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Higher Risk of Death from Vaginal Delivery Than C-Section in Breech Babies

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Improved neonatal outcome is seen in rates of cesarean section delivery due to breech presentation, and 40% of term breech deliveries in the Netherlands are planned vaginal deliveries. A new Dutch study that is published today in emActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica/em, a journal of the Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology suggests that there is a 10-fold increase in fetal mortality in vaginal delivery for breech presentation compared to ...

Violence and Suffering in Iraq Causes 'Dismay and Disbelief': Pope Francis

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Pope Francis calls for an "effective political solution" to a crisis which has forced thousands to flee their homes, while expressing "dismay and disbelief" on Sunday over the violence in Iraq. Giving the traditional Angelus prayer in St Peter's Square at the Vatican, the head of the Roman Catholic Church renewed his call for prayer and assistance for those hit by the conflict. "The news reports coming from Iraq leave us in dismay and disbelief: thousands ...

Battle of a Baby from the Moment He was Born at 26 Weeks Until the Day He Went Home Captured in Time-lapse Video

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It has turned out to be a precious gift for Erica and Jared Pruett. The North Carolina couple was presented with a time-lapse video, which depicts the 80 day-long-battle of their preemie baby in the neonatal intensive care unit at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. The couple's little boy, Walker, weighed in at just over one pound when he was born around three months ago. A professional photographer, Deneen Bryan, photographed Walker ...

Gambian National Airline Suspended by Nigeria Over Ebola Virus

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The Gambian National airline has been suspended by Nigeria from flying into the country, alleging "unsatisfactory" measures by the airline to contain the spread of Ebola virus, officials said on Sunday. The "NCAA (Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority) has reviewed the measures put in place by your airline as contained in your letter of 30th July, 2014 and have found these measures unsatisfactory," NCAA said in a letter to Gambia Bird Airlines. "Consequently, ...

Discovery of New Dystrophin Protein Paves Way for DMD Therapy

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New form of dystrophin has been discovered, a protein critical to normal muscle function, and the genetic mechanism responsible for its production has been identified. Studies of the new protein isoform, published online August 10 in emNature Medicine/em and led by a team in The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, suggest it may offer a novel therapeutic approach for some patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a debilitating neuromuscular condition ...

Negative Test Results for Ebola in Feared Cases in Canada

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Negative test results for Ebola was confirmed in a Canadian man showing symptoms of Ebola after returning home after a recent visit to Nigeria, officials said Sunday. The man has been in isolation at a Toronto-area hospital since Friday after complaining of fever, headaches and muscle pain. However, Ontario Minister of Health Eric Hoskins said tests showed the patient did not have Ebola. "I can now confirm a recent case that underwent testing ...

Nigerian Man Tested For Ebola in Hong Kong

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Hong Kong has subjected a Nigerian man to tests for the deadly Ebola virus, amid global fears over the potential spread of a disease which has claimed nearly 1,000 lives in west Africa so far. A city government spokesman confirmed that the 31-year-old man is currently quarantined at a hospital and is being tested to determine whether he had been infected. "So far as we know this is a suspected Ebola case. There will be results of the preliminary testing ...

Apollo Munich Launches Two New Health Insurance Policies

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India - Mumbai, Apollo Munich launched two new health plans on the 7th. Optima Vital is a critical illness plan which covers 37 critical illnesses and against normal standards provides cover for 7 - 20 of these conditions. Optima Super caters to those who need a low cost cover while they are working - which can later be changed to a full-fledged plan when the person retires with no rejections due to age or pre-existing ailments. "Given ...

Ways to Deal with Loneliness

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All of us feel lonely at some point in our lives. It is important to know how to deal with loneliness, rise above it and beat depression.

Fragile West Africa Economies further Harmed by Ebola Outbreak

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Effects of fights of Ebola epidemic seemed worst on the west African countries as they lamented on Sunday as restrictions snarled transport, causing food shortages and price hikes. "We are trying to cope," said Joseph Kelfalah, the mayor of Kenema, an eastern district of Sierra Leone that is under strict quarantine along with nearby Kailahun, complaining of "escalating food prices". Under the country's "Operation Octopus", some 1,500 soldiers and police ...

