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How ancient Chinese medicine predicts health seeing tongue appearance

ANI — Sat, 26 May 2012 19:02:33 +0000

Washington : Since 5,000 years, Chinese have used a system of medicine that measures the appearance of the tongue to classify the overall physical status of the body, or zheng. Now, University of Missouri researchers have developed a computer software that combines the ancient practices and modern medicine by providing an automated system for [...]

Number of polio cases reduced: Sagheer

Onepakistannews — Sat, 26 May 2012 11:40:56 +0000

KARACHI : Sindh Health Minister Dr Sagheer Ahmed said that two cases of polio were reported in Sindh in 2012 as compared to 11 in 2011. In a press release here on Saturday, he said that a total of 16 cases of the disease were reported in Pakistan as compared to 38 in 2011. He [...]

Cell therapy may ease chronic pain

ANI — Sat, 26 May 2012 00:11:53 +0000

Washington, A new study has described how a cell therapy might one day be used not only to quell some common types of persistent and difficult-to-treat pain, but also to cure the conditions that give rise to them. UCSF scientists, working with mice, focused on treating chronic pain that arises from nerve injury — so-called [...]

Genetic information may not significantly improve disease risk prediction

ANI — Sat, 26 May 2012 00:11:20 +0000

Washington, Detailed knowledge about your genetic makeup—the interplay between genetic variants and other genetic variants, or between genetic variants and environmental risk factors—may only change your estimated disease prediction risk for three common diseases by a few percentage points, which is typically not enough to make a difference in prevention or treatment plans, say researchers. [...]

Mix therapy could help tinnitus sufferers

ANI — Sat, 26 May 2012 00:10:30 +0000

London, Talking therapies combined with the soothing sounds of the sea can help relieve the misery of tinnitus, a new study has revealed. The researchers found that sufferers benefit more when psychological techniques are used alongside current standard treatments, which create sounds to mask the ringing in the ears. Around one in seven Britons has [...]

Desire to ‘sext’ naked pictures `hard-wired` into human brains

ANI — Sat, 26 May 2012 00:08:54 +0000

London, ‘Sexting’ has become a favourite celebrity pastime, with everyone from Scarlett Johansson to Vanessa Hudgens having being caught in the act. Now, however, scientists say that people may be predisposed to share naked picture of themselves with others. Clinical psychologist Marta Meana, president of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research claims that “being [...]

Compound that triggers cancer cell death developed

ANI — Sat, 26 May 2012 00:07:02 +0000

Washington, A research group from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has developed a compound that can cause cancer cells to kill themselves. The BCL-2 protein family plays a large role in determining whether cancer cells survive in response to therapy or undergo a form of cell death known as apoptosis. Cells are pressured toward apoptosis by [...]

Childhood obesity may up risk of cranial disorder that may cause blindness

ANI — Sat, 26 May 2012 00:05:02 +0000

Washington, Children who are overweight or obese – particularly older, non-Hispanic white girls – are more likely to have a neurological disorder known as idiopathic intracranial hypertension, a rare condition that can result in blindness, according to a new study. In a cross-sectional, population-based study of 900,000 children ages 2-19 years old, researchers found 78 [...]

Asteroid measured when nudged by sunlight

ANI — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:10:10 +0000

Washington : NASA scientists have measured the orbit of asteroid, 1999 RQ36, with such accuracy that they were able to directly measure the drift resulting from a subtle but important force called the Yarkovsky effect – the slight push created when the asteroid absorbs sunlight and re-emits that energy as heat. The scientists who [...]

Potential new vaccine target for bacterial meningitis identified

ANI — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:09:50 +0000

Washington : Researchers have identified a protein responsible for bacterial meningitis. Bacterial meningitis is an infection of the meninges, the protective membrane that covers the spinal cord and brain. Children, elderly patients and immunocompromised patients are at a higher risk for the development of severe bacterial meningitis. Recently, a team of researchers at the [...]

