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Diagnosis of Alzheimer's years before clinical signs emerge

Brain researchers are developing tests that can identify the beginnings of Alzheimers years before the first clinical signs of the disease emerge. The researchers, who presented their results on 14 // November at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Washington DC, say the tests allowed them to single out people who went on to develop the condition. If those results ar...

New Test Can Detect Breast Cancer 8 Years Earlier

There is a new test some doctors say could change the way we treat breast cancer. The new Halo Pap Test for the breast is now available to help doctors identify breast disease // up to eight years earlier than a lesion might be found on a mammogram. Breast pap patient Amy Rhoades is taking a screening test that could potentially predict her risk for breast cancer up to eight years in ad...

Fraudulent Dentist Jailed For Three Years

A dentist who was accused of defrauding the NHS of more than ￡600,000 has been sentenced to three years in jail. 45-year-old Michael Semeniuk of Willerby, near Hull carried on// this fraud for more than six years during which he filed around 3,500 cases of false claims for payment. The Hull Crown Court was told that the claims were filed for treating dead patients or for work, which was...

One IV treatment a year rather than a pill a day

One IV treatment a year may prevent osteoporosis. The research involves a drug called zoledronic acid, which is approved for use in cancer patients to treat a condition in which calcium seeps from the bones. The drug was found to slow the rate of bone less and increase bone density, and the effect persisted for at least a year after treatment, long after the medication had disappeared fro...

Test tube babies, 25 years later

Considered a pioneering fertility treatment 25 years ago, IVF has now been responsible for an estimated 114,000 babies born in the United States alone, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. IVF is a procedure that involves retrieving the eggs from the mother and mixing them in the lab with sperm from the father. The resulting embryo is then placed back into the moth...

Valium hits 40 years old, anxiety-free

Valium, the drug that revolutionized the treatment of anxiety and became a cultural icon, is 40 years old this year. The drug owes its success to the stubborn streak of chemist Leo Sternbach, who refused to quit after his boss at Hoffmann-La Roche ended a project to develop a tranquilizer to compete with a rival company's drug. Sternbach tested one last version and in just a day, he got t...

Women who conceive after a year have a higher chance of giving birth prematurely

The reasons for premature birth are a mystery in nearly half of the cases, Some pre-term births are caused by maternal or fetal stress,// infections, high blood pressure, bleeding or stretching of the uterus. But in the rest, the reason is unknown , experts say fertility troubles could explain part of the problem. Premature birth -- when the baby is delivered before 37 weeks of pregnanc...

Women who conceive after a year have a higher chance of giving birth prematurely

The reasons for premature birth are a mystery in nearly half of the cases, Some pre-term births are caused by maternal or fetal stress, infections, high blood pressure, //bleeding or stretching of the uterus. But in the rest, the reason is unknown , experts say fertility troubles could explain part of the problem. Premature birth -- when the baby is delivered before 37 weeks of pregnancy...

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 collaborati...

Normal Blood Pressure Could Add Over 5 Years To Your Life

In international study has found that people in their 50s with normal blood pressure// could live up to five years longer than those with hypertension or high blood pressure. The study found that people who had normal blood pressure developed heart disease later in life than people with high blood pressure. The study has been published in the current issue of Hypertension: Journal of t...

Larynx transplant restores patient's voice after 20 years

Dr. Marshal Strome of Cleveland Clinic created a break through in ENT surgery by conducting the first successful larynx transplant in 1998. Timothy Heidler, the recipient of the transplant is not able to speak with a perfectly normal voice after his throat was crushed in the motorcycle accident. He had been unable to speak normally for 20 years. The lucky recipient is now giving motivatio...

Innovative yeast genome may handle Cancer Clues

According to scientists mapping of have mapped all the genes in a second type of yeast that they hope will provide new insights into basic cell biology and the development of cancer.A team of international scientists led by Nobel medicine laureate Sir Paul Nurse of the charity Cancer Research UK has sequenced the genome of fission yeast, a cousin of the brewer's yeast whose genome// was m...

New Blood Thinner Pill - First Potential Alternative to Warfarin in 50 years

Warfarin, originally developed as a rat poison, was first used as a blood thinner in the 1950s. It is still the only oral blood thinner available to protect against clots that can block blood vessels. It is widely prescribed after //strokes, heart attacks and orthopedic surgery and is also given to prevent recurring clots in the legs or lungs.But warfarin, which takes time to kick in, int...

The Future Pattern Of Weight Gain Is Laid As Early As Three Years Of Age

The road to obesity starts early for kids in the United Kingdom, finds a new study by Scottish researchers who measured activity levels among preschoolers. The study involved 78 children who were 3 years old //at the beginning of the research.Investigators measured their total energy expenditure, along with their amount of physical activity and sedentary behaviors. Results showed the chil...

