Protein prevents detrimental immune effects of bacterial sepsis
The anti-inflammatory protein annexin 1 may protect patients from the detrimental effects of severe inflammatory response syndrome, as reported by researchers at Barts and the London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry. The paper by Damazo et al., "Critical protective role for annexin 1 gene expression in the endotoxemic murine microcirculation," appears in the June issue of The Americ...Detrimental Effect Of Chronic Alcoholism On Male Fertility
Impotence, testicular atrophy, gynecomastia, and loss of sexual interest have often been associated with alcoholism in men. Sexual disorders have been reported in men who are long-term alcohol users,// with the prevalence ranging from 8% to 58%. Use of ethanol might cause gonadal disorders, including structural testicular changes and a decrease in testicular and serum levels of T, which might be...A Bird-Flu Pandemic Is Detrimental To Global Economic Growth: Report
A Bird flu pandemic spells doom for global economic growth. According to bank economist Sherry Cooper, it is estimated that a pandemic could cause a dent of two to six percentage out of global economic growth. // The effect could be felt in birth rate reductions and older populations, which will lead to continued labor shortages. Cooper, the chief economist at BMO Nesbitt Burns, has be...Expanding Price Control Detrimental for Pharma Companies: CII
Expressing concern over the proposal to expand price control from 74 to 354 drugs in the proposed national pharmaceutical policy//, industry chamber CII today said the step will prove detrimental to the growth of the industry as well as the economy. "Healthy competition between pharma companies already ensures reasonable pricing. Instead of affecting the growth by over regulation, it...Skinny Girl-bands are Making Detrimental Impact on Teenage Girls
Girl bands such as Girls Aloud, Pussycat Dolls and the Sugababes have come under flack from researchers who fear that by promoting an ideal for what a womans figure should look like, they are having a detrimental impact on teenage girls. Researchers from the universities of Leeds and Sussex conducting a new study on the impact of such groups where all the band-members are skinny, f...