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Patients with testicular cancer dying through unfamiliarity

...ay that diagnostic delay is often due to patients' ignorance of the condition, fear or embarrassment. In an accompanying commentary in The Lancet, Dr Jeremy Steel, of London's St Bartholomew's Hospital, said that it was essential that medical students were trained in examination of the (external genitalia), as...

Growing trend of delay in completing vaccination schedule

... to a variety of reasons, most important being the ignorance or carelessness of the parents. Reports said that about 25% of children had delays in getting 4 or more of the 6 vaccines (DTP, polio virus, MMR, Haemophilus influenzae type b; hepatitis B; and varicella) in US alone. This increases the risk of the...

Survey shows how bipolar disorder affects the quality of life for patients

...social stigma attached to it as a result of public ignorance about the condition. Researcher for the study commented that although people who suffer from bipolar disease can successfully manage their condition with treatment, this knowledge is yet to reach the people concerned. Reference: World Federation of ...

Intense Fight Against Polio In India Gets Results

...ing prejudice against immunization of the disease, ignorance in the minority community that the drops might cause impotence later on in life and distrust against the government for focusing so much on a single disease - which has been eradicated from much of the globe. And Hapur in Ghaziabad district, adjoini...

Attitude Towards AIDS Patients – Time For A Change

...// . Our attitude to the disease rests largely on ignorance regarding the disease inspite of the massive awareness campaigns that has been conducted so far. Infact, a hardened cultural attitude to the disease has been cultivated, which, up to now, scientific and empirical information have found it difficult t...

India to maintain Public domain Registry database of clinical trials conducted in India.

...nd it should not lead to exploring the poverty and ignorance of Indians involved in these clinical trials. So, a registry containing datas and results of clinical trials would be available to patients as well to committee monitoring it will help to avoid Source: Indo-Asian News Servce...

Orissa found to be worst affected by the killer disease, AIDS

...n, injectable drug users, unsafe sex practices and ignorance about the transmission of HIV/AIDS have been identified as major factors for the spread of the disease. Effective control of the disease in the state is expected to be curtailed by these new AIDS control measures to be implemented from 2006-2011....

Ants nibble diabetic away to death at Kolkata Hospital

...y at the Sambhunath Pandit Hospital Monday feigned ignorance about the incident and the acting superintendent, A. Adhikary, said that it "was not uncommon for ants to bite a highly diabetic patient". Later in the day, the government announced that a five-member panel of senior hospital officials would probe ...

Chennai AIDS Campaign Highlights The Social Neglect Faced By Victims

...ecently in Chennai has brought out the wide spread ignorance of the general public regarding modes of HIV transmission to the spotlight.// A one-day workshop was organized by the Chennai branch of Family Planning Association of India to create awareness regarding the prevalence and spread of HIV. Multipurpos...

Are Women Not Hearty Enough Towards Seeking Heart Care?

...ously thought that factors such as physician bias, ignorance about heart disease could play a significant role in the above regard. The present study has unraveled the important role played by feminine attitude, belief, perception about heart disease and treatment alike. Statistical analysis performed on the...

Africa Accounts For 50% Of HIV Patients

...revailing taboos in the developing nations // and ignorance with regard to AIDS are contributing towards the disease spreading rapidly. The Special Envoy of the U.N Stephen Lewis, has called upon the world’s rich nations to contribute more towards combating the disease. The AIDS scourge is continuing to take...

Conditions Of The HIV/AIDS Patients In The Mizo Society

...s in polytene bags before burial as it shows their ignorance of the disease. He said that when compared to Hepa...t enrolled themselves voluntarily. Apart from the ignorance the HIV patients face a lot of problems in the treatment facilities offered to them. A test to detec...

Increase in drug abuse by teenagers

... stress these students are exposed or due to their ignorance regarding the ill effects of using prolonged painkillers. The painkillers the teen students mostly take are Oxycontin, Vicodin or Marijuana. The researchers feel that teen students should be well informed about the ill and side effects involved in dr...

High Prevalence of AIDS among Indian Truck drivers

...n for more than five years. More than illiteracy, ignorance and being away from home for long stretches were the main reasons behind the spread of the disease among the truckers' community, Srivastava told IANS. The survey revealed that at least a third of the truckers had never been contacted by governmen...

US Continues Its War On Diabetes

...ces in the country encourages its prevalence, with ignorance with regard to obesity contributing towards it. An investment of US$ 1.5 million had been made by Beth Israel towards its diabetes initiative, and it relied more on diabetes educators and nutritionists. The Center is finding it difficult to survi...

Fund being raised for treatment to HIV positive Libyan kid

...as contaminated with the blood products due to the ignorance of Bulgarian nurses and a physician. // The verdict of the case is in the Libyan Supreme court and has accepted raising fund for the treatment of the child. Mr. Ivan Chomakov, Mayor of Plovdiv, Bulgaria is also responsible for maintain the funds ra...

Home Based HIV counseling in African Countries

...gma of violence against HIV positive person due to ignorance about the disease. The home based counseling and testing helps in maintaining the privacy and individual care while giving treatment and counseling and this plan in Uganda is funded from the President’s Emergency plan for AIDS relief and consists o...

Education, an Impetus to Combat HIV/AIDS

...tion of aids which according to her is crucial, as ignorance is considered the biggest enemy of Aids. Executive Director of UNAIDS (the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS) Dr. Peter Piot, during a press conference, expressed happiness over the improvement in the rise of the pandemic in East AfricaThe U...

Campbell Decides To Boost Publicity about Prostate Cancer

... A survey for Prostate Cancer Charity found that ignorance and neglect are the biggest enemies when fighting cancer. It was found that 25% of the men aged 55 do not realize their risk of prostate cancer. One in five is not aware that the family history plays an important role in developing prostate cancer. ...

Tension between MP And the Cancer Council Head Regarding Screening Test for Male Cancer

...te cancer survivor said that Coates is showing his ignorance by not implementing the screening test for prostate cancer. Swan attacked Mr. Coates last night regarding on SBS's Insight program. Both the men have been at odds on this issue. Mr. Swan said that Coates should be removed from his current position....

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