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New Way to "See" Genes, Evaluate Effectiveness of Gene Therapies Discovered

This technology essentially renders the body transparent and will allow physicians to determine whether gene therapies reach targeted cells and work as they should. "The technology is expected to help patients with cancer and other illnesses, such as cardiovascular disease. The discovery is outlined in the August 2000, issue of the journal Nature Medicine. UCLA researchers plan to tes...

WORM! WORM! all the way

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, often grouped together under inflammatory bowel disease or IBD, are disorders of modern, industrialized nations with stringent standards of public hygiene. Overzealous cleaning of the environment prevents the human immune system from interacting with worms, bacteria and other pathogens necessary for it to develop properly...Yes! Doctors at the Univ...

A better way to measure cholesterol

Measuring cholesterol levels is becoming an increasingly important part of a medical check. Generally, it is assumed that high density lipoprotein (HDL, or 'good' cholesterol) levels should be high, and low density lipoprotein (LDL, or 'bad' cholesterol) low. At Johns Hopkins University in the US, researchers believe that it is important to measure non-HDL cholesterol too...

Garlic a day keeps cancer away

To reduce your risk of bowel cancer, a single raw clove of garlic can do wonders say the researchers from Boston University. Garlic is best known for staying off heart disease and it also has powerful anti-cancer properties.A substance called diallyl disulfide in garlic is known to make the gut produce enzymes that clear out cancer-causing particles. Now two New Zealand s...

Stay young the Chinese way

Humans no longer have to fear of losing the battle against senility since a group of Chinese scientists announced recently that they have created a highly effective drug to retard the aging process. Li Changling, a Beijing University professor, who led the team of scientists, said he and his colleagues have detected the existence, in their repeated experiments, of a powerful anti-ox...

Way to monitor blood pressure

Blood pressure measured during exercise is a better indicator of heart disease risk than blood pressure taken at rest. High blood pressure raises the risk of heart disease and stroke. Normally, doctors measure blood pressure when the patient is sitting quietly in their office. But researchers at University of San Diego now show that there could be a better way. Hence it has to be treated...

Ways to handle ugly toenails

Ugly and disfigured toenails is a problem that occurs in 1 in 2 persons above the age of 50. This condition is caused by a long standing fungal infection and it gives toenails a thick, yellow and crumbly appearance. Doctors at the Mayo Clinic advice consulting with a chiropodist who might recommend an anti-fungal drug. However, these drugs might cause some side effects if the person suffe...

Fixing the way to a Man’s Heart

The chances of men dieing from heart related disease’s are on the rise, taking a heavy toll of lives when compared to any other type of disease and often with little indication. //Research shows about one in every three men can expect to develop heart disease before age 60. Bad eating habits and no exercise lead to a build up of high cholesterol is a commonly known phenomenon. However, on...

Cholera sneaks its way in to the prison

Four prisoners at Tiruchirappalli, India were diagnosed with severe symptoms of cholera. It has been found that 18 inmates of the central prison are hospitalized after they showed symptoms like diarrhea, vomiting and food poisoning. // Doctors, health officials and the prison officials fear that this might result in a cholera endemic. Cholera is a water borne disease...

Mummy Is Always Right: Nurses Research Prove It Over Again

It has now been found that consumption of hot or cold beverages before recording the body temperature can lead to can lead to drastic fluctuations in temperature measurement. // Consuming a cold beverage or hot beverage was found to hamper the restoration of body temperature to baseline levels by 15 and 23 minutes respectively. Nurses at the University of Virginia Health System have...

Gas Masks Don't Always Fit an Emergency

Before the national anxiety over bioterrorism drives you to buy a gas mask at the nearest army surplus store, take a deep breath and brace yourself for what experts say about them -- most of it is not good. One could never know where the exposure is; you'd have to wear the mask at all times. //Even if you could stand to do that, the risks to your health would probably be higher than the l...

New Way To Treat Lupus

Lupus can occur in several forms, but systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)--usually referred to simply as lupus--is the most serious type. It is an incurable disease marked by inflammation and damage to tissue and organs throughout the body, including the joints, skin, heart, kidney and central nervous system. Lupus is an autoimmune disorder, meaning the immune system mistakenly attacks the...

An effective way to treat angina

A new way of relieving pain of angina- pulse waves are delivered through thigh and leg cuffs trigger the growth of new blood vessels. People who have angina, experience episodes of chest pain on exertion or during stress because the blood supply to their heart cannot cope with the oxygen demand being made on it. They can be treated by angioplasty, to open up a blocked artery to the heart...

