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Scotland: Woman Tests Negative for Ebola Virus

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In Scotland a woman who fell ill at a deportation facility has tested negative for the Ebola virus, report health officials. British media said the female detainee was in her 30s and from Sierra Leone, one of the countries worst affected by the west African Ebola outbreak. She was being held at the Dungavel House centre south of Glasgow, which is used to house unsuccessful asylum seekers before they are deported from Britain. The facility has a ...

Robin Williams Had Parkinson's Disease, Wife Reveals

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Robin Williams' wife Susan Schneider had said that the acclaimed actor and comedian was suffering from the early stages of Parkinson's disease at the time of his death. Schneider said that her "sober" husband was "not ready" to reveal about the degenerative neurological disorder publicly, BBC reported. The 'Jumanji' star's spouse further added that he was suffering from anxiety and depression and had offered joy and happiness to those fighting personal ...

Kanpur: More Than 400 Children Fall Ill After Eating Ladoos

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In the Chaubepur area of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, more than 400 children have fallen ill after consuming ladoos distributed to celebrate Independence Day. "We had ladoo which were distributed in school. I started feeling unwell and was throwing up. I had to be brought to the hospital", said Sonam, a one child. "We were given ladoos to celebrate August 15. All of us who had taken the sweets are unwell", added Neha, another hospitalised. Roshan Jacob, ...

International Conference and Exhibition on Pharmacovigilance (and) Clinical Trials to be Held in Hyderdbad

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OMICS Group International is all set to organize 3suprd/sup International Conference and Exhibition on Pharmacovigilance (and) Clinical Trials in Hyderabad. It will be held from October 27-29 this year at Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad. Pharmacovigilance is also known as Drug Safety, It is the Pharmacological Science relating to the collection, detection, assessment, monitoring and prevention of adverse effects with pharmaceutical products. ...

Home Remedies for Rosacea

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Natural Home Remedies offers you herbal method to treat rosacea effectively. Follow these simple home remedies and tips to get rid of rosacea.

New Insights into Leukemia

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Mutations in genes that lead to childhood leukemia of the acute lymphoblastic type have been discovered by Queen Mary University of London scientists. The study was conducted amongst children with Down's syndrome - who are 20-50 times more prone to childhood leukaemias than other children - and involved analysing the DNA sequence of patients at different stages of leukemia. The researchers uncovered that two key genes (called RAS and JAK) can ...

Experts Share Tips on Backpack Safety

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Parents and kids should consider lightening backpacks to help avoid backpack-related injuries, urge The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA). Backpacks are designed to distribute the weight of load among some of the body's strongest muscles. However, if not worn correctly, backpacks can cause injuries. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) more than 28,600 individuals ...

Report Says China Airline Sued for Rejecting HIV Carriers

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Two HIV-positive passengers are suing a Chinese airline for refusing to let them on board, say reports. The pair planned to travel from Sheyang in the northeast to Shijiazhuang, south of Beijing, but were barred from the Spring Airlines plane after they informed staff of their status, the Global Times said. The two, along with an HIV-negative travelling companion, were told that their tickets had been cancelled. All three sued the ...

Sex Toys can Actually be Fatal

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Sex toys can actually be fatal as was highlighted by the death of a man, who had a pleasure toy lodged in his butt for 5 days. 50-year-old Nigel Willis, was too ashamed to seek medical help for the vibrator stuck in his body, that he spent almost a week on his sofa at his home in Forest Hill, London, which made him really weak, the Daily Star reported. He was rushed to Lewisham Hospital after a pal convinced him to get help, where his condition kept ...

Advantages of Being Married to a Physician Revealed

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A new study conducted by University of Michigan Medical School researchers finds physicians tend to marry later and their marriages last longer even as they face the challenges, like others with demanding professions, of giving time and attention to their partners and families. Researchers interviewed physicians and spouses to learn how "medical marriages" succeed and the resulting report was rich with data and anecdotes about live-in in-laws, role definition, ...