Reducing BP, Sugar With 'Diabetes Education'

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Educating people on coping with their diabetic condition helps not only in reducing their sugar levels and also blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reveals a study. The research showed that after receiving diabetes education for 15 months, 1,263 participants on average lowered their A1C (blood sugar) levels by 67 percent and their LDL (bad) cholesterol levels by 53 percent and 25 percent of the patients had high blood pressure, compared to 32 percent prior to ...

Blueberry Preferred for Taste, Not for Health

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Blueberries are preferred by consumers more for its taste than for its health benefits, revealed a study. University of Florida researchers suggest that about 61 percent of the blueberry consumers prefers flavor over health, while 39 percent believe the fruit, which contains antioxidants, provides health benefits. Jim Olmstead, assistant professor, who will use the data to breed new types of blueberries, said that they were trying to determine what the ...

Flavouring French Wine With Scientific Know-How

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A group of wine cooperatives in southwest France come together with leading scientists to "liberate" the flavours that are most prized by consumers in growing wine markets, from China to the US. In a bid to bring out the fruitiness enjoyed by many new wine drinkers, the Vinneo project has been developing the blackcurrant aroma of the Fer Servadou grape variety and the violet aroma of the Negrette variety. Since 2009 it has been working with scientists ...

Scientists Identify Target for Rare Inherited Neurological Disease in Men

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The mechanism by which a rare, inherited neurodegenerative disease causes often crippling muscle weakness in men has been identified by University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers. The study, published August 10 in the journal iNature Neuroscience/i, shows that a gene mutation long recognized as a key to the development of Kennedy's disease impairs the body's ability to degrade, remove and recycle clumps of "trash" proteins that may ...

Christianson Syndrome

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Christianson syndrome is a condition that occurs due to mutations (abnormal changes) in the gene SLC9A6 that is present on X chromosome. It primarily affects the nervous system.

Key to Blood Vessel Formation Unlocked

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A gene that plays a vital role in blood vessel formation has been discovered by University of Leeds researchers. The discovery could also lead to greater understanding of how to treat cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Professor David Beech, of the School of Medicine at the University of Leeds, who led the research, said: "Blood vessel networks are not already pre-constructed but emerge rather like a river system. Vessels do not develop until ...

Research Provides a New Approach for Auditory Localization and Speech Understanding

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Patients with implanted artificial cochlea often complain that they cannot recognize speech well in natural environments, especially if background noise is there. Researchers think that a poor ability to localize sound in a complex auditory environment is responsible for the weak speech perception observed under these conditions. Pentobarbital anesthesia prolongs the recovery time of responses to lagging stimulus. The effects of pentobarbital anesthesia ...

Survival Increases With Structured Team Debriefing After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

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Staff members who joined structured team debriefings after emergency care for children suffering in-hospital cardiac arrests improved their CPR performance and also increased the rates of patients surviving with favorable neurological outcomes, finds a new study. The study team, at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), said their research suggests that including all members of the intensive care unit (ICU) team, not just those immediately involved in ...

Researchers Identify Potential Gene That Increases Risk of Alzheimer's Disease in African Americans

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At Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), researchers report that two rare variants in the AKAP9 gene significantly increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in African-Americans. This previously unknown association furthers the understanding of the role of genetic factors in the development of AD, according to the researchers, whose findings appear in emAlzheimer's (and) Dementia/em. AD is the most frequent age-related dementia affecting ...

New Insights of Clinical Depression Could Affect Treatment

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Research led by the University of Adelaide has offered new insights into clinical depression that demonstrate there cannot be a "one-size-fits-all" approach to treating the disease. As part of their findings, the researchers have developed a new model for clinical depression that takes into account the dynamic role of the immune system. This neuroimmune interaction results in different phases of depression, and has implications for current treatment practices. ...

New Insight: Protein ZEB1 Promotes Breast Tumor Resistance to Radiation Therapy

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Twist, Snail, Slug. These words may sound like words from a children's nursery rhyme. But they are actually the exotic names given to proteins that can generate cells with stem cell-like properties that have the ability to form diverse types of tissue. One protein with the even more out-there name of ZEB1 (zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1), is now thought to keep breast cancer cells from being successfully treated with radiation therapy, according ...

Patient Navigation may Lead to Better Breast Cancer Treatment in High-Risk Women

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The linking of a newly diagnosed cancer patient with a professional trained in assisting patients though the complex journey of cancer diagnosis and treatment, may lead to better breast cancer care in high risk and minority women. The findings, recently published in the iJournal of Clinical Oncology/i, is the first national study to show a relationship between navigators and the initiation of certain recommended treatments in breast cancer. Using ...

