New HIV/AIDS Topic: Persons Aged 50 and Over
The number of persons aged 50 years and older living with HIV/AIDS has been increasing in recent years. This increase is partly due to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), which has made it possible for many HIV-infected persons to live longer, and partly due to newly diagnosed infections in persons over the age of 50.
Bacteria Make Snow And Rain
Scientists in the US have discovered that living organisms like bacteria play an important role in making rain and snow in the atmosphere. The discovery could help researchers understand the role of living organisms in the water cycle and lead to better climate forecasting, and solve problems of water shortage, said the researchers.
Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS among Persons Aged 50 and Over
The number of persons aged 50 years and older living with HIV/AIDS has been increasing in recent years. This increase is partly due to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), which has made it possible for many HIV-infected persons to live longer, and partly due to newly diagnosed infections in persons over the age of 50.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Medtronic Announces First Human Use Of Its Bifurcation Stent
Medtronic Announces First Human Use Of Its Bifurcation Stent
Seeking to address a challenge facing interventional cardiologists and hundreds of thousands of patients with coronary artery disease worldwide, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), announced the first human use of its investigational bifurcation stent. The new stent employs an innovative Y-shaped design to match the anatomy of lesions that form at the junctions of coronary arteries. Dr.
Boston Scientific Announces First European Implants Of New Devices To Treat Heart Failure And Sudden Cardiac Death
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced the first European implants of its COGNIS(TM) cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) and TELIGEN(TM) implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Physicians began performing implants earlier this week. Forty implants have been performed in 14 hospitals in six countries. When choosing a high-energy device, physicians often must make trade-offs among device size, battery longevity and features.
FDA Approves Nexium For Use In Children Ages 1-11 Years
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium) for short-term use in children ages 1-11 years for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The agency approved Nexium in two forms, a delayed-release capsule and liquid form. Nexium is approved in 10 milligrams (mg) or 20 mg daily for children 1-11 years old compared to 20 mg or 40 mg recommended for pediatric patients 12 to 17 years of age.
Covidien Announces Tentative FDA Approval For Its Generic Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Kit
Covidien (NYSE: COV, BSX: COV) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted tentative approval for the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for its Kit for the Preparation of Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi Injection. Covidien's tentatively approved product is a generic of Cardiolite�1, which is a myocardial perfusion imaging agent used for detecting coronary artery disease.
Broomwell's Cardiac Telemedicine Service Proven To Prevent Hospital Admissions In Year-Long Study
The results of a 12-month trial of a cardiac telemedicine service supervised by the Greater Manchester and Cheshire (GMC) Cardiac Network, has proven that the service avoids immediate referral of patients with non-acute chest-pain symptoms to hospital care, in nearly 60% of cases.
Seeking to address a challenge facing interventional cardiologists and hundreds of thousands of patients with coronary artery disease worldwide, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), announced the first human use of its investigational bifurcation stent. The new stent employs an innovative Y-shaped design to match the anatomy of lesions that form at the junctions of coronary arteries. Dr.
Boston Scientific Announces First European Implants Of New Devices To Treat Heart Failure And Sudden Cardiac Death
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced the first European implants of its COGNIS(TM) cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) and TELIGEN(TM) implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Physicians began performing implants earlier this week. Forty implants have been performed in 14 hospitals in six countries. When choosing a high-energy device, physicians often must make trade-offs among device size, battery longevity and features.
FDA Approves Nexium For Use In Children Ages 1-11 Years
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium) for short-term use in children ages 1-11 years for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The agency approved Nexium in two forms, a delayed-release capsule and liquid form. Nexium is approved in 10 milligrams (mg) or 20 mg daily for children 1-11 years old compared to 20 mg or 40 mg recommended for pediatric patients 12 to 17 years of age.
Covidien Announces Tentative FDA Approval For Its Generic Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Kit
Covidien (NYSE: COV, BSX: COV) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted tentative approval for the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for its Kit for the Preparation of Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi Injection. Covidien's tentatively approved product is a generic of Cardiolite�1, which is a myocardial perfusion imaging agent used for detecting coronary artery disease.
Broomwell's Cardiac Telemedicine Service Proven To Prevent Hospital Admissions In Year-Long Study
The results of a 12-month trial of a cardiac telemedicine service supervised by the Greater Manchester and Cheshire (GMC) Cardiac Network, has proven that the service avoids immediate referral of patients with non-acute chest-pain symptoms to hospital care, in nearly 60% of cases.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Natural Home Cures For Thyroid Disease
The only real treatment for thyroid disease, whether
hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism or any other condition of
thyroid gland, is cleansing of the system and adoption of a
rational diet thereafter, combined with adequate rest and
relaxation. To begin with, juices of fruits such as orange,
apple, pineapple, and grapes may be taken every two or three
hours from 8 am to 8 pm for five days. The bowels should be
cleaned daily with lukewarm water.
After the juice fast, the patient may spend further three days
on fruits and milk, taking three meals a day of juicy fruits
such as apple, pineapple, grapes, papaya, with a glass of milk,
at five hourly intervals. Thereafter, the patient may adopt a
well-balanced diet consisting of seeds, nuts and grains,
vegetables and fruits.
The patient should take plenty of rest and spend a day in bed
every week for the first two months of the treatment. More and
more exercise should be taken after the symptoms subside.
