Scientists discover E coli’s Achilles heel
July 16th, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 16 (IANS) Researchers have identified E. coli's Achilles heel - a molecule's previously unknown role in fighting it off and other bacterial infections.The lethal bug continues to infiltrate ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Healing damaged liver tissues
December 5th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 5 (IANS) Damaged liver tissues, which cause scars, can bring on cirrhosis -- where the organ is unable to clean blood or produce vital hormones and clotting agents.
... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Dark chocolate good for liver disease patients
April 16th, 2010 - 11:59 am ICT by ANI
Washington, April 16 (ANI): Doctors could soon be prescribing a dose of dark chocolate to help patients with liver disease, according to a new Spanish research.The study suggests that dark chocolate can ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
2-drug combo effective for Crohn’s disease remission
April 15th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 15 (ANI): Remission from Crohn's disease may be more likely if patients get biologic therapy combined with immune-suppressing drugs first instead of immune-suppressing drugs alone, a study led by Mayo ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Hepatitis C infection doubles kidney cancer risk
April 8th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 8 (ANI): Infection with the hepatitis C virus increases the risk for developing kidney cancer, physicians at Henry Ford Hospital have found.Using administrative data from more than 67,000 Henry Ford ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Immune system’s natural killer cells linked to infant liver disease
July 23rd, 2009 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 23 (ANI): Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have found that an overactive response by one of the immune system's key weapons against infection - natural killer, or NK, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists identify obesity gene
February 25th, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) A group of researchers led by a scientist of Indian origin have determined that a specific gene plays a role in the weight-gain response to a high-fat diet. ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Maintenance therapy for advanced hepatitis C doesnt work, say boffins
December 4th, 2008 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): Researchers from Saint Louis University have revealed that maintenance therapy involving low-dose peginterferon has been found ineffective in patients with advanced hepatitis C.Instead, the study showed that ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Back-to-school belly-ache blues may be more than just nerves
September 30th, 2008 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 30 (ANI): Back-to-school blues may be more than just nerves, according to researchers, who say that seasonal belly-aches are a result of a complicated and often misdiagnosed medical condition.Functional ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Daily glass of wine could keep your liver healthy
May 20th, 2008 - 2:46 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 20 (ANI): A new study has questioned the traditional view on alcohol consumption, by showing that that modest wine consumption, defined as one glass a day, may not only ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Booze bender sends 1,000 Brit kids a year to hospital
February 24th, 2008 - 1:24 pm ICT by admin
London, Feb 24 (ANI): As a result of binge drinking, more than 1,000 Brit children under the age of 14 are being admitted to hospital every year, according to new figures.Experts said ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |