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UK Govt Says On Course For National Chlamydia Screening

... and that nationally available screening should be achieved by 2007. Tackling the top five sexually transmitted infections is a priority for government, especially chlamydia which affects one in 10 sexually active women, the governmenht said. Since April 2003, 78,698 people have been screened and over 8,000...

VELscope instrument to detect mouth cancer

...ly detection of oral cancer as better treatment is achieved when oral cancer is treated in its early stages. A clinical trial involving 400 patients is being undertaken using the new instrument and this VELscope would offer better diagnostic values to detect early recurrence in people who had been earlier t...

Effective family control measures and stem cell research focus of Indian Government

...nister said that family planning in India would be achieved by measures such as increasing awareness about the same rather than the use of force.// The strategy is termed as "population stabilization". He expressed that the program would turn out to be effective only if people came forward through a volunta...

Aurobindo gets U.S. FDA approval for Cephalexin

...ions, and urinary tract infections.The company has achieved another major milestone by obtaining the first product approval from the dedicated Cephalosporin facility (Unit VI, situated in Medak District, Andhra Pradesh, India). The company has set up three (Unit III, Unit VI, Unit XII) multi module formulat...

Domestic Violence: The Silent Killer of Women Worldwide

...ment interventions and strict laws, nothing can be achieved without cooperation of the victims and a healthy social attitude, which abhors violence of any kind on the helpless. <br...

Health Conclave to be opened by minister

...a historic commitment by laying down the MDG to be achieved by 2015. Three out of the eight goals are directly related to health. 'In 2005, we are a little more than halfway towards the MDG target date,' a CII statement said. (IANS)...

India Needs To Pay More Attention To Detecting Cancer

...te belts. 'Millennium development goals cannot be achieved without providing community health education through training, especially for rural and tribal women. And it's the best way to break the cycle of ill health, hunger and poverty,' said McGilligan. Speaking about cancer risk and its prevention in post...

Dealing With Stress Results In Better Academic Performance

...revealed that higher test scores and grades can be achieved in the seventh grade as a result of greater attachment to the school, and better emotional, social and decision making skills. This has a direct bearing upon the grades awarded by the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) to 10th graders. ...

Risk Of Birth Defects Slightly Increased Due To IVF

... assisted reproductive techniques, which cannot be achieved without analysis of a large sample. If specific areas of IVF treatment can be pinpointed in this regard, perhaps, it can be modified to improve the treatment outcome by minimizing birth defects. ...

Drug increases hemoglobin in Myelodysplastic Syndrome

...ent classified as major response , 67% of patients achieved the target hemoglobin level of 11 g/dL. 19% in the...lassified as major. Forty-five percent of patients achieved the target hemoglobin level of 11 g/dL, and 29 percent had at least one transfusion. Source: Eure...

Poor Andhra Women Enable Bypass Surgery Paying 50 Paise Each

...g poverty. "The women were surprised by what they achieved and when they realised what they were capable of," said C. Ranga Rao, an additional project director of DRDA, the agency that implements central and state government policies in rural areas. At a function attended by the rural women, West Godavari's...

Intravenous Iron treats anemia of pregnancy faster

...ficantly greater number of women in the I.V. group achieved the hemoglobin target after 4 weeks of treatment and at delivery. Both treatments were well tolerated with no serious adverse drug reactions reported. I.V. iron 'restores blood stores more rapidly and a prompt increase in hemoglobin may be achiev...

The Slow And Steady Race To Eradicate Polio Offers Hope

...ed much harder than small pox eradication that was achieved before 30 years. One reason behind this could be the difficulty in the apparent detection of Polio. "I don't think there's any question that it's going to succeed. The question is how long," said William T. Sergeant, an official of Rotary Internati...

US Government Licenses New Hypertension Drug

...his relaxation of the muscles in the blood vessels achieved by Sildenafil is not very different from the effects of other drugs used to treat pulmonary hypertension. According to studies, it increases the stamina of patients and improves their quality of life. Yet that is just treating the symptoms. Doctors ...

New Technique Enables Better Nursing Of Robin Sequence Infants

...higher ingestion volumes of 63.46 ml and 55 ml was achieved in group 1 and 2 respectively. The feeding time was also much shorter when compared to the previously set target of 30 minutes. Group 1 and 2 had a mean time of 21.54 and 20.38 minutes respectively. ...

Shortage of NHS funds: Many Couples Denied Infertility Treatment

...ation of three free IVF treatment cycles cannot be achieved before 3 years. Some of these surprisingly have not developed a timetable to achieve the goal. The financial constraint faced by the health care trusts and the lack of Government funding is a significant block in effective implementation of free IVF ...

FDA Gives Its Approval For Inhaler

.... In clinical studies, peak insulin levels were achieved at 49 minutes (range 30 to 90 minutes) with Exubera inhaled insulin, compared to 105 minutes (range 60 to 240 minutes) for short-acting insulin. However smokers or those who quit smoking in the past six months should not use Exubera, the FDA said. It...

Inhaled Insulin To Be Made Available in India

...ive to injected insulin. "Peak insulin levels were achieved at 49 minutes (range 30 to 90 minutes) with Exubera inhaled insulin, compared to 105 minutes (range 60 to 240 minutes) with regular insulin, respectively," the FDA said in a statement. The drug is to be launched in America in June this year and Pfize...

Baby Underwent A Heart Surgery Inside The Womb

...he left and right sides of Grace's heart. This was achieved by placing a stent. This stent acted like a small blood vessel, which carried the blood from the left side to the right side of the heart. This was possible with the help of the ultrasound guidance. The doctors put a small catheter into the mother...

Safe Drinking Water To Be Made Available

...ized participatory management. This is hoped to be achieved through development of local institutions, particularly the panchayat (village council) system. Edited (IANS)...

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