Worried About The Sensitive Skin Of Your 2 Year Old? Fetal Skin Cells To Offer Help

Fetal cells are truly a marvel. Yes! It has been proven yet another time in a procedure in which doctors have used fetal skin cells to successfully heal young children with severe // scalding injuries. The revolutionary procedure avoids the need to remove a patch of ones own skin for a graft. The skin cells that are taken from an aborted fetus and grown in the lab into a sheet-like cover...

Record Growth Of Soya-Based Dairy Alternatives Over The Past Year In European Markets

A recent survey by Prosoy shows that Soy milks, yoghurts and desserts grew by 22 per cent in 2004 and that people have become even more health-conscious and more aware of food intolerance and allergies. // Researchers say that based on the current trend, sales are further expected to grow in the next three years. The study coordinators stated that they have tracked well over 130 new pr...

US Kidney Failure Rates show Stabilization After 20-Year Climb

New research from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health have shown stabalisation of annual increases from 5 to 10 percent//, rates for new cases of kidney failure. However worryingly there is still a dramatic racial disparity. The average annual increase of kidney diseases has been less than 1 percent since...

Microbicides could serve to materialise women empowerment in the years to come

Microbicides are a broad range of user-controlled products that would help women protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases including AIDS.// It can be developed in any form that is convenient to use such as a gel, cream, film or suppository. These microbicides will enable women to negotiate condom use or to abandon partners who put them at risk and would also help avoid unwa...

Controversy Surrounding The HIV Positive Reports Of One-Year Girl In Kerala

A cloud of controversy has surrounded The Thiruvananthapuram medical college following the report claiming that a one-year-old girl who had received a transfusion form the hospital blood bank has been tested positive for HIV infection. // According to the inquiry, one-year-old Reshmi, who is HIV-positive, was given blood, which had been taken from a person who was HIV-negative. <b...

Declining Rates Of Sperm Donors Over The Past 5 Years

There has been a sharp decline in the number of men who volunteer for sperm donation since 2000 according to researchers at the Newcastle Fertility Centre. The observation could be because of lack of motivation among students to do so//. Sperm bank is a facility that collects freezes and stores semen sample for purposes of artificial insemination, in-vitro fertilization or for research....

Malaria Vaccine May Be 10 Years Away

Scientists in past centuries called the sickness by the Italian phrase 'malaria' — or 'bad air' — for the supposedly disease-bearing zephyrs wafting from swamps. These days, scientists know malaria is spread by mosquitos. // And they say ill winds are buffeting their attempts to halt the spread of a disease that kills 1 million people a year, AP reports. 'We need to stress t...

Paid-For Sex Rates In Britain Has Increased Two Fold Over The Past 10 Years

A recent survey done to evaluate the prevalence of paid-sex in Britain projects alarming results showing the rates have indeed doubled over the past decade. The survey was conducted amongst 11,000 British adults // between 1990 and 2000. The study participants were required to provide details regarding their sexual lifestyle and attitude towards sex in general. Additionally, the men we...

One-year sentence for HIV-positive woman

An HIV-positive woman has been sentenced for a year under house arrest for having unprotected sex with a soldier.// Jennifer Murphy, 32, who pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault, will serve her term at home. Jennifer, whose sexual exploits at a Canadian Forces base shook the military, is heading home to Newfoundland to serve her sentence. Justice Michele Fue...

Induced abortion results in years of trauma.

A study on mental agony experienced by women after abortion which was headed by Anne Nordal Broen revealed shocking results. // It showed that the sufferings of the women who had induced abortions were many times higher and extended to longer time periods than those who had miscarriage. The study included women from the Buskerud Hospital in Drammen, who had miscarriage (40) and...

Nicotine patches instead of cigarettes – New Year resolutio

A new resolution has been passed in United Kingdom which allows prescription of nicotine patches to children’s above the age of 12 and pregnant women as the risk associated with smoking is higher than the danger // associated with nicotine patches as earlier the sale of nicotine patches was not allowed to children’s, pregnant and breast feeding women and people with chronic diseases such...

Doctors Advice A Couple Of Pegs For The New Year

Doctors are advising people to limit themselves to a couple of pegs when it comes to alcohol consumption, as the New Year approaches. A peg or two are capable of scaling down// the risks of a brain stroke, while excess consumption has the opposite effect, according to Indraprastha Apollo Hospital’s senior consultant Harsh Rastogi. "Drinking alcohol is related to the incidence of strok...

