http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/botox-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:40:23 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/influence-of-diet-and-toxins-in-autism-epidemic-101357-1.htm Autism is a disorder of the neural development that is characterized by the disturbed social communication and interaction. There is a repetitive and restricted behavior. bDiet plays a role in autism and care should be taken to make food choices. /b According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 out of every 88 children has autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This is a serious concern. Renee Dufault et al conducted a study to find out the influence of diet on autism....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/influence-of-diet-and-toxins-in-autism-epidemic-101357-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/future-bio-computers-to-get-support-from-magnetic-bacteria-101315-1.htm Magnet-producing bacteria may perhaps be used for building biological computers of the future suggest researchers. A team from the UK's University of Leeds and Japan's Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology have used microbes that eat iron. As they ingest the iron, the microbes create tiny magnets inside themselves, similar to those in PC hard drives. The research may lead to the creation of much faster hard drives, the team of scientists say. As technology progresses and ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/future-bio-computers-to-get-support-from-magnetic-bacteria-101315-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-superbug-killing-coating-magnetically-attracts-bacteria-101258-1.htm A coating and a liquid solution is being used by scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to kill superbugs. These could replace antibiotics - currently the main defence against bacteria - now powerless against super bugs. The coating has a magnetic-like feature that attracts bacteria and kills them without the need for antibiotics. The killer coating, which has shown to destroy 99 per cent of the bacteria and fungi that it comes in contact with, is now being used by two ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-superbug-killing-coating-magnetically-attracts-bacteria-101258-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/botox-jabs-for-chronic-migraine-on-the-nhs-101180-1.htm The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has confirmed that the NHS will be offering Botox jabs for those who suffer from chronic migraines. NICE has been considering whether to offer Botox as a treatment option in the NHS for chronic migraine patients ever since it was approved in Britain. Early in February this year, the agency had asked Botox manufacturer, Allergen to provide more proof that the anti-wrinkle drug was indeed an effective treatment for chronic migraine before finally approving it this month....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/botox-jabs-for-chronic-migraine-on-the-nhs-101180-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/antibiotic-alternatives-via-discovery-of-new-bacteria-100977-1.htm An Achilles heel within human cells that bacteria are able to exploit for causing and spreading infection has been discovered by scientists. According to the researchers, their findings could lead to the development of new anti-infective drugs as alternatives to antibiotics whose overuse has led to resistance. University of Manchester researchers studied Listeria, a potentially deadly group of bacteria that can cause listeriosis in humans when digested, and found they are able to spread ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/antibiotic-alternatives-via-discovery-of-new-bacteria-100977-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/mechanism-behind-protective-effect-of-probiotic-bacteria-decoded-100744-1.htm The biochemical mechanism that lies behind the protective effect of some lactic acid bacteria has been discovered by researchers. Probiotic bacteria alleviates inflammation and protects against intestinal diseases. In experiments with mice, the researchers succeeded in demonstrating that lactocepin - an enzyme produced by certain lactic acid bacteria - selectively degrades inflammatory mediators in diseased tissue. This new evidence might lead to new approaches for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/mechanism-behind-protective-effect-of-probiotic-bacteria-decoded-100744-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/technique-that-removes-additional-toxins-may-not-help-dialysis-patients-100621-1.htm A study has found that hemodiafiltration, a technique that removes additional toxins during dialysis, does not improve kidney failure patients' survival or heart health, but intense treatments may provide a benefit. Kidney failure patients on dialysis have a high risk of developing heart problems and dying from heart disease. Retention of certain toxins may play a role because during conventional hemodialysis, smaller substances are removed while larger toxins can accumulate in the body. A technique ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/technique-that-removes-additional-toxins-may-not-help-dialysis-patients-100621-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/botox-injections-liable-for-just-meek-reward-for-chronic-migraine-and-every-day-headaches-100530-1.htm While botulinum toxin A a.k.a. 