Gujarat quake-Rescue teams give up hope of finding more survivors
...nd surrounding areas. Monks belonging to a Hindu religious group have started handing out cups of cooked vegetable and rice to a never-ending queue of quake victims. Doctors and other volunteers are still arriving at Gujarat to help ease the pain of the victims of India’s worst quake ever. The prime minist...Spirituality helps lessen arthritic pain
...s were asked to keep daily diaries of their moods, religious and spiritual experiences, levels of pain and copi...uggests that understanding the daily spiritual and religious experiences of patients is important in key to understanding their experience of their disease. So ......ns of the practice say it is done for cultural and religious reasons, but rivals// say that not only is it potentially life-threatening - it is also an extreme form of oppression of women. The different types of circumcision are:- The removal of the tip of the clitoris; Total removal of the clitoris and surro...Sleep disorders can have anomalistic sexual acts
...f his homosexuality, and the patient's own "strict religious convictions" had led him to abstain from sex and other behaviors he thought inappropriate, the researchers report. The good news, according to Guilleminault's team, is that the abnormal sexual behavior was "eliminated" in most patients when their sl......ong Massachusetts Package Stores Association. Some religious leaders also are loath to give up one of the last laws that distinguishes Sunday from other days. In 1990, the Massachusetts Legislature relaxed alcohol rules to allow Sunday sales between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day and in cities and towns with...Socializing is good for your heart
...society like the workplace, or the neighbors, or a religious organization. Researchers have found out the presence of blood concentrations of four inflammatory markers like interleukin-6 (IL-6). The people who have the loneliest social standings are found to have higher concentrations of IL-6, the difference ...Circumcision Ritual May Protect Men From AIDS
...a is warranted. It however makes one wonder if the religious ritual of circumcision after all does have some significance and if our forefathers new more than we think they knew!! Bertran Auvert, the French researcher headed the trial and is expected to present the findings later this month at an Internationa...Intense Fight Against Polio In India Gets Results
...lvement of local, influential people, particularly religious and spiritual leaders. Significantly, the immunization teams include a large number of local Muslim women to increase trust perceptions. But polio eradication is not only about immunization but also educating the people about cleanliness, sanitati...Watch out those of you planning for a predetermined Cesarean Section
... requested date and time by a Cesarean Section for religious regions. The trend may not be all that healthy according to a study which has found // a link between c-section delivery and higher risk of cavities in newborn and has called for special attention regarding the newborns' oral health. This has been th...Mad Cow Disease Has Roots Traceable To Man
...isease that has such wide geographic, cultural and religious implications. We agree that the idea proposed by the researchers need to be probed further. Facts to support or refute their hypothesis now need to be gathered with urgency and great care.” ...Controversy over spread of Mad Cow disease from India
...isease that has such wide geographic, cultural and religious implications," Professor Shankar says. "We agree that the idea proposed by the Colchesters needs to be probed further. Facts to support or refute their hypothesis now need to be gathered with urgency and great care." World Health Organization Inves...More collaborations and strengthening of India’s AIDS control body require
...aborative referendum of all the political parties, religious groups, Non-Governmental organizations, doctors and legislators is required for an effective control of AIDS spread. Nafis his not happy with the number of staff in the coordinating body, comparing the Brazil which has 100 coordinating people in the ...Imbalance In Gender Ratio Addressed By Religious Leaders
Several religious luminaries have expressed concern for the launch o...e message across the Indian villages and reinforce religious values. The killing of one girl child is regarded equivalent to killing one million cows according t...Religious Leaders condemn determination of sex in hospitals
An all religious party organized in New Delhi by Sri the Art of Liv...garding a sharp decline in girl child//. All the religious leaders were present in the meeting and they were not happy with the use of recent hospital equipmen...Qualms Of Bird Flu Risk During Haj Pilgrimage
... for Mecca each year in one of the world’s biggest religious rituals. The next Haj is expected to start in January. Throughout Saudi history, cities like Mecca, Medina and Jeddah have been worst hit by deadly diseases like plague, cholera and meningitis during Haj. ...Religious groups overcome objections to cervical cancer vaccines
...these concerns have now been largely addressed and religious organizations are in fact beginning to see the wisdom behind the introduction of these vaccines. "We think it's a great idea to have this vaccine," said Dr. Gene Rudd, associate executive director of the Christian Medical and Dental Association. He a...Complication More in Women Having IVF Treatment
... Its use has also raised many legal, ethical, and religious issues. br>...Bio-engineered rice fortified with iron boost women health
...with taking into account the diets of 192 Catholic religious sisters in 10 convents. "It is estimated that about 56 percent of women in developing countries are anemic due mostly to iron deficiency," said Haas. "In the Philippines, where this study was conducted, as many as 60 percent of the women may be iron...Widespread Commercialisation Of Human Organ Donation In China
... rope of hope left for such victims. In spite of religious beliefs that require the availability of the whole human body for afterlife ceremonies, organ trade from executed prisoners has been a flourishing business in China. Furthermore, the financial benefit from the transplantation surgery is another added...Adolescents Influenced By Maternal Attitude Regarding Weight Control
...n others. In addition to help build up cultural, religious and moral values, parents should also focus on the maintenance of an ideal body weight and shape. Prevention of obesity can have innumerable health benefits to both parents and children. At the least, it can prevent the risk of cardiovascular disease...