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Eleven People Hospitalized in South Africa After Anthrax Scare

...n the district of Alberton, south of Johannesburg, about a "suspicious" envelope, she told public radio. "The envelope was filled with powder ... At this stage we cannot confirm that the contents were anthrax," said Kilian. The scene had been decontaminated and those affected have been taken to hospita...

Angelina Jolie Poses in Nude

...gelina had asked Mr.Bachardy not to talk to anyone about her request. About the portrait. The painting are however unlikely to be for public viewing and may remain in Angelinas private collection." Bachardy is a well-known artist who has painted the rich and famous of Hollywood including legends Rita ...

Buddhist Food Festival in Ludhiana

... different cultures to our society. We should know about different cultures which prevail in our country, which is very diverse and a mix of religions, ethnic groups, different societies, different people," Seema, a visitor said. The use of Soya in some of the dishes provided some respite to those fond o...

Combination of Tratuzumab and Chemotherapy Yields Better Results for Breast Cancer

...ts with cytotoxic chemotherapy. More information about ECLU is available at http: www.esmo.org/activities/ecluconference/....

New Cancer Fighting Virus

...cancer cells and liver cancers. More information about ECLU is available at www.esmo.org/activities/ecluconference/....

Prions Capacity can Be Aggrevated by Solid Particles

...entrated in the soil. Relatively little is known about the routes of prion transmission in animals, but t...ndings may help begin to answer some key questions about how prions survive in the soil and retain their infectious nature, sometimes for years. In the cas...

British Woman Who Has inherited Breast Cancer Wants to Spread Awareness

...ike herself, and that awareness needs to be raised about breast cancer, particularly in the black community...rly concerned to make younger women more proactive about protecting themselves from breast cancer because she knows how devastating it is for children to gro...

Clamor for Catheter-based Ablation Increasing Among Heart Patients in US

...ses, need to have a pacemaker implanted. Moreover, about 2 percent of patients suffer strokes or other seri...iscuss what is known and still needs to be known about the welter of drugs and devices now being used without approval to treat atrial fibrillation....

European Commission Seeks To Dispel The Darkness Out Of Sunscreens

...e out in the sun for hours without having to worry about skin damage. No sunscreen offers total protection....

Vegas Couples Hope Sevens Will Be Lucky Wedding Day

...esterday, congratulations to you, because that was about a four-and-a-half hour wait," he said. Whether they believe in lucky sevens, in the number's religious significance or in the simple fun of it, some 3,000 couples married Saturday in Clark County. "The great demand for 7/7/07 is definitely becaus...

Botox Offers Via Mail Order Enrages Plastic Surgeons

... Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons have warned the public about buying the non-surgical treatments, which include Botox, lip fillers, skin microdermabrasion and facial peels. Says Douglas McGeorge, BAAPS president: "I'm surprised that any cosmetic surgery company claiming to provide quality of care would choose ...

Genzyme Announces First Phase III Study of Tolevamer in Diarrhea Patients

... disappointing results that alter our expectations about the potential for commercializing tolevamer in the near future," stated Henri A. Termeer, chairman and chief executive officer of Genzyme Corp. "The results of our second Phase 3 study will be available later this year and will help us determine what...

Eastern Equine Encephalitis Spreading Its Tentacles in Massachusetts

...t a point to speak out to the public and officials about the dangers of EEE. The state is entering its fourth year of battling Eastern equine encephalitis activity, and officials hope the state is at the end of the current outbreak cycle. Alfred DeMaria, the chief medical officer of the Massachusetts ...

Divorce Leaves Women Significantly Worse Off Financially Than Men

...per cent after he divorces his wife, a woman loses about 17 per cent of her income. Sociologists, who kept a track of the incomes of divorcees over seven years, revealed that divorced women would be wealthier marrying again than trying to go back to work. The study also showed that, on the whole, mothe...

Ships to the Rescue of Medically Deprived Assamese

...xtend the services further. Akha alone has reached about 5,000 people including a large number of children and women. "Ignorance and superstitions were challenges initially, but we have managed to get over them," he said....

Appropriate Sanitation Gives Confidence for the Schoolgirls

... Tamil Nadu villages need no longer be embarrassed about going to school during their monthly menstrual cyc...EF, has also taken steps to educate girls above 10 about menstruation so they are well versed with the changes in their body, and are prepared to tackle them...

Hormone Replacement Therapy Liberation at a Cost

...Hugo the French romantic poet of 18th century said about menopause - Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age....

Meet the 07/07/07 Baby

... would be born on the 7th, they did not think much about it because their kids have so far been born a few days earlier or after the date given. It's an amazing set of co-incidences. I hope she will have lots of good fortune. But she's so beautiful, we already feel like the luckiest parents in the world,...

Awareness About Condoms Among Pakistani Punjabis is Very Low

...rcent of people in Pakistan's Punjab province know about the use of condoms in the prevention of sexually-t...lent in society, and 62 percent of had never heard about STDs....

Global Warming Threatens Tibet

... by World Wildlife Fund (WWF), has expressed fears about global warming having a debilitating impact on Tibet in the near future . According to them, the Tibet faces the possibility of shrinking glaciers, frozen earth melting, grasslands turning yellow and rivers drying up. The scientists came to their ...

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