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Support for Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act given to House leaders by ACP

...dent members, ACP is the largest medical specialty society in the United States. David C. Dale, MD, FACP, president of ACP, sent letters to Representatives Charles Rangel, chair, and Fortney H. “Pete” Stark, chair of the Health Subcommittee, Committee on Ways and Means. The letter also was sent to Represen...

Five Killed by Methane Gas on Virginia Farm

...whose members shun many of the trappings of modern society but drive cars, use telephones and, according to police, take modern farm-safety precautions. Fellow church members were in shock Tuesday, said the Rev. Nathan Horst, a Mennonite bishop. "We've never had a tragedy of this magnitude," he said. D...

Ambitious Gastric Cancer Research Project Proposed in Singapore

...ssential to reduce the risk of gastric cancer, the society says. Each year, 600 people are diagnosed with it and 400 die from it. But these numbers could soon be reduced if the Singapore Gastric Cancer Consortium achieves results through its new five-year research project. It is bringing together clini...

A Drug That Helps Cut Alcohol Craving

...dividuals and families and cause enormous costs to society due to lost working days, accidents, treatment of alcohol-related disease, etcetera, said researcher Sakari Karhuvaara. Before the study, patients assigned to nalmefene treatment reported 15.5 average heavy drinking days each month. During the firs...

Pediatricians Face Malpractice Crisis

...icians. Surprisingly, we found that from 1985-2005 society hasn't become more litigious, at least not vis vis pediatricians," said Aaron E. Carroll, assistant professor of pediatrics at the IU School of Medicine and a Regenstrief Institute, Inc. affiliated scientist. Dr. Carroll looked at the two decades ...

New Strategy to Counter Problem Drinking

...dividuals and families and cause enormous costs to society due to lost working days, accidents, treatment of alcohol-related disease, etcetera. Before the study, patients assigned to nalmefene treatment reported 15.5 average heavy drinking days each month. They were directed to take the drug whenever they ...

Mira Nair Launches AIDS Awareness Project

...hlight the spread of the disease and its danger to society . The project, which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will use the powerful medium of Indian cinema to inform people about AIDS and its impact. It will involve the showing of short films on the impact of the disease during movie ...

Defective HIV Testing Kits Poses Serious Health Risks

...People for Better Treatment" (PBT), a humanitarian society to help the victims of medical negligence and promote better healthcare in India....

Discourage Less Educated Women from Conceiving , Says New Zealand Academic

...ence," he said. Flynn, said in a socially mobile society such as New Zealand's, those who remained uneducated had poorer genetic material in terms of IQ. Over time poorer genes would take their toll, leading to a "decay" in genetic quality. "If you imagine this as a long-term thing, extending over three ...

Smoking Bans Spawn 'Smirting': Flirting While Smoking on the Street!

... actually gave birth to a huge subculture in Irish society as smoking customers of the pub stood outside with a cigarette and struck up conversations with like-minded people. This phenomenon became to be known as 'smirting', which led to many flourishing relationships. Experts have suggested that England...

Global Warming: Lessons of History Help the Future

...worst cases of complete collapse, everybody in the society emigrated or died," Diamond, a professor of geography at University of California, Los Angeles, says in his acclaimed book. "Obviously, though, this grim trajectory is not one that all past societies followed to completion," adds Diamond. "Differen...

Gays and Lesbians can Obtain asylum in US on Grounds of Harassment and Abuse

... I don't have to live like a prisoner anymore in a society where no one is allowed to be different," says Gra...e, who shrugged off his complaints. "Kosovo is a society that has been repressed for hundreds of years. Its values are deeply traditional, and the war made p...

Canadian Cancer Society Calls for Ban on Asbestos

...Cancer Society to call for a ban on asbestos . The society has rejected long-held federal policy on asbestos ...tarding mineral still being mined at Quebec. "The society believes that exposure to asbestos must stop so that asbestos-related diseases can be eliminated," B...

Senior Church Leaders in Lesotho Pledge to Fight AIDS

...nt'. "This is the first time that the ecumenical society has spoken out with one powerful voice, and we are strategically placed to reach people from all walks of life and be catalysts for positive and lasting action" said Reverend Daniel Rantle from the Methodist Church of Africa. Lesotho has one of the...

Gender Equality, the Key Factor to Curb Foeticide: Dr. Ramadoss

...ear message to the violators in particular and the society at large that gender-based discrimination shall not be permitted. The Implementation of the Act rests with the States and Union Territories through the Appropriate Authorities appointed under the Act at State, District as well as at Sub-district leve...

Move To Ban Asbestos Welcomed

...t he added. However according to Sass, the cancer society has been late on jumping on the bandwagon consider...g cause of occupational deaths in the world. "The society believes that exposure to asbestos must stop so that asbestos-related diseases can be eliminated, sa...

Genetics is Not the Reason for Family Break-ups

..., that we can reduce the number of divorces in our society in future generations, D'Onofrio said. The study tests assumptions and rules out potential causes, but it does not identify why children of divorced parents experience the bigger risk. Previous studies, he said, point to a lack of commitment among ...

Men Under Knife to Reduce Bulging Waistline in Britian

...mage of themselves is totally distorted. He said society was now fixated on looks, adding: The people who have lots of money can afford plastic surgery and then, as a result, are putting more of a focus on looks and outer beauty. In 2003, Britain's then most senior soldier, General Sir Mike Jackson, 63, ...

Americas Preparations For Flu Outbreak Still Incomplete

...before all levels of government and all sectors of society are fully prepared....

Doctors Puzzled Over Man's Normal Life With Unusually Tiny Brain

...84 and performance IQ of 70. The bulk of people in society have a minimum IQ of 85, although the benchmark and the way it is measured are sometimes contested. Despite this, "the man has been able to lead a life that can be considered normal," said Feuillet. "Even if he has a slight intellectual handicap, t...

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