Washington, March 22 : Newborn infants, born either at term or prematurely, lack a DNA net, called a neutrophil extracellular trap (NET), cast by mature white blood cells to fight severe infection,
London, Mar 22 : Move over books, special diets and voodoo - couples who are trying for a baby should concentrate on having wild and uninhibited sex, or `gourmet sex'.
According to Dr Allan Pacey, a senior lecturer in andrology at Sheffield University, the better is the quality of lovemaking; the greater are the chances of conceiving
What one fertility expert calls "gourmet sex" - where both partners take time to ensure the other has a satisfying experience - gives a couple the best chance of producing a baby.
"Couples who are trying to have a baby often mention that the sex becomes a bit of a chore, a bit mechanical and routine. That''''s the wrong thing to be doing," The Guardian quoted Pacey, as saying.
London, March 22 : A researcher at Georgetown University Medical Center''s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center says that monoclonal antibodies can be used as potent immune weapons against cancer.
Louis Weiner, director of the cancer centre at GUMC, says that monoclonal antibody therapy of cancer can be improved to be much more powerful than it is today with modifications.
Bangkok - Thailand's Health Ministry has warned people suffering from asthma and allergies to avoid eating fried insects, a popular street-stall snack in Bangkok and other cities, media reports said Sunday.
A recent study conducted by the ministry found that the fried silk worms, grasshoppers and other six-legged delicacies often contain excessively high levels of histamine that can trigger allergic reactions or asthma attacks, The Nation newspaper reported.
London, Mar 21 : An international team of researchers has found a new drug that can prove to be an effective treatment option for thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a chronic blood disorder.
Thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune disease that dramatically reduces the number of platelets in their blood - causing bruises, nosebleeds and, rarely, life-threatening brain hemorrhages.
The study suggests that drug Promactar (eltrombopag) is safe and effective in treating the blood disorder.
London, March 22 : A researcher at Georgetown University Medical Center''s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center says that monoclonal antibodies can be used as potent immune weapons against cancer.
Bangkok - Thailand's Health Ministry has warned people suffering from asthma and allergies to avoid eating fried insects, a popular street-stall snack in Bangkok and other cities, media reports said Sunday.
London, Mar 21 : Kids conceived through IVF treatments are at an increased risk of birth defects, warns a fertility watchdog.
London, Mar 21 : An international team of researchers has found a new drug that can prove to be an effective treatment option for thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a chronic blood disorder.