'Botox' injections are U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved for preventive treatment for chronic migraines, an in-depth examination of former studies shows a meagre to modest benefit for patients with chronic migraine headaches and chronic daily headaches. Though botox injections were not linked to greater benefit than placebo for preventing episodic migraine or chronic tension-type headaches, states an article in the April 25 issue of iJAMA/i. "Migraine and tension-type headaches are common....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/botox-injections-liable-for-just-meek-reward-for-chronic-migraine-and-every-day-headaches-100530-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/botox-and-vitamin-jabs-maintain-simon-cowells-young-looks-100398-1.htm Intravenous vitamin injections, colonic irrigation and half-yearly botox injections are the secret behind British media mogul Simon Cowell's young looks. The 'X Factor' mogul's secrets have been exposed ahead of the release of his unofficial biography. The 52-year-old eats fresh fruit sent to him by airfreight and drinks two smoothies a day made from exotic plants, reported The Sun. He also has massages, chest waxes, wears tooth caps and dies his hair dark. The revelations have been ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/botox-and-vitamin-jabs-maintain-simon-cowells-young-looks-100398-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/sunlight-with-lime-juice-enables-swift-riddance-of-risky-bacteria-in-water-100316-1.htm Scientists have discovered an economical and effective way to rapidly better the quality of drinking water. A team of researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine found that adding lime juice to water that is treated with a solar disinfection method removed detectable levels of harmful bacteria such as Escherichia coli (E. coli) significantly faster than solar disinfection alone. "For many countries, access to clean drinking water is still a major concern....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/sunlight-with-lime-juice-enables-swift-riddance-of-risky-bacteria-in-water-100316-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/survey-finds-20-chicken-available-in-brit-supermarkets-contaminated-with-bacteria-100074-1.htm A survey carried out by a consumer watchdog in Britain has found that over 20 percent of chicken available in supermarkets is contaminated with food poisoning bacteria. The survey was carried out by Which? consumer group which analyzed chicken sold in nine supermarket stores. Around 18 percent of the samples were contaminated with food poisoning bacteria, campylobacter, while a further 17 percent was contaminated with listeria and 1.5 percent contained salmonella. Stating that the quality of ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/survey-finds-20-chicken-available-in-brit-supermarkets-contaminated-with-bacteria-100074-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/hand-held-flashlight-kills-dangerous-bacteria-99725-1.htm A hand-held torch-like device zaps dangerous germs, offering a boon for workers battling infection risks in wars and disaster zones, say scientists. The "plasma flashlight" delivers a charged, or ionised, jet of gas to zap germs, a team of researchers in China, Australia and Hong Kong said in a specialised journal. Hot plasma sterilisers are already used to disinfect surgical instruments, but they are expensive, refrigerator-sized devices that operate at high temperatures. Sterilisers ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/hand-held-flashlight-kills-dangerous-bacteria-99725-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/chicago-area-ambulances-contain-low-levels-of-resistant-bacteria-99574-1.htm Optimistic results after examination in treatment areas of ambulances when tested for dangerous bacteria, states a new study published in the April issue of the iAmerican Journal of Infection Control/i, the official publication of APIC - the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. Approximately six percent of sites sampled in Chicago-area ambulances tested positive for iStaphyloccocus aureus/i (iS. aureus/i), a bacterium that can cause serious infections ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/chicago-area-ambulances-contain-low-levels-of-resistant-bacteria-99574-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/solution-used-to-preserve-donated-organs-contaminated-with-bacteria-99504-1.htm In a major health scare in Britain, NHS doctors have warned that the solution used to preserve donated organs before being used in transplant surgeries may be contaminated with bacteria, putting hundreds of people who have undergone such surgeries at a major health risk. The solution, known as viaspan, is widely used to preserve liver, pancreas and bowel before they are used in organ transplant surgeries. The solution is manufactured by Bristol Myers Squibb who found the sample used to test the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/solution-used-to-preserve-donated-organs-contaminated-with-bacteria-99504-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/e-coli-bacteria-endows-as-a-factory-for-sugar-modified-proteins-enabling-cheaper-faster-pharmaceuticals-99419-1.htm