Osteopaths in UK

In UK lot of people turn for help towards chiropractors and osteopaths to treat their neck and back pain. But researchers say that spinal manipulation// is of no or little help to solve these problems. The study was conducted by experts from Peninsula Medical School in Devon. The results are published in the journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. The researchers team said that the da...

Wake-up Call: Two-thirds of Briton Spend Many Sleeping Moments Awake!

Read this without batting an eyelid, however tired or sleep deprived you are! Two-thirds of Brits are not getting along well with their beds, pillows and accompaniments and are simply tossing around till the wee hours, // rendering them sleep deprived by more than 4 hours on each night, according to a recent survey. The research also indicates the unhealthy implications of sleep depr...

Arab World Wakes Up To the Call of Science

A declaration was made by the Arab leaders at a summit of the 22-member nations of the Arab League in Khartoum, Sudan. They have agreed to collaborate more closely// on research and increase their funding of science and technology. This has called on the Arab nations to increase their research capacity, enact policies to promote quality in science, and encourage public-private research pa...

Blend Of Sleep And Wake States To Explain Near Death Sensation

The phenomenon of near-death experience could be due to the tendency of the brain to blur the line between wakefulness and sleep, suggests a new study. // Until now, why some people see bright light, have extraordinary sensations or feel detached from their body when they are in death bed has remained a mystery. The present research highlights that it might have a physiological base, o...

Arab World Wakes Up To Drug Addiction

Slowly, but surely, the Arab world is awakening to the growing menace of the drug problem, reports The New York Times. This is especially true in Dubai//. In order to effectively deal with the problem, police and public health officials in Dubai are addressing this problem openly and stressing on the adverse effects of drugs like heroin and ecstasy. The report said that more and more o...

Sleeping pill wakes up comatose patient

A patient lying in a vegetative state for over 3 years woke up after being administered a sleeping pill, given to assuage a spell of restlessness//. This pill will hit the research table for thorough clinical testing. Zolpidem, the name of this sleeping pill, will be clinically tested on 30 patients during the course of this year, to check out its potential to temporarily awaken peopl...

Man's Memory Awakens After Twenty Years

Terry Wallis who is now 42 years old has been slightly unconscious and has recovered after a period of 20 years//. His nerves were completely sheared in a car crash and he was in a state of partial coma wherein he communicated with others by means of grunts and nods. But now his speech and movement were slowly improving. The doctors and researchers said that the tiny nerve connections...

New Sleep Gene Discovery Wakes Up Scientists

Proteins that regulate sleep and biological timing in the body work much differently than previously thought, meaning drug makers must change// their approach to making drugs for sleep disorders and depression and other timing-related illnesses. The surprise finding is an about-face from previous research, said Daniel Forger, assistant professor of math at the University of Michigan. F...

A Wake-up Call by MPs to Ensure Timely Care to Stroke Victims

A recent report has placed on record the inadequate resources provided by the government to help the hundreds of stroke victims in England. This sub-standard quality// of treatment has left many stroke victims invalid. According to NHS figures, nearly 500 deaths can be averted with timely treatment and quality care. The MPs have expressed the urgent need to enable stroke victims with...

'Awake cardiac surgery' performed at Madurai hospital

A rare "awake cardiac surgery", in which the patient remains awake throughout the procedure, has been performed by a private hospital here on a 53-year-old man. // A two graft coronary artery bypass was performed on Nagarajan, a bus conductor, at the Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre on Monday, the hospital authorities claimed today. This was the first time the...

An Alarm Clock to Wake You up Refreshed

An Austrian company has just launched an alarm clock that promises to wake its users up when their body is ready to face the day.// The aXbo Sleep Phase Alarm Clock checks 30 minutes before the alarm is due to go off whether your body is in a deep or light phase of sleep, say the manufacturers Infacory Innovations, who presented the gadget at the International Trade Fair for Sports (IS...

Awake or not?

Brain damaging tests on a severely brain-damaged woman in an unresponsive, vegetative state showed clear signs of conscious awareness, according to report by researchers,// a revolutionary finding that could change how unconscious patients are cared for and diagnosed. The researchers found that in response to commands, the patient’s brain flared with activity, lighting the same langua...

Awake Surgery to treat Brain tumours

The need for more awake surgery was made at a major conference on brain tumours in Dublin organised by the Irish Cancer Society. // According to the Irish Cancer Society, in spite of the awake surgery being time-consuming and expensive, it has higher rate of success and any damge to the delicate tissue can be rectified.The National Cancer Registry’s recent data reveal that th...

Corporate Inc Awakening To Economic Impact Of HIV

Guided by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and industry lobbies, several hundred Indian companies have started affirmative action at workplace to prevent spread// of HIV infection and help those infected get a conducive work environment. "Impact of HIV/AIDS is seen most in the most productive age between 15-48," said S. Mohammed Afsar, ILO national project coordinator for S...

Wake Up to Sleeping Sickness Issue, Say Scientists

Scientists in Uganda have called for the international community to take more interest in sleeping sickness and help combat// the disease. They say that drugs currently used to treat the disease are old and toxic, and that sleeping sickness warrants a higher research priority because of its threat to health. The comments were made at a meeting in Kampala, Uganda, this week (5...

Animals too Affected from Heat Wake in Jaipur

As Rajasthan reels under intense heat wave, animals too are affected by scorching temperatures . Dogs in Jaipur have been suffering heat strokes with as many as 50 canines being treated at veterinary hospitals everyday. Veterinarians say such extreme heat is not favourable for pets, which don't have any sweat glands to keep cool. The sick dogs have to be put on drips an...

Polish Man Wakes Up to New World After 19 Years in Coma

WARSAW, A Pole who spent 19 years in a coma has woken up and will now have to adapt to a country where the communists are no longer in power, a television station announced Friday. Railwayman Jan Grzebski fell into a coma after he was hit by a train in 1988, the private channel Polsat said. In an interview, Grzebski said that he owed his survival to his wife, Gertruda....

'wake Up and Breathe' Strategy Allows Patients to Come Off Ventilator Sooner

A new study of intensive care unit patients who are breathing with the help of a mechanical ventilator has found that a two-step sedation and ventilator weaning protocolcalled a wake up and breathe strategyhelps patients come off the ventilator faster so that they can be discharged from the ICU and hospital more quickly. In the first step of the protocol, the patients sedation is t...

Gene Therapy Awakens the Brain Despite Blindness from Birth

University of Pennsylvania researchers have shown in an animal study that a gene therapy used to restore retinal activity to the blind also restores function to the brain's visual centre , a critical component of seeing. Geoffrey K. Aguirre, Assistant Professor of Neurology at the university who led that multi-institutional study, feels that gene therapy can improve retinal, visual-...

China Vows to Improve Food Safety in Wake of Health Scares

China has shut down companies involved in some of the highest-profile health scares involving Chinese-made goods and will take further steps to improve product safety, a top official said Friday. "The Chinese government is moving to address the fundamental problems behind issues relating to food product safety," Li Changjiang, the minister in charge of the country's top product saf...

Yawning Actually Helps You Keep Awake

So far, the common notion has been that yawning is a precursor to sleep, but a new study has found that the yawn is in fact designed to prevent sleep. Researchers at the State University of New York have demonstrated that a yawn is the body's way of making us more attentive and alert. According to the study, the vessels in the nasal cavity send cool blood to the brain...