Antibody ‘Fixes Internal Bleeds’
Scientists say they have discovered an antibody that could minimise the major internal bleeding seen in traumas like bullet wounds and car crashes. The team at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation...
View ArticleKutuka or Kutki
Botanical Name: Picrorhiza kurroa Family: Scrofulariaceae Synonyms: Black hellebore, black kutki, kali, kali kutki, kali-kutki, karru, katki, katukurogani, kaur, kuru, kuruwa, kutaki, kutki, picroliv,...
View ArticleNew Remedies for Swine Flu
Honeybee venom and vitamin C may protect you against swine flu, suggest Indian researchers. ………………… Have no access to the H1N1 flu vaccine because of its being produced by a handful of global...
View ArticlePractice Yoga Daily To Earn Maximum Gains
Yoga is a low impact form of exercise and when it’s far from being easy, there are plenty of exercises that would suit elderly people. Keeping fit is very important for younger people and in their busy...
View ArticleThymoma
Introduction Thymoma, the most common neoplasm of the anterior mediastinum, originates within the epithelial cells of the thymus. …… The thymus is a lymphoid organ located in the anterior mediastinum....
View ArticlePoor Immune System and Low Levels of Antibodies Linked to Stroke
A study shows that the chances of suffering a stroke are linked to the presence of a certain type of antibody in the immune system. The research group, which was led by Professor Johan Frostegård, has...
View ArticlePrevention is Better Than Cure
Latest Cancer Info… AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO COMBAT CANCER, JOHNS HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY… Cancer Update from Johns...
View ArticleAgaricus blazei mushroom
Botanical Name :Agaricus blazei Family: Agaricaceae Genus: Agaricus Kingdom: Fungi Subkingdom: Dikarya Phylum: Basidiomycota Subphylum: Agaricomycotina Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Agaricales Species:...
View ArticleWheat,Rye & Barley Triggers Gut Disease
The precise cause of the immune reaction that leads to coeliac disease has been discovered. Foods like cake are off-limit to coeliacs Three key substances in the gluten found in wheat, rye and barley...
View ArticleMushrooms Enhance Activity of Critical Cells in Body’s Immune System
Mushrooms are among the many foods thought to play an important role in keeping the immune system healthy. Now scientists have conducted an animal-model and cell-culture study showing that white button...
View ArticleAstragalus propinquus
Botanical Name :Astragalus propinquus Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Genus: Astragalus Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fabales Species: A. propinquus syn. :...
View ArticleAllergies and Lifestyle Factors
There has been much interest in whether the way we live influences our chance of developing allergies. Two particular areas under scrutiny are diet and hygiene. Probiotics:- These are harmless...
View ArticleSimple and Inexpensive Trick to Cure a Common Cold
Each year Americans catch more than one billion colds, making the cold virus the most common infectious disease in the United States.It causes more school absences and missed work than any other...
View ArticleZinc
Introduction: Zinc is a kind of metallic chemical element. It is considered to be a transition metal, similar to nickel and mercury. It has the chemical symbol of ZN with an atomic number of 30. In its...
View ArticleFreedom From the Daily JAB
Indian scientists are using tissue engineering to give diabetes patients new insulin-making cells. Biomaterials scientist Prabha Nair is pitting her expertise of polymers to hold out a new line of hope...
View ArticleListeriosis
Definition: Listeriosis is a bacterial infection caused by a Gram-positive, motile bacterium, Listeria monocytogenes,which is often found in soil and is present in most animals. It’s transmitted to...
View ArticleCarpetweed
Botanical Name : Mollugo verticillata Family :Molluginaceae – Carpet-weed family Genus: Mollugo L. – carpetweed Species :Mollugo verticillata L. – green carpetweed Kingdom : Plantae – Plants...
View ArticleNephritis
Definition: Nephritis is inflammationof the nephrons of one or both of the kidneys – the organs that filter the blood and get rid of excess fluid and unwanted chemicals. The inflammation can affect...
View ArticleOral thrush
Alternative Names: Candidiasis – oral; Oral thrush; Fungal infection – mouth; Candide – oral Definition: Oral thurs is an infection of yeast fungi of the genus Candida on the mucous membranes of the...
View ArticleSepsis
Alternative Names: Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS),blood poisoning or septicaemia. Definition: Sepsis is a bacterial infection of the blood.It is a severe illness in which the...
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