Bird Flu Protein May Offer Target for New Drugs, Study Says
Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) — A protein that helps avian influenza
replicate may be a target for new drugs against the virus and
other flu strains, according to two studies in the journal
.
Scientists in China and France showed how the PA protein
enables flu viruses to trick cells into copying themselves
instead of normal cellular proteins. Knowing more about PA and
what it does may help researchers Read the rest of this entry »
That’s not the case with the Steelers, though, who’re seriously limping into their big tilt with the NFC East leaders. Tackle
(back) and cornerback Bryant McFadden (forearm) have been ruled out. Willie Parker, out since Week 3 with a knee injury, didn’t practice and is listed as doubtful. Defensive end
also didn’t practice — his absence wasn’t injury related — and is questionable.
Then, there’s wide receiver Santonio Holmes, who’s been Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on: Wednesday, 8 October 2008, 03:00 CDT
By Temkina, Anna Zdravomyslova, Elena
Abstract: Russian reproductive health care systems have undergone many changes since the 1990s. These changes have given users new opportunities, and users have become more demanding and knowledgeable. At the same time, patients distrust health care institutions and practitioners, which remains one of the Russian reproductive health care’s most significant problems. Read the rest of this entry »
BEIJING, Sept. 14 (Xinhua)– China’s Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sunday ordered provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities to set up expert panels to provide medical consultation for baby patients poisoned by contaminated milk powder.
Medical institutions must provide sick babies with free and in-time treatment in accordance with the treatment plan set up by the MOH, and consult provincial expert panels or MOH experts if necessary, the ministry Read the rest of this entry »
Men’s Health Campaign Launched to Address Often Overlooked Physical, Emotional and Sexual Issues Affecting Men with Diabetes ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ — In addition to dealing with the
day-to-day aspects of diabetes management that involve blood glucose,
nutrition and lifestyle management, men in the United States with diabetes are
also grappling with other physical, emotional and sexual health issues
according Read the rest of this entry »
Does Food and Drug Administration approval guarantee safety? If the Supreme Court rules as expected, patients might have no legal recourse if they are harmed by an FDA-approved medicine.
The case that will soon be decided by the Supreme Court involves a musician who was treated for a migraine. The medicine that was injected to stop her nausea was administered incorrectly. This led to gangrene of her arm and eventual amputation just below the elbow. Read the rest of this entry »
A 20-year study to be launched on Thursday will seek to answer a key question about people who learn their genetic risk levels for developing medical conditions like diabetes, cancer or Alzheimer’s disease:
What do they do after they receive that information?
Individualized reports about genetic disease risk are now directly available to consumers through personal DNA scans from companies such as Navigenics Inc., 23andMe Inc. and deCODE genetics Read the rest of this entry »
The PicoPad Food Journal is the easiest way to track food intake on the
go. Designed to fit conveniently in any wallet or purse, the Food
Journal is a simple yet effective way to count calories, fat,
carbohydrates or even Weight Watchers(R) Points(R)(1). The PicoPad
Food Journal stores a mini pen with patented Flexigrip(TM) wings, which
allow the user to hold the pen and write comfortably, and the entire Read the rest of this entry »
Pfizer Inc said today it has received a complete response letter from
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asking for additional
information on the companys application for lasofoxifene. The
investigational compound is currently under review for the treatment of
osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at increased risk of fracture.
Pfizer is reviewing the letter and will work with FDA to determine the
appropriate next steps regarding the companys Read the rest of this entry »
Sometimes the underpinnings of Crichton’s science went unexplained. The
killer plague of
, for example, was a microbe without
DNA or RNA that turned matter into energy and clotted blood.
But at other times, Crichton was just wrong. Dinosaurs can’t, and almost certainly won’t ever, be cloned
from DNA found in blood inside a mosquito trapped in amber.
(Incidentally, said DeSalle, the DNA sequence printed in
was provided by NIH researcher Mark Read the rest of this entry »