Start the New year with news on intelligent weight loss!!

Say no to all those weight loss gimmicks, potions and wonder shakes for now. The New Year // should begin with sound knowledge and information. So the only solution to weight loss is diet and exercise. Dieting doesn’t mean starving yourself. Rather, it is choosing the type of food you eat that counts. In fact, diet alone or crash diets are the worst possible things to do if yo...

10 Million Indian Females Aborted In 20 years

Around 10 million female fetuses may have been aborted in India in the last couple of decades, according to a study published online today by The Lancet. // Fewer girls than boys are born in India. In their study Prabhat Jha (St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada), Rajesh Kumar (Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India) and colleagues c...

Sperm Retrieval, Difficult in Klinefelter’s Syndrome Patients after 35 Year

A Japanese researcher Dr. Hiroshi Okada with his colleagues conducted a study which proved that the Sperm extraction is very difficult after the age of 35 in case of men suffering from Klinefelter's syndrome. // The study was conducted at the University School of Medicine in Tokyo. The results of this research were published in the journal Fertility and Sterility. Klinefelter’...

Bharat Rao Is 'Inventor of the Year'

R Bharat Rao, an American scientist of Indian origin has been declared the 'Inventor of the Year' for having developed a new system which makes use of data for improving clinical decision// making and patient care. Rao is the Senior Director of Engineering Research Development at Siemens Medical Solutions' Computer-aided Diagnosis and Therapy Group. Rao is reported to have contribut...

NASA Analysis Say 2005 Was The Warmest Year

The century’s warmest year was 2005, according to a NASA analysis. The other warmest years are 1998, 2002, 2003 and 2004, respectively. Even in the Artic region, the year 2005 was reportedly unusually warm. For the purposes of their analysis, the scientists used temperature data from weather // stations on land, satellite measurements of sea surface temperature since 1982, and data from s...

Sex Spell Lasts Two Years Graduating To 'Cuddles' Companionship

Simmering sexual passion and chemistry between new partners wanes anywhere between one to two years of togetherness, replaced by a desire for companionship, according to novel // research in Sexual health. Scientists from Italy have now been able to place a finger on probable reasons for the waxing and waning of passion between couples after a period of togetherness. Hormones rule is...

Mentally Deranged Man Chained for 20 Years

Mansharam, a 55-year-old man in the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh has been chained to a post for the past 20 years due to a mental illness. // He spends most of time in a motionless state, according to his family members. Mansharam was chained after he started attacking family members as well as other villagers without any reason, says his brother Bhogchand, a farmer. His family had...

Many In The UK Will Live For 100 Years

The life expectancy across the world is increasing, and it is estimated that over 1 million people in the UK who are in their 30s will live to see their 100th birthday. According to official estimates,// the population of centenarians is expected to soar from the present figure of 10,000 to 1.2 million by 2074 in Britain, according to the Daily Mail. The projections mean today's 30 s...

Bone Density Can Be Beefed Up With Twice-a-year shots

Boston - Make no bones about it – For those troubled with low bone density, now you can do something concrete about it. According to a study, Amgen Inc.'s experimental drug Denosumab taken twice a year can rejuvenate the density of bones present in the spine. // The New England Journal of Medicine has reported the effect of this drug after two years of use and observation, which has for...

World population To Be Seven billion in Six Years

The world population, which now stands at 6.5 billion and will touch the seven billion mark on Oct 18, 2012, at 4:36 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, reported the science portal Live Science. With an average of 4.4 people added to the population every second, the world will be home to seven billion people six years from now.//According to a report issued by the International Programmes C...

21 Year Old Tests Negative for the Human Form Of Bird-Flu

Doctors have cleared a 21 year old man, who tested negative for the human form of the bird-flu. The man was rushed to the Hospital for Infectious Diseases, in Bucharest// , after he exhibited flu like symptoms. This man lives in the southwest village of Cetate, where H5N1 had infected the birds in the area. Further tests are slated to be performed at the Bucharest national laboratory....

72 year old cheat, brought to book

A 72 year old man, languishing in a London hospital, purposefully//, for nearly three years without any actual need for medical assistance, has been ordered by the High court to leave the hospital. Mr X, as he is known, was given an eviction order which stipulated that he leave Finchley Memorial Hospital in north London within 14 days. Along with the order of eviction, he was also sla...

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...

Loneliness Peaks In 40-year-olds

They say life begins at 40. But a new study published in the latest issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing says that more than a third of adults are lonely with peak // incidence in their forties. Unemployed people reported a higher level of loneliness than people who were retired. "Understanding what makes people lonely is very important as loneliness can increase the risk of health c...