Health Minster of India Supports MedscapeIndia Dr. Sunita Dube's "Doctors Anthem"

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Health Minister of India Dr. Harsh Vardhan has supported MedscapeIndia Dr. Sunita Dube's 'Doctors Anthem'. With 'Doctors Anthem' MedScapeIndia wants to commemorate and express gratitude, love and care towards the patient (and) Doctors recognizes the contribution of doctors around the globe for their role in healing, patient safety, medical research and respect for human life and individual dignity. Radiologist Dr Sunita Dube said, "I was glad to meet India's ...

Seaweed Extracts Make Up for a New Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis

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Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder that is known to affect several organs of the body, particularly the lungs, liver, pancreas and the intestine. While this condition is actually quite rare, it is also the most widespread life-shortening genetic disorders. Now, a team of researchers has come across a new possible treatment option for this debilitating condition. A medication derived from Norwegian seaweed could help improve life expectancy (around 40 ...

Scientists Develop New X-ray Imaging

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An x-ray imaging system that enables researchers to see 'live' how effective treatments are for cystic fibrosis has been developed by scientists. Published in the iAmerican Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine/i, the imaging method allows researchers to monitor the effectiveness of a treatment for the life-threatening genetic disorder. Cystic fibrosis affects many of the body's systems, but most severely the lungs, and currently ...

Regular Obesity Checks on the Anvil for Hungary Schoolkids

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Sports-loving Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's drive to mould a healthier population will now see schoolchildren face annual obesity checks. From September pupils aged between 10 and 18 will undergo a compulsory annual National Fitness Test which will measure body fat ratio and eight other health parameters, a spokesperson for organising body the Hungarian Student Sport Association (MDSZ) told AFP. Children who score poorly will be given a report ...

Colombia President Signals His Support for Bill That Legalizes Medical Marijuana

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Medical use of marijuana has taken a step closer to reality in Colombia after President Juan Manuel Santos revealed his support for the bill that will legalize medical use of marijuana in the country. The ruling Liberal Party proposed the measure for a vote in the current session of the Colombian Congress, which opened July 20. "We look favorably on the initiative on the medical and therapeutic use of marijuana," Santos said, during a forum on the country's ...

Research Suggests Parasitic Worms Sniff Out Their Victims

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Scientists have speculated that soil-dwelling parasitic worms use their sense of smell to find suitable hosts for infection. Research published on August 14th in iPLOS Pathogens/i comparing odor-driven behaviors in different roundworm species reveals that olfactory preferences reflect host specificity rather than species relatedness, suggesting that olfaction indeed plays an important role in host location. To study worm olfaction, Elissa Hallem, ...

HDAC Inhibitors may be Doing More Harm Than Good in HIV Eradication

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While Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors have been found to be effective in 'flushing out' HIV from infected cells, a new study published in the journal PLOS Pathogens suggests that they may instead be hindering HIV eradication by suppressing CTL activity and thereby compromising the 'kill' part of the two-pronged 'flush and kill' strategy. At least three different HDAC inhibitors, romidepsin, panobinostat, and SAHA, are under investigation as flushing agents. ...

Shape Gives Bacteria an Added Edge in Destroying Viruses

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Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggest that bacteria's unique shape could be the secret behind the ability to quickly recognize and destroy viruses. The researchers drew what they say is the first-ever picture of the molecular machinery, known as Cascade, which stands guard inside bacterial cells. To their surprise, they found it contains a two-strand, unencumbered structure that resembles a ladder, freeing it to do its work faster ...

Dust Cloud Following 9/11 World Trade Center Attacks may be Linked With Pregnancy Issues Among Women in the Area

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Researchers at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs suggest that the dust cloud caused by 9/11 World Trade Center terror attacks could be responsible for pregnancy issues after finding that pregnant women who lived near the site experienced higher-than-normal negative birth outcomes. These mothers were more likely to give birth prematurely and deliver babies with low birth weights. Their babies - especially baby boys - ...

Past Mistakes Help People Learn New Things Faster

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Memories of mistakes made the first time also play a big role in helping people learn an identical or similar task faster the second, third and subsequent time around, a new study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins reveals. "In learning a new motor task, there appear to be two processes happening at once," says Reza Shadmehr, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. "One is the learning ...

