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

...rus. As a part of this process the government is talking with Cipla to examine the feasibility of supplying cheap AIDS drugs for its people. Though AIDS activists have welcomed the move they say other companies must take the cue from cipla and follow suit....

How much can exercise improve health?

...of terms, so that everybody agree on what they are talking about as they always try to see what works best. He also added that studies should be more tightly targeted to exactly how much exercise it takes to get a specific result....

Smallpox as Biological Weapons?

...on to buy vaccines from four drug companies. He is talking to the drug companies that used to make it, hoping they will agree to make the vaccine and deliver it next year so it can be stockpiled. Smallpox is highly infectious, and can be fatal. When Europeans brought it to the New World, it spread like wil...

A way to calm the heart rhythm

... Cleavland, recorded breathing rates during normal talking and recitation of the Rosary in 15 healthy adults. They also carried out the exercise with yoga mantras and a controlled breathing exercise. All three practices slowed breathing and made it more regular than with normal conversation. At six breaths...

A new hearing device improves hearing

...tles - as well as giving the wearer the feeling of talking within a barrel. The new aids have two parts - internal and external. The external processor is attached magnetically just behind the ear and picks up sounds which it transmits to the internal part, a receiver implanted into the middle ear. It prov...

Baby Talk Better Than Adult Speech

..."listen" to how adults pronounce vowel sounds when talking to infants vs. adults. They discovered that baby t... different ways. The first go around the moms were talking to an adult. The second time they spoke the words to their babies. After analyzing hundreds of spo...

The way you talk matters a lot

People who have the habit of talking over the telephone with the receiver cradling bet...chiatrist in France spent an hour on the telephone talking to a patient, cradling the receiver between his left ear and shoulder so he could keep his hands fre...

DNA of deceased ones stored in Funeral Homes

...e product.'' D'Esopo does not mention cloning when talking about DNA storage to clients, said Janet Klett, director of community service for the funeral home, which has locations in Wethersfield and East Hartford. Klett felt that this facility should be offered to them with the understanding that in the futu...

Social anxiety has hope from a new drug

...fear, anxiety and dread in relation to meeting and talking with other people which can make both work //and social situations a huge problem. Many of those with SAD suffer other mental health problems, like depression, and the condition can be hard to treat. Researchers at the New York State Psychiatric In...

Reducing the risk for type 2 diabetes

... you are not very active, you should start slowly, talking with your doctor first about what kinds of exercise would be safe for you. Make a plan to increase your activity level toward the goal of being active for at least 30 minutes a day most days of the week....

A voice saving surgery

...,'" Hancock says. Now, she spends much of her time talking to Macie. "Macie is my daughter. She's technically a dog, but that does not make her any less my daughter." Hancock will continue to strengthen her voice, and after being cancer-free for more than five years, she's ready to take on the world. She sa...

Black tea said to lower cholesterol

... part of a mixed diet for most people. "We aren't talking about drinking tea over a lifetime, which we really can't study, but we have a short study and indications are very positive," say researchers. Researchers placed 15 participants on a six-week, double-blind study. About half received five cups of bl...

Animals Can give us a second chance at life

...” It’s these viruses that concern her most. “We’re talking about putting the entire population at risk from a pig virus that could mutate and spread and kill lots of other people.”Biotech companies are working to eliminate that. They’re breeding pigs they say do not pass on the PERV virus --the one deemed mo...

Animals can give us a second chance at life

...” It’s these viruses that concern her most. “We’re talking about putting the entire population at risk from a pig virus that could mutate and spread and kill lots of other people.”Biotech companies are working to eliminate that. They’re breeding pigs they say do not pass on the PERV virus --the one deemed mo...

Mental Health Services for Children

...on, defined as thinking about seeking a service or talking to a professional about a problem. Interestingly, researchers report mental health problems were not discussed with professionals at the same rate as physical health or developmental problems. They also found the rates of service use in all three cat...

Deep Brain Stimulation May Help Depression

...ed physiological activites and more involvement in talking and similar activities. Initially, the reactions were happening only after the immediate stimulation. Later the patients were able to sustain their emotional state out of depression for long. Depression is the state of extreme melancholy, where pat...

Pulmonary rehabilitation program effective for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

...ns of the patients. Researchers had said that by talking the six-minute walk test the patients who had undergone the rehabilitation program could improve on their ability by about 54 meters. The peak work rate of these patients had also improved by about 18% when compared to their physical state before the...

FDA gives “black box warning” against three asthma drus

...d not stop taking their asthma medications without talking to their doctor. Abruptly stopping asthma medication can result in an asthma attack. Research of Novartis has found a potential risk for worsened breathing with a higher dose of Foradil than the dosage allowed in the U.S., the FDA said in its review...

Hearing Problems Of Middle Age Are Affecting The Younger Generation

...hat he or she can do to help them - things such as talking louder, using more visual aids, facing the class when talking," he says. "All larger classrooms should have speaker amplification systems installed, but they are often not in place or are not operational. If students suspect hearing loss, they should...

Indian Surgeon Conducts 70 Surgeries During His Holidays In England

...nd quick. What takes the time is the paperwork and talking to patients. It was very satisfying at the end of the week. People who have this condition suffer severe pain and it can be very debilitating," he told the paper. Hospital waiting lists for minor surgeries have been a long-running political hot pota...

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