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- Plastic Recycling Gaining Popularity in Kanpur
- Soy-based Treatment for Colorectal Cancer
- Additional Imaging Reduces Complications in Patients Needing Gastric Tubes
- Prescription Drugs can Cause Sexual Dysfunction
- Survey Finds That a Good Number of Employers Will Not Drop Health Cover Due to Obamacare
- Injuries Related to Sports
- New Therapeutic Target for Glioma Discovered
- New Technique Converts Skin Cells to Functional Brain Cells
- Miracle Cure - Oil Pulling
- Questions Still Abound Wyoming Health-care Exchange
- New Gene Variations Associated With Heart Rate Discovered
- Laboratory-grown Kidney Offers Hope for Renal Patients
- Multiple Genes Contribute to Schizophrenia Risk: Study
- Evolution Could Speed Up With The Help Of Environmental Change
- Passwords Can Be Replaced With 'passthoughts' The Help Of A New Device
- Cognitive Decline Early Identified With The Help of New Brain-imaging Tool
- From Handbag to True Blue Suits: The Thatcher Look
- Research Suggests Decreasing KV Reduces Radiation Dose in Lumbar Spine CT
- Costs of Household Products, Pharmaceuticals Could be Cut by New Device
- 2012: 216 Women Burnt Alive in Pakistan
- Polio-Free World by 2018 is a Distinct Possibility
- Microwave Ablation Shows Promise in Relieving Painful Bone and Soft-Tissue Tumors
- New Anchoring and Multiple Lead Placement Techniques Reduce the Complications of Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant
- Study Suggests Self-Medication in Animals is Much More Widespread Than Believed
- Researchers Shed Light on How Alzheimer's Could Occur
- Regulating Density of Alcohol Outlets may Help Improve Public Health
- U-M Study Suggests Drugs for Bipolar Disorder May 'Normalize' Brain Gene Function
- Flesh-Eating Bacteria Provide Basis for A Molecular 'superglue'
- Study Finds Why Koalas are Prone to Infectious Diseases
- DNA Structure Letter Fetches More Than (Dollar) 5M at Auction
- Prescription for Better Nutrition Via Marketing Research
- Public Health Improves In an Economic Crash: Report
- Scope of Skills for Family Medicine Residencies Defined
- Mayo and Harvard Urge Introduction of National Standards for Genomic Medical Data
- Sexism Continues to Exist at Workplace
- Rosemary's Smell Boosts Memory
- Doctors Restore Eyesight of a 26-year-old Acid Attack Victim
- Brain can Control Body Temperature, Say Scientists
- 30 Factory Workers in Jalandhar Affected by Food Poisoning
- Study Sheds Light on Anatomy and Phylogenetic Position of Human Ancestors
- Dubai Police Gets 'world's Most Expensive Patrol Car'
- High-dose Opioids Improves Mental and Physiologic Function
- Researchers Identify New Protein Target for Controlling Diabetes
- Adenoma Detection Rates Higher in Both Men and Women
- Students Prone to Alcohol Use More Connected to Facebook
| Plastic Recycling Gaining Popularity in Kanpur Posted:  In Kanpur, recycling of plastic has gained popularity with more 300 units being set up and employing at least 40,000 people. President of plastic association in Kanpur, Sita Ram Shukla told the reporter that with the support of the government, the problem of unemployment in the state can be addressed. "Fifty percent of Uttar Pradesh's population is immersed in the plastic industry. If the government monitors these plastic industries and promotes ... |
| Soy-based Treatment for Colorectal Cancer Posted:  In colorectal cancer patients, soy-based compound was found to lower tumor cell accumulation, finds study. The development of colorectal cancer (CRC) is largely driven by cellular signaling in the Wnt pathway, a network of proteins critical to cellular growth. Hyperactivity of the Wnt signaling pathway occurs in more than 85 percent of colon and rectal cancers. Previous research has shown that genistein, a natural supplement containing soy, modulates ... |
| Additional Imaging Reduces Complications in Patients Needing Gastric Tubes Posted:  Additional fluoroscopic and computerized tomography was found to reduce complications that occur during percutaneous radiologic gastrostomy, say researchers. Percutaneous radiologic gastrostomy is a procedure used for patients who require a gastric tube for nutritional support. "In a study of 146 patients, we saw a major complications rate of 5.9%," said Dr. Erich Lang, of SUNY Downstate Medical Center, in Brooklyn, NY and lead author of the study. Major complications ... |
| Prescription Drugs can Cause Sexual Dysfunction Posted:  According to recent studies, chronic conditions and prescription medications can cause one in four cases of sexual dysfunction. The many medical conditions and major classes of drugs that can negatively impact your sex life are: Firstly high blood pressure, the condition can directly lead to sexual dysfunction, as can the medicines that are used to treat it, as these medications act by lowering the pressure inside blood vessels, thereby decreasing ... |
| Survey Finds That a Good Number of Employers Will Not Drop Health Cover Due to Obamacare Posted:  Regardless of conjecture around Obamacare, most employers do not plan to drop health cover due to the Affordable Health Care Act. According to a recent survey by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, 70% of benefit professionals said, that their companies would continue to offer health cover to for full time workers next year, 1% said their companies would not offer health care coverage and 2% deemed it unlikely. Companies with ... |