Escherichia coli, or e-coli bacteria deemed the curse of food safety by restaurateurs, grocers and consumers, is actually a pal. Cornell University biomolecular engineers have learned to use iE. coli/i to produce sugar-modified proteins for making pharmaceuticals cheaper and faster. (iNature Chemical Biology/i, March 25, 2012.) Matthew DeLisa, Cornell associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and his research team, now have published a novel method for engineering ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/e-coli-bacteria-endows-as-a-factory-for-sugar-modified-proteins-enabling-cheaper-faster-pharmaceuticals-99419-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/internal-arms-against-allergies-gut-bacteria-curb-allergic-diseases-99341-1.htm Though poet Walt Whitman was metaphorically right that we `contain multitudes`, he was also correct in the literal sense. Every human being carries over 100 trillion individual bacterial cells within the intestine -- ten times more cells than comprise the body itself. Now, David Artis, PhD, associate professor of Microbiology, along with postdoctoral fellow David Hill, PhD, from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and collaborators from The Children's Hospital ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/internal-arms-against-allergies-gut-bacteria-curb-allergic-diseases-99341-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/blood-clots-can-be-caused-by-dental-plaque-bacteria-99307-1.htm Streptococcus gordonii - dental plaque bacteria can cause blood clots and trigger endocarditis (inflammation of inner layers of heart), shows research. IStreptococcus gordonii/I is a normal inhabitant of the mouth and contributes to plaque that forms on the surface of teeth. If these bacteria enter into the blood stream through bleeding gums they can start to wreak havoc by masquerading as human proteins. Researchers from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and the University of Bristol have discovered that IS....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/blood-clots-can-be-caused-by-dental-plaque-bacteria-99307-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/defiant-bacteria-resisting-trojan-horse-antibiotic-exposed-99283-1.htm The mechanism by which certain bacteria elude a potent antibiotic was discovered by Indian origin scientists. The researchers found that the bacteria have modified a common "housekeeping" enzyme in a way that enables the enzyme to recognize and disarm the antibiotic. Bacteria often engage in chemical warfare with one another, and many antibiotics used in medicine are modelled on the weapons they produce. But microbes also must protect themselves from their own toxins. The defences they employ ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/defiant-bacteria-resisting-trojan-horse-antibiotic-exposed-99283-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/disease-causing-bacteria-killed-within-minutes-by-chlorinated-silk-98998-1.htm Scientists have converted ordinary silk into a fabric that kills disease-causing bacteria in minutes, with a simple, inexpensive dip-and-dry treatment. Rajesh R. Naik and colleagues described a range of potential uses for this new killer silk, including makeshift curtains and other protective coatings that protect homes and other buildings in the event of a terrorist attack with anthrax. They explained that in adverse conditions, bacteria of the Bacillus species, which includes anthrax, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/disease-causing-bacteria-killed-within-minutes-by-chlorinated-silk-98998-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/h-pylori-bacteria-and-adult-type-2-diabetes-link-found-in-study-98822-1.htm A recent study revealed the presence of IH. pylori/I bacteria associated with elevated levels of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), an important biomarker for blood glucose levels and diabetes. The study found the association was stronger in obese individuals with a higher Body Mass Index (BMI). The results, which suggest the bacteria may play a role in the development of diabetes in adults, are published in The IJournal of Infectious Diseases/I and are now available at www.oxfordjournals....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/h-pylori-bacteria-and-adult-type-2-diabetes-link-found-in-study-98822-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/botox-may-be-useful-in-improving-symptoms-of-weak-bladder-98780-1.htm A new study published in the journal European Urology suggests that Botox could be an effective treatment in improving the symptoms of weak bladder in women. According to figures, around 5 percent of men and over 13 percent of women suffer from some form of urinary incontinence with majority of women being affected after childbirth. A group of British researchers led by Dr Douglas Tincello of University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust conducted the study on 240 women in eight urogynaecology centres across Britain between 2006 and 2009....