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Jharkhand Village Shocked to Know About Its Huge HIV Positive Population

... problem has assumed alarming proportions, despite awareness programmes. Village elders were holding public meetings to create awareness about the deadly virus as worried locals were seen scampering to get themselves tested. Having mov...

Acute Mountain Sickness may Lead to Pulmonary or Cerebral Edema

...it is unknown whether there is an actual increased awareness among those who actually climb to these altitudes, and if this awareness is accompanied by a decrease in the prevalence of AMS. The study aimed to characterize the knowle...

Drinking Problem Plagues 30% Americans

... Health officials need to determine why increased awareness of the dangers of alcoholism and improved therapies havent spurred more treatment, said Deborah Hasin, the studys lead author. The rate of treatment has been at a standstill since the early 1990s, Theres a lot of knowledge about how to treat. What...

Mira Nair Takes AIDS Message to Indian Cinema Halls

... idea of this collaboration of filmmakers to raise awareness about the disease from the Bill and Melinda Gates ... what's happening in India in terms of the lack of awareness and stigma and other things associated with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)," the magnitude o...

Arnold Schwarzenegger Blamed for Backtracking in the Fight Against Carbon Emission

...sue with Americans, but that is false. The growing awareness about climate change across America has been incredible," he says. "The intent for us when we passed AB32 was not only our commitment to California." "There is a sense of state activism. "When you look around and see that our president has esse...

Kids With Crohn's Disease are at Ease Now

...g on the school newspaper, starting an organ donor awareness club for teens and being a peer counselor for other kids facing chronic, life-altering illnesses. The disease is part of my life, just like my hair color, but its not me, she says, acknowledging that its easier dealing with it now than when she and...

Mira Nair Launches AIDS Awareness Project

...-born film director Mira Nair has launched an AIDS awareness project called 'Jaago' to highlight the spread of the disease and its danger to society . The project, which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will use the powerful medium of Indian cinema to inform people about AIDS and its impac...

A New Therapy to Protect Cancer Patients Against Infertility

...ryos, or ovarian tissue. In addition to raising awareness among the medical profession, more support is needed for research in this important area....

Overdose of Paracetamol was Dropped

...authors suggest that lack of patient and physician awareness may account for at least part of the increase in accidental overdoses. In 1998 UK legislation limited packets of acetaminophen to 16 x 500mg tablets. The authors note the overdose rate in Calgary is about one fifth that reported in the UK, despite ...

World's First Face Transplant Patient Feels She is Alive Again

...nce and one in China. She said she wanted to raise awareness about organ donation. "I met the Chinese surgeon who did the second face transplant on a man who was mauled by a bear. He said he was amazed by the results of my transplant and that I had opened the door to many others," Dinoire said. "You don't ...

Indian and Pakistani-origin Scots More Likely to Suffer Heart Attacks

...abling them to get to hospitals quickly. Increased awareness of heart disease amongst Asian populations might also be a factor. The findings of the study appear in the online journal BMC Public Health....

British Woman Who Has inherited Breast Cancer Wants to Spread Awareness

... the horrible fate of women like herself, and that awareness needs to be raised about breast cancer, particularly in the black community. Regular breast checks, screening and, in cases like hers, preventative mastectomies should all be considered, she says. A study by Breast Cancer Care found that out of 1,6...

Pharmacogenomic Market Gaining Greater Acceptance Across Europe

...estraints for market growth. Lack of education and awareness among the medical community is an additional impediment, as physicians unfamiliar with this novel approach are more likely to abide by traditional methods. Eventually, patient demand could have the final say on the acceptance or rejection of pharmaco...

Eco-architecture Takes Root in Thailand, but Growth is Slow

... issue (of global warming)." But despite growing awareness and excited talk of an eco-building boom in Asia, Shailendra Yashwant, a climate campaigner with environmental group Greenpeace, says Thailand still has a long way to go. "The policy makers will tell you that the potential is immense, but none of t...

Indian Minister Laments Country's Lack of Sex Education

...lose-knit society, we have to enlighten and create awareness among our children," he was quoted as saying by th...ates to introduce sex education in a bid to spread awareness of AIDS and condoms as well as family planning. The Council of Boards of Education of India, which...

New Lifeline Express Train Inaugurated

...now more about this train. To launch a countrywide awareness campaign to control the spread of the most deadly disease AIDS, Shri Lalu Prasad announced that Indian Railways is planning to introduce another similar train Red Ribbon Express in cooperation with National Aids Control Organisation (NACO). Smt. So...

Gender Equality, the Key Factor to Curb Foeticide: Dr. Ramadoss

...e equally valued. This can be achieved by creating awareness about the gender equality through advocacy and com...ing the efforts made by the Federation in creating awareness among the younger generation to the problem of declining sex ratio, the Minister said the answer lie...

Sun Protection Ignored Despite Warnings

...are not to burn." The growing need for consumer awareness has not gone unnoticed by the European Commission, which has started an information initiative this week that requires sunscreen manufacturers to amend all sunscreen labels by next summer. Professor Peter Rigby, Chief Executive of The Institute of ...

No Progress in France on 'skinny Model' Charter

...ns British Fashion Week, the French favour raising awareness about the risks of eating disorders and promoting a healthy body image, rather than setting rules about body mass index (BMI). Concern over teenage anorexia and over-thin models mounted following the deaths of two South American models last year. ...

Hepatitis Day of Reckoning for a Happening Virus

...lems in combating hepatitis. Stigma and lack of awareness of hepatitis still poses a global problem. Often, people do not seek help until it is too late. Timely diagnosis of the disease is imperative to cure. Certain types of Hepatitis are certainly CURABLE, progression of others can be treated, if detec...

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