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Washington, Feb 19 : A new study by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has revealed how human genes
interact with their environment to cause disease.
According to researchers, the findings shed light on why the search for specific gene variants linked to human diseases can only partly explain common disorders.
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Drug shows promise against river blindness
Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): Closantel, an old drug used to treat sheep and cattle infected with liver fluke, may prove effective in fighting river blindness in humans, a major cause of infection-related blindness, according to a new study.
River blindness is caused by thread-like filarial nematode worms, Onchocerca volvulus, which are transmitted among humans through the bite of a black fly.
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Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): In an animal study, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that a mutation in a single gene can cause endometrial cancer that is responsive to a specific drug therapy.
The researchers said that the finding suggests that eventually it might be possible to screen women with endometrial cancer to see if they have that mutation and use the drug as targeted therapy.
“Our data suggest that deficiency of this gene can indicate both how aggressive an endometrial tumour will be and how well it might respond to a specific class of drugs,” said Dr. Diego Castrillon, assistant professor of pathology at UT Southwestern and senior author of the study.
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Exercise does wonders for our mood, boosts our energy levels, and has a myriad of benefits to the heart. Yet, we give up working out at the drop of a hat, sometimes when it gets all too boring.
By incorporating certain creative strategies, you can make exercising fun and maintain healthy cardiovascular system, says Judy Hinderliter and husband Alan from University of North Carolina.
Posted in Exercise.
In a breakthrough, Australian scientists have developed a drug that prepares the immune system to effectively fight all cold and flu infections, including swine flu virus.
The Veldona lozenge, which tastes like a sweet and dissolves in the mouth, prepares the immune system to attack every cold and flu virus. Chairman of the department of microbiology and immunology at the University of Western Australia in Perth, Manfred Beilharz, who tested the drug, said, ‘‘This is the golden fleece everyone has been looking for.’’
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You know that working out is good for your health. But did you know that hitting the gym could also help you have better sex?
Working out three to four times a week can do a lot to help your sexual technique, flexibility, and endurance. So what types of exercise are best for better sex? Here are the highly recommended five “sex exercises.” Continued…
Posted in Men Health.
Most hemorrhoids remedies we know are topically applied. They are mostly uncomfortable to have on and take a lot of fuss to complete applying. There are oral alternatives for hemorrhoids and here are some of their effects.
Oral alternatives for hemorrhoids are often better options for treating the ailment. Hemorrhoids are annoying enough and topical remedies sometimes make matters worse. Thus, we should consider oral alternatives in treating hemorrhoids.
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Breast augmentation requires special care during mammography and makes mammography an absolute necessity for the early detection of breast cancer in women with saline breast implants. Now, women with breast implants can achieve greater benefits from 3-D imaging used in some of today’s medical centers that offer mammography testing in the following ways, including:
Improves results for women with dense breast tissue that would otherwise require a second procedure such as a MRI traditionally to confirm initial test results.
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Scientists have developed an implant that inserts a cancer vaccine into the skin to destroy tumours without causing damage to any other part of the body.
Researchers from Harvard University said, it is the first “cancer vaccine” delivered in the form of a plastic implant that can attack and destroy tumours.
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Yesterday I got diagnosed with tonsillitis, I am taking antibiotics but I’m just wondering if there’s other things I can do to speed up to healing process or ease the pain? I can’t take it anymore my ears and throat is in extreme pain, I would like to eat or drink but it just too painful
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