London, March 28 : A 16-year-old English girl has had 17 heart operations to save her life.
Sarah Haselgrove of Hythe, Kent, was not expected to survive seven days after she was born five weeks prematurely, and had been operated five times before she was one.
She might have spent half her life in hospital, but that has not stopped her from living a normal life.
Sarah had Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, which meant that less than half her heart was working properly.
London, March 28 : Biochemists believe that future medicines may feature an in-built system to prevent them from reaching the wrong tissue inside the body, says a report.
Washington, Mar 28: Many shampoos, skin conditioners and soaps contain an ingredient that can cause eczema, warn Swedish scientists.
A thesis presented at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden found that over 5 percent of those who underwent patch testing were allergic to the air oxidized form of the fragrance ingredient linalool.
Eczema can cause a lot of different skin conditions, including rashes, swelling, itching and cracking.
Washington, March 28: Studies on fireflies and jellyfish’s genes are providing significant insights into the possible causes of infertility and autoimmune diseases in humans, says a report.
The article states that with the aid of the luminescent and florescent genes, scientists illuminate cells that produce a hormone linked to conditions, which include rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.
Washington, March 28 : Scientists at Emory University School of Medicine say that they have found a direct association between oxidative stress and inflammatory signals in the blood.
The researchers believe that their finding may pave the way for improved strategies for preventing several diseases by including antioxidants in the diet, and for reducing the impact of inflammation in critically ill patients by adding cysteine to intravenous or tube feeding.
Stockholm - Swedish poultry producer Lantmannen Kronfagel said Friday it has recalled its frozen chicken products, following new discoveries of glass in the food.
"Two of the incidents concern frozen whole chicken, and the other two concern chicken drumsticks," chief executive Jan Henriksen said.
Henriksen said the recall would give the group "time to get to the root of the problem without having to worry about glass turning up in more frozen chicken."
London, March 28 : A 16-year-old English girl has had 17 heart operations to save her life.
London, March 28 : Biochemists believe that future medicines may feature an in-built system to prevent them from reaching the wrong tissue inside the body, says a report.
Washington, Mar 28: Many shampoos, skin conditioners and soaps contain an ingredient that can cause eczema, warn Swedish scientists.
Washington, March 28: Studies on fireflies and jellyfish’s genes are providing significant insights into the possible causes of infertility and autoimmune diseases in humans, says a report.
Washington, March 28 : Scientists at Emory University School of Medicine say that they have found a direct association between oxidative stress and inflammatory signals in the blood.
Stockholm - Swedish poultry producer Lantmannen Kronfagel said Friday it has recalled its frozen chicken products, following new discoveries of glass in the food.
