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Heart Drug has grave side effects

According to researchers, a drug commonly used for short-term treatment of worsening heart failure in hospitalized patients may cause dangerously low blood pressure and abnormal heart rhythms. //The findings suggest that the drug, milrinone, should be reserved for patients who do not respond to other medication, said Dr. Mihai Gheorghiade of Northwestern University. According to Gheorg...

Antidepressants could pose grave implications

Researchers in a recent study have found that people who take anti-depressants to relieve symptoms of depression could be at higher risk of developing gastrointestinal bleeding. The study which was conducted over a four year period included 26000 anti-depressant// users, who were compared for hospitalizations due to upper GI bleeding with non-users of the drugs. Researchers found peopl...

Bird flu situation grave, but neighbours hushing it up: says Turkey

In a new twist to the tale of bird(flu) the country in question, Turkey has pointed out that its neighbouring countries are trying to// cover up the issues. They say that those countries are hiding outbreaks of bird flu, complicating the fight against a virus that has killed four Turkish children. In the words of the Agriculture Minister Mehdi Eker, “It is unofficially know...

Banana in grave danger of extinction!

Banana which is touted as a great fruits which is full of nutrition may become extinct. The reason is India! Nothing to blame it about but the fact// is that it has been found that almost all bananas traded internationally are of a single variety - the Cavendish - the genetic roots of which lie in India. The problem lies in the fact that the Cavendish crop has been threatened by pand...

For Smokers Only: is Quitting = Cutting Down?? a 'grave' Issue

New research is here, that grapples with a familiar giant. Smokers around the world find it hard to kick an old habit. At times they try to buy time by assuming that, cutting// down on the number of cigarettes they smoke, may avoid health related catastrophes. Well, latest research disagrees. A study published by ‘Tobacco Control’ has proven that it doesn’t matter if you halve the number...

Autism: The Brain Digs Its Own Grave

Autistic children avoid eye contact and tend to be withdrawn. A new study has shown the connection// between the extents of impaired social behavior, the sign of autism, and the reduction in the size of the amygdala, the portion of the brain in charge of response to emotions. This has tickled scientists’ thinking, to probe if the brain in autistic patients is overly strained that it begin...

Study Uncovers Clues for Why Graves’ Disease Attacks the Eye

UCLA researchers have uncovered new clues that may explain why Graves’ disease (GD) attacks the muscle tissue behind the eyes, often causing them to bulge painfully// from their sockets, as in the late actor Marty Feldman. Scientists at UCLA’s Jules Stein Eye Institute and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center discovered defects in the infection-fighting T-cells of GD patients’ immune systems. R...

Ahmedabads Graveyard Eatery, a Popular Joint for Hundreds

Sipping a cup of tea, or chatting with friends is common, but to do it in a graveyard in Ahmedabad, seems unique . Welcome to "Lucky Hotel", which is nestled in the middle of 22 tombs. Visitors are served by waiters, who jump over tombs to serve food at this ancient Muslim burial ground. "I have been coming here for the past three to four years to have t...

Dozens of Panamanians Gravely Ill from Toxic Substance from China

Tears streaming down her cheeks, Marta Menacho de Gonzalez recalls how she lost her father, mother and father-in-law to a cough syrup contaminated with a toxic substance imported to Panama from China. "It's very painful. The three had gone to seek medical help and were given poison instead," she says, her voice shaking with emotion. The family also used a toothpaste that has since...