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/botox-may-be-useful-in-improving-symptoms-of-weak-bladder-98780-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/europe-battling-a-rise-in-raw-chicken-bacteria-98644-1.htm A report from European food safety agencies says that a type of bacteria mostly found in raw chicken meat that can cause diarrhea and fever is on the rise in the European Union. The report found that cases of Campylobacter rose by seven percent to 212,064 in 2010 -- the last year for which such data is available and the fifth consecutive year of increases in reported cases of the bacteria in humans. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in Italy and the European Centre for Disease Prevention ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/europe-battling-a-rise-in-raw-chicken-bacteria-98644-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/antibiotic-producing-bacteria-can-pave-the-way-for-polyether-drugs-98514-1.htm Researchers have narrowed down on antibiotic-producing bacteria which can bring about the synthesis of polyether drugs. Principal investigator, Chu-Young Kim, Assistant Professor at the Department of Biological Sciences of the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Science, and his group have made use of powerful X-rays to decipher how soil bacteria carry out surprising chemistry. Their result details how a soil bacterium, Streptomyces lasaliensis, is able to convert an epoxide ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/antibiotic-producing-bacteria-can-pave-the-way-for-polyether-drugs-98514-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/show-and-tell-by-x-rays-on-how-soil-bacteria-execute-surprising-chemistry-98410-1.htm Powerful X-rays have been employed by researchers working at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to help make sense of how certain natural antibiotics defy a longstanding set of chemical rules, a system that has baffled organic chemists for decades. Their result, reported today in iNature/i, details how five carbon atoms and one oxygen atom in the structure of lasalocid, a natural antibiotic produced by bacteria in soil, can link into a six-membered ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/show-and-tell-by-x-rays-on-how-soil-bacteria-execute-surprising-chemistry-98410-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/directional-mechanism-of-ecoli-bacteria-predicted-98374-1.htm Researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center have mathematically predicted how the food poisoning bacteria hijack a cell's sense of direction and then confirm those predictions in living cells. The study proposed a new model to explain how mammalian cells establish the sense of direction necessary to move, as well as the mechanism that a disease-causing form of emE. coli/em bacteria employ to hijack that ability. Cells need to orient themselves for several basic processes, such as ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/directional-mechanism-of-ecoli-bacteria-predicted-98374-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-baby-food-ingredients-boost-babies-immunity-by-feeding-their-gut-bacteria-98205-1.htm Adding prebiotic ingredients to baby food helps colonize the newborn's intestine with a stable population of good bacteria, and probiotics improve immunity in formula-fed infants, two University of Illinois studies report. "The beneficial bacteria that live in a baby's intestine are all-important to an infant's health, growth, and ability to fight off infections," said Kelly Tappenden, a U of I professor of nutrition and gastrointestinal physiology. "Breast-fed babies acquire this protection naturally....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-baby-food-ingredients-boost-babies-immunity-by-feeding-their-gut-bacteria-98205-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/smoking-may-increase-risk-of-oral-diseases-by-killing-good-bacteria-in-the-mouth-97634-1.htm Apart from increasing the risk of lung cancer, smoking has also been found to increase the risk of oral disease as it kills off the good bacteria in the mouth. Researchers from Ohio State University collected oral biofilms of 30 healthy participants, 15 of whom were regular smokers. The samples were collected two, four and seven days after professional cleaning. The researchers found that the disease causing pathogens were largely absent in the mouths of non-smokers and the presence of cytokines ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/smoking-may-increase-risk-of-oral-diseases-by-killing-good-bacteria-in-the-mouth-97634-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/trojan-horse-bacteria-to-cure-sleeping-sickness-97612-1.htm Researchers have used a bacteria that lives in the tsetse fly to release antibodies against Trypanosoma brucei, which causes sleeping sickness. These antibodies, which bind to the surface of the parasite, are the first stage in producing targeted nanobodies, which could kill, or block, trypanosome development. Sleeping sickness is transmitted to humans and animals via the bite of the tsetse fly. The first stage - haemolymphatic phase of infection causes fever, headaches, aching joints and itching....