Genetic information may not significantly improve disease risk prediction

ANI — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:06:49 +0000

Washington : Detailed knowledge about your genetic makeup—the interplay between genetic variants and other genetic variants, or between genetic variants and environmental risk factors—may only change your estimated disease prediction risk for three common diseases by a few percentage points, which is typically not enough to make a difference in prevention or treatment plans, [...]

`Diet brain` causes slimmers to experience extreme mood swings

ANI — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:50:58 +0000

London : Women who resort to extreme weight loss methods experience ‘diet brain’, leaving them depressed, agitated and forgetful, experts have warned. As a result of this condition, four out of ten women surveyed admitted their marriage or relationship had suffered, while a quarter said their performance at work had also been blighted. One in [...]

Weight-loss surgery may help abolish alcohol cravings

ANI — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:50:09 +0000

London : Gastric bypass surgery not only rid people of their fat, but it also reduces their desire for alcohol, researchers have found. Some people opt going under the knife to decrease the size of their stomach. The Roux-en-Y procedure, or “gastric bypass” – is one such surgery that involves stapling the stomach to leave [...]

Genes that influence fertility in men discovered

ANI — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:49:24 +0000

Washington : Researchers have uncovered previously undiscovered genetic variants that influence fertility in men. The findings shed much-needed light on human reproduction and might provide answers for countless men suffering from infertility. Despite its high incidence, infertility remains a sensitive topic. Some of the stigma surrounding infertility arises from a lack of known scientific [...]

Gene behind chronic inflammation, accelerated aging and cancer identified

ANI — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:30:01 +0000

Washington : Researchers have identified a single gene that simultaneously controls inflammation, accelerated aging and cancer. The principal investigator of the study is Robert J. Schneider, PhD, the Albert Sabin Professor of Molecular Pathogenesis, associate director for translational research and co-director of the Breast Cancer Program at NYU Langone Medical Center. “This was certainly [...]

Feeling strong emotions makes different individuals’ brains ‘tick together’

ANI — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:29:32 +0000

Washington : Researchers have revealed how experiencing strong emotions synchronizes brain activity across individuals. Human emotions are highly contagious. Seeing others’ emotional expressions such as smiles triggers often the corresponding emotional response in the observer. Such synchronization of emotional states across individuals may support social interaction: When all group members share a common emotional [...]

Demand to issue posting orders of doctors

Onepakistannews — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:59:12 +0000

Karachi, A core committee meeting of Pakistan Medical Association and Sindh Doctors Action Committee (SDAC) attended by leader of PMA Dr Samrina Hashmi, Dr Hadi Buksh Jatoi, Dr Mujtaba Memon and others, was held in Civil Hospital Karachi here on Friday. It expressed concern over the delay in issuing oosting orders of doctors promoted from [...]

Two more dengue cases in Karachi

Onepakistannews — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:27:03 +0000

Karachi, Two new dengue fever cases were reported in Karachi on Friday, raising the number of confirmed dengue patients in Karachi to 50 this year. Sindh Health Department’s Dengue Surveillance Cell informed that currently three dengue patients were admitted in different hospitals of Karachi.

Faulty elevator of JPMC irks patients

Onepakistannews — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:21:12 +0000

Karachi, Elevator of Surgical Building of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) has been out of order for last 12 days causing nuisance to patients, attendants and hospital staff. Due to the faulty lift staff also has to use staircase to bring oxygen cylinders and other medical supplies to wards. It is pertinent to mention here [...]

66 HIV children reported in Sindh in 7 years: Program Manager HIV/AIDS

Onepakistannews — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:50:32 +0000

Karachi : In last seven years 66 children with HIV positive and two children with AIDS under the age 12 years has been reported in Sindh, said the Programme Manager HIV/AIDS Sindh Dr Arshad Mehmood Khan. Talking to PPI here on Friday, he said, however,their treatment and diagnostic centres were working to provide free [...]