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WHO declares Tuberculosis – ‘An Emergency’ in Afrca

...ic actions called for by the Regional Committee to address the TB emergency are: Improve the quantity and quality of staff involved in TB control; Rapidly improve TB case detection and treatment success rates with expanded DOTS coverage at national and district levels; Reduce the combined TB patient def...

An Under Estimation Of The Radiation Hazard With The Use Of Mobile Phones

...f developing cancer. A study conducted recently to address the above issue has reported, “Using a mobile phone for up to 10 years does not appear to increase the risk of brain cancer”. Data was collected from nearly 678 people with acoustic neuroma - slow growing, benign tumors which grow in the nerve conn...

Adult Stem Cells From Fat Tissues For Healing

... scientists and physicians at this conference will address a range of topics devoted to developing new therapies using adipose stem cells. They will be representing UVa Health System, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Boston University, University of Pittsburgh, Indiana University, UCLA and Cytori Thera...

Resident Physicians Need More Preparations To Treat Patients From Different Cultures

...icated that it was moderately or very important to address cultural issues when providing care. Approximately one-third to half of the respondents reported receiving little or no instruction in specific areas of cross-cultural care beyond what was learned in medical school. Forty-one percent (family medicine...

Patient Negligence - Significant Problem In The Early Detection Of Breast Cancer

... did not return with 27 months. The figures only address the need for a critical evaluation regarding the issue as to why women fail to report. An initiative by the breast cancer registry to follow up patients on a long-term basis would be appropriate....

It Is Possible To Detect Alzheimer's Early

...he disease sets in. Individuals are more likely to address other risk factors for dementia (such as vascular problems) if they learn of their risk of the disease. Researchers will be able to conduct more and better clinical trials on the subject, an important step toward developing effective treatments. So...

People warned against consumption of red meat due to risk of Flu epidemic

...anctuaries. The preparedness of the Government to address the issue is very critical at this stage. If appropriate measures are not taken to tackle the situation, it could result in a catastrophic epidemic across the country....

Problems in rural health delivery and remedies

..., and ineffective monitoring. It is precisely to address these maladies that the Union government has launched the National Rural Health Mission (2005-2012), as a part of which, the local governments will have large public health institutions under their jurisdictions as the NRHM aims to operationalize 322...

Unwed mothers find it difficult to attract potential life partner

...ackle the issue of out-of-wedlock childbearing and address the economic disadvantages of these women and their potential partners. Government efforts to reduce out-of-wedlock childbearing and provide employment and education opportunities for low-income men and women may have the indirect and long-term bene...

Women might be at increased risk of HIV during pregnancy

... in the October issue of The Lancet, undertaken to address these issues, researchers assessed the incidence rate of HIV during pregnancy and lactation, and compared this to the incidence rate of HIV during periods of non-pregnancy and non-lactation using longitudinal data from a community cohort in Rakai, Ug...

Biologicals Transfer Proposal between US and Indian Biotechnology

...he R&D work program,” it says, and should urgently address problem arising out of a large number of agencies dealing with biotech which has led to duplication of research funding and a lack of coordination. Source: Nature Biotchnology....

HIV Cases Steadily Increasing In China With The Toll Over 1.26 Lakh

...ly disease. If timely response is not initiated to address the issue, it is estimated that the figures would be as high as 10 million by 2010....

Changing Trends Regarding Insurance Cover For Weight Reduction Surgery

...ric surgery. More research is however indicated to address the cost concerns associated with the surgical procedure. Financial implications are one of many factors considered in the decision to offer coverage for specific treatments but that as the prevalence of morbid obesity increases, employers will be ...

Female Twins Have More To Share Than Just The Similarity: Risk Of Early Menopause

...and differences among identical twins is needed to address the questions regarding the associated heredity and environmental factors. Studies directed towards identifying molecular basis for the differences between twins would probably pave way for predicting the size of the egg pool and determining the ag...

Abortion Does Not Increase Risk Of Depression In Women

...they occur. A study has been conducted in women to address the issue of whether abortion increased a woman’s chance of suffering from depression. The study that looked at US women who aborted or delivered an unwanted pregnancy reveal that pre-existing mental health might be a better predictor of depression...

Chiron Corporation Gets US Contract To Produce Bird Flu Vaccines

... Health Secretary Mike Leavitt said the move would address a shortfall in the nation's vaccine stockpile and said, 'The hard truth is that capacity doesn't exist within the United States to produce vaccines of sufficient speed and in sufficient quantity to reach every American.' Chiron corporation is to pro...

38 million Americans including 14 million children left to combat hunger

...lem. Congress and the White House urgently need to address growing income inequality and the weakening of the safety net in order to get this epidemic under control.' Rates of hunger increased in almost every single category of household during the same time, with single mothers and those living in or near ...

Chromosome 6 has the Dyslexia Gene

...yslexia and more effective educational programs to address the unique needs and special talents of people with dyslexia. Other authors on the study were Shelley D. Smith, Karl Hager, Matthew Held, Jonathan Liu, Richard K. Olson, Bruce F. Pennington, John C. DeFries, Joel Gelernter, Thomas O'Reilly-Pol, Ste...

Cancer Can Recur Any Time, Experts Caution

...f Medical Sciences (AIIMS) yesterday. In a keynote address delivered on the occasion, Prof D K Gupta said that cancer patients need to undergo regular check-ups since it is very difficult to successfully treat advanced cases of cancer. He said that commonly, patients came very late to their doctor after the ...

India - Favored Orthopedics Surgery Destination

...ing with him through e-mail. The fact that I could address all my queries without waiting for an appointment or paying $200 for a five minute consultation were some of the deciding factors, she said. Post her surgery and a three-week stay in the hospital, Gudeus is confident of being able to get back to her...

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