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Water - The silent killer!!!

The world health organization says, water related illnesses claim up to 3 million lives a year. WHO released a report to coincide with World Water Day on 22nd of March. The report says most of those who die are children and much of the suffering is needless. People in the developing world are particularly at risk for water-borne diseases. About 2.2 million people die of diarrhea caused by...

Silicon eye implants

In this era of transplants and implants ,a new annotation that is in research process happens to be the silicon implants.If these silicons are to used for the sake of blindness .....is there anyhting more to say. This is real and this is happening , the chip, called Artificial Silicon Retina (ASR), is being planned to be implanted in three people suffreing from retinal damage.This proj...

Sleeping sickness - a silent killer

Scientists from around the world are gathering in the West African state of Burkina Faso to tackle a disease believed to claim 1,00,000 African lives every year. Popularly known as Sleeping Sickness, and officially as 'African Trypanosomiasis', the disease is carried by the Tsetse fly. Some 60 million people living in Tsetse fly-endemic areas of west and central Africa are at risk, as ar...

Cervical Cancer Can Now Be Better Handled With Gene Silencing Therapy

Queensland University researchers have ventured into a new approach called ‘gene silencing’ for the treatment of cervical cancer. The technique is targeted towards turning // the cancer causing genes on and off to help cervical cancer patients. Certain genes called tumor suppressor genes are responsible for preventing the occurrence of a particular type of cancer. On the other hand, t...

Domestic Violence: The Silent Killer of Women Worldwide

Scenario 1: Thailand: Rakata has not yet prepared dinner for husband Akito, as there is no grain in the house. Akito works as a farm laborer, but gambles away whatever he earns. //Rakata and the two little children are emaciated, often ill, and fearful. Today all three are huddling in a corner of the house, fearing his fury. Scenario 2: Madhya Pradesh, India: Rani, a domestic worker who...

Kids Overcome Behavioral And Sleep Problems After Tonsillectomy

Children who have undergone tonsillectomy, a surgery that is performed to remove their tonsils, are found to behave and sleep better a year later.// About half of the children who were found to have Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder before tonsil surgery no longer met criteria for this diagnosis one year later. Other cognitive and behavioral issues also improved. On the...

Fossil teeth and human development

An analysis of the growth patterns in fossil teeth has thrown new light on the recent origin of the extended growth and development pattern that sets human beings apart from their primate ancestors, according to an article in the issue of Nature.// Based on the analysis of the fossil teeth, researchers from University College, London and Penn State University determined that the relati...

Artificial silicon retina

In this era of transplants and implants ,a new annotation that is in research process happens to be the silicon implants.If these silicons are to used for the sake of blindness .....is there anyhting more to say. This is real and this is happening , the chip, called Artificial Silicon Retina (ASR), is being planned to be implanted in three people suffreing from retinal damage.This proj...

Stretching the muscles doesn't make them more resilient

Stretching before or after hitting the squash court might be a waste of time. It does little to reduce injuries or muscle soreness, say researchers. Warning up and cooling down by stretching was thought to reduce the risk// of unused muscles going into painful spasm. The spasm theory turned out to be wrong, but the stretching habit stuck. It is one of the “many superstitions about how to...

Risks for Silent Strokes

A silent stroke happens when small blood vessels in the brain become blocked. A silent stroke does not cause classic symptoms but having multiple silent strokes can increase the risk of a future stroke.// A new study shows having diabetes and high blood pressure increases a person’s risk for a silent stroke. For the study, researchers conducted MRIs and 24-hour blood pressure monitoring...

Less Pain After Tonsillectomy

A new study reveals that a tonsillectomy procedure using less energy than the standard electrocautery may be the key to reducing pain during recovery. // During a tonsillectomy using the electrocautery method, a special scalpel heats tissue as it goes along to control bleeding during the procedure. The microdissection needle technique uses less energy to achieve the same result, whic...

Reducing The After Effects of Tonsillectomy

Pain after tonsillectomy is of special concern since it interferes with eating and drinking. Children are especially prone to dehydration because they do not realize the importance of maintaining// their normal fluid intake despite pain. A new study reveals that a tonsillectomy procedure using less energy than the standard electrocautery may be the key to reducing pain during recovery.&#...

Removal Of Tonsils Questioned

Adenotonsillectomy is a common procedure in children , even though evidence of its benefits is lacking in cases with milder symptoms.// A new study suggests there are no major benefits to surgically removing tonsils and adenoids in children with mild throat infections. Researchers examined 300 children, ages 2 to 8, with recurrent throat infections or enlarged tonsils and adenoids. Half...