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/trojan-horse-bacteria-to-cure-sleeping-sickness-97612-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-reveals-how-bacterial-systems-export-disease-causing-toxins-into-humans-plants-97501-1.htm The mechanisms behind how some of the bacteria kill hundreds of thousands every year has been discovered by scientists. This will possibly pave the way for more effective antibiotics against infections. With antibiotic resistance on the rise in strains of pathogenic bacteria, innovative strategies are needed to discover ways of treating bacterial infections in both humans and in agriculture. A team from Queen Mary's School of Biological and Chemical Sciences showed how they studied the molecular ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-reveals-how-bacterial-systems-export-disease-causing-toxins-into-humans-plants-97501-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/botox-developer-regrets-missed-opportunity-to-mint-money-97499-1.htm Botox developer Alan Scott, who sold the rights for the wrinkle-smoothing drug to a US company for just (Dollor) 4.5 million, says he regrets the move. Botox has become a front-line weapon in cosmetic medicine for erasing wrinkles -- while therapeutic applications of the drug are being used to help a wide variety of disorders from swallowing problems to muscle spasms. "If I knew (how big it would become), I would have never given it to the drug company Allergan in 1991," Dr Alan Scott told the Times of India in an interview published on Monday....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/botox-developer-regrets-missed-opportunity-to-mint-money-97499-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/decoding-the-molecular-machine-behind-some-bacteria-97427-1.htm Scientists are in the process of decoding the molecular machine known as the 'type II bacterial secretion system' that is responsible for delivering potent toxins from bibacteria/b/i such as enterotoxigenic IE. coli /Iand IVibrio cholerae/I into an infected individual. Professor Richard Pickersgill, who led the research, said: "Bacterial secretion systems deliver disease causing toxins into host tissue. If we can understand how these machines work, then we can work out how it they might be stopped....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/decoding-the-molecular-machine-behind-some-bacteria-97427-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/averting-bacteria-from-mixing-with-the-wrong-clan-may-help-stop-gum-disease-97242-1.htm Stripping certain mouth bacteria of their access key to group of other pathogenic oral bacteria might help avoid gum disease and tooth loss. The study, published in the journal Microbiology suggests that this bacterial access key could be a drug target for people who are at high risk of developing gum disease. Oral bacteria called ITreponema denticola/I frequently gang up in communities with other pathogenic oral bacteria to produce destructive dental plaque. This plaque, made up of bacteria, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/averting-bacteria-from-mixing-with-the-wrong-clan-may-help-stop-gum-disease-97242-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/charlize-theron-wants-to-avoid-botox-97088-1.htm Charlize Theron has revealed that she is "36 and loving it". Theron is currently enjoying life as a single woman since splitting from British actor Stuart Townsend in 2010. While talking about her upcoming movie 'Young Adult', the Academy Award winner also said that she wants to avoid Botox. "I am 36 and loving it. I wouldn't want to go back to my twenties," the Mirror quoted her as saying. "Some people have Botox and that's great. But hopefully I'll be OK without it," she said. In ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/charlize-theron-wants-to-avoid-botox-97088-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/plasma-zaps-kill-harmful-bacteria-in-uncooked-meat-97078-1.htm A new study has found that plasma zaps can be an effective method for killing harmful bacteria on uncooked poultry, which is responsible for outbreaks of foodborne illness. The bacteria responsible for most foodborne illnesses, Campylobacter and Salmonella, are found to contaminate 70 percent of tested chicken meat, especially their upper surfaces. Plasma, known as the "fourth state of matter" (after solid, liquid and gas), is a high-energy, charged mixture of gaseous atoms, ions and electrons, the Journal of Food Protection reports....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/plasma-zaps-kill-harmful-bacteria-in-uncooked-meat-97078-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-environmental-bacteria-and-asthma-96977-1.htm An allergic reaction to a common environmental bacteria causes biasthma/i/b, suggests research. Researchers from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California in San Francisco have found a link between common environmental bacteria and airway inflammation. Specifically, their research suggests that some strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa cause white blood cells to produce very high levels of histamine, which in turn leads to inflammation, a hallmark symptom of asthma....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-environmental-bacteria-and-asthma-96977-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/various-other-microbes-find-lungs-infected-with-plague-bacteria-to-be-fertile-96911-1.htm The mystery of the deadly pneumonic plague bacterium, iYersinia pestis/i is one among the many infectious disease puzzling experts. It goes concealed in the initial days of lung infection, often until it's too late for medical treatment. New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine has opened a door to the answer. Researchers led by William E. Goldman, PhD, professor and chair of microbiology and immunology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hilland a leading authority on Y....