http://www.todaymedic.com Latest medical alert, news and information on home medical equipment supply. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:31:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Scientists from San Antonio make a breakthrough when they discover a new drug which is said to be greatly effective in curing hepatitis C, a disease that damages the liver of the patient. The hepatitis C virus or HCV is spread by blood to blood contact. Most people infected by ... http://www.todaymedic.com/other/new-drug-shows-great-promise-in-curing-hepatitis-c/ According to a recent study conducted by US researchers, smokers who light up a cigarette first thing in the morning display higher levels of nicotine than those who wait after their breakfast; this is regardless of how many cigarettes they smoke throughout the day. In the study, smoker’s levels of ... http://www.todaymedic.com/cancer/lung/higher-lung-cancer-risk-for-smokers-who-light-up-cigarette-first-thing-in-the-morning/ According to a recent statement made by the medical officials from Europe, children who have received second vaccination injection against the disease of swine flu are likely to develop fever. As per EMEA or European Medicines Agency, parents need to monitor their children’s temperature, especially if they have received a ... http://www.todaymedic.com/flu/second-dosage-of-swine-flu-vaccine-may-cause-high-fever-in-children/ Scientists have reported that a new approach to fight cancer has been found to be hugely successful on mice. In this approach biodegradable polymer implant is used to teach the immune system of the body to attack tumors. The minute implant which is placed under patient's skin releases antigens specific ... http://www.todaymedic.com/cancer/new-approach-to-fight-cancer-implant-teach-immune-system-to-attack-cancerous-tumors/ It has been confirmed by scientists that comfort food is extremely successful in reducing stress and depression. Margaret Morris, the Professor of Pharmacology, says that eating foods that are rich in sugar and fats may change the brain’s chemical composition, thus providing relief to stress. A recent study conducted on rats ... http://www.todaymedic.com/diet/high-sugar-and-high-fat-diet-can-reduce-stress-and-depression/ Diabetes (especially type II diabetes) was not a very common disease in the developing countries, but it has become more common these days. Over the years the incidence of diabetes, especially type II diabetes is becoming equally common in developing and developed countries. In United States 1 in every 9 are ... http://www.todaymedic.com/diabetes/study-shows-lifestyle-change-can-delay-diabetes/ Snoring is a common and irritating problem for many individuals. Snoring can even be a problematic area of marriage. Many partners of snoring patients complain that they can not sleep due to snoring. But with the new treatment to cure snoring which takes as little as two minutes that involve ... http://www.todaymedic.com/somnipathy/stop-snoring-with-a-single-shot/ Researchers are working on a new form of cancer treatment that will most likely become available within 5 years. The treatment works on healthy cells by modifying the function of gene to make the cells immune from huge dose of radiation for treating cancer. Using this technique the researchers have ... http://www.todaymedic.com/cancer/new-cancer-treatment-breakthrough-protect-healthy-cells-from-radiotherapy-2/ More great news to follow as a recent report has revealed that mental illness or problems like schizophrenia and depression could be easily diagnosed by plugging some electrode into the person’s ear and rocking them over a chair. This efficient invention has come from the researchers at the Monash University ... http://www.todaymedic.com/other/electrovestibulography-new-technique-to-diagnose-mental-illness/ Hard work never fails has been proven again as a recent medical trial has come out with the first positive step in the long race in search for efficient HIV vaccine. The trials conducted over a period of six years by a group of researchers in Thailand are the most ... http://www.todaymedic.com/other/hiv-breakthrough-trial-vaccine-lower-aids-infection-by-30-percent/