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Doctors needed urgently in Gujarat

...calamity. While different news channels and papers are busy increasing thedeath toll by the thousand in e...in, the state government andthe central government are now faced with the unenviable task of clearing theproblems at hand- the hospitals are crammed with p...

And now live birth on the internet.com?

... is in the intensive neonatal unit, where visitors are not allowed. This way the parents can see their lo... it difficult for them to visit their kids if they are hospitalized due to illness. This facility has come as a boon to these people and is turning out t...

Man against HIV – new vaccine ready for human trials

...ll be effective even in old cases of HIV. All eyes are now on the results of human testing of this vaccine to see how effective this could be. The ability of the virus to mutate and survive has made it smart and strong to survive all the initiatives man has taken to eliminate it. The TAT vaccine is the...

Gujarat quake-Rescue teams give up hope of finding more survivors

...ivors of the Gujarat quake, from below the rubble, are fast giving up hope of finding any more survivors. They are now concentrating in clearing the rubble and saving the injured who have been lucky to be saved so f...

Doctors operate upon patients in candlelight- latest from the quake scene

The latest word from Gujarat is that doctors are being stretched to their limits working on cases f...ever they can, given the limited facilities, which are hardly, bare minimal. Biscuits, dry fruit and bottled mineral water form the diet of doctors who wor...

Individuals with sleep related breathing disorders more prone to heart disease

...gift, exclusive to the blessed. The less fortunate are those with sleeping disorders, who may experience ...that may go unrecognized. These sleep disturbances are more conmen in men and those who are overweight. A study by American national heart, lung and b...

New vaccine helps allergy and asthma patients

...e patients. These and other findings of this study are reported in the latest issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Samantha M. Walker, PhD, of the Imperial College School of Medicine at the National Heart and Lung Institute in London, and colleagues in the United Kingdom and Italy obs...

Gay capital reeling with rising HIV infection

...d in some select high-risk pockets of gay men, who are also intra venous drug users, the rates are even higher. And what is the cause for this sudden spurt? Hold your breath! The successful control ...

Controversial Levis jean ad to be withdrawn

...n a country where nearly a hundred thousand people are on the waiting list awaiting a suitable donor for ...nation. Nearly 20 people die each day because they are unable to find a suitable match. A spokeswoman for Levis Strauss in San Francisco, said that the a...

Now umbilical cord helps in stroke treatment.

... on studies conducted on rats. Though the details are yet to be worked out and the project itself is in a primitive stage, the scientists are very excited about this prospect. Dr. Paul R. Sanberg from the university of South Florida conducted...

Infant receives first bloodless liver transplant

...seven month old, Aiden Michael Rush, whose parents are Jehovah’s Witnesses are prohibited by their religion to receive transfusions. The boy received 20% of his mother’s liver dur...

Now AIDS treatment comes dirt-cheap

...wars over many drug formulations the pharma majors are now locking horns over AIDS treatment. The ball was set in motion by the dramatic announcement of Indian firm Cipla that a three-drug combination for AIDS treatment would cost less than a U.S. dollar a day. Not to be left far behind rival firm Ranbax...

Stem cell research- now Nobel Laureates join the debate

...ng into stem cell research, 80 Nobel prize winners are faxing a letter to U.S. President George W. Bush a...James Watson and Hamilton O. Smith. The opponents are quick to rubbish the claims of the scientists. In a hard-hitting statement, Douglas Johnson, legisla...

Two doctors suspended for wrong brain surgery

...th Department and the Long Island College Hospital are investigating the circumstances that led doctors René Kotzen and Mike W. Chow to operate on the wrong side of a patient’s brain to remove a life-threatening clot. The unfortunate patient, Kevin Walsh, was listed as stable after a corrective surgery ...

And now they say infections can cause heart disease!!!!

Most people are paranoid about heart disease. One survey said that of all ailments people are most worried about AIDS/HIV, hepatitis and heart disease. Whenever people get to read something on h...

Children suffer the most when parents divorce

...to causes of divorce and mentions that parents who are less rooted in their communities, who are less religious, who have few friends, who don’t own a house and who move their residences often are ...

And now they say infections can cause heart disease!!!!

Most people are paranoid about heart disease. One survey said that of all ailments people are most worried about AIDS/HIV, hepatitis and heart disease. Whenever people get to read something on h...

Are cancer patients being taken for a ride?

...ng when sometimes very toxic new anti cancer drugs are tested on unsuspecting victims in the name of cond... rather than the treatment being studied. Placebos are never used in trials on drugs that may be used to treat cancer.While a few drug trials are very succ...

Doctors at risk- the ugly side of the noble profession

A recent study shows that doctors are amongst the top victims of workplace crime. They are often threatened and abused by relatives of patients who die during treatment. Without going into wh...

Gene linked to early puberty in girls

... which result in breast development.The scientists are now studying the effects of this gene on puberty in boys. Using the same yardstick they reason out that those with CYP1B1 gene should attain puberty later than other boys because the gene breaks down testosterone, and this, male hormone is essential ...

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