Stay away from strenouous work

Pregnant women whose job is physically demanding - or who do shift work - could face more childbirth problems, say scientists. A major study in the US showed that this heavy work was associated with premature delivery, high blood pressure and underweight babies. Jobs which involved long periods of standing up, shift work and fatiguing work were also significantly linked with prematur...

A way to calm the heart rhythm

There is a very easy and simple way to slow down the respiration rate. Just by practising yoga, any breathing exercise and reciting the Rosary respiration rate can be slowed down and thereby calm the heart rhythm. According to a study The Rosary// is an important prayer ritual in the Catholic Church - and the benefits may be more than spiritual. Researchers at the University of Cleavland...

The way you talk matters a lot

People who have the habit of talking over the telephone with the receiver cradling between their head and shoulder could be put into problems like that of a temporary stroke.//Scientists say a 43-year old psychiatrist in France spent an hour on the telephone talking to a patient, cradling the receiver between his left ear and shoulder so he could keep his hands free. Soon after that...

Pain Killers Keep the Virus Away

You take aspirin for pains and to prevent heart attacks, but the little white pill may also help keep your immune system strong. A new study says aspirin and related painkillers may block the replication of a common// virus linked to potentially deadly infections in people with AIDS and other immune disorders. The presence of the microbe, called human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), in cells...

A way to slow the progression of Type 1 Diabetes

According to new research, a new drug that suppresses the immune system may slow the progression of type 1 diabetes. An early-phase clinical trial of 10 people aged 8 to 35 years with type 1 diabetes were treated with anti-CD3 mAb, a modified antibody.// A 14-day course of the drug appeared to slow the progressive decline in insulin production commonly seen in type 1 diabetics. Patient...

Best ways to split a pill

Researchers offer important tips regarding splitting a pill and ways of taking care your medication. Sometimes half a pill does the job better than a whole one. one might be neglecting off a medication, or be given a double dose of a medicine that's expensive//. Either way, you may need to split a pill into two or more doses. Doctors at the Mayo Clinic offer you some advice on how to...

Apples keep lung disease away

According to researchers, smokers who eat lots of fruit and vegetables are less likely to develop chronic lung disease. Over 90 per cent of those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are smokers or ex-smokers. But only one in five smokers// actually develop COPD - so there must be influences that mitigate this risk factor, either genetic, lifestyle or environmental. Resea...

Keep fit always

These days fitness has become everyone's fetish in day to day life. Keeping fit costs hardly anything if you think creatively about your activities. If you belong to a gym or health club,// you'll be familiar with high tech equipment- like elliptical trainers, treadmill and stairmasters. These items typically cost thousands of dollars and might be beyond one's means, if you're working o...

A simple way to do surgery

A new device has now been developed, which makes the process of providing artificial respiration to critically ill and comatose patients almost risk-free. The device, called Percutaneous Tracheostomy Kit would be used// in the precutaneous procedure which involves giving artificial respiration to critically ill patients. In the operation an opening is made in the wall of the trachea...

A way to eradicate allergy

"Millions of people suffer unnecessarily because they really don't have allergies," said Sheryl Szeinbach, a study co-author and a professor of pharmacy at Ohio State University. "They're often prescribed antihistamines that don't help the problem."// A recent study of 246 patients showed researchers that nearly two out of three patients treated for allergies were not allergic. Sixty-fiv...

A new way to exercise

Recently researchers at the Mayo Clinic are observing new techniques to exercise, one of them being, fitness balls (also known as Swiss or therapy balls) which may look more like a children's toy, but they're a powerful new fitness tool. //They suggest to use a slightly deflated ball of 55 to 65 centimetres diameter. The balls work by constantly changing your body's stability base - s...

Memory loss always goes hand with Depression

Depression, irritability and dullness are common among people who have mild memory loss, and they can gain from prompt treatment.// The Cardiovascular Health Study is the largest ever investigation into heart disease and stroke in those over 60. It involves nearly 3,000 people in the US, some of who had a MRI scan which could indicate mild cognitive problems, such as memory loss. Rese...

Novel way to fight cancer

Scientists feel that they have found a innovative way to fight deadly cancers: increase a patient's immune cells in the laboratory to recognize and fight the patient's own tumor, then inject the cells back into the body and let them go to work.// Known as adoptive transfer, the experimental technique involves the body's T cells, which are responsible for finding and attacking foreign c...

Longer airway in males increases sleep disorder risk

Researchers have built a new model of the airway, which shows an important gender difference that has health implications. In sleep apnoea, the upper airway tends to collapse during sleep causing an obstruction to the free flow of air.// This actually causes breathing to stop momentarily many times in the night, leading to daytime sleepiness and a higher risk of heart disease and stroke....

