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HIV/AIDS Epidemic Scare In Bhutan

...on of the Bhutanese society, business enterprises, armed forces, educated government and corporation employees to farmers and sex-workers including unemployed youth, and it had been recorded in 15 of the 20 dzongkhags (districts)," the Kuensel said. "In Bhutan stigma comes from ignorance - the fear that i...

Steroid Use Linked to Crimes

...ed by researchers as a need among those committing armed robberies or collecting crime-related debts might feel the need to be more muscular or heavier. The researchers concluded that steroids combined with other drugs might make a person more prone to commit fraud. NLA...

Internet Health Advice Causing More Harm than Good

... group, warned of the need for medical staff to be armed with the correct information and advice for patients and their families. He said: 'A simple internet search produces over 15 million hits for eating disorders. Some of these sites are simply inaccurate, repeating the myths often associated with the ...

WHO Attributes Death of Millions in Africa to Treatable diseases

...tries. The WHO reported that because of AIDS and armed conflicts, the health situation in several countries has not improved in recent years and in fact has worsened in some cases. According to the WHO African countries accounted for 19 of the 20 countries with the highest rates of maternal mortality wor...

India’s First Full-Fledged Trauma Center Read

...etwork among the hospitals of MCD, NDMC, Railways, armed forces and Delhi government.' SRI...

War Trauma Scars Pose Risk of Heart Disease

...of about 2000 military veterans who served in the armed forces during the second world war prove that they suffer from symptoms// of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).The study also suggests that they stand a greater risk of heart disease as their live unfolds. Researchers at the Harvard School of ...

Dogs Create Panic in Pakistan City

...ms while health workers and members of the public, armed with sticks and stones, mounted a long chase in pursuit of the dogs, the Dawn reported. A man on a motorbike eventually killed one of the animals, while frenzied pursuers on foot dispatched another 35 stray dogs before eliminating the second. 'It...

Better to Chicken Out of This

...y, workers from the prefectural government came armed in protective gear and goggles, and fatally gassed the surviving birds at the farm. Inspections in 16 other farms within 10 km from the affected farm will begin on Wednesday. Officials plan to lift the ban on the sale and movement of poultry and...

First Liver Donation in Armed Forces

...ation against over 30 per million in the West, the armed forces have launched an awareness campaign and are...s (Army), said: 'Such selfless acts are typical of armed forces personnel and would serve as an inspiration to others.' Source-IANS...

Army Dental Corps to Get Multi-speciality Unit

...decessors for an institution par excellence in the armed forces that was second to one in the country and comparable to the best globally, both academically and professionally. Source-IANS...

South India to Have Modern Military Hospitals

...a pioneer in the Cochlear Implant programme in the armed forces for which he was awarded the Param Vishist ... states. Besides rendering medical services to the armed forces, ex-service personnel and their dependents, even the civilians can avail high quality medical...

First Treatment to Directly Target Tumor Blood Supply

...l assess tumor response. We are already using such armed antibodies in patients with prostate cancer and have been able to show significant anti-tumor activity." The big news now is that J591, and compounds like it, could someday offer cancer patients a brand new weapon as they fight the disease. But Dr....

Leading Polio Activist Doctor in Pakistan Killed

...lio campaign. "As soon as we reached there, an armed prayer leader warned us against visiting the area. Some locals said: 'On one hand, our enemy (a reference to the US) is bombing us for no reason while on the other hand you are coming here disguised as polio campaigners to spread vulgarity'," he told...

Researchers Urge Regulators to Rethink Strategies for Soot Emission

...rd was strengthened in September after scientists, armed with years of studies showing that these particles can damage lungs and the heart, advised the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the previous standard of 65 micrograms per cubic meter of air was too loose. A third key implication has to d...

J591- an Antibody Exclusively Targets Tumors

... exists only on tumors and not other tissues, J591 armed with a drug or radiation offers a way to selective...l assess tumor response. We are already using such armed antibodies in patients with prostate cancer and have been able to show significant anti-tumor activi...

Fired HIV-infected Soldiers to Get Back Their Jobs

...n. Last week the Supreme Court enforced that the armed forces cannot discharge soldiers and naval officer... active service," the defense ministry said. The armed forces have also reiterated that they will enable medical treatment to HIV-infected soldiers....

Armed Forces Introduce Yoga, Counselling to Counter Stress

...4 (IANS) Concerned over a spurt in suicides in the armed forces - 21 this year alone - the defence ministry...oposal to engage NGOs for stress management as the armed forces "have enough infrastructure and expertise to handle the problem", the minister maintained. ...

Child Diabetes Soars

A new research armed with facts and figures has shown the dangerous increase in Type 1 diabetes among children, especially in the last 20 years//. The number of children below five years of age, battling the scourge of Type 1 diabetes has risen five fold between 1985 and...

Sex – Three Hundred Years Ag

...ime when military power was equated with virility, armed conquest is often used as a metaphor for sex – in phrases such as 'unsheathing the weapon', 'storming the fort' and 'releasing the cannon'." By the 1770s, the transcripts of adultery trials became a new source of titillation. To secure a divorce, a...

An Element in Green Tea Could Fight HIV

...abundant health benefits. Now, British scientists, armed with scientific evidence, have placed on record// the benefits of a vital element in green tea, which may help fight HIV infection. The report has been published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. A group of American and British res...

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