Health (General) – Newsletter for December 6, 2010

Drug Rituximab can delay the Onset of Chemotherapy in Cancer Patients

NEW YORK (GaeaTimes) — A recent survey by a team of scientists have found out that a drug called rituximab can delay the appearance of symptoms in patients suffering from follicular lymphoma. Follicular lymphoma is a type of slowly developing cancer of the lymphatic system which is incurable and according to the latest discovery … Original article on : Drug Rituximab can delay the Onset of Chemotherapy in Cancer Patients.

Marmite vitamin ‘could prevent heart problems’

LONDON – Experts have claimed that a vitamin found in Marmite has the potential to prevent heart diseases.

Scientists from Bristol University, who carried out the experiment in mice, also suggested that a derivative of vitamin B1, called benfotiamine, speeds up the healing of tissue following heart damage, reports the Daily Express.

The discovery could offer fresh … Read more »»».

Carla Bruni interacts with HIV patients at Delhi hospital

NEW DELHI – French First Lady Carla Bruni Monday interacted with counsellors and HIV positive patients at the Safdarjung Hospital and a home for HIV positive children here while her husband Nicolas Sarkozy held talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Dressed in a formal navy blue suit and a blue scarf, the glamorous Bruni reached … Read more »»».

Hyperactive immune system kills adults during pandemic flu

WASHINGTON – A study suggests that people are made critically ill, or even killed, by their own immune response during H1N1 flu pandemic.

Fernando Polack, associate professor of paediatrics at the Vanderbilt University Medical Centre, and colleagues in Argentina and Nashville provide a possible explanation for this alarming phenomenon of pandemic flu, according to a …. Original source  : Hyperactive immune system kills adults during pandemic flu.

Painting exhibition to create AIDS awareness organised in Chennai

CHENNAI – A social group organised a painting exhibition titled ‘Art-AIDS’ to mobilise funds for the welfare of HIV patients in Chennai.

The funds raised by selling the paintings of artists would be utilised to help children affected with HIV /AIDS in India.

The exhibition was inaugurated by Tamil film actor Karthik along with eminent film director … Read more »»».

New drug shows promise in leukaemia

LONDON – A new drug for children who relapse with a type of leukaemia has been found to improve survival rates dramatically.

Called Mitoxantran, the drug has now been shown to increase three-year survival rates to almost 70 percent.
A study in 216 children, funded by Cancer Research UK and Leukaemia & Lymphoma …. Original source  : New drug shows promise in leukaemia.

Carla Bruni to visit Safdarjung Hospital to see anti-natal, HIV care procedure

NEW DELHI – France’s First Lady Carla Bruni will visit the Safdarjung Hospital and the New Delhi-based Naz Foundation Trust, an NGO working on HIV/AIDS and sexual health on Monday.

Most people around the world know Bruni as an Italian-born French songwriter, singer and former model, but few know that she is also the brand ambassador … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Carla Bruni to visit Safdarjung Hospital to see anti-natal, HIV care procedure.

Nurses continue hunger strike atop water tank

HYDERABAD – At least 10 nurses of a government-run hospital in Warangal Monday continued their indefinite hunger strike atop an overhead water tank to press their demands, including regularisation of services.

Braving the cold, the nurses stayed on the water tank for the third day at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital (MGM) in Warangal town, …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Magnetic pulses can burn cancer cells

LONDON – Cancer can be ‘burned up’ with a new technique that uses magnetic pulses to heat tumour cells until they die.

Scientists have found they can surround cancer cells with tiny particles of iron-oxide that vibrate when in a magnetic field, causing the cells to heat up.
Tests on mice have shown … Read more : Magnetic pulses can burn cancer cells.

Quitting smoking improves your mood

LONDON – Many smokers reach for a cigarette to ease their anxiety during stressful periods. But US researchers have found that quitting smoking makes people happier, and the effect lasts for as long as they manage to kick the habit.

The team from Brown University and the University of Southern California said it showed quitting … Read : Quitting smoking improves your mood.