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24 May 2013

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Merck Co's experimental insomnia drug moved a step closer to U.S. approval on Wednesday after a panel of medical experts said it is effective and safe at lower doses.The advisory panel was convened to help the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decide whether to approve the drug, suvorexant, which would be the first in a new class of sedatives that block chemicals in the brain called orexins that ...
Source : Fox News | 2 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Health
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Women with attractive faces have lower levels of stress hormone and are also more fertile compared to other women, according to a new study conducted by Finnish researchers. The study has been conducted by researchers at University of Turku in Finland and has been published in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters. The researchers found that women who have high levels of stress hormone ...
Source : Medindia | 1 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Health
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Prostaglandin analogues (PGAs) are drugs which lower intraocular pressure. PGAs are often the first line of treatment for people with glaucoma, but their use is not without risks. PGAs have long been associated with blurred vision, dryness, changes in eye color and other side effects. Now a new study has found that these drugs also cause upper and lower eyelid drooping and other issues that can i...
Source : Medindia | 1 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Health
reveal how a key player in cell growth, immunity and the inflammatory response can be transformed into a primary contributor to tumor growth. The study can be found in the journal iOncogene/i. Scientists call this Jekyll-and-Hyde molecule NF-kappa B. In healthy cells, it is a powerful "first responder," a vital part of the body's immune and inflammatory responses. It spends most of its life...
Source : Medindia | 1 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Health
study in the May 15 issue of iSpine/i/a reports that a new "telerehabilitation" approach lets physical therapists assess patients with low back pain (LBP) over the Internet, with good accuracy compared with face-to-face examinations. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams (and) Wilkins/a, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health/a. Taking advantage of Skype and other widely-used services ...
Source : Medindia | 1 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Health
head of the World Health Organisation said that it is impossible to predict the evolution of China's human H7N9 bird flu outbreak as researchers are still trying to understand the source of human transmission. According to the latest official data, H7N9 avian influenza has infected 130 people in China, and killed 35, since it was found in humans for the first time in March. "Influenza...
Source : Medindia | 1 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Health
Common types of plastics used in food packaging could be dangerous to children as they may lead to high blood pressure, a new study reveals. Researchers led by Leonardo Trasande at NYU Langone Medical Center analyzed more than 2,000 children over a period of six years and found that a common class of pthalates, DEHP (di-2-ethyhexylphthalate), used in industrial food production leads to an incre...
Source : Medindia | 1 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Health
Clove, multi-specialty dental care chain from the house of Star Dental, announced aggressive business plans to launch 40 company owned clinics across India over the next one year. The company will make an investment of close to Rs 150 crores over a period of three years. The growth plan is supported by a healthy mix of organic and inorganic growth. Clove has added new paradigm to oral ...
Source : Medindia | 1 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Health
study led by Professor Samuli Ripatti was comprised of over 24,000 Finnish subjects. The results revealed that a panel of 28 genetic markers improved detection of individuals with high risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) (10-year risk (and) 8805;20%) over traditional risk factors. Identification of high-risk individuals is an important preventive strategy for CHD, because the current gui...
Source : Medindia | 1 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Health
AIDS scientists have said a cure for AIDS might not work for all people but might be able to cure some patients. The experts have high hopes for a treatment that will be given at an early stage of infection -- most likely a cocktail that includes an immunity booster and a virus killer. But they said people with a long-running, untreated infection and a compromised immune system may nev...
Source : Medindia | 1 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Health
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protein that stimulates a pair of "orphan receptors" found in the brain was identified by researchers at Emory University, solving a long-standing biological puzzle and possibly leading to future treatments for neurological diseases. The results are published in the iProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/i, Early Edition. The human genome is littered with orphans: proteins th...
Source : Medindia | 1 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Health
improvement in the mental states of people suffering from chronic pain could possibly be taken care of by transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS). In 2002 a UCLA group led by Alexander Bystritsky noticed beneficial side effects in psychiatric patients whose brains were imaged by TUS. A team led by Virginia Tech's W. Jamie Tyler has shown TUS-induced behavioral and electrophysiological cha...
Source : Medindia | 1 Hour(s) AgoCategory : Health
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