United Kingdom: Maternity Units Exposed! Leaves Much to Be Desired
...lem that surfaced during the investigation was the dearth of crucial equipments at St Mary's, especially ones like the fetal heart monitors; it appeared that such equipments were managed by borrowing from other maternity wards. Admitting to the loopholes at maternity units, a spokesman from a particular h...More and More American Women Go for Facelifts to Get Jobs
...ion, Botox, chemical peels, facelifts, there is no dearth of "anti-aging" products and surgeries in the US. But strikingly more and more American women go for them not just to enhance their looks, but they want to look younger in order to be competitive enough in the market place, many observers point ou...Bid to Save Medical Colleges from De-recognition
...ted out by the medical council, he said, include a dearth of teaching staff, infrastructure, equipment, host...ed the five colleges in 2006, reportedly said that dearth of basic infrastructure in the colleges was not only affecting medical education in the state, but a...Zambia Trying Hard to Tackle Crisis in Mental Health Care
...ave the country for better paying jobs abroad. The dearth of training institutions is another contributory factor. Realizing the gravity of the situation, the Zambian Government has committed itself to tackling the problem throwing in whatever resources it could muster. It is in the process of revising th...More and More American Women Go for Facelifts to Get Jobs
...ion, Botox, chemical peels, facelifts, there is no dearth of "anti-aging" products and surgeries// in the US. But strikingly more and more American women go for them not just to enhance their looks, but they want to look younger in order to be competitive enough in the market place, many observers point o...United Kingdom: Maternity Units Exposed! Leaves Much to Be Desired
...lem that surfaced during the investigation was the dearth of crucial equipments at St Mary's, especially ones like the fetal heart monitors; it appeared that such equipments were managed by borrowing from other maternity wards. Admitting to the loopholes at maternity units, a spokesman from a particular h...Many Indiana Citizens Do Not Possess Health Insurance Coverage
...here have been delays in emergency care as well as dearth of job opportunities. A recent study has shown that in 2005, the average family expended above $900 in premiums to make up for the uninsured residents of the state. Tim Brown, the state rep for Medicaid, blames the ‘constant’ rate of Medicaid rei...‘For-profit Dialysis Centers’ in the Spotlight Over Anti-anemia Drug Overdoe
...duce adequate erythropoietin, therefore there is a dearth of red blood cells, causing anemia. Epoetin is a drug that acts as a substitute for erythropoietin, and is being prescribed to kidney patients during the course of dialysis. The dosage is altered depending upon their hemoglobin levels and how anemi...Magic of Motherhood Through Egg Donation
...nt through brazen monetary display. There is a dearth of human eggs globally for reproductive purposes and embryonic stem cell research. In India, fertility medicine is a lucrative enterprise with almost all cities boasting of several ART centers. With severe regulations crippling the availability of...UK’s Junior Doctors Losing Hop
...t would make them eligible for NHS employment. The dearth of jobs, they argue is due to the Department of Health ‘s scheme, the Medical Training Application Service (MTAS) having gone horribly wrong. Yesterday the chairman of the British Medical Association (BMA) called for a "cast-iron" guarantee that ...Tuberculosis, A Challenge To The Political Will Of Governments, Says Veteran Crusader
...and a rebel among Indian physicians. There is no dearth of reports to show that Mycobacterium tuberculosis Hominis (MTB) (the scientific term for the dreaded TB) is spreading its tentacles across the globe. Both its virulence and reach are of terrifying proportions. Tuberculosis is one of the world's l...UCLA Find Yields Further Insight into Causes of Parkinson’s Diseas
In humans, a dearth of the neurotransmitter dopamine has long been known to play a role in Parkinson's disease. It is also known that mutations in a protein called parkin// cause a form of Parkinson's that is inherited. Now, UCLA scientists, reporting in the Jan. 31 i......reby curb obesity. The scientist who had faced a dearth of funds for his project explains that the pancreas produces a chemical- a hormone pancreatic polypeptide (PP) that suppresses hunger pangs once the stomach is full. Some people have pancreatic tumors and in this case more than required amounts o...Researchers Make Progress in Studying Genetic Traits of India-born Populations
...es of particular importance. In response to this dearth of information, a team of researchers, including Pragna I. Patel, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC), and Noah Rosenberg, assistant professor in the department...Vaccines For Cervical Cancer Will Soon Be Available In Developing Nations
...cur. This is because of lack of awareness and also dearth of screening and treatment programs. Health experts called for a global access of these vaccines, at a conference in London. The gathering comprised of 60 health experts from multilateral agencies, government, charities and the drug industry. It ...Spacer Insertion May Offer Less Invasive Option for Lumbar Problems
...to determine how long the spacer will last. The dearth of randomized control trials is not unusual for new and emerging technologies, said Carol Koman, R.N., a senior clinical writer of ECRI’s Health Technology Assessment Information Service. The preliminary data available suggest that the procedure may ...Paucity of specialists sends emergency department on a spin
...i District Health Board Hospital is experiencing a dearth of specialists, which was confirmed by the Hospital general manager, Sue Capenerhurst.// Mrs. Capenerhurst explained that the hospital will have to put up with the shortfall in obstetricians till end-December as the pediatrician employed for full-t...Does Child pornography lead to Child abuse?
...a relatively new phenomenon, Scott said there is a dearth of studies on its relationship to sexually criminal behavior. As a result, Scott will address the issue of Internet child pornography by taking a look backward. According to Scott, two federally commissioned studies, one in 1970 and the other in th...... come up like suffocating financial situations and dearth of hospitals in their locality. Most of them have no choice but to wait until death comes knocking at their door. Statistics show that more than half of all children afflicted with aids do not live to see their sixth birthday. It’s a piteous plight a......as to be stated tentatively.' One reason for the dearth of teen cessation research, said Sussman, was the long-held belief that teens don’t want to quit. But in a recent Centers for Disease Control survey of high school students, 61 percent of teen smokers wanted to quit smoking and a similar percentage r...