Diseases transmitted in intimate proximity, were described by Hippocrates. Since then, the list of these ills noticeably grown, they have learned how to treat and began to talk about them openly. But …
But, strangely, sexually transmitted diseases continue to competitive multitude of rumors and legends.
The first legend: You can get syphilis or gonorrhea in the home, such as taking a bath after Read the rest of this entry »
The team of scientists from the University of California at San Diego (USA) published in the journal Optics Letters description of the optical device, which is able to operate as a normal camera range with ultra auto-focusing and like a microscope with a resolution of 3 micron.
The unique features of the new device are explained by using a combination of liquid lens with a variable focal length and three conventional glass lenses for the correction of optical aberrations. Read the rest of this entry »
Scientists from the United States created a drug that can protect the human of radiation risk exploration.
Believed, that the new drugs will be fewer side effects with radiotherapy, to be appointed for cancer patients. The drug also could be used in case of a “dirty bomb” or with nuclear holocaust.
CBLB502 drug, which has already been tested on animals Read the rest of this entry »
Legal Committee of the UN General Assembly adopted a document calling on governments of the world to ban all forms of human cloning.
Under the ban is not only reproductive, but also therapeutic cloning, or cloning of embryonic stem cells to produce crops used for the treatment of various diseases.
The draft of UN resolution was adopted by 71 votes in favor, with 35 against and 43 abstentions Read the rest of this entry »
Canadian scientists are exploring the use of humor in the treatment of a patient in a medical institution.
According to research published in the April issue of UK-based Journal of Clinical Nursing, humor plays a significant role in even the most serious medical institutions.
Canadian scientists spent about 300 hours to conduct Read the rest of this entry »
The international team of scientists has documented dramatic spread of deadly diseases in the world. Over the past 50 years, fatal disease on Earth has been four times increased. Approximately 60% of viruses formatted from animals to people.
The study by experts at the University of Colombia and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN, USA) reviewed 335 diseases that have emerged Read the rest of this entry »
Most children are not allowed to eat a chewable candy, in order to avoid the appearance of holes in the teeth, but the children in Venezuela, have special candies, which are struggling with the formation of dental cavities. Students who use these candies, there was at 62 per cent cavities less than in the teeth of those who merely cleaned them regularly.
Children in the study tested the effectiveness of BasicMints Read the rest of this entry »
It’s no a secret that one of the reasons for development of eye diseases can become unhealthy diet. Meanwhile, there is a whole basket of products that “love” our eyes.
Of course, first you need to make sure that food was integrated, high-quality, balanced. Children with myopia is useful regularly eat curd. Only cottage cheese contains substances that strengthen the eye and not give eye apples Read the rest of this entry »
British researchers are experimenting to create primitive sperm from stem cells taken from bone marrow woman’s body.
Developed in fact, could pave the way for human bisexualism – an ability of one person to produce male and female sex cells.
Researchers from the University of Newcastle said that their method will lead to new ways of infertility treatment, writes Daily Mail. In addition, the new technology could allow lesbians Read the rest of this entry »
Dutch specialists have found that such a dangerous disease, as atypical pneumonia (SARS), can be easily prevented through… conventional interferon used for the prevention of influenza and other respiratory infections.
The experiments, conducted on monkeys in the Medical Center Erasmus (Rotterdam), showed, that the introduction of so-called interferon-alpha-long-acting, at 80-90 per cent reduces the severity of lung tissue damage caused by Read the rest of this entry »
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