Archive for the 'Health' Category

Mandatory Ethics Training for Human Studies Proposed

Friday, July 4th, 2008

The Office for Human Research Protections has issued a notice to all the researchers to undergo mandatory training in human research ethics for studies with human subjects. Also the agency is seeking public comment on whether such training should be required.

Vitespen Failed To Improve Remission After Kidney Tumor-Removing Surgery

Friday, July 4th, 2008

The British Journal The Lancet has reported that a new kidney cancer vaccine called vitespen, failed in last-phase clinical trials to improve the odds of avoiding remission after tumor-removing surgery. Christopher Wood and other of his co researchers of the Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, have tested the vaccine to 409 patients whose [...]

Individual Cancerous Cells Can Be Targeted By Laser Microscalpel

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

A new laser “Microscalpel” has been developed by Austin Adela Ben-Yakar, Mechanical engineer and Assistant Professor of The University of Texas, Austin , claiming that this device can remove a cell without damaging the cells surrounding it.

Older Adults Should Be More Cautious With the Increase In Temperature

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Older peoples should be more cautious during the summer, as their body become vulnerable with the rise in temperature. This is because their bodies don’t cool down as quickly as younger people. This risk them from heat- related health problems such as heatstroke and heat exhaustion.

HPV Vaccine Gardasil Accused Of Teen’s Paralysis In USA

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Jenny Tetlock is a teenager and like other peers of her age, she used to enjoy life to the full. Only then she could realize that she fall prey to the degenerative muscle disease after being vaccinated against the cervical cancer-causing HPV virus. As a first sign of the disease, she missed the lowest hurdle [...]

Exercise Not Able To Reduce Migraine Attacks

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Researchers at the University of Regensburg, Germany find that exercise does not help to reduce the migraine attacks or their duration. However exercise can cut down the intensity of the headache pain in those who suffer from migraines. The study was published in the journal Headache.

Antiretroviral Medications Helps HIV Patients Live Longer

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

The British research shows that the antiretroviral medications have helped to lower the death rate among the HIV patients down. For most, the five-year, post-diagnosis survival for those infected sexually is now about equal to that of the general population. Dramatic declines in death rates for HIV-infected individuals following the introduction of highly active antiretroviral [...]

Lismore Offers Painless Solution To Prostate Problem

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

The almost bloodless treatment of prostate problem is now available in Lismore. The GreenLight Laser MKII, is now available in the St Vincent’s Private Hospital in the city. The new procedure reduces the time men need to stay in hospital from three or four days down to about 24 hours. Until now the machine [...]

Nanotechnology & Fungus Leads To Promising Cancer Drug

Monday, June 30th, 2008

The US scientists have found that a drug called lodamin, can be used to treat cancer. The drug was invented by a cancer researcher Dr. Judah Folkman, who died early this year. The drug which was developed using nanotechnology and a fungus that contaminated a lab experiment may be broadly effective against a range of [...]

New Stem Cell Therapy For Cosmetic Surgery

Monday, June 30th, 2008

The use of cosmentic solution may change very soon. The stem cell therapy can soon make it possible. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, said that the stem cell treatment can take the place of cosmetic surgery and the technique will be free from any side effect or problems that the [...]