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Single course of one antibiotic can successfully treat elephantiasis

A single course of one antibiotic can successfully treat elephantiasis (filariasis) - a parasitic worm disease that is one of the most common causes of global disability, concludes a study published in this week’s issue of The Lancet.

16 Jun 2005

Immune system discovery could help in the treatment of bowel cancer

Scientists investigating whipworms, parasites that infect one-fifth of the world's population as well as livestock and domestic animals, have discovered a new way that the body effectively eliminates the parasites.

From The University of Manchester 16 Jun 2005

Service learning improves the social skills of students with mental impairments

Previous studies on the effectiveness of service learning programs on social skills of students with moderate cognitive impairments were primarily anecdotal.

16 Jun 2005

Tentative approval for Lamivudine tablets

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the tentative approval of Lamivudine Tablets manufactured by Aurobindo Pharma LTD. Hyderabad, India.

16 Jun 2005

Hydroxyurea may prevent complications such as organ damage and stunted growth in treatment of sickle cell disease

Treating babies who have sickle cell disease (SCD) with oral liquid hydroxyurea appears to prevent the onset of long-term complications triggered by this disease, according to results of a preliminary study by investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

16 Jun 2005

Cockroach holds secret of women's fertility

The suggestion that a woman’s reproductive history may affect her ability to have children in the future has been a puzzle to scientists for years.

From The University of Manchester 16 Jun 2005

The PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative welcomes G8 plan for development of APCs

A call to end the disease, the poverty, and the suffering in Africa is being heard around the world today. The recently announced G8 Finance Ministers’ Conclusions on Development reiterated and responded to that call.

16 Jun 2005

Obese teens shed weight with combo diet, exercise, therapy and drug program

New research suggests that when combined with a low-calorie diet, exercise and behavioral therapy, treatment with the drug Xenical significantly improves weight management for obese teenagers.

16 Jun 2005

Antifungal drug could improve lives of thousands of asthmatics

Researchers in the UK say that antifungal drugs could be the key to improving the lives of thousands of asthmatics.

From The University of Manchester 16 Jun 2005

Protocol used to treat the first known survivor of rabies without prior vaccination published

The protocol used to treat the first known survivor of rabies without prior vaccination is published in the June 16, 2005, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. It is hoped that this approach can be replicated, tested, and provide a guide for treating this fatal condition, especially in parts of the world where the incidence of rabies is rampant.

15 Jun 2005

A network of good friends, rather than close family ties, helps you live longer in older age

The research team drew on data from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ALSA), which began in 1992 in Adelaide, South Australia. The study aimed to assess how economic, social, behavioural and environmental factors affected the health and wellbeing of people aged 70 and upwards.

15 Jun 2005

Most powerful predictor for how much children eat is how much food is put on their plate

Contrary to what many people believe, preschool children do not adjust how much they eat in response to how much they ate at their last meal or in the past 24 hours or how calorie-rich their meal is. By far, the most powerful predictor for how much children eat is how much food is put on their plate, concludes a new study by Cornell University researchers.

15 Jun 2005

Oral liquid Hydroxyurea promising for long-term use in babies with sickle cell disease

15 Jun 2005

Spinal arthritis often overlooked in children

When kids or teens experience aching joints and stiffness it may be more than growing pains. It may be arthritis of the spine and other joints (ankylosing spondylitis), which researchers report can often go undiagnosed for years and years, leading to serious problems in adulthood.

15 Jun 2005

New genetic test may detect risk of malignant hyperthermia (MH) from anesthesia

A rare but potentially life-threatening inherited condition called malignant hyperthermia (MH) may strike surgical patients who receive common drugs for general anesthesia.

14 Jun 2005

Orlistat, a drug that decreases fat absorption, appears helpful for improving weight management in obese adolescents

When combined with diet, exercise and behavioral therapy, orlistat, a drug that decreases fat absorption, appears helpful for improving weight management in obese adolescents, compared with placebo, according to an article in the June 15 issue of JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association.

14 Jun 2005

Adults can be retrained to learn second languages more easily

Our ability to hear and understand a second language becomes more and more difficult with age, but the adult brain can be retrained to pick up foreign sounds more easily again.

14 Jun 2005

New genetic test may detect risk of rare complication from anesthesia

A rare but potentially life- threatening inherited condition called malignant hyperthermia (MH) may strike surgical patients who receive common drugs for general anesthesia.

14 Jun 2005

Treating pregnancy-related diabetes helps babies and improves the mother's health-related quality of life

A major international study coordinated from Adelaide, South Australia has shown that treating pregnant women who develop mild gestational (pregnancy-related) diabetes helps their babies and improves the mother's health-related quality of life without increasing the risk of caesarean section.

14 Jun 2005

Chase those monthly blues away with a diet rich in calcium and vitamin D

U.S. researchers say that a diet rich in calcium and vitamin D might very well help banish pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS).

14 Jun 2005

Children News and Research

Single course of one antibiotic can successfully treat elephantiasis

Immune system discovery could help in the treatment of bowel cancer

Service learning improves the social skills of students with mental impairments

Tentative approval for Lamivudine tablets

Hydroxyurea may prevent complications such as organ damage and stunted growth in treatment of sickle cell disease

Cockroach holds secret of women's fertility

The PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative welcomes G8 plan for development of APCs

Obese teens shed weight with combo diet, exercise, therapy and drug program

Antifungal drug could improve lives of thousands of asthmatics

Protocol used to treat the first known survivor of rabies without prior vaccination published

A network of good friends, rather than close family ties, helps you live longer in older age

Most powerful predictor for how much children eat is how much food is put on their plate

Oral liquid Hydroxyurea promising for long-term use in babies with sickle cell disease

Spinal arthritis often overlooked in children

New genetic test may detect risk of malignant hyperthermia (MH) from anesthesia

Orlistat, a drug that decreases fat absorption, appears helpful for improving weight management in obese adolescents

Adults can be retrained to learn second languages more easily

New genetic test may detect risk of rare complication from anesthesia

Treating pregnancy-related diabetes helps babies and improves the mother's health-related quality of life

Chase those monthly blues away with a diet rich in calcium and vitamin D

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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