The appetite of the thyroid patient is usually very large and
the weight reduction cannot be prevented for some time. This is
because until the heart beat slows down and the tremors stop,
there will be incomplete assimilation of good.
But as soon as the balance is restored, weight will slowly
increase. To help the absorption of food, a narrow waist
compress and, later, a neck compress should be worn for five
nights a week. As weight increases, the almost constant hunger
will gradually disappear, on no account should any stimulants be
administered to create an appetite.
Certain foods and fluids are extremely injurious for thyroid
patients and should be avoided by them. These include white
flour products, white sugar, flesh foods, fried or greasy foods,
preserves, condiments, tea, coffee and alcohol.
No drugs should be taken as they cause irritation in the
tissues. Iodine is undoubtedly most helpful in many cases, but
it should be introduced in organic form all foods containing
iodine should be taken liberally. These are asparagus, cabbage,
garlic, onion, oats, pineapple, whole rice, tomatoes, watercress
and strawberries.
Great care must be taken never to allow the body to become
exhausted and any irritation likely to cause emotional upset
should be avoided. The cure of thyroid disease is not a speedy
one and there is often a recurrence of symptoms but these should
gradually become less pronounced. Strict adherence to diet is
essential for complete cure.
Half the daily intake of food should consist of fresh fruits
and vegetables and the starch element should be confined to
whole wheat products and potatoes. Potatoes are the most
valuable form of starch. They should preferably be taken in
their jackets. The protein foods should be confined to cheese,
peas, beans lentils and nuts. All fresh proteins must be
avoided.
The diet outlined here should be strictly adhered to for a year
and the compresses on neck and waist applied for five
consecutive nights in a week for two months and discontinued for
one month. Water treatments should be taken to increase skin
elimination. Application of sponge to the entire body before
retiring and a cold sponge on rising will be very helpful. It is
most important that the bowels are kept working efficiently to
avoid danger of a toxic condition of the blood arising from that
source.
All efforts should be made to prevent emotional stress. There
may be slight recurrence of this extremely nervous complain for
some times, but the attacks will become less severe and of
shorter duration as the treatment progresses. And above all,
there must be no lessening of the patient's efforts to help
himself because success can only be attained by assiduous
efforts.
About The Author: Author's sites:
http://www.herbalremedieslk.com , http://myshabi.blogspot.com ,
http://myaroma.blogspot.com
hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism or any other condition of
thyroid gland, is cleansing of the system and adoption of a
rational diet thereafter, combined with adequate rest and
relaxation. To begin with, juices of fruits such as orange,
apple, pineapple, and grapes may be taken every two or three
hours from 8 am to 8 pm for five days. The bowels should be
cleaned daily with lukewarm water.
After the juice fast, the patient may spend further three days
on fruits and milk, taking three meals a day of juicy fruits
such as apple, pineapple, grapes, papaya, with a glass of milk,
at five hourly intervals. Thereafter, the patient may adopt a
well-balanced diet consisting of seeds, nuts and grains,
vegetables and fruits.
The patient should take plenty of rest and spend a day in bed
every week for the first two months of the treatment. More and
more exercise should be taken after the symptoms subside.
The appetite of the thyroid patient is usually very large and
the weight reduction cannot be prevented for some time. This is
because until the heart beat slows down and the tremors stop,
there will be incomplete assimilation of good.
But as soon as the balance is restored, weight will slowly
increase. To help the absorption of food, a narrow waist
compress and, later, a neck compress should be worn for five
nights a week. As weight increases, the almost constant hunger
will gradually disappear, on no account should any stimulants be
administered to create an appetite.
Certain foods and fluids are extremely injurious for thyroid
patients and should be avoided by them. These include white
flour products, white sugar, flesh foods, fried or greasy foods,
preserves, condiments, tea, coffee and alcohol.
No drugs should be taken as they cause irritation in the
tissues. Iodine is undoubtedly most helpful in many cases, but
it should be introduced in organic form all foods containing
iodine should be taken liberally. These are asparagus, cabbage,
garlic, onion, oats, pineapple, whole rice, tomatoes, watercress
and strawberries.
Great care must be taken never to allow the body to become
exhausted and any irritation likely to cause emotional upset
should be avoided. The cure of thyroid disease is not a speedy
one and there is often a recurrence of symptoms but these should
gradually become less pronounced. Strict adherence to diet is
essential for complete cure.
Half the daily intake of food should consist of fresh fruits
and vegetables and the starch element should be confined to
whole wheat products and potatoes. Potatoes are the most
valuable form of starch. They should preferably be taken in
their jackets. The protein foods should be confined to cheese,
peas, beans lentils and nuts. All fresh proteins must be
avoided.
The diet outlined here should be strictly adhered to for a year
and the compresses on neck and waist applied for five
consecutive nights in a week for two months and discontinued for
one month. Water treatments should be taken to increase skin
elimination. Application of sponge to the entire body before
retiring and a cold sponge on rising will be very helpful. It is
most important that the bowels are kept working efficiently to
avoid danger of a toxic condition of the blood arising from that
source.
All efforts should be made to prevent emotional stress. There
may be slight recurrence of this extremely nervous complain for
some times, but the attacks will become less severe and of
shorter duration as the treatment progresses. And above all,
there must be no lessening of the patient's efforts to help
himself because success can only be attained by assiduous
efforts.
About The Author: Author's sites:
http://www.herbalre
http://myaroma.
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