| Posted:  Injuries are common in the sporting world. They can be minor like bruises and cuts, serious like fractures and sometimes fatal like head injuries. |
| New Therapeutic Target for Glioma Discovered Posted:  KDM1 protein is found to be a potential target for glioma treatment, say researchers. "We found that KDM1 expression is upregulated in gliomas and have preclinical evidence that suggests pharmaceutical inhibition of the KDM1 axis could have therapeutic implications for the treatment of gliomas," said Sareddy. Gliomas, the deadliest form of primary central nervous system neoplasms, represent about 70 percent of brain tumors, according to Sareddy. ... |
| New Technique Converts Skin Cells to Functional Brain Cells Posted:  Case Western Reserve School of Medicine scientists have identified a novel way to convert skin cells to functional brain cells to treat patients with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and other so-called myelin disorders. This breakthrough now enables "on demand" production of myelinating cells, which provide a vital sheath of insulation that protects neurons and enables the delivery of brain impulses to the rest of the body. In patients with multiple ... |
| Posted:  Oil pulling is an ancient ayurvedic treatment which has been brought to light by Dr.F Karach in 1992. The oil pulling therapy is gaining popularity due to its simplicity and being very economical at the same time. It is mentioned in Ayurveda that Sesame oil or Sunflower oil is to be used. Dr. Karach a proponent of oil pulling has studied this therapy and he advocates some cures can happen in just 2 days while others ... |
| Questions Still Abound Wyoming Health-care Exchange Posted:  Uncertainty clouds federally run health exchange in Wyoming as lawmakers await information from federal authorities before rules are finalized. "There are a lot of missing pieces out there," said state Rep. Elaine Harvey, R-Lovell. "And yet here we are n it is April and just before we are going to start enrolling people in October n and we still don't know what plans are out there, what prices they are, what features they will have and (what will be) ... |
| New Gene Variations Associated With Heart Rate Discovered Posted:  Fourteen novel genetic variations that are associated with heart rate have been identified by scientists. Since heart rate is a marker of cardiovascular health, these findings could provide a better understanding of genetic regulation of heart beat and is a first step towards identifying targets for new drugs to treat cardiovascular disease. The study, titled, "Identification of Heart Rate-Associated Loci and Their Effects on Cardiac Conduction and Rhythm Disorders," ... |
| Laboratory-grown Kidney Offers Hope for Renal Patients Posted:  Scientists have bio-engineered a kidney and transplanted it into rats, this breakthrough step offers hope to patients suffering from kidney failure. The prototype proves that a "bio-kidney" can work, emulating breakthroughs elsewhere to build replacement structures for livers, hearts and lungs, they said. Described in the journal Nature Medicine, the work entailed taking a rat kidney and stripping out its living cells using a detergent solution, ... |
| Multiple Genes Contribute to Schizophrenia Risk: Study Posted:  An international study has discovered that multiple genes contribute to risk for schizophrenia and appear to function in pathways related to transmission of signals in the brain and immunity. By better understanding the molecular and biological mechanisms involved with schizophrenia, scientists hope to use this new genetic information to one day develop and design drugs that are more efficacious and have fewer side effects. The study led by Virginia ... |
| Evolution Could Speed Up With The Help Of Environmental Change Posted:  Environmental change can drive hard-wired evolutionary changes in animal species in a matter of generations, a new study has revealed. A study by Umea University ecologist Tom Cameron and a research team at University of Leeds overturns the common assumption that evolution only occurs gradually over hundreds or thousands of years. Instead, researchers found significant genetically transmitted changes in laboratory populations of soil mites in just ... |
| Passwords Can Be Replaced With 'passthoughts' The Help Of A New Device Posted:  A report has said that researchers have now created a new device that would replace passwords with 'passthoughts' for computer authentication. Researchers at the UC Berkeley School of Information, have formed a 100-dollars headset that wirelessly connects to a computer via Bluetooth. The device's sensor rests against the user's forehead, providing a electroencephalogram (EEG) signal from the brain, Mashable reports. Researchers say the NeuroSky ... |
