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Brain Bank in India
By Dr.Ravi at 26 February, 2010, 7:59 pm
I was reading some news and that got my mind. Yes it is the brain bank. Even though as a doctor there are many people who don’t know what exactly the brain bank works and what are the researches that are done there. So here is a simple sight on that. Brain is such a [...]
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Doctor’s view on how to tackle common cold.
By Dr.Ravi at 7 February, 2010, 4:43 am
Doctor’s view on how to tackle common cold. Common cold is a most common presenting complaint now days to me and being a doctor when I evaluate the patient, most of them are just having nothing but simple viral infection. I have read on the net various articles on how to tackle common cold and [...]
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Gonorrhea
By Dr.Kunal at 5 February, 2010, 2:24 pm
Gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted disease that affects both men and women. It is caused by bacteria know as Neisseria gonorrhea which grows and spreads in the warm, moist areas of the reproductive organs including the cervix, the urethra and the fallopian tubes in women.The bacteria also grows in the anus mouth, throat and [...]
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Multiple Sclerosis
By Dr.Kunal at 5 February, 2010, 9:37 am
Multiple Sclerosis may affect any area of the brain and spinal cord. It is important to note that it does not affect nerve cells. Multiple sclerosis affects transmission of electrical signals to nerve cells. Multiple sclerosis is the most common cause of chronic neurological disability in young adults. It is not a communicable disease transmitted [...]
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Diabetes
By Dr.Kunal at 5 February, 2010, 8:26 am
To start with let us discuss something about Diabetes which is growing into mammoth proportions in the world with 5 to 10% of the worldwide population affected. Its an inability of the body to use glucose for energy due to inadequate amounts of or loss of sensitivity to, the hormone insulin. In layman’s language “Diabetes” [...]
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Whole grain intake prevents diabetes, heart diseases, and excess weight gain
By Dr.Ravi at 2 February, 2010, 3:58 am
Whole grain intake prevents diabetes, heart diseases, and excess weight gain Three daily servings of whole grains are recommended for prevention of type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, and excess weight gain. Yet few adolescents or young adults follow these guidelines, according to national survey data. In a study published in the February 2010 issue [...]
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Gene that Can Help to Predict Tamoxifen Treatment Failure
By Dr.Ravi at 2 February, 2010, 3:31 am
Belfast scientists identify gene that can help predict tamoxifen treatment failure. Yes it will be a great invention for those who are suffering from breast cancer.Many people and doctors don’t know weather they are gone get benifit from the breast cancer therapy of tamoxifen. Tamoxifen is being widely used now a days for treatment now [...]
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New Technology for Early cancer Detection
By Dr.Ravi at 2 February, 2010, 3:17 am
New Technology for Early cancer Detection We currently have the technology that makes detection of new cancer origin but that lacks many things.The earlier the detection of any neoplasm(cancer) the more better prognosis (outcome) for the patient. A project funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research and coordinated by the Fraunhofer FIT aims [...]
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Prions cause disease BUT may keep Nerves Healthy
By Dr.Ravi at 28 January, 2010, 8:34 am
Prions cause disease BUT may keep Nerves Healthy Experiments on mice may help scientists understand the workings of the prion protein linked to brain disease vCJD. Swiss researchers say there is evidence that prions play a vital role in the maintenance of the sheath surrounding our nerves. They say it is possible that an absence [...]
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Gene Therapy Halts Fatal Brain Disease
By Dr.Ravi at 28 January, 2010, 8:27 am
Gene Therapy Halts Fatal Brain Disease Scientists have used gene therapy to halt the progression of adrenoleukodystrophy, a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by a single defective gene, in two seven-year-old boys. It took more than a decade to refine the therapy, in which stem cells taken from the boys’ bone marrow were hacked with healthy [...]
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Facts :Removal of Skull Bones Help for EEG
By Dr.Ravi at 28 January, 2010, 8:18 am
Facts :Removal of Skull Bones Help for EEG We all know that the brain has a protective covering from external harmful stimuli and for protection in form of skull.
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