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Laser to help in root canal treatment

The Food and Drug Administration has avowed Biolase Technology of San Clemente, in California clearance to vend its Waterlase laser therapy for root canal procedures on hard and soft tissue.//The approval is the first by the FDA for a laser root canal and covers all enamel, dentin and pulpal removal as well as shaping of the root canal. The Waterlase is not a direct laser, the but altern...

Sleepwalking has genetic roots

Adults who sleepwalk are more likely to have a specific genetic variant of part of their immune system than those who do not. Sleepwalking in adults is quite different from childhood sleepwalking.// It's more likely to lead to injury or violent behaviour, and those affected often have other health problems, like sleep apnoea. A study of 60 adult sleepwalkers in Bern, Switzerland, shows an...

Ageing stem cells at the root of infections, leukemia

Scientists have reported that the incidence of leukemia and infections in elderly people// may be due to the ageing stem cells. Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that have the potential to regenerate itself and develop into all types of specialized cells types that may form various types of cells of the tissue from which it was taken. Researchers working in the Stanford...

Roots of polycystic ovarian syndrome traced to mother’s wom

How the daughters develop in their mother’s womb can be an indication of how they may be at risk// from developing polycystic ovarian syndrome. Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a condition that affects about 10% of the women in the childbearing age. This condition is characterized by high levels of male hormones called androgens, with irregular or no menstrual cycles, and with presence o...

Mad Cow Disease Has Roots Traceable To Man

Bovine feed, which has got traces of human remains, may be at the root of bovine spongiform encephalopathy or the mad cow disease. A report in the latest issue of The Lancet had forwarded this hypothesis. // The cause of the original case or cases of BSE is currently unknown. Sheep scrapie or a previously undetected bovine transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) that arose spont...

Leukemia Can Be Cured By Garden Plant's Root

A new pathway with regard to the progression of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) has reportedly been identified by US based scientists. They have also found out that an extract from the plant coleus forskohlii's root,// which is called forskolin can be used for suppressing the process. As many as 4,600 people in the US alone are expected to develop CML this year, and the findings may co...

Parkinson's Disease Has Genetic Roots

A genetic mutation has been identified by researchers which is responsible for over 20% of the incidences of Parkinson's disease among Jews, North Africans and Arabs.// It was previously believed that genetics had a very minor role to play in the disease. This particular mutation is quite rare where people living outside the Middle East are concerned. Other mutations may be responsible fo...

Smoking Increases Chances Of Needing Root Canal Treatment

Cigarette smoking not only harms the teeth by way of discoloring them, it also leads to the increase in the need for root canal treatment, according to a new study // appearing in the April issue of the Journal of Dental Research. "The findings substantiate what most of us already know: Smoking is detrimental to your health," Elizabeth Krall Kaye, PhD, MPH, epidemiologist at the Boston...

The root of addictive carnal desire - Sexy Genes?

It’s all wired at birth. Even the sex drive, researchers say. A school of thought has indicated that only therapy may not work to cure 'sex addicts'// , for the answer lies in genetics. Infact, genes may hold the clue, for people who are more driven than others in seeking carnal pleasures. We owe this discovery to researchers from Hebrew University and Ben Gurion University of the Neg...

Australian beauty with roots in India open to acting in Bollywood

Australian beauty with roots in India open to acting in B'wood Sydney, Sabrina Houssami, the beauty queen with roots in India// who will represent Australia in the Miss World contest, says she is open to acting in Bollywood films. The first person of non-Australian parentage to win the Miss Australia title last month, 19-year-old Sabrina was born to an Indian mother and a Lebanese fat...

Anorexia Nervosa – Uproot the Disease by Understanding Key Triggers and Motive

New York - Dr. Ragnfrid H. Nordbo, of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in Oslo investigating into the mind set of people// suffering anorexia nervosa, a form of eating disorder, explained that victims of this mental disease attribute a great deal of importance to self-starvation, which has its roots in a deep seated need or emotion. In his estimate, treatment measures that do not...

Scientists Trace the Roots of the World's Healthiest Wines

Traditional red wines that belong to the vineyards of France and Italy are decidedly the best for health, scientists say. The bad effects of fatty meals on the heart can be offset by red wine// from South West of France, a novel study has shown. Wines from these regions contain high levels of a chemical, known to aid cardiovascular health. Earlier studies have also proved...