Analysis of the Optic Radiation in the Normal Human Brain

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The optic radiation is a dense fiber tract which emerges from the lateral geniculate nucleus and it continues to the occipital visual cortex. Especially, the optic radiation is an important fiber structure that conveys visual information from the lateral geniculate nucleus to the primary visual cortex in the occipital lobe. Current studies have focused on the anatomical characteristics of optic radiation fiber tracts in individual brains and on comparisons ...

Exposure to Environmental Enrichment can Induce Maturity of Newborn Neurons

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A lot of studies have shown that exposure to environmental enrichment can induce neurogenesis of the hippocampal region, thus improving memory and learning. Previous studies have demonstrated that doublecortin-positive immature neurons exist predominantly in the superficial layer of the cerebral cortex of adult mammals such as guinea pigs, and these neurons exhibit very weak properties of self-proliferation during adulthood under physiological conditions. Whether ...

Statin Protects Against Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

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Statins exert anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, in addition to its lipid-lowering effect. Statins also provide protection against renal, pulmonary and myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury. However, little evidence is available on similar changes in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury. Therefore, Dr. Qiuyun Tu and colleagues from Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University in China verified that atorvastatin, a commonly used lipid-lowering ...

Functional Electrical Stimulation Improves Neuronal Regeneration

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Earlier studies have shown that proliferation of endogenous neural precursor cells cannot alone compensate for the damage to neurons and axons. From the perspective of neural plasticity, Dr. Yun Xiang and co-workers from Sun Yat-sen University in China observed the effects of functional electrical stimulation treatment on endogenous neural precursor cell proliferation and expression of basic fibroblast growth factor and epidermal growth factor in the rat brain ...

Child Marriages Continue to Thrive in Bihar

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Fifteen-year-old Anita Kumari's dreams came to a halt when she was forced into the age old custom of child marriage. Forced into marriage before the legal age of eighteen, Anita had to compromise with her dreams of becoming a doctor as her parents disapproved of the idea of a girl "dreaming". Born to illiterate parents, Anita somehow managed to study till Class 8 but after getting married to an illiterate man, she sees no scope of reviving her dream. ...

Now, News You can Wear

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You can get news from wearable technology even if you do not open a newspaper, turn on a television, log on to a computer or pull out a smartphone. As wearables gain traction, news purveyors are eyeing these devices for their potential to deliver headlines and more to people who want to stay up to date. Some news apps already have the capacity to deliver news notifications, or full articles, to smartwatches or eyewear such as Google Glass. "We ...

Los Angeles Porn Directors Out of Mood Due to Condom Law

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Ever since a law requiring actors to wear condoms was passed, the porn industry in Los Angeles is out of sorts as filmmakers try to find less restrictive work conditions. The regulation, meant to encourage condom use as an effective tool in the fight against AIDS, has seen the number of pornography productions in free fall since its passage at the end of 2012. During that year, 480 permits to film porn in the region were granted, only to plummet to ...

Rising Prices Hit Gazans Hard

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Gaza's already shattered economy is feeling the pinch as prices for staple foods have started to climb even as Israeli bombardment has left parts of Gaza in ruins. The market in Gaza City's Shati refugee camp was bustling Saturday, but many of the camp's hard-up residents are buying less. Israel's offensive on the enclave has hit agricultural areas badly, pushing up prices. Khaled Ighrad, 48, who was buying food with his wife and one of his ...

Nigeria Calls on Volunteers to Halt Ebola Spread

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Two of the world's most populous countries have reacted to the global health emergency posed by Ebola as Nigeria appealed for volunteers to help halt the spread of Ebola and India took steps to tackle any outbreak of the deadly virus. Authorities in Lagos, the largest city in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, said they needed volunteers because of a shortage of medical personnel. "I won't lie about that," Lagos state health commissioner, Jide ...

Gay Pride Party in Uganda

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Following the overturning of a tough anti-homosexuality law, Ugandan activists held their first gay pride rally on Saturday. "This event is to bring us together. Everyone was in hiding before because of the anti-homosexuality law," organiser Sandra Ntebi told AFP. "It is a happy day for all of us, getting together," Ntebi said, noting that police had granted permission for the invitation-only "Uganda Pride" rally. The overturned law, condemned ...