| Cognitive Decline Early Identified With The Help of New Brain-imaging Tool Posted:  A new brain-imaging tool to help identify signs of cognitive decline early on in individuals who don't yet show symptoms of dementia was developed by UCLA researchers. The connection between stroke risk and cognitive decline has been well established by previous research. Individuals with higher stroke risk, as measured by factors like high blood pressure, have traditionally performed worse on tests of memory, attention and abstract reasoning. The current ... |
| From Handbag to True Blue Suits: The Thatcher Look Posted:  A handbag designer has been invited to Margaret Thatcher's funeral. This gesture is testament to the way the Iron Lady used fashion to forge her image. Memorably described by former French president Francois Mitterrand as having the "eyes of Caligula and the mouth of Marilyn Monroe", Thatcher's style mixed power dressing with femininity. The centrepiece was the famous handbag that struck fear into the hearts of ministers, but the blue skirt-suits and ... |
| Research Suggests Decreasing KV Reduces Radiation Dose in Lumbar Spine CT Posted:  A new study has revealed that an algorithm that takes the patient's size into consideration can cut radiation dose by 41% in lumbar spine CT without compromising the diagnostic quality of the images. Researchers at Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital in Seoul, Korea examined 107 patients using semi-automated attenuation-based tube potential selection which optimized tube potential at 100 kilovoltage, rather than the standard 120 kilovoltage. Decreasing the kilovoltage ... |
| Costs of Household Products, Pharmaceuticals Could be Cut by New Device Posted:  Nanoscale packages could actually result in huge cost savings. A new procedure that thickens and thins fluid at the micron level could save consumers and manufacturers money, particularly for soap products that depend on certain molecules to effectively deal with grease and dirt. Researchers at the University of Washington published their findings online April 9 in the iProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/i. Read the back of most shampoos ... |
| 2012: 216 Women Burnt Alive in Pakistan Posted:  The founder of the Madadgaar National Helpline, Zia Ahmed Awan, has claimed that at least 216 women were burnt alive in Pakistan last year. Awan told mediapersons here this week that these alarming statistics were just the tip of the iceberg, and added that the actual number of such cases is higher. He blamed these incidents on improper law enforcing mechanisms. He appealed to the government to take appropriate and corrective action, and ... |
| Polio-Free World by 2018 is a Distinct Possibility Posted:  More than 400 eminent scientists from 80 countries are backing an ambitious global plan to eradicate polio. Despite security threats and doubts about funding, scientists said the aim to end polio so that 'no child will ever again be crippled by this disease' is achievable. According to the Independent, launching the Scientific Declaration on Polio Eradication, they called on governments, international organisations and philanthropic individuals to fund ... |
| Microwave Ablation Shows Promise in Relieving Painful Bone and Soft-Tissue Tumors Posted:  Microwave ablation (MWA) therapy cut pain in half for patients with painful bone and soft-tissue tumors, new research has suggested. The procedure also took less time to complete than radiofrequency ablation. Pain relief lasted over 4 months on average and up to 15 months in some patients, according to results reported at the 29th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine. Approximately 10,600 new cases of soft-tissue sarcoma and 2,570 ... |
| Posted:  Research indicates that two innovative techniques in the placement of an implanted spinal cord stimulator (SCS) are expected to reduce common complications at the implant site. Results from a case series highlighted an advanced lead anchoring technique and the emerging technology of using large single-port introducers, which enable placement of multiple neurostimulation leads through a single needle-entry point. Neurostimulation leads are used in SCS ... |
| Study Suggests Self-Medication in Animals is Much More Widespread Than Believed Posted:  Extensive research has revealed that animals such as chimpanzees seek out medicinal herbs to treat their diseases. But in recent years, the list of animal pharmacists has grown much longer, and it now appears that the practice of animal self-medication is a lot more widespread than previously thought, according to a University of Michigan ecologist and his colleagues. Animals use medications to treat various ailments through both learned and innate behaviors. ... |
| Researchers Shed Light on How Alzheimer's Could Occur Posted: A new hypothesis on how Alzheimer's disease could occur has been developed by researchers in Bochum. They analysed the interaction of the proteins FE65 and BLM that regulate cell division. In the cell culture model, they discovered spherical structures in the nucleus that contained FE65 and BLM. The interaction of the proteins triggered a wrong signal for cell division. This may explain the degeneration and death of nerve cells in Alzheimer's patients. The team ... |
