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AIDS Disaster in India is Imminent

...he problem, and it requires the most extraordinary public health education effort to prevent this from becoming a very major problem," said Dr. Roy Anderson, an epidemiologist at the University of Oxford in Great Britain who spoke at a press conference on the future of AIDS.Although India has a relatively s...

Abortion Pill approved by FDA

...o our legal mandate and mission as a science-based public health regulatory agency."...

Controversial deal on public access of the human genome map

...round-breaking research available for unrestricted public access, Celeron Genomics Inc. has worked a controv...cience which will store the entire resources in a public databank called ' Genbank ', which will allow academic users to download a specific amount of infor...

What happens when Medications go wrong?

...ld was shocked when it was revealed that unwitting public were used as experimental lab animals when toxic cancer treatment were administered to them regularly and the effects of the drugs were studied. The study went haplessly wrong with many developing incurable cancers and the matter was hushed up with t...

When Celebrities Die

...dness and distress in these people. For them, this public tragedy was a final, private burden that pushed some of them over the edge. Now, medical research from Great Britain reveals a surprising side effect of our "celebrity connection." The researchers say women are more prone to this than men an...

Abstain from sex- the latest mantra of American teens

...g the buzzword seriously.Last year there were many public abstinence pledges with many millionaire celebrities joining the jing bang. This pledge has been taken seriously, alteast for a certain period of time, according to some analysts who have studied the abstinence of the teen folk in the U.S. According...

“Brain fingerprinting”- The new lie detectr

...y it could be a new beginning but also caution the public not to be carried away by the inflated claims of Farrell. But unless and until the judge rules on this matter the final word is not out as yet. Ultimately as Sherlock Holmes says “ its elementary my dear Watson”. That’s what Farrell says! But is it r...

Individuals with sleep related breathing disorders more prone to heart disease

...irmatory, medical practioners have advised general public who suspect that, they have sleep related breathing disorders, under go diagnostic tests for heart disease as soon as possible. Changes in life style and treatment can result in a significant cure....

Smoking a greater risk than HIV? Yes say health experts!!!!

...the Indian government is coming down on smoking in public places, there seems to be no decrease in the number of smokers or the number of cigarettes sold!!!! The report adds that the process of globalisation is to be blamed for this, as the developing countries are forced to drop tariff barriers against hig...

Pesticide impairs male reproductive function

...ation. The WHO, along with hundreds of malaria and public health experts, supports the continued use of DDT for malaria control....

Cipla holds talks with mining giant to supply AIDS drugs for South African workers

...mpossible for it to provide free HIV drugs through public health system. This has forced the government to talk to pharmaceutical companies that can supply cheap drugs to combat the dreaded virus. As a part of this process the government is talking with Cipla to examine the feasibility of supplying cheap ...

The World Bank funds private Hospital in India

...researcher in Cambridge University's department of public health, said: "This project is ill considered. It is intended for profiteering and has nothing to do with health. The hospital will cater for a super rich transnational population who will come to Indian for treatment instead of Europe." Source : BM...

Tattoos may significantly increase risk of hepatitis C infection

... to fatal liver disease. It is considered a major public health risk because it is a silent disease but can kill millions. Although there is no cure, antiviral drugs combined with interferon therapy can be useful. The treatment is very long and can extend upto a year. Unpleasant side effects include nau...

Exclusive breast-feeding advised for six months in infants recommends World Health Organization

... exclusive breast-feeding for 6 months as a global public health recommendation and to provide safe and appropriate complementary foods, with continued breast-feeding for up to 2 years or beyond....

Half of world's children are passive smokers - damning disclosure from WHO

... because most governments still allowed smoking in public places. She added that scientists around the world agreed that there were no safe permissible levels of second hand smoke. "Far from being a mere annoyance or a minor discomfort, exposure to second-hand smoke causes cancer and contributes to various...

"Make AIDS Therapy affordable" - Physicians demand

...y, government indifference and corruption, lack of public education and cultural taboos and stigma contribute to raise in the infection rate and lack of resources. Unanimousity established over the fact that main culprit has been the astronomic price of cutting-edge antiretroviral medications. Dr. Chris Ou...

Lose stomach for Life....Preventive removal of stomach saves the risk of cancer

...as said. "What should be emphasized to the general public is that although gastric cancer is still very common, these are very rare families," Caldas told. Inspite of the fact, living without a stomach and their eating habits had to be adjusted such preventive measure has to be emphasised. Hence the patien...

Leptospirosis epidemic feared in mumbai - 12 killed

...ty of the private doctors and the patients come to public hospitals when their condition becomes serious, sa...d he said that test kits have been supplied to all public hospitals in the city and the state has begun a massive public education programme. "The treatment ...

WORM! WORM! all the way

...industrialized nations with stringent standards of public hygiene. Overzealous cleaning of the environment prevents the human immune system from interacting with worms, bacteria and other pathogens necessary for it to develop properly...Yes! Doctors at the University of Iowa are testing whether a treatment...

Doctor samples come under the ambit of advertisement

...nature and quality of the article in question. The public would not buy a drug just because // it is advertised repeatedly or publicised through posters or announced on the TV etc. They should have confidence about the curative value of the drug and such confidence could be created mainly by the medical pra...

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