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Fresh Polio Case Reported in Jammu

...ioning of Jammu and Kashmir, the state has to stay alert on this field," he said, adding that the immunization drive was quite satisfactory in the state. The National Polio Project is a joint collaboration of India and the World Health Organisation, set up with the aim to keep a tab on the polio scenario...

Red Algal Bloom – Gloom Time for Asthmatic

...tenance. The ‘Red tide’ time, is undoubtedly// red alert for asthmatics, as toxins called brevetoxins take flight, triggering difficulties in breathing. Researchers also fear this could intensify symptoms in Asthmatics.Many beach visitors also complain of dry coughs and watering eyes during the red tide ph...

Don’t Let Symptoms of Whooping Cough Escape You, Parents Warne

...l for symptoms of whooping cough in children; this alert has been sounded after recent reports, of increase in such cases in// the previous year. A recent report has established the increase in cases - from 178 cases in 2005 to 669 cases in 2006. According to Dr. Michael Finkelstein, associate medical...

Public Urged To Prevent Mosquito Breeding

...mental Hygiene Department has urged people to stay alert to the risk of mosquito-transmitted diseases and m...ted in Yuen Kong. But none of them had entered the alert zone of 20% to 40%. The index for port areas also dropped from 0.5% in November to 0.2% in Decembe...

Outbreak of New Dengue Strain Feared in Malaysia

...s month. Authorities are yet to issue a general alert but checks at a hospital in Kuantan showed that preparations had been made for a possible increase in the number of dengue cases. A health official said several private hospitals had also recorded a significant number of patients suffering from de...

Young People Who Died Suddenly, Inexplicably Had Genetic Heart Defects

...ined deaths, family members and physicians must be alert to -- and act on -- warning signs of a heart condition. Although all deaths in the study were officially categorized as unexplained, the medical histories showed that nearly half of those with the lethal mutations had experienced a warning sign prior...

Flood Toll Rises, and Indonesia Braces for Disease

... typhoid, malaria and dengue fever. “We have to be alert for diseases like typhoid, those transmitted by rats and respiratory infections,” said Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari. Officials also issued warnings about the bird flu virus, which has flared again in Indonesia this winter, causing the gover...

Meningococcal Disease in Burkina Faso

...ee districts, Banfora, Batie and Sapouy are in the alert phase. Cerebrospinal fluid specimens have tested positive for Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A by latex test. The Ministry of Health is planning to conduct a vaccination campaign in Ouargaye this week. Source-Bio-Bio Technology SRI...

Dengue Alert Issued in South America

A health alert has been declared in Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia ...azil, Bolivia, and Paraguay have declared a health alert and increased measures to try to stop the outbreak from escalating into a fully-blown regional epide...

Extend Cervical Smears to Younger Women, Insist Specialists

...ts at Cancer Research UK. "The program is always alert to new evidence and information when it becomes available and seriously considers any studies which could further improve the service." It might be of interest though to note that in 2002, five women aged between 15 and 24 in England died from cer...

PAHO Urges Readiness for Dengue Outbreaks in 2007

... mid-January, Paraguay declared an epidemiological alert as new cases of dengue began to emerge. On Jan. 20, the first two deaths of the year from dengue hemorrhagic fever were reported. By Feb. 5, a total of 2,967 cases of dengue fever had been reported as well as 18 cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever, inc...

Convict Felled by Legionnaires

...t directly opposite the facility. A province-wide alert was sparked in August after a luxury hotel in Donegal closed its spa pool due to high levels of legionella bacteria. Guests at the Carlton Redcastle Hotel were ordered out of the pool after test results were found to be above the acceptable levels ...

Sexualization Linked to Mental Health Problems in Girls and Women

...hool officials, and all health professionals to be alert for the potential impact of sexualization on girls and young women. Schools, the APA says, should teach media literacy skills to all students and should include information on the negative effects of the sexualization of girls in media literacy and s...

Sleep Apnea: Take It to Heart, Loyola Advises

...is wife get a good night’s sleep and both are more alert during the day. “Sleep apnea temporarily stops a person from breathing, possibly hundreds of times each night,” said Dr. Nidhi Undevia, assistant professor, department of medicine, division of pulmonary and critical care medicine, Loyola University...

China Confirms New Human Bird Flu Case

Southeast China's Fujian province was on high alert after it confirmed a human case of bird flu, an of...d forestry authorities at all levels to be on high alert and monitor the situation closely. Li, a 44-year-old farmer in Jian'ou city, developed symptoms of...

Widely Used Hepatitis B Drug Spurs HIV Drug Resistance

... entecavir under the brand name Baraclude. “The alert should go out to co-infected people to consult with their physicians immediately about entecavir to see if it is the right drug to treat their hepatitis B in the first place and to evaluate alternative therapies,” says Thio, an associate professor of...

Antibiotic Vancomycin May Trigger Dangerously Low Platelet Count

...ys, “clinicians administering vancomycin should be alert to the fact that it can cause severe immune thrombocytopenia and have their patient seen by a hematology consultant if they develop a low platelet count while under treatment with the drug. If there’s a question, the physician should substitute anoth...

Bird Flu Reappears in Vietnam

...ction, although Vietnam's health-care system is on alert to look for the symptoms. Source-IANS...

Rare Brain Condition Linked to Obesity Surgery

...o take their prescribed vitamin supplements and be alert for symptoms such as vomiting, confusion, visual changes and lack of co-ordination. Says Singh, "When people who have had weight loss surgery start experiencing any of these symptoms, they need to see a doctor right away. "If treated promptly, t...

Zolpidem Might Assist Patients With Akinetic Mutism

...netic mutism is a condition in which the person is alert but cannot speak or move. The study was published in the March 2007 issue of Annals of Neurology (http://www.interscience.wiley.com/ana), the official journal of the American Neurological Association. Led by Christine Brefel-Courbon, M.D., of t...

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