| Regulating Density of Alcohol Outlets may Help Improve Public Health Posted:  New research suggests regulating alcohol outlet density is an effective strategy for reducing excessive alcohol consumption and associated harms. A new report from the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health documents how localities can address alcohol outlet density, and outlines the critical role of health departments and community coalitions in these efforts. The report, published in the journal iPreventing ... |
| U-M Study Suggests Drugs for Bipolar Disorder May 'Normalize' Brain Gene Function Posted:  While millions of people with bipolar disorder take medicines that help keep them from swinging into manic or depressed moods, the way in which these drugs produce their effects is still a mystery. Now, a new University of Michigan Medical School study of brain tissue helps reveal what might actually be happening. And further research using stem cells programmed to act like brain cells is already underway. Using genetic analysis, the new study suggests ... |
| Flesh-Eating Bacteria Provide Basis for A Molecular 'superglue' Posted:  A protein from flesh-eating bacteria has been engineered by scientists to act as a molecular "superglue" that promises to become a disease fighter. And their latest results, which make the technology more versatile, were the topic of a report here today at the 245th National Meeting (and) Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. "We've turned the tables and put one kind of flesh-eating bacterium to good use," said ... |
| Study Finds Why Koalas are Prone to Infectious Diseases Posted:  The "holy grail" for understanding how and why koalas are prone to infectious diseases has been uncovered in an Australia-led, world-first genome mapping project. The joint undertaking between QUT and The Australian Museum has unearthed a wealth of data, including the koala interferon gamma (IFN-g) gene - a chemical messenger that plays a key role in the iconic marsupial's defence against cancer, viruses and intracellular bacteria. Professor Peter ... |
| DNA Structure Letter Fetches More Than (Dollar) 5M at Auction Posted:  Pioneering scientist Francis Crick's letter to his son, detailing his Nobel Prize-winning DNA discovery, has been sold to an anonymous buyer. The letter was sold at a New York City auction for a record-breaking 5.3 million dollars on Wednesday. According to Christie's, the price exceeded 1 million dollars pre-sale estimate and topped 6 million dollars when the commission is included. Christie's said that the price is now a record for a letter ... |
| Prescription for Better Nutrition Via Marketing Research Posted:  A University of Alberta researcher may have the right prescription when it comes to analyzing consumer data and its relationship to managing health issues such as diabetes. In a paper recently published in the iJournal of Marketing/i, Alberta School of Business professor Yu Ma uncovered information that has implications for health-care professionals, marketers and consumers alike. He says the data on consumer spending contain streams of information showing that ... |
| Public Health Improves In an Economic Crash: Report Posted:  Researchers were able to undertake a unique natural experiment on obesity, diabetes and heart disease after the economic crash in Cuba, which followed the fall of the Soviet Union. In the early 1990s, shortages of food and gasoline forced Cubans to eat less and do more walking and cycling. Adults lost, on average, 9 to 11 pounds, and type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease dropped sharply. But after the economy began a slow but steady recovery, adults ... |
| Scope of Skills for Family Medicine Residencies Defined Posted:  The training provided in one family medicine residency program might be markedly different than another family medicine residency program, residents are apt to find. While these new medical school graduates, called residents, will gain the clinical knowledge needed to practice medicine, their scope of skills depend on their specific experiences as residents. A team of healthcare professionals from the Family Medicine Residency Program at Tufts University School ... |
| Mayo and Harvard Urge Introduction of National Standards for Genomic Medical Data Posted:  There is a need for comprehensive and consistent data reporting that will improve health information technologies for better patient care. Christopher G. Chute, M.D., of Mayo Clinic and Isaac Kohane, M.D., of Harvard Medical School summarize the health information technology landscape and examine how it can contribute to or hamper the promise of genomic medicine. Their overview appears in today''s issue of the iJournal of the American Medical Association/i. ... |
| Sexism Continues to Exist at Workplace Posted:  Recent reports provide proof that the modern workplace is still responsible for some Mad Men-style sexism. This is because women often earn less, have more trouble obtaining high-level positions and face greater harassment threats in the office. Despite big gains, women only make up slightly more than 10 percent of big company chief financial officers, the Huffington Post reported. And more than one-third of public companies have zero women ... |