Healthy ways to eat nourishing food

There has always been an ongoing argument regarding the do's and dont's of dieting. Nutrition experts at a famous women's retreat suggest a new and better way through the dieting controversy.// We've been discussing and arguing over diet - the latest fashion being the 'low carb' approach - for many decades now, and still the obesity 'epidemic' is increasing. So experts at the 'no diet' wo...

New way to control hospital infection

People go to hospitals to overcome illness. However, very often, patients land up becoming more ill in the hospital due to infections that they contract during their stay. Sanjay Saint, M.D., University of Michigan Health System said that hospital born infections are common, costly and harmful, but they are preventable. Every year thousands die from hospital infections which can be preven...

Ways to whiter teeth!

People have been concerned, for many decades now, about having spotless white teeth and a gleaming white smile. But tooth discolouration is a persistent problem that is caused by aging and colored molecules in food and drink. Back in the Middle Ages, people used corrosive nitric acid, which bleached teeth white and kept it white for a while and then, destroyed them! However, dentists have...

Marijuana 'gateway' theory strengthened by study of twins

A new study of 311 sets of same-sex twins in which only one twin had smoked marijuana before age 17 has bolstered the fiercely debated "gateway theory" that pot can lead to harder drugs. The study included 136 sets of identical twins who shared the same genetic makeup and all the participants were 30 years of age, on an average, when they were asked about their teenage drug use. The resea...

Way out of winter depression

Winter depression or Seasonal Affective Disorder(SAD) is not all that well understood, but is believed to be linked to the lack of sunlight in the winter months. Winter depression involves suffering from feelings of gloom, anxiety and lethargy as the days get longer and nights get shorter. Other SAD symptoms include overeating, especially on high carbohydrate foods, and sleeping for longe...

New ways to help children with trauma

University of Pittsburgh researchers are currently testing the safety of hypothermia as a treatment for children with traumatic brain injury. Hypothermia treatment has been shown to be effective for stroke and hypoxic ischemia in children, but its effectiveness in treating children with traumatic brain injuries has not yet been studied. Hypothermia decreases inflammation, excitotoxicity (...

A new way out for heroin addicts

Heroin addiction is a serious problem that can often be fatal. Methadone has been one of the treatment options for long-term heroin addicts. However, the major concern in treating heroin addicts with methadone is that methadone can become addictive. This is one reason methadone therapy is usually only given to long-term addicts. A new study has now found that an alternative drug therapy c...

Ways to counter radiation effects with new molecule discovery

Radiation inflicts serious damage to the DNA within our cells, which could lead to cancer. However, researchers have now found a molecule that triggers a protective mechanism in the body, which both repairs the damage and induces severely damaged cells to destroy themselves. The molecule called MDC1, which initiates this protection mechanism, was discovered by researchers at the Institute...

Answer on SARS 3 to 4 weeks away

The World Health Organization said that it should take three to four weeks for it to fully understands about SARS in China. Since mid-February, an international team from WHO has been working with the Beijing government and now WHO are a full partner with China in the investigation of SARS. China has 1,435 cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome - SARS, accounting for about half of the...

A Drink a Day may Keep Diabetes Away

The latest results from the ongoing Nurses Health Study II suggest women who consume a light to moderate amount of alcohol each day may decrease their risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Research on diabetes and alcohol intake has produced conflicting results, with most studies showing a higher risk among heavy drinkers and a lower risk among light to moderate drinkers. Scientists specula...

A Tomato a Day Keeps Heart Disease Away

Just one serving a day of tomato-based foods such as pizza or tomato sauce could lower your risk for heart disease by as much as 30 percent, according to a new Harvard study. "The results are pretty enticing," says study author Howard Sesso, an assistant professor at the Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. "They're encouraging enough for us to do mo...

Indians Stay Away from Coke, Pepsi After Toxin Scare

Indian shopkeepers reported a plunge in sales of Coca-Cola and Pepsi soft drinks Friday and some put out banners to deter buyers in a growing scare after an environment group said the beverages contained pesticides.//...

New Way to Detect Spread of Skin Cancer

In England, skin cancers cause 16,000 deaths each year due to the spread of the disease to other parts of the body. // Previously, the best way to predict whether melanoma was likely to spread was by measuring its thickness. It was believed the thicker a tumor was, the more likely it was to spread. However, many thin melanomas spread and only 40 percent of thick ones do. Researchers in...