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Arginine food bar assists people with angina

A medical food bar enriched with arginine and vitamins increased the exercise capacity and quality of life of those with angina. Arginine is an amino acid// that can produce the gas nitric oxide which, in turn, may improve the functioning of blood vessels. So you might think that arginine might help people with heart problems, especially those with angina, by enhancing blood supply to the...

Canine Painkiller unveiled by Novartis

Novartis received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to begin marketing Deramaxx, a canine painkiller, which will be used to relieve post-operative pain in dogs. This drug being produced by a Novartis facility at Puerto Rico //is the result of a development project undertaken by Novartis Animal Health that was run for several years at veterinary clinics, colleges and its manuf...

Artesunate Is Better For Malaria Than Quinine

A research report published in the latest edition of The Lancet had found the drug artesunate more effective in treating adults with malaria than the common drug quinine. Quinine is the only drug recommended for the treatment // of severe malaria throughout Africa, South America, and most of Asia. But even with prompt administration of the drug in maximum doses mortality from severe ma...

Nine Major Culprits For Tooth Loss Identified By Researchers

Periodontal disease is one of the main causes of tooth loss worldwide and is the leading cause for majority of the tooth extractions (those with periodontal disease lost 2.8 teeth versus 1.8 teeth lost for those without// periodontal disease). It has now been found out from research that certain groups of people exhibit increased susceptibility to periodontal destruction than others. Th...

One In Nine Young Women Diagnosed With Chlamydia Infection

Chlamydia infections could be the culprit for infertility in women according to a recent research study. Alarmingly, screening programme has found that one in nine young people are infected with the microorganism. It is feared that the number of cases in 16-24 year-olds may be far higher//. The number of young women tested positive for the disease has in fact increased by a margin of th...

Treatment of Breast Cancer with Herceptin for Nine Weeks

A novel approach in the treatment of breast cancer is the new nine week course of Herceptin which also prevents the risk of heart problems.// Herceptin is a monoclonal antibody that attacks the HER-2 protein that is highly expressed in about 30% of the breast cancers. The results of the combination therapy (Herceptin + anthracycline-based chemotherapy) were better when compare...

Nine National Birds found dead in Tamil Nadu-Kerala Border

Coimbatore: Tamilnadu-Kerala border witnessed some excitement today, with nine peacocks found dead near a farm at K G Chavadi//, according to forest department sources. A special team from the department was deputed to hold first level investigations into the death of the birds. Post mortem was conducted on the dead birds, but the tests have ruled out any bird flu infection. Tests were...

Women aware of “feminine health” : their attituds

Harris Interactive? for the Vagisil Women's Health CenterSM conducted a survey on feminine hygiene. There results revealsthat// a large number of today's American women are taking active roles in their own feminine health and hygiene. Nearly two thirds of women aged 18 and older (63 percent) report that they go to a gynecologist, and of those who go to a gynecologist, 61 percent say th...

Death Toll Over Fake Drug Rises To Nine In China

The death toll in the fake drug case in China has shot up to nine, triggering a nation-wide alert and check on pharmaceutical companies//, the state media reported today. The nine people were confirmed dead from using the fake Armillarisni A injection made by the Qiqihar No 2 Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, said officials with the Third Hospital affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University in South...

Babies Breast-fed beyond Nine Months at Risk of Allergies

Although it is now common knowledge that breast-feeding gives babies the best start in life, a new study has found that babies who are breast-fed beyond none months are prone to allergy.// Exclusive breast feeding for up to six months is known to offer protection against allergies like eczema and asthma. However extending exclusive breast-feeding beyond six months may increase the risk...

Food Poisoning Kills Nine at Chhattisgarh Relief Camp

Raipur: Nine people, including three women and three kids, were killed and 27 were taken ill after a group of tribals consumed //rotten fish at a government-run relief camp in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, an official said Tuesday. Medical teams were sent late Monday to the relief camp in Injeram village in the Maoist insurgency-hit district, 560 km south of Raipur. "A...

Superbug C.difficile Causes Nine Deaths In Montreal Hospital

Honore-Mercier hospital in St.Hyacinthe, 65 km south east of Montreal has had an outbreak of Clostridium difficile related diarrhoea which is still to be contained// . 22 patients ,elderly people who had other ailments as well have been affected. The infection has been linked to the death of nine patients since July and is believed have been responsible for around 2000 deaths in Que...

A New Drug To Address Canine Obesity

Food And Drug Administration (FDA) has come up with a solution to deal with the growing epidemic of canine obesity in the United States.// Pfizer, the drug manufacturer has made a new weight-reducing drug named Slentrol to control obesity in dogs. Nowadays as the owners work late hours, the dogs lounge around all day and the lack of exercise coupled with the fatty food the...

Nine Ways to Relieve Joint Stress

It happens to all of us: joint pain from a lifetime of lifting, bending and normal wear and tear.// Beyond medication, there are steps you can take to relieve stress while going about your daily activities. Here’s what you can do, from a world leader in arthritis care. If you’ve lived long enough, inflammation in the ankle, knee, hip, shoulder, elbow and wrist can cause pain, swelling...

Hope for Obese Canines

Fat dogs have less than a fat chance of losing weight. Belgium’s Janssen Animal Health has come out with a drug that helps overweight dogs shed the flab.// The drug works by blocking the transfer of fats from the food that the dogs eat into their bloodstream. It does not affect the absorption of the vital nutrients. The treatment is also claimed to slightly reduce the dog's...

Scientists Develope a New Model of Artificial Canine Skin

Researchers at UNIVET, a spin-off of the Universitat Autnoma de Barcelona, in cooperation with the animal nutrition company Affinity Petcare, have developed an artificial cellular model which faithfully reproduces the characteristics of dogs skin and which will allow, therefore, the carrying out of various lines of research related to skin biology and pathology without the need to use li...

Vaccine Ninety Percent Effective Against Cervical Cancer

A new vaccine protects nine out of ten women against cervical cancer linked to two strains of the deadly human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a study published Thursday. HPV types 16 and 18 account for 70 percent of cervical cancer cases worldwide, which number about 500,000 per year, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). If left untreated, invasive cervica...

Ramadoss to Discuss Chikungunya With Health Ministers of Nine States Tomorrow

Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss, has called a meeting of health ministers of nine states tomorrow to discuss the measures to be taken to control the mosquito-borne disease, Chikungunya . The Health Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Puducherry, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and Delhi are expected to attend the meeting, a ministry official said....

Study Shows Positive Results for Zestra(R) Feminine Arousal Fluid

Zestra Laboratories announced primary results for its large-scale clinical study examining the potential of its widely available, non-hormonal, non-prescription Zestra(R) Feminine Arousal Fluid for improving the sexual experiences of women. This multi-center study, designed and managed by David M. Ferguson, PhD, MD, FACCP, is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel desig...

Cancer Cures for Canines

One of the major issues associated with longer life expectancy in man and his best friend is an increase in the incidence of cancer. Even though they cannot talk it seems dogs might be able to tell us why and how certain cancers develop. In turn that could lead to better treatments for both canine and human cancer patients. An expert from the country's newest Vet School will tell...