Babies Born to Unhealthy Parents 'Pre-Programmed' With Greater Risk of Poor Health

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Researchers at University of Adelaide have found that the future health of a newborn baby does not depend solely on the parents' genes and those born to unhealthy parents are at a greater risk of suffering from poor health. In a feature paper called "Parenting from before conception" published in today's issue of the top international journal iScience/i, researchers at the University's Robinson Research Institute/a say environmental factors prior to conception ...

US Doctor Infected With Ebola Could be Released from Hospital in Near Future

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A Christian charity organization has confirmed that an American doctor who was infected with Ebola virus after treating patients in Liberia will be released from the hospital in near future. "Dr. Kent Brantly is doing very well and hopes to be released sometime in the near future," said a statement from Samaritan's Purse. It did not give any specifics on timing. The staff at Emory University hospital in Atlanta, Georgia "are taking extremely ...

West Africa Countries Will Struggle to Overcome Economic Implications of Ebola Outbreak

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The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa is not only having a major effect on the health care situation in the stricken countries, but will also exact a significant economic toll as life has come to a standstill in the affected regions. The shutting down of schools, borders and government services in the worst-affected countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone could have a "significant" financial impact on already impoverished nations, said Matt Robinson, senior ...

Scotland: Woman Tested for Ebola Virus

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In Scotland a woman who fell ill at an immigration facility centre is being tested for the Ebola virus, say health officials. It is thought to be "highly unlikely" that the woman, who British media reported is from Sierra Leone, would test positive, a Lanarkshire health authority spokesman said. The woman was being held at the Dungavel House south of Glasgow, which is used to house asylum seekers before they are deported from Britain. The facility ...

Exposure to Chemicals Found in Plastics Linked With Lower Testosterone Levels

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Exposure to high levels of phthalates, endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in plastics and some personal care products, has been linked with lower levels of testosterone among men, women and children compared to those with lower chemical exposure, a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology (and) Metabolism reveals. Testosterone is the main sex hormone in men. It contributes to a variety of functions in both sexes, including physical growth and strength, ...

Low Levels of Vitamin D can Significantly Cut Down Chances of Pregnancies in Women Undergoing IVF

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A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology (and) Metabolism reveals that vitamin D deficiency could reduce the possibility that a woman could conceive through in vitro fertilization (IVF) by almost half. Long known for its role in bone health, vitamin D is a steroid hormone that is emerging as a factor in fertility. Animal studies have shown that the hormone, which is produced in the skin as a result of sun exposure as well as absorbed from some ...

Shock and Kill Approach can be Effective in Curing Hidden HIV-Infected Cells

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Adopting a 'shock and kill' approach in which the dormant HIV viruses are activated with the help of drugs called inducers and combined with virus-fighting antibodies can be effective in curing the hidden reservoir of HIV-1 infected cells in humans, a new study published in the journal Cell reveals. "This is the first time the shock-and-kill approach designed to flush out latent viruses has seen tangible success in an animal model," says senior study author Michel ...

Exposure to Low Doses of Antibiotics Results in Lifelong Metabolic Disturbances in Mice

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A new study has found that exposing mice on normal diet to low doses of antibiotics throughout their life led to them having an additional 10 to 15 percent more fat and a markedly altered metabolism in their liver compared to untreated mice, thereby confirming a landmark study that was published by Dr. Blaser's lab in 2012. Among the unanswered questions in that study was whether the metabolic changes were the result of altered bacteria or antibiotic exposure. This ...

Baylor Researchers Develop New Computational Method That Makes a Significant New Discovery About Malaria

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A new computational method that was developed by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine to study the function of disease-causing genes has made an important new discovery about a gene associated with malaria. The work published today in the current issue of the journal iCell/i includes collaborators comprised of computational and evolutionary biologists and leading malaria experts from Baylor, Columbia University Medical Center, Princeton University, Pennsylvania ...

Hemoglobin Produced by Altering Biological Events in Red Blood Cells Could Lead to Development of New Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease

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A new form of hemoglobin, produced by the red blood cells after researchers altered key biological events in the cells, could form the basis of new therapies for sickle cell disease as it is not affected by the inherited genetic mutations that cause the debilitating blood disorder. The novel approach uses protein-engineering techniques to force chromatin fiber, the substance of chromosomes, into looped structures that contact DNA at specific sites to preferentially ...