| Rosemary's Smell Boosts Memory Posted:  Smell of essential oil from rosemary could improve memory, claim researchers. The researchers from Northumbria also said the smell may also enhance the ability to remember events and to remember to complete tasks at particular times, the Independent reported. For the study, a group of 66 people were given memory tests in either a rosemary-scented room or another room with no scent. They were then assigned various tests to assess their ... |
| Doctors Restore Eyesight of a 26-year-old Acid Attack Victim Posted:  Hospital authorities said that doctors at a city hospital have been able to bring substantial improvement in the eyesight of a 26-year-old acid attack victim by performing a unique procedure. The woman, a school teacher from Uttar Pradesh's Shamli town, was attacked earlier this month while she was heading home. She was brought to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in the capital the same day and doctors performed amniotic membrane transplantation on her. "We ... |
| Brain can Control Body Temperature, Say Scientists Posted:  It is possible for the body temperature to be controlled by brain, say scientists from Singapore. A team of researchers led by Associate Professor Maria Kozhevnikov from the Department of Psychology at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences found that core body temperature increases can be achieved using certain meditation techniques (g-tummo) which could help in boosting immunity to fight infectious diseases or immunodeficiency. ... |
| 30 Factory Workers in Jalandhar Affected by Food Poisoning Posted:  After being food poisoned, at least 30 factory workers fell ill and one died. The workers of Shital Fabrics began vomiting and complaining of stomach ache after eating food supplied by a local contractor. They were admitted to a local hospital. Dr.Tarsem Singh said the patients were being examined and they had collected and sealed the samples of food consumed by them. "We then collected and sealed the samples including dal (a ... |
| Study Sheds Light on Anatomy and Phylogenetic Position of Human Ancestors Posted:  On how the hominid Australopithecus sediba (Au. sediba) walked, chewed, and moved nearly two million years ago, a team of scientists has shed light. Their research also showed that Au. sediba had a notable feature that differed from that of modern humans-a functionally longer and more flexible lower back. Together, the studies offer a comprehensive depiction of some of the most complete early human ancestral remains ever discovered. Since ... |
| Dubai Police Gets 'world's Most Expensive Patrol Car' Posted:  A specially modified 550,000 dollars Lamborghini Aventador, capable of speeds up to 217mph is being unveiled by the Dubai police force, what is thought to be the world's most expensive patrol car. The sports car that is painted in green-and-white colors of the Dubai force will not likely be roaring after law breakers. According to the Independent, instead, it will be mostly dispatched to tourist areas to show 'how classy Dubai is, 'deputy police director, ... |
| High-dose Opioids Improves Mental and Physiologic Function Posted:  New research shows that half of patients on high-dose, long-term opioid therapy had hormonal disturbances or signs of inflammation, while 100 percent reported improved pain control and mental outlook. The results, reported today at the 29th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, present rare data on the effects of opioids beyond 10 years. Most clinical trials that examine opioid use are of short duration, and little is known about long-term outcomes, ... |
| Researchers Identify New Protein Target for Controlling Diabetes Posted:  At the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, researchers have identified a previously unknown biological mechanism involved in the regulation of pancreatic islet beta cells. The role of these cells is to produce and release insulin. The discovery suggests a new therapeutic target for treating dysfunctional beta cells and type 2 diabetes, a disease affecting more than 25 million Americans. Writing in the April 11, 2013 issue of iCell/i, ... |
| Adenoma Detection Rates Higher in Both Men and Women Posted:  At Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, researchers report that average-risk screening adenoma detection rates (ADR) are significantly higher than current guidelines suggest for both men and women. The study found that the overall average-risk screening ADR was 33.7 percent for both genders combined. Women had a 25.4 percent risk in the study versus a 15 percent risk noted in guidelines; men had a 41.2 percent risk in the study versus a 25 percent risk noted in ... |
| Students Prone to Alcohol Use More Connected to Facebook Posted:  A recent study has revealed that anxiety and alcohol use among college students significantly predict emotional connectedness to Facebook. The study, published in The Journal of Computers in Human Behaviour by Russell Clayton, a Ph.D. student at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, indicated the precursors that lead to Facebook connections with people online, rather than in a more social, public setting. The study conducted under Randall ... |
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