Mira Nair Takes AIDS Message to Indian Cinema Halls
...to raise awareness about the disease from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation which is funding the proj...site. A foundation representative contacted Nair and presented "the startling statistic that if we don't control what's happening in India in terms of th...Test-tube Babies: Mood Swings are Key to Fertility Choice
...nt, entails retrieving eggs from the woman's ovary and fertilising them with her partner's sperm in a lab...cies with single embryos suffer less complications and the baby is likely to have a higher birthweight and have fewer developmental problems than twins or ...Daily Dose of Dark Chocolate Helps the Heart: Study
...enefit could be offset by high doses of sugar, fat and calories. The study conducted by German research... dark chocolate -- which has lower levels of sugar and fat, said the study appearing in the July 4 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association...Embryo Protection Law in Germany
...nted at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Instead of preserving life , Germanys ...than three embryos can be created per cycle of IVF and all three, regardless of their quality, must be transferred to the patients womb at one time, and ca...US Traveler With Deadly TB Has Less Serious Strain
... under mandatory isolation since his Greek wedding and Italian honeymoon is infected with a less serious ...Speaker's wedding travels, including seven flights and an overland trip from Canada, triggered a global health alert two months ago when the US Centers for...Japan's Kobayashi Might Drop Out of Hot Dog Eating Championship
... by eating an astounding 53-3/4 hot dogs with buns and all in the stipulated time of 12 minutes. Chestnut, at 97 kilos (215 pounds) and 23 years of age came second with 52 hot dogs, but this year feels confident after breaking the world...Complementary Therapy may Reduce Pregnancy Chances in Women
...ence of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Lyon, France. Dr. Jacky Boivin, fr...fected by their fertility problems than non-users, and that this could account for the fact that they were willing to use complementary therapies that were...Egyptian Clerics Say Female Circumcision Un-Islamic
...f the extensive damage it causes to women's bodies and minds," said the decree issued by the office of th...Officially the practice, which affects both Muslim and Christian women in Egypt and goes back to the time of the pharaohs, was banned in 1997 but doctors w...Skin Rashes Signifies Longer Survival in Cancer Patients
...s which includes erlotinib, cetuximab, panitumumab and others designed to block overproduction of the epi...ing treatment, but "it is important for physicians and patients to understand that this a positive event because it means there is likely to be a better cl...Mother Donates Eggs So Daughter can Give Birth
...ughter egg donation, said Seang Lin Tan, professor and chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at McGill University, Montreal, and medical director of its reproductive center. Tan, w...Elderberry A Natural Boost to Skin
Forget expensive moisturisers and cosmetic surgery, a compound found in the humble e...rof Aedin Cassidy at the University of East Anglia and Dr Paul Kroon at the Institute of Food Research, will explore whether the skins condition is improve...China Fears Show Food Export Quality Key: WHO Official
...on the sidelines of a conference on climate change and health in Asia. The United States last week added farm-raised fish and shrimp to its growing list of Chinese products deemed unsafe for US consumers. Reports of problems...Prions Prevent Alzheimers Disease
...oteins, the much debated agents of mad cow disease and vCJD, has been identified. It appears that the no...el Hooper of the University of Leeds. Alzheimers and diseases like variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease follow similar patterns of disease progression and i...Swans Checked in France for Deadly Bird Flu Virus
...e ministry said. Results will be known Thursday, and in the meantime measures have been taken to seal o...cases of the H5N1 virus were discovered in Germany and the Czech Republic. In accordance with EU norms, a one kilometre (0.6 mile) exclusion zone has bee...Luciano Pavarotti Believes He is 'nearing His End'
...ts death as he spends time giving singing lessons, and playing cards with close friends. Pavarotti was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year and he has not been seen in the public arena since then. His daughter Giuliana said that her father kn...Stray Kerala Dogs Face Keyhole Surgery to Control Birth Rate
...ty for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and the Cochin Corporation to promote Animal Birth Con... drive was started here recently by SPCA officials and veterinary doctors at the Mattancherry Veterinary Hospital by conducting keyhole surgeries on eleven...UK Uneasy Over Involvement of Doctors in Terror Attacks, but Not Panicking Over Non European Medics
...ician. The police are now working to unravel links and prior contacts within this far-flung expatriate me...t controlled explosions near a subway station here and outside a mosque in Glasgow. Meantime fresh details emerged about the men linked to the plot to de...Pete Doherty Gets a Rehab or Jail Ultimatum
...sing quantities of crack cocaine, heroin, cannabis and ketamine as well as two driving offenses at a hear...entenced. "If you go to this place to have detox and take advantage of it then we will see what sentence is appropriate when you next come. But if you do...Sporty Spice Fears That She Might Never Get Pregnant
... young girls looked up to her. I was underweight and my image was unhealthy. There were kids who were l...got so thin when I wasnt eating my periods stopped and my bones became very fragile. I may have done permanent damage. I hope Im still in with a chance, sh......In a study, published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, the researchers found that 10...ithin two days of first inhaling from a cigarette, and 25 per cent are addicted within a month. The findings are contrary to the common belief that only ...