50,000 Londoners addicted to crack
A research published yesterday says there may be 46, 000 crack cocaine users in the age group 15 to 44. This means that one in 100 Londoners are either injecting or smoking the drug. Researchers used sources from specialist drug treatment centers, arrest numbers and accidents and emergency...
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Public unaware of waist size risk
The National Obesity Forum in UK reports that 80% of people questioned are unaware that obesity is directly connected with diabetes and the risk of heart disease. There is an easy way to understand who is at risk, simple by measuring waist size. However, many obese people do not even measure their...
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US plans first face transplant
At the moment, surgeons are seeking volunteers for the first face transplant that is about to take place real soon. Such procedures have already been carries out on dead bodies but the time has come for people to receive their new faces. There are 50% chances that the procedure will work and there...
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FDA: Defibrillator problems increasing
FDA reports that the number of implanted heart defibrillators that fail is increasing as they are becoming more and more complex. A study conducted between 2000 and 2003 found that 4,225 defibrillators had failed during that period. The same amount was reported in the previous 10 years. The...
Mick
Mice infected with plague missing from lab
Three mice that were previously infected with the bacteria responsible for bubonic plague disappeared from a laboratory about two weeks ago in New Jersey. An immediate search was conducted but the mice have not been found. Regardless the mice haven’t been found yet; health experts say that there...
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SARS can also cause nervous system collapse
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was found not only to affect the respiratory track, but that it can also infiltrate brain tissue and cause significant central nervous system problems. This potentially fatal illness is caused by a coronavirus and was first reported in Asia in February of...
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Whole ovary transplants bring hope
Scientists have been studying sheep ovaries as they are similar to humans. They took whole sheep ovaries, froze them and then thawed them. As results, they got successfully produced embryos. Even though fragments of ovarian tissue have been frozen and transplanted before, the scientist wanted to...
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Soy May Strengthen Women's Bones
A study conducted on 24,000 post menopausal women in China showed that soy may help them reduce their risk of bone fractures. The women were divided into five groups, according to their soy intake. Those in the lowest-intake group consumed less than 5 grams of soy per day while those in the...
Doctor accused of giving 276 patients hepatitis C
A trial for the Spanish anesthetist who is accused of infecting 276 people with hepatitis C has began. Juan Maeso is a former chief anaesthetist at the local La Fe maternity hospital in Valencia. Besides infecting, the charges include two counts of negligent homicide for the death of two of the...
Mick
Ephedra-Free Weight Loss Products May Pose Risk
The scientists advise that persons with high blood pressure, heart disease or any other pre-existing conditions avoid ephedra-free weight-loss products. A new study indicates that ephedra-free dietary supplements could have some of the same adverse health effects associated with previously available...
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