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  • Paralysis Can Be Averted by Monitoring the Spinal Cord During Surgery: Guideline
    Proposal to supervise the spinal cord during spinal surgery and certain chest surgeries to help avoid paralysis or loss of muscle function, related to the surgeries, issued by The American Academy of Neurology in an updated guideline. The guideline, which was developed with the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, is published in the February 21, 2012, print issue of INeurology/I (Regd) , the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology and also in the IJournal ...


  • Anti-Cancer Activity of Chemotherapy to be Boosted by Regular Malaria Drug
    A scientist of Indian-origin has revealed that adding hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) (FDA-approved drug) usually administered for malaria and rheumatoid arthritis - to many cancer therapies, counting chemotherapy, targeted therapy, radiation, and immunotherapy, can improve the antitumor activity of these drugs in laboratory models of treatment-resistant cancers, and ongoing clinical trials. Blocking autophagy-the process of "self-eating" within cells-is turning out to ...


  • Wireless Device a Boon to Spinal-injury Patients
    A wireless device promises to be a boon for those with severe spinal injuries as it is capable of operating as a computer or an electrically powered wheelchair. The sensors track the location of a tiny magnet attached to the users' tongues. In earlier versions of the tongue drive system, the sensors were mounted on a headset worn by the user. 'By moving the sensors inside the mouth, we have created a tongue drive system with increased mechanical ...


  • While Climate Change Worsens Forest Fires, Smoke Forecasting Likely to Protect Public Health
    Satellite images, air quality measurements and smoke forecasting models are handy tools to alert individuals and public health professionals to get ready for smoke incidents at areas prone to forest fire smoke, states University of British Columbia researcher Michael Brauer. Brauer shares his insight into the health impacts of smoke exposure and suggests effective strategies to mitigate them today at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) ...


  • Effects of Foot-And-Mouth Disease Outburst in Mexico Simulated by Study
    In a most devastating simulation of a foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in Mexico, researchers detected that establishing a good vigilance system and rearing a more resilient breed of cattle can lessen the setback on the Mexican cattle industry in case an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) or other infectious disease occur. "For diseases that spread very quickly, such as foot-and-mouth, the best way to minimize economic losses is to have a very good surveillance ...


  • Asthmatic Women Must Take Their Medication Seriously
    It is important that pregnant asthmatic women take their medicines regularly as they may end up risking the health of their unborn child. If asthma is not correctly managed during pregnancy it can result in premature births, low birth weights and even stillbirths, said postdoctoral researcher Annette Osei-Kumah from University of Adelaide. Asthma is often worse during pregnancy due to different factors released from the placenta which cause inflammation ...

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