New therapy for HIV/AIDS eliminates needles and excessive toxicity
A team led by Johns Hopkins scientists hasfound the first clear evidence that the process behind the human immunesystem's remarkable ability to recognize and respond to a milliondifferent proteins might have originated from a family of genes whoseonly apparent function is to jump around in genetic material. essentially cut...Scientists discover how plants disarm the toxic effects of excessive sunlight
A newly discovered pathway by which cells protect themselves from a toxic byproduct of photosynthesis may hold important implications for bioenergy sources, human and plant disease, and agricultural yields, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison bacteriologists announced Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Plants turn energy from sunlight into bioenergy throug...Excessive use of antibiotics for sore throat
According to a new survey, it is found that doctors are prescribing unnecessary antibiotics for sore throats. A sore throat is the second most common symptom sending people to their doctor. Generally a sore throat is caused by a virus and will not respond to antibiotics. But researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention in Palo Alto, Cali...Excessive Belly Fat Could Increase Risk Of Gallstones In Women
Women who have excessive fat around the waist are twice as likely to develop gallstones compared to their counterparts. // Gallstones are collections of solid crystals (predominantly cholesterol) in the gallbladder or in the bile ducts (biliary tract). Americans undergo more than 800,000 gallstone operations each year and it is the most common abdominal illness seen among women in th...Good News For Those Suffering From Excessive Sweating
People who suffer from the problem of excessive sweating even during the// cold months of winter may now have a relief from their condition. Researchers from Saint Louis University School of Medicine had reported that long-term treatment with Botox (botulinum toxin type A) could be effective for treating this condition. Interim data from the first long-term study of repeated treatment...Excessive Day time sleep may be linked to depression or diabetes
Researchers have reported in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism that excessive day time sleepiness may be due to depression, diabetes, obesity or smoking. // The study was conducted among 16,500 men and women between the age group of 20 to 100 years. Of the study group 8.7 percent of the individuals had problems of excessive daytime sleepiness. Research repo...Excessive Alcohol Consumption May Cause Ill health Of The GI System
According to a latest research that was presented at Digestive Disease Week? 2006 (DDW) yesterday, the amount of alcohol consumed and how it is mixed// with other beverages can affect the health of the gastrointestinal (GI) system. In the past quite a few studies were done to evaluate the risks and benefits of alcohol, and many done on the risk if alcohol consumption was abused. DDW i...