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Patient’s perception of health status helps in better recover

We always insist that we should feel healthy to actually live healthy. Doctors in England say that following a coronary bypass surgery; the patient’s attitude helps in an early recovery. To justify this argument the researchers conducted a health survey just before c...

Quit Smoking

Although even diehard smokers may insist that they "enjoy" their habit and don't fear the health consequences, don't believe them. Since smoking involves powerful physiological and psychological addictions, quitting is very difficult, and without help only a minority succeed. Even smoking c...

Resolving Autism

...is characterized by inflexibility, the tendency to insist on adhering to strict rules, and difficulty adapting to new situations. Many of the higher-order thinking abilities impaired in autism are linked to a part of the brain called the prefrontal cortex. Investigators from the University of Texas studied...

Teen dies after complications from abortion pill

...stop the patient's bleeding. Anti-abortion groups insist that the pills "offer a whole new set of significant risks," and makes abortion seem too simple. A report on the group's Web site says the pill gives "supporters of abortion a chance to change the image of abortion, making it seem as simple as taking...

FDA gives “black box warning” against three asthma drus

...of Serevent, Adavir and Foradil in the market they insist the drugs should carry additional warnings. Advair and Serevent drugs were both combined with a corticosteroid for better treatment against asthma; the total sales of both these drugs were 2.5 million pounds (4.4 billion dollars). SMART trial conduc...

Men Victims Of Breast Cancer?

..., and with the help of support groups, people will insist on proper testing, diagnosis and treatment, and the medical profession will recognize and respond to their demand....

Teens not interested in early sleep

...still don’t have the pressure of their parents who insist on them to go to bed early resulting in a reduction of chemically driven pressure leading to sleep building up more slowly. Study was conducted in 13 boys and girls between 10 and 16; seven were preteens, the rest teens. All underwent 36 hours of sle...

Controversy Surrounding The HIV Positive Reports Of One-Year Girl In Kerala

...d prior to transfusion. The hospital authorities insist that the blood given to the child was not contaminated. However, they argue that there is no doubt regarding the HIV detection tests that turned out to be positive for the child. A second blood test had been conducted to confirm the finding. The G...

Vegan(ism) not so 'in' and healthy for children

...ldren. She has spoken strongly against parents who insist their children turn into vegans. According to Prof. Lindsay Allen of the US Agricultural Research Service, 'There have been sufficient studies clearly showing that when women avoid all animal foods, their babies are born small, they grow very slowl...

NHS Staff To Face Ban On Smoking

...f the staff of the Trust. Anti-smoking campaigners insist that health staff must be barred from smoking in public even while they are off duty. The country's Parliament is already critical of the smoking ban of the Government, which is reportedly not strong enough. The only NHS property in the UK which stil...

Coroner Says Sativex Is Responsible For Death Of Patient

...ticals to relieve severe pain. The company sources insist that over 2,000 people have been administered with the drug during its development, and there were no deaths as a result of this. The project is funded by the Diabetes UK, and it is licensed in Canada. The family of Mrs. Anderson insists upon a ban o...

Government May Have To Develop HIV Vaccine

...earch and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) sources insist that as many as 15 potential vaccines are under development. Several billions of dollars have already been spent on developing an AIDS vaccine, with little sign of success. There has been considerable frustration as a result of the failure of quite...

Reconsider Health Benefits of Organic Baby Foods, advices new study

...nd improper rules governing companies that did not insist on disclosure of actual quantities of sugar in the product during production stage. With only total amounts being listed on the labels, it becomes the parents’ duty to check out each ingredient’s quantity to assess the level of sugar in the product. ...

Future of Canadian Medical Association Journal Threatened

...he CMA refuses to say why the two were fired, they insist that it had nothing to do with editorial independence. This week many respected scientists announced that unless the journal clarified the events surrounding the dismissal of Dr. Hoey and Ms. Todkill they would not be submitting their research to it....

Spread Of Fungal Infections At Gym Could Be Avoided By Using Towel

... skin fungus. Apart from that, parents can also insist that mats be cleaned regularly, Tietz said. --Edited IANS...

Doctors' Response To Patients' Religious Beliefs Can Vary

...use religion, like politics, can be divisive, many insist that physicians should avoid such topics. Nevertheless, only one percent of doctors thought they spent too much time in such discussions. A previous study by Curlin's team found that physicians were more religious than expected. Seventy-six percent...

Hunt for Common Genes linked to Cancer Expected to be Unsuccessful

...crease the susceptibility to cancer. Researchers insist that there are a number of problems when doing such a large research. The first of such problems is that common genes are unlikely to exist nor have much effect on the incidence of cancer. "A second reason to play down the role of common suscept...

Heroin Addicts Chained For Cure

...y escape, I become answerable to their parents who insist I keep their sons chained and captive till they kick their drug taking habit and become clean once again,' the 64-year-old preacher told IANS. With a population of around 150,000, Churachandpur, 65 km south of the state capital Imphal, has the highe...

Children In Slums Of Mumbai Might be Suffering From Malnutrition

...growth patterns. BHA says that now that they can insist that government hospitals admit the children. “The...es that they have definite proof and that they can insist that the government hospitals admit and treat the children. Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has a...

HIV Certificate from NRI Students No Longer Made Mandatory

Engineering colleges in Karnataka insist on a HIV certificate from the foreign/NRI students...are not subjected to AIDS test then why one should insist on such norms for NRI/foreign students. The education department has laid down norms for admission t...

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