FDA approved the first drug to stimulate the growth of eyelashes
Office of the U.S. Food and Drug (FDA) authorized the release the first commercial product for enhancing growth of eyelashes under the name «Latisse» produced by Allergan. Prescription drugs, you will be on sale in the first quarter of 2009, tells WebMD.

Preparation «Latisse» is a prostaglandin analogue bimatoprost produced in the form of 0.03% solution in applicators. The drug, which should be applied on the skin of upper eyelid at the base of eyelashes, making them a long, thick and dark. In everyday use «Latisse» once a day, before bedtime, the positive effect becomes evident after eight weeks, manufacturers contend.

In some cases, medication can cause side effects such as skin darkening reversible and irreversible century - iris, and conjunctival redness.

The cost of the 30-day course of treatment «Latisse», presumably, will be about 120 U.S. dollars.

Previously, bimatoprost produced only in the form of eye drops called «Lumigan», intended for the treatment of glaucoma. Clinical studies have confirmed «byeffect» drug associated with stimulation of growth of eyelashes.

The inability to control negative emotions increase the time of healing
The inability to control negative emotions increase the time of healing - to the conclusions reached staff of the State University of Ohio as a result of an experiment involving 98 volunteers.

Researchers apply subject to the standard left arm wounds the same size. Monitoring of healing was held for 8 days. The ability of parties to control their feelings evaluated using tests, questionnaires, which they filled out before the experiment. In addition, the participants to measure levels of «stress hormone» cortisol.

As it turned out, the grumpy people wounds heal much more slowly than those who had a quiet nature. For the most irascible members likelihood that healing takes more than four days, was increased in 4.2 times. The study took into account such factors as the length of error of sleep, physical activity and alcohol consumption.

The form in which the apparent negative emotions - hidden or, conversely, overt aggression towards others - will not affect the speed of recovery processes. According to the authors of the study, slow-healing wounds can be associated with elevated levels of hormone cortisol.

Scientists also note that they have obtained data confirm the results of previous studies. In particular, some time ago, it was found that the rate of recovery of damaged tissue as a result of injuries can affect factors such as family quarrels, or caring for relatives suffering from dementia.

The report on the experiment published in the journal The Brain Behavior and Immunity.

Older women are more predisposed to depression than men
Older women are more predisposed to depression and more likely to be located in the oppression emotional state after 60 years of age than men. However, as shown by analysis of American experts from the University of Yelya, women with a similar diagnosis live longer than men. Psychiatrists say that depression affects approximately 2% of the elderly population in the world, but much as 20% of men and women over middle-aged have experience neuro-psychological disorders.

Researchers examined the health and checked the results of cognitive tests among 754 people aged about 70 years. During the 18-month period from 35.7% of the participants, most of whom were women, had symptoms of depression. Doctors noticed that older women are more likely to develop depression and the frequency and the disease has had a more permanent nature. At the same time, men have higher risk of death from mental stress.

Preparations zinc effective in diarrhea in children
Treatment drugs zinc can reduce the severity and duration of acute or diarrhea in children, according to a report in the February issue of «Pediatrics».

The results received after the meta-analysis of 22 studies, including 16 studies evaluated the positive effects of zinc reception from 15 231 children with acute diarrhea and six research 2968 children with diarrhea.

The use of zinc reduced the average duration and acute diarrhea, noted Dr. Marek Lukacik (Medical College of Georgia, Augusta) and colleagues. In addition, zinc therapy drugs umenshala average stool frequency by 18.8% and 12.5% in children with acute diarrhea and persistiruyuschey, respectively.

The results also showed that the use of zinc products have a preventive effect. Treatment drugs zinc reduced the likelihood of both types of diarrhea by about 18% on placebo.

On the other hand, according to most studies of zinc products more frequently than placebo, induce vomiting. In this regard, zinc gluconate associated with more pronounced side effects than sulfate / zinc acetate.

The authors conclude that, based on the results that are consistent with a large number of published clinical data and previous meta-analysis and systematic reviews, zinc therapy is useful drugs for the treatment and prevention of acute diarrhea.

U.S. scientists suggest that pain, killing nerve cells, leading to reduce the size of the brain. And the longer the pain lasts, the more brain tissue loss bears. Especially this process as dangerous for children.

It has long been known that pain can cause many problems: to provoke a breach of the functions of internal organs, convulsions, negative emotions and other troubles. And if an adult brings bad pain, then the child fragile body pain simply disastrous.

In the event that irreversible processes in the brain flow at an early age, the normal physical and psychological development of the child is threatened. It is therefore essential to eliminate the pain quickly, not to give it to destroy the nerve cells of the brain. Recommendations medics simple: if more different origin should apply pain means. To date, most of them are considered effective drugs based on ibuprofen, such as Nurofen for Children. The rapid withdrawal of pain should maintain physical and mental health of the child.

After conducting further clinical research scientists will be able to speak more specifically about the extent of the problem.

American scientists have decided to permanently save mankind from caries. It looks like they found a way. Developed gel, which once and for all deal with genetically modified bacteria.

Will be sufficient to cause only once. This pleasure will cost about 150 dollars. In the middle of this year in the UK and the U.S. will begin clinical trials. Some bacteria of the mouth turn sugar into lactic acid and lactic acid erodes the enamel, and there caries. Professor Jeffrey Hillman modified the DNA of bacteria Streptococus mutant, so that it no longer produces lactic acid. His brilliantly confirmed the rightness of healthy teeth experimental rats.

Coffee without caffeine - not tasty and therefore does not enjoy popularity. And quite in vain. A 3000 study dietician patients showed that the use of three or more cups of coffee a day increases the risk of diseases of the joints.

Researchers suggest that the entire blame technology extract caffeine from the beans. If you are uncomfortable carry strong coffee, drink coffee beans from slaboobzharennyh. Thus, one can enjoy and half the caffeine and the innocent can not refuse.

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