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/various-other-microbes-find-lungs-infected-with-plague-bacteria-to-be-fertile-96911-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/how-bacteria-behind-serious-childhood-disease-evade-vaccines-96804-1.htm The answer to why vaccines used in both the UK and US to combat serious childhood infections can eventually fail may lie in genetics, says a new study. The study, published today in INature Genetics/I, which investigates how bacteria change their disguise to evade the vaccines, has implications for how future vaccines can be made more effective. Pneumococcus (IStreptococcus pneumoniae/I) causes potentially life-threatening diseases including pneumonia and meningitis. Pneumococcal ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/how-bacteria-behind-serious-childhood-disease-evade-vaccines-96804-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/probiotic-bacteria-effectively-target-tumors-in-mice-96785-1.htm Engineered probiotic bacteria provide accurate 3D images of tumors in mice, reports study published in the journal iPLoS ONE/i. The specially engineered probiotic bacteria, like those found in many yoghurts, were intravenously injected into mice with tumors, after which the researchers took full body bioluminescent images. The 3D images revealed information about the number and location of the bacteria, to the level of precisely revealing where within the tumour the bacteria were living, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/probiotic-bacteria-effectively-target-tumors-in-mice-96785-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/experts-warn-against-home-delivery-botox-services-96761-1.htm Health experts have condemned against a delivery service that takes cosmetic treatments like Botox in to homes and offices. Nurses will bring round the injections by bicycle or motorbike and party hosts are offered a discount on treatments if they can persuade up to five guests to have the face-firming jabs. Sally Taber, director of the Independent Healthcare Advisory Service, which runs a register of approved providers, warned against hasty decisions at parties. "It is likely that the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/experts-warn-against-home-delivery-botox-services-96761-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-detection-method-for-bacteria-causing-urinary-tract-infections-promises-better-treatment-cuts-costs-96574-1.htm Faster, more effective treatment and a reduction in costs can be expected by implementing a new method for identifying bacteria that cause urinary tract infections (UTIs). The procedure, described in the IJournal of Medical Microbiology/I, could eventually be used for the identification of micro-organisms in other bodily fluids, including blood and spinal fluid. Scientists at the University Hospital Essen in Germany tested urine samples from in-house patients and were able to effectively ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-detection-method-for-bacteria-causing-urinary-tract-infections-promises-better-treatment-cuts-costs-96574-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Bacterial-Toxin-Plays-Key-Role-in-Urinary-Tract-Infections-96293-1.htm Hemolysin - a toxin secreted by iEscherichia coli/i plays a vital, unexpected role during the establishment and persistence of urinary tract infections (UTIs), shows study published in the issue of iCell Host (and) Microbe/i. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infectious diseases worldwide. Each year, 15 million U.S. women have a UTI and nearly 50 percent of women will have at least one UTI in their lifetime. Bacteria known as uropathogenic iE. coli/i (UPEC) ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Bacterial-Toxin-Plays-Key-Role-in-Urinary-Tract-Infections-96293-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Woman-Loses-Arm-to-Flesh-Eating-Bacteria-Following-Injection-of-Bath-Salts-96111-1.htm Flesh-eating bacteria were the cause of infection in a woman who used the drug "Bath Salts," doctors have revealed. The 34-year-old woman was a patient in the emergency room at the Louisiana Health Sciences Center in August 2011. At presentation her arm was painfully swollen. She was started on intravenous antibiotics, which reduced the intensity of her issue, but this did not happen quickly enough. Dr. Robert Russo, an orthopedic resident at the hospital said that on questioning, the woman revealed that she used drugs....