AIDS - The ‘silent but lethal tsunami’ of Asia

Asia has always been looked at by outsiders as the land of mystic magic, serine breath taking beauty, and the // harmonious central key to getting in touch with the spiritual side of humanity. However there is more to this large sub-continent then what meets the eye at first glance. The AIDS virus has been silently threatening all of Asia. Its spread is rapid and deadly. One in four...

Study points out that HIV vaccine may not be accepted easily

Researchers feel that in the next ten years, the HIV vaccine will be ready for use, but there may// be a lot of barriers preventing the acceptance of the vaccine by the people. The research done by University of Toronto researchers said that it is important that the health workers of the world gets the common people ready for accepting the vaccine, which may be quite difficult job to d...

Tonsillectomy improves quality of life

A new study justifies that children with sleep-disordered breathing suffer from behavioral and emotional difficulties. In addition, the study shows a tremendous improvement in behavior and quality of life after intervention. Between 2 percent and 6 percent of preschool and school-aged children suffer from pediatric obstructive sleep apnea, or upper airway obstruction. This condition is of...

New Gene Silencing Mechanism To Prevent Cancer

The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad has unraveled the mystery behind gene silencing, paving the way for detecting the mechanisms that prevent cancer in human beings//. Two scientists - Manika Pal Bhadra and Utpal Bhadra have been instrumental behind this novel finding to fight a disease, which has remained a global challenge for centuries. They hope t...

Smokers Cloud Has A Silver Lining?

This statement in no way is a judgement to popularise smoking but a simple stating of facts. According to a survey sponsored by the US National Institutes of Health and the Centre for Disease Control, // smokers are missing out on dental care. This comes as a fresh cause of concern for anti-smoking lobbies and doctors. As smoking can promote both gum disease and oral cancer....

Implantable devices to be powered by organosilicon compounds in the future

Medical technology has advanced so much to the extent of replacing lost organs or improving function of existing ones using artificial implants. These implantable devices are becoming commonplace today by serving as a good // alternative to the conventional treatment. Such effective utilization would not have been possible without the availability of lithium batteries that supply power...

Gardasil vaccine for cervical cancer

Gardasil is the new cervical vaccine developed by Sanofi Pasteur and Merck and found to be effective in its phase III trial, the vaccine is given in three doses over 6 months which has shown 100% successful. The company is // to apply for a license this year. The vaccine protects against Human Papilloma virus infection and also genital warts, which infects both men and women. The Gardas...

Erectile dysfunction: an early warning sign of clinically silent coronary artery disease?

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability of a man to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient for his sexual needs or the needs of his partner. Most men experience this at some point in their lives//, usually by age 40, and are not psychologically affected by it. Some men, however, experience chronic, complete ED (impotence), and often leads to diminished self-esteem. According to a...

Resilin Protein from Flea can be used for cardiovascular disease

Researchers from Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific an Industrial Research Organisation have found an active gene in the legs of fleas, which produces resilin. Resilin in flea is found to// help the flea to jump and leap at incredible heights and it also helps the flies to beat their wings at an incredible speed of 200 times/second. Scientists have taken the genes responsible for res...

Australian Scientists 'Silence' Cancer Gene

This new treatment claims to treat the cancer by 'gene silencing.' This process apparently turns off a single gene in a cancer cell responsible for the continued development and spread of the cancer. This means that the other genes // are left unharmed. If successful, this new method promises to beat the conventional methods of treating cancer which include radiation and chemotherapy. The...

Silicone Rubber Flap Restore Speech

Marein van der Torn and his colleagues at the Vrije University in Amsterdam in collaboration with the University of Groningen developed a new mechanism for vocal sound. // Usually in case of throat cancer the larynx or the voice box as it is called has to be surgically removed. The patients after this surgery find it very difficult to talk with the rubber silicone artificia...

Silence Can Be Heard

Scientist proved that the brain is always alert even if there is no sound (silence). The brain is activated in people when they are listening out for a sound. Pierre Fonlupt and Julien Voisin conducted the research at Inserm, France's national research institute. He studied the brain activity of 11patients who were at rest with the help of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. // It showed that...

'Silent Shortage' Of Psychiatrists growing in the U.S.

Reflecting the frustrations of modern medical practice, a full quarter of psychiatrists said they would not choose medicine if they could decide their career paths// all over again. The web-based survey was conducted in 2005 by physician recruiting firm LocumTenens.com. Compared to locum tenens industry studies asking the same question of physicians across a range of specialties, LocumT...

Link between Epsilon4 allele heterozygotes and Alzheimer’s diseas

Professor Mehul Trivedi and his colleagues from University of Wisconsin Medical School and William S. Middleton Memorial VA Hospital have reported that individuals with apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele has been linked // to a reduced brain activity in the hippocampal region in these persons and pose a great risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers studied the inherited lin...

