| New findings may redirect strategies for treatment of prostate cancer - Nov 17, 2004 11:41 IST |
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A new research study published in the November issue of Cancer Cell may have important implications for treatment of prostate cancer, the most common malignancy afflicting males in the United States. The research provides significant and somewhat surprising new information about modulation of the androgen receptor (AR), a key determinant of prostate cancer progression and an attractive target for prostate cancer therapies.
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| Autism may be caused by brain swelling due to immune system reaction - Nov 17, 2004 11:40 IST |
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Autism could be caused by an immune system reaction which causes the brain to swell, say researchers at John Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA. If this is so, we may one day be able to create a test for autism, and perhaps even develop treatment to prevent it.
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| Egg donors could be paid £1,000, UK - Nov 17, 2004 11:39 IST |
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Women who donate their eggs to infertile couples could be paid up to £1,000 under new proposals from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA).
Although the sale of gametes is illegal, the EU Tissues and Cells Directive, which comes into force from next April, says donors may receive compensation for the inconvenience of the procedure.
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| Faith in God is down to your genes, says Researcher - Nov 17, 2004 11:38 IST |
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Whether or not you are religious and believe in God is down to your genes, says Dean Hamer, National Cancer Institute’s Gene Structure Regulation Unit, USA. He reckons Jesus, Mohammed (the prophet) and Buddha probably carried the ‘God Gene’ in them. Church representatives have criticised Dean Hamer’s findings.
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| Arthritis patients ’failed’ by NHS, UK - Nov 17, 2004 11:38 IST |
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The NHS is failing to provide adequate support for those suffering with musculoskeletal conditions (MSCs), according to new research.
A study conducted by the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance (ARMA) found that many patients are being subjected to poor standards of care and provided with little support to help them deal with their condition.
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| Charities call for smoking ban - Nov 17, 2004 11:37 IST |
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The UK’s leading cancer charities are calling on the Government to introduce a full ban on public smoking.
Macmillan Cancer Relief, the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, the British Lung Foundation and Marie Curie Cancer Care are jointly requesting that England follow the example of Ireland and Scotland and impose an outright smoking ban in enclosed public places such as bars and restaurants.
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| Reid denies health plans will restrict freedom, UK - Nov 17, 2004 11:36 IST |
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The Government aims to protect public health but its plans will not restrict people’s freedom of choice, health secretary John Reid has said.
Tomorrow’s White Paper on public health is expected to suggest how to tackle the increasing problems of childhood obesity and smoking-related illnesses.
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| Inactive form of scatter factor protein found to suppress tumor growth and spread - Nov 17, 2004 11:35 IST |
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Scatter factor (SF) is a growth factor that controls the proliferation and survival of many tissues by promoting invasive growth in both normal and disease-related biological processes.
Produced in a precursor form, pro-SF must be cleaved in order to activate its receptor, Met tyrosine kinase.
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| Take the Dust Mite Quiz! - Nov 17, 2004 11:34 IST |
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To help people learn about and reduce dust mites from their homes, the American Lung Association and ProTeam, maker of high-performance vacuum cleaners, have launched a simple online quiz that will test consumers’ Dust Mite I Q.
With a time limit of 30 seconds per question, visitors quickly choose from multiple-choice answers to questions that test their knowledge about dust mite basics: where they live in your home, what they feed on, how they can affect your breathing, and how to control them. Click here to take the quiz!
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| MS Patients Benefit from Pumping Iron - Nov 17, 2004 11:34 IST |
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Researchers in Melbourne, Australia, have found that exercise can have significant benefits for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), challenging the conventional medical wisdom.
Doctors normally do not recommend that patients with MS do strenuous exercise.
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| UN Fails to Reach Compromise on Human Cloning Issue - Nov 17, 2004 11:32 IST |
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United Nations diplomats on Thursday said that talks aimed at reaching a compromise on a proposed human cloning ban have failed and, as a result, a General Assembly panel on Friday is expected to vote on the U.S.-supported total cloning ban, Reuters reports (Arieff, Reuters, 11/11).
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| Combination treatment helps thyroid cancer patients live longer - Nov 17, 2004 11:32 IST |
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Combining radiation therapy with surgery and chemotherapy helps patients with rare forms of thyroid cancer live longer, according to a study published in the November 15, 2004, issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of ASTRO, the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
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| Good Intentions Versus Bad Habits: Why the Old Ways Win Out - Nov 17, 2004 11:31 IST |
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Why are old habits so hard to break? A new study suggests that over time, our bad habits (such as smoking cigarettes or over eating) become automatic, learned behaviors. Even if we consciously try to put new good intentions into place, those previously learned habits remain stronger in more automatic, unconscious forms of memory.
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| Ban on TV junk food ads - Nov 17, 2004 11:30 IST |
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Adverts for junk foods could be banned from being shown on television before the 9pm watershed as part of a Government strategy to tackle obesity.
Sunday newspaper reports suggest that the proposal will form part of the Government’s Public Health White Paper to be published tomorrow.
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| Radio tagging drug bottles to combat counterfeiting, USA - Nov 17, 2004 11:29 IST |
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Medicine bottles in the USA are going to have miniscule radio antennas (mini masts) as manufacturers try to combat growing counterfeiting of drugs. The antennas will emit radio signals so that the drug companies that make them can keep tags on where they are. The aim is to stop criminals getting hold of the bottles.
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| How happy are you with your lot in life? New WHO study asks - Nov 17, 2004 11:28 IST |
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Researchers are asking people throughout Britain to describe how happy they are with their lot in life to help improve the effect of the healthcare they receive.
The researchers have set up an online survey to collect information on the factors that contribute to the quality of life of people in Britain. (The survey is at: http://www.bath.ac.uk/whoqol/questionnaires).
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| Continuous Intake of Barley Tea Improves Blood Fluidity - Nov 17, 2004 11:27 IST |
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Japanese food conglomerate Kagome (TSE: 2811) has announced that its research division has confirmed a unique property of barely tea.
According to their latest research, continuous intake of barely tea helps improve the fluidity of blood. Moreover, as the density of alkylpyrazine, a key substance in the tea flavor, increases, the fluidity improves further.
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| FDA To Announce Important Labeling Changes for Mifepristone - Nov 17, 2004 11:26 IST |
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The Food and Drug Administration will announce today important new safety changes to the Danco Laboratories, LLC’s labeling of mifepristone (trade name Mifeprex, also known as RU-486). Mifeprex was approved in 2000 for the termination of early pregnancy, defined as 49 days or less. FDA and Danco Laboratories have received reports of serious bacterial infection, bleeding, ectopic pregnancies that have ruptured, and death, including another death from sepsis that was recently reported to FDA. These reports have led to the revision of the black box labeling.
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| Internet child porn doctor kept on by hospital, Australia - Nov 17, 2004 11:25 IST |
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A surgeon from Mackay in north Queensland, Australia will remain on the medical staff at Pioneer Valley Hospital despite being convicted on Internet child porn charges.
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| HIV, diagnostic health care tools top of list for UH researchers - Nov 17, 2004 11:24 IST |
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Designing devices to combat HIV and biosensors to aid in diagnostic health care will be among the presentations of two University of Houston professors at a gathering of the top nanotechnologists in the nation Nov. 19-21.
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