FDA may allow clone products
Hundreds of cloned pigs, cows and other animals are already living on farms around the USA. Milk from clones may reach shelves soon but clones themselves are not likely to be eaten, as the production is still very expensive. It takes thousands of dollars to produce an animal. FDA is expected to...
Mark
Cure for cervical cancer
Australians may be looking at another Nobel Prize. Professor Ian Frazer and his team have developed the world's first cancer vaccine to prevent cervical cancer. The scientists used genetic engineering to produce in sufficient quantities fragments of the HPV virus. The dead fragments, called...
Mark
Many patients keep smoking after heart attack
Although having a heart attack represents a good incentive to quit smoking, many patients do not manage to do so. A survey conducted in Rotterdam shows that half of the patients who have cardiovascular disease do not quit smoking but continue to smoke after their event. It seems as if people are...
Danny
Buy a new pair of tweezers to support breast cancer charity
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To give your contributions to breast cancer charities you are offered to buy a new pair of tweezers. Tweezerman and Anastasia Beverly Hills are each selling limited edition pink-colored models. A part of your purchase price will be donated to breast...
Danny
Doctors Warn About Toddlers' Diet
Our way of life has gotten us away from both preparing foods at home and physical activity. This is resulting in more and more children being overweight. Within the childhood obesity outbreak is an increasing number of overweight 2-year-olds. Since the mid-1970s the rate of obese children had...
Mick
With Melanoma, History Repeats Itself
A new study on melanomas confirms what dermatologists have known for a long time: If you ever had one melanoma, the chances are high to get the second one and even the third one. If you have a family history with the disease or abnormal moles, then your chances are even greater. Each year around...
Mick
Chocolates can stop diarrhea in its tracks
For a long time dark chocolate was considered as a mild relief to patients who suffered from diarrhea. But, until now, no one knew exactly why the cocoa bean appeared to be a remedy. Researchers have found that cocoa beans contain a large amount of chemicals called flavonoids, which can be used to...
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Clowns ease anxiety in young patients
Italians did a research on children facing minor surgeries and realized that being entertained by a clown just before the procedure eases tension and relieves anxiety in children. Researchers report that about 60% of children suffer from anxiety before surgery, including feelings of tension,...
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Bats a 'likely source' of Sars
The researchers believe that the likely source of the respiratory disease Sars is the horseshoe bat in which a virus closely related to the Sars corona virus has been found. The virus found is 92% similar to the human Sars virus. The horseshoe bats were found in three regions of China and do exist...
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Study finds HIV weakens over time
AIDS researchers found that HIV, instead of becoming the worst pandemic in human history, as suspected, may actually be growing weaker over time. Scientists compared HIV specimens from 1986 to 1989 as AIDS showed up into the scene against viruses from 2002-2003 to determine which one “shaked...
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