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Woman-Loses-Arm-to-Flesh-Eating-Bacteria-Following-Injection-of-Bath-Salts-96111-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Gut-Bacteria-Levels-Could-Help-Predict-Heart-Attack-Risk-96095-1.htm The types and levels of bacteria in the intestines may be used to predict a person's likelihood of having a heart attack, and that manipulating these organisms may help reduce heart attack risk. This discovery may lead to new diagnostic tests and therapies that physicians use to prevent and treat heart attacks. In addition, this research suggests that probiotics may be able to protect the heart in patients undergoing heart surgery and angioplasty. "Our discovery is a revolutionary milestone ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Gut-Bacteria-Levels-Could-Help-Predict-Heart-Attack-Risk-96095-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Bacteria-Pill-may-Help-Fight-Foodborne-Illness-96040-1.htm Bacteria pill could one day reduce Listeria infection risk in people with susceptible immune system, say researchers. Arun Bhunia, a professor of food science at Purdue University, and his colleagues found that the same Listeria protein that allows the bacteria to pass through intestinal cells and into bloodstreams can help block those same paths when added to a probiotic. "Based on the research, it looks very promising that we would get a significant reduction in Listeria infections," said Bhunia....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Bacteria-Pill-may-Help-Fight-Foodborne-Illness-96040-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Says-Bacteria-in-the-Gut-of-Autistic-Children-Different-from-Non-autistic-Children-95953-1.htm Children with autism harbor a type of bacteria in their guts that non-autistic children do not, says study. Brent Williams and colleagues at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University conducted the study. Earlier work has revealed that autistic individuals with gastrointestinal symptoms often exhibit inflammation and other abnormalities in their upper and lower intestinal tracts. However, scientists do not know what causes the inflammation or how the condition relates to the developmental disorders that characterize autism....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Says-Bacteria-in-the-Gut-of-Autistic-Children-Different-from-Non-autistic-Children-95953-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Overuse-of-Botox-Makes-Carla-Brunis-Face-Unrecognizable-95536-1.htm A leading dermatologist has claimed that overuse of botox has made Carla Bruni's beautiful face almost unrecognizable. "Carla is over botoxed," Dr. Ben Behnam told RadarOnline after seeing pictures of the First Lady of France. "She's had way too much done. That's why she has the surprised look on her face and looks like a chipmunk," RadarOnline quoted Dr Benham as saying. He has not treated France's first lady but says that, in his opinion, she has had a lateral brow lift and fillers in her cheeks....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Overuse-of-Botox-Makes-Carla-Brunis-Face-Unrecognizable-95536-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Bacteria-from-Bad-Water-Might-Do-Good-95421-1.htm Badwater Basin and Death Valley might sound rather ominous. But scientists have stumbled upon a type of bacteria in the basin that could lead to novel biotech and nanotech uses. The basin is situated in the Death Valley Park, California and consists of a smallspring-fed pool of "bad water;" the accumulated salts of the surrounding basin make it undrinkable, thus giving it the name. But sluicing through the basin, scientists Dennis Bazylinski and colleagues at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Bacteria-from-Bad-Water-Might-Do-Good-95421-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Chinese-Milk-Found-to-Have-Cancer-causing-Toxin-95416-1.htm Chinese milk is in the news again. After the melamine scare, this time excessive levels of a cancer-causing toxin have been discovered in milk produced by one of China's leading dairy companies. China's quality watchdog, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, found high levels of an aflatoxin in milk and milk products after it conducted a random check at Mengniu Dairy. While the national standard allowed a maximum of 0.5 micrograms carcinogenic content in a kg of milk, the official test found 1....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Chinese-Milk-Found-to-Have-Cancer-causing-Toxin-95416-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Uncover-Tricks-Used-by-Bacteria-to-Fight-Effect-of-Fluoride-95374-1.htm The molecular tricks used by bacteria to fight the effect of fluoride in toothpaste and mouth wash have been uncovered by scientists. In the new study, researchers at Yale University report that sections of RNA messages called riboswitches, which control the expression of genes, detect the build-up of fluoride and activate the defences of bacteria, including those that contribute to tooth decay. "These riboswitches are detectors made specifically to see fluoride," Ronald Breaker, senior author of the study, said....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Uncover-Tricks-Used-by-Bacteria-to-Fight-Effect-of-Fluoride-95374-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Discover-How-Bacteria-Builds-Homes-Inside-Healthy-Cells-95163-1.htm The mechanism behind bacteria's ability to build invisible homes for themselves inside healthy cells and cause disease has been identified by scientists. A team led by Purdue University biologists explained how a pair of proteins from the bacteria Legionella pneumophila, which causes Legionnaires disease, alters a host protein in order to divert raw materials within the cell for use in building and disguising a large structure that houses the bacteria as it replicates. Zhao-Qing Luo, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Discover-How-Bacteria-Builds-Homes-Inside-Healthy-Cells-95163-1.htm