Data On Quality Of Health Care Can Be Easily Obtained

Even minimal data derived from a small group of patients can provide an adequate representation of the quality of health care// instituted by private health practitioners and their office practice, according to a new study published in Journal of General Internal Medicine. Highly consistent and reliable data can be provided by a group of 45 patients, according to the present study in...

Silicone Implants Make No Significant Difference To Breast Cancer Survivors

A report by the National Research Center (NRC) for Women & Families says that breast cancer survivors who undergo reconstructive surgery with silicone implants have very // little information available to them regarding the possible risks and complications about the procedure. The report was released at a National Press Club Newsmakers' event by Dr. Susan Wood, former director of the U.S....

Well Preserved DNA In Fossil Bones Discovered

The Weizmann Institute of Science’s researchers have discovered ancient DNA in fossil bones which are apparently well preserved. The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences// (PNAS) has published the reports of the scientists. The fossil DNA provides information with regard to population dynamics, evolution, diets and diseases, and the migrations of both human beings and animals....

Older Adults Get Distracted More Easily

Filtering out distractions become increasingly difficult for older adults due to brain related changes, according to recent research results. // This task is reasonably easy where younger adults are concerned. The healthy middle aged adults and youngsters in their twenties were equally good where concentrating is concerned, according to functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studie...

Sperms not silent in the Female reproductive Tract

The 15th Issue of Genes & Development has carried a paper that gives us a different depth into understanding changes in cells in a sperm, when they are in the female reproductive tract. //This paper gives us a different perspective of the genetics of successful fertilization. Previous theory contends that the spermatozoa are really quiet in the female reproductive tract. Gur and Haim Br...

Carotid Stenting Can Help Patients With Silent Disease

Results from the largest-ever multi-center U.S. registry on the efficacy of carotid stenting shows that the procedure is safe in patients who are at high risk for standard surgical therapy.// The registry, an FDA-required post-approval study, known as CAPTURE (Carotid ACCULINK/ACCUNET Post Approval Trial to Uncover Rare Events) was presented today at the American College of Cardiology’s...

The Silver Lining after a Whiplash Injury

A recent study has shown that people who suffer whiplash injuries can recover soon with a newly developed whiplash management agreement, widely used in Quebec, Canada.// The Whiplash Management strategy is a big leap towards enabling speedier recovery, the highlights of this initiative being better cost economy and earlier resumption of normal activities, following faster recovery. The...

Potentially Dangerous levels of Platinum Found in Women with Silicone Gel Breast Implants

Safety of silicone gel breast implants have sparked off doubts in the researchers after potentially harmful levels of the metal platinum was found// in some of the women who were sporting silicone implants for a number of years. This discovery is not perfect timing, uncannily close to the permission due to be accorded by the Food and Drug Administration, that will allow silicone imp...

Silicone Leaks Seen Among Women with Breast Implants

According to a small study conducted by researchers at the Texas-based firm EperTox and the Centre for Research on Environmental Medicine it was found// that high levels of platinum in the hair, breast milk and other samples from women who had silicone gel-filled breast implants. US regulators are reviewing the results of this a small study. Initially it was banned for most women in 19...

Mumps Epidemic Spreads Easily From Infected Air Travelers

Six other Midwestern states, including Illinois seem to be in the grips of a mumps epidemic which initially sparked off in Iowa, and health officials suspect// that it spread easily to the other states, when potentially infected passengers, traveling by air, might have helped spread the infection to the other states. This only goes to show how certain air-borne diseases can spread easi...

Novel method conceived, to achieve genome-wide gene silencing.

Most cells in our body have a great number of genes that are safely ensconced in the systematic pattern of chromosomes. According to estimates, only 10% of the // nearly 25,000 genes in the human genome are in an alert state in a particular cell, the rest are only latent and in a dormant state. This trait of genes, called gene silencing is crucial to an organism’s health. Gene silenci...

Beware Of A Silent Killer Called Haemophilia

To promote a global effort to establish an appropriate care and treatment for a disease “Haemophilia” that is the oldest known inherited bleeding disorder caused by a defect in the genes the World Haemophilia Day is observed every April 17. // Haemophilia is an incurable genetic disorder that is characterised by a deficiency of the coagulation factor and by mucosal bleeding. It usually af...

Diabetes, The Silent Killer of New Zealand

Maria Petelo, aged 45 lies in her hospital bed in ward 3 of Middlemore Hospital, South Auckland, unable to believe what the doctors had told her. Except for a constant// feeling of thirst, a craving for sweet drinks, frequent visits to the bathroom and bouts of dizziness she had been fine. She was surprised to be rushed to the hospital, following a visit to her GP. The blood tests reveale...