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Scientists have been successful in producing technologically modified calcium rich carrots that help in significant enhancement of the rate of calcium absorption in the human body.

A recent study conducted at the ‘Texas A&M AgriLife’s Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center ‘on the calcium consumption of people who ate the carrot revealed that there was a significant increase in the net calcium absorption rate.

The research study that was conducted in collaboration with the ‘Taylor College of Medicine’ also revealed that if this specially developed carrot is added to a normal person’s diet it helps in preventing related diseases like osteoporosis.

“If you eat a serving of the modified carrot, you’d absorb 41 percent more calcium than from a regular carrot,” said Dr. Jay Morris, the lead researchers at the ‘Baylor College of Medicine in Houston’. Findings of this research study have also been published in the “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences”, in its online edition of January 14.

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Women often face problems related to the ‘Yeast Infections’. The problem turns risky during the pregnancy period among women. Experts say that pregnant women are more likely to have the increased risk of ‘Yeast Infections’. Doctors suggest that self-diagnosis in such a situation can be even more dangerous. Pregnant women specifically, should never try taking any drug, be it tropical or otherwise, in an attempt to treat themselves without any advice of a doctor.

Results of some studies show that nearly 75% of the women have a fair chance to have at least one vaginal yeast infection during their life time. Almost 45% of the women however, have more than one chance for such kind of infections. Vaginal yeast infections are also known as ‘Candida Vaginal Infections’.’Candida Albicans’ is a type of fungus that causes infections.

Doctors need to take an extra caution while treating such women because they have got a developing fetus that need an extra care and this is a big concern also. Pregnancy condition thus becomes an important factor in the pre-natal care.

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Sorbitol, a known laxative, is an essential ingredient in most of the sugar free chewing gums available in the markets. The small intestine does not absorb this laxatin easily and therefore intakes of such chewing gums have their own risks.

This caution has been put forward by the authors Juergen Bauditz, Kristina Norman, Henrik Biering, and Herbert Lochs in the “Lessons of the Week” in January 12 issue of the “British Medical Journal”.

Sorbitol’s this role of responsibility was discovered in a sudden occurrence by the doctors when two patients with chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain, and excessive weight loss were being investigated. Doctors could not diagnose and identify the exact reason for this condition during the initial phases of investigations.

Doctors then decided to conduct an analysis of their eating habits and finally they could nail it down with much chewing gum with sorbitol consumption.

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A new research team announced today that they may have discovered a new way to fight HIV. They worked to isolate 270 human proteins that are essential for the AIDS virus to attack the immune system. This new discovery will give scientists a lot more ammunition to discover methods of effectively stopping HIV in its tracks.

This discovery is very important for several reasons. First, at least 200 of these proteins were not believed to be part of the process, but now researchers have identified them and found out how they work to give AIDS inroads into a patient’s body. These new proteins were discovered by using a “genome wide scan,” a new technology that was recently developed.

Previously, it was thought that AIDS could only be targeted with drugs that interrupt one of the main steps found in the virus life cycle. This new find opens up several doors that suggest there could be several other ways to treat the virus. “This is likely destined to be on the best papers on HIV for this coming decade,” commented Robert C. Gallo. He is the co-discoverer of the AIDS virus. He added, “I think it is terrific.” Gallo was not involved in this study, but appears to be cheered by its results.

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Meningococcal disease, the main cause of meningitis has long been a major risk for infants. However, a new experimental vaccine may soon be available that will guard against this terrible disease. The current vaccine that is widely used is only meant for children over the age of two, leaving infants particularly vulnerable.

The mortality rates for Meningococcal disease are quite high. Up to 14% of those who do contract it will die, while 20% will suffer continuing effects of the disease. These effects can include major brain damage or even hearing loss. One of the scariest parts of the disease is that an infant can go from being healthy and be dead within a few hours. It remains one of the worst killers of infants, compared to other diseases.

Symptoms of the disease include high fever, a stiff neck and a severe headache. In some infants, these symptoms may appear in as little as a few hours, while other children may see them progress over a period of one to two days. Infants may appear to be moving slower and may seem irritable. In some cases, it can be very difficult for parents to realize that their child has meningococcal disease, since the symptoms are similar to other less fatal diseases.

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Tribuneindia.com - Fri Jan 4, 05:34 pm GMT

A criminal case has been prepared with the assistance of district attorney against an ayurvedic practitioner for operating an unregistered ultrasound machine that would be filed in the local court .

Both machines were sealed and an inquiry was initiated against him. In the inquiry, he was found guilty of violating the Section 23 read with Section 25 of the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act-1994, the CMO said.

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“Severe Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (hRSV)” appears to cause “Bronchiolitis” both via a reduced local interferon (IFN) - ? response and substance P-mediated inflammation.

Malcolm Semple and his team of other UK researchers at the “University of Liverpool” have discovered this after the conclusion of a research study. Findings of this study have been published in the journal “PLoS ONE” recently.

The researchers believe that the research study results clearly indicate about the infants’ susceptibility to severe hRSV bronchiolitis and this may depend on innate immune responses to the virus.

Malcolm Semple went on to explore the factors that may mediate proposed mechanisms for bronchiolitis. His research team then studied 197 infants admitted to hospital with hRSV. All these infants were subsequently divided into groups like 27 with no oxygen requirement, 114 who were dependent on oxygen, and 56 who needed mechanical ventilation.

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Every person is unique and skin grows at different rates. This change of rate of growing affects skin and poses varied skin problem displaying different decaying results in every individual. Premature aging, wrinkles, stretch marks, cellulite, acne scars are some of the common problems people are facing.

“Revitol” now brings three new innovative and effective products with three simple steps to younger looking skin for men and women of all ages.”Revitol reviews” is among the top brand names offering great natural skin care products range. Its products range constitutes three major categories. The company names the categories as “Stretch Mark Removal Cream”, “Cellulite Treatment Cream”, and “Revitol Complete Cream”.

Revitol products, it says, “are all 100% natural and totally safe to use even during pregnancy”. The company extends complete confidence and satisfaction guarantee for it’s across the world shipping promise.

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Schizophrenia patients who perform poorly on certain cognitive tests are less likely to adhere to their correct course of medication compared to the patients who perform well on cognitive tests.

These are the findings of a research study performed recently by Dr. Walter Heinrichs and the colleague researchers at the “York University, Toronto, Canada”. Dr. Walter Heinrichs and his research team found that patients with deficits in word recognition and pronunciation, auditory working memory, and verbal learning showed poor medication competence in simulated tests. This study report with all the findings has been published recently in the journal “Psychiatry Research”.

According to the findings of this study, medication competence refers to a patient’s knowledge and ability to self-administer oral medication.” It is necessary for actual medication adherence, although patient factors such as symptom severity and subjective drug response also play an important role”, Dr Walter Heinrichs and colleagues explain.

Preliminary evidence had already suggested that global cognitive impairment contributes to poor medication competence.

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