Hypertension Has Its Roots in Childhood

Cardiovascular risk shows its presence in childhood in the form of nocturnal hypertension, in few black children it occurs even in the age of ten// and the intensity increases as they grow up. Blacks experience less of a dip in nighttime blood pressure than whites. The gap between the pressure measurements of whites and blacks also widens as children get older. At night, blood p...

China Contributes Billions to Root Out Animal Diseases

Beijing: An agenda released by the government has demonstrated China’s renewed commitment to check animal diseases. China has decided to invest 8.83 billion yuan (1.12 billion U.S. dollars) to control and prevent animal diseases. // The aim of the plan is to control animal diseases like bird flu, foot-and-mouth disease, by 2015 and possibly even root out these diseases completely. <...

Mouse Study Suggests Anxiety Disorders Take Root in Infancy

The absence of a key signaling protein in the brain during infancy could lead to anxiety disorders later in life, scientists say. //According to findings published today in the journal Nature, mice lacking the receptor protein for the chemical messenger serotonin just after birth exhibit abnormal anxiety as adults. Researchers have known for some time that mice genetically engineered...

Root Beer - Safe Soft Drink

Root beer products, unlike soft drinks, are non-carbonated and do not contain the acids that harm teeth, according to a recent study// published in the March/April 2007 issue of General Dentistry. Consumers often consider soft drinks to be harmless, believing that the only concern is sugar content. Most choose to consume 'diet' drinks to alleviate this concern. However, diet drinks cont...

Essential Tones of Music Rooted in Human Speech

The use of 12 tone intervals in the music of many human cultures is rooted in the physics of how our vocal anatomy produces speech, according to researchers at the Duke University Center for Cognitive Neuroscience. The particular notes used in music sound right to our ears because of the way our vocal apparatus makes the sounds used in all human languages, said Dale Purves, the George...

Ranbaxy Labs Extends Roots in South Africa

In line with Ranbaxy Laboratories aggressive international expansion strategy, the approval from South Africa's Competition Commission has solidified the acquisition of Be-Tabs Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Limited ("Be-Tabs") by Ranbaxy Laboratories. (RNBV). The deal is valued at R500 million (USD 70 Million) and will make Ranbaxy the fifth largest generic pharmaceutical company in South...

Now, It's Possible to Trace Marijuana to Its Roots

Alaska Stable Isotope Facility scientists have claimed that they can trace marijuana to its roots, and are now working on ways to determine whether it was grown indoors or out . According to Matthew Wooller, the director of the facility, the researchers hope to have something more precise in the near future that could tell police where and under what conditions a sample of marijuana...

Laser to Fight Root Canal Bacteria

According to research published in the July issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA),high-tech dental lasers used mainly to prepare cavities for restoration now can help eliminate bacteria in root canals. The study, conducted by researchers in Austria, credits the development of miniaturized, flexible fiber tips for allowing the laser to be used in endodontic (ro...

Dental Lasers can Help Eliminate Bacteria in Root Canals

Researchers have found an additional use for the high-tech dental lasers used mainly to prepare cavities for restoration. According to a new study conducted by researchers in Austria, these advanced dental lasers can now help eliminate bacteria in root canals. The study credits the progress of miniaturized, flexible fiber tips for allowing the laser to be used in endo...

Eco-architecture Takes Root in Thailand, but Growth is Slow

Soontorn Boonyatikarn is a man of the times, throwing around terms like "eco-design" as he enthuses about the charcoal water recycling system at the Bangkok home he designed for his family two years ago. His Bio-Solar House -- designed not only to be energy efficient but to produce energy -- was inspired by the humble mango tree, echoing the ideas of some of the brightest internati...

EU Aims to Shake Up Wine Industry With Root-and-branch Reform

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed uprooting excess vineyards and launching an overseas marketing blitz under a new wine industry strategy aimed at soaking up glut and countering New World producers. Farm Commissioner Mariann Fischer-Boel warned that the European Union's annual wine budget of 1.3 billion euros (1.8 billion dollars) was currently spent in "a very ineffici...