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Nutritionists give helpful advice to loose weight and say hello to 2006 with a smile

...are nutrition // experts who urge moderation and avoiding quick fixes to lose weight. The idea is not to derail dieters' best efforts and even endanger their health. "Atkins - thank goodness, they're bankrupt," Davis said. "We don't endorse any of the fad diets." It is the general view as the weight loss...

Epilepsy Medicine May Result In Sexual Dysfunction

...le who have epilepsy can guard against seizures by avoiding stress and flickering lights like those in a disco and the lights of a television screen or a computer, Beil said. It is also important that they get enough sleep. (DPA) Medindia on Epilepsy: Epilepsy is a brain disorder causing repeated seizu...

Chennai AIDS Campaign Highlights The Social Neglect Faced By Victims

...xual practices. Messages to the youth advocating avoiding of premarital sex and sex with multiple partners formed a vital part of the awareness campaign. Various aspects of HIV prevention were underlined by Gunasekaran, Deputy Director (STD), Chennai Corporation, while dealing with `Introduction of HIV/AIDS...

AIDS Numbers Continue To Rise : WHO

...e of condoms, delay of first sexual experience and avoiding multiple sexual// partners have been strictly followed worldwide, the number of AIDS cases across the globe is on the rise. The United Nations (UN) report also stressed that there was a need for a greater HIV prevention effort in order to control t...

Hospital Cuts Costs By Moving Cancer Patients To Hotels

...ding more time with their families, in addition to avoiding the risk of picking up hospital-acquired infections such as MRSA. Two other hospitals in the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have transferred patients to local hotels. Patients at the Royal London Homeopathic hospital are be...

Men More Likely To Lose Teeth To Periodontal Disease

...ing their teeth and provide increased attention to avoiding such factors.' Al-Shammari and colleagues in Kuwait and Michigan monitored all tooth extractions that were undertaken in 21 general dental practice clinics over a month. The researchers also jotted related factors like age, gender, medical and dental...

LINK Applied Genomics Programme Promises To Revolutionize Healthcare Systems

...S. This drug does not affect normal cells, thereby avoiding the unpleasant effects of chemotherapy like nausea and loss of hair. * Rapid diagnosis of infectious diseases - Scientists at the Universities of Bath and Glasgow, with colleagues from Stobhill Hospital and Atlas Genetics Ltd are working towards de...

Effect of Maternal Diet on Colic Among Breastfed Infants

...hat study shows breastfeeding moms should consider avoiding allergenic foods. However, the researchers wars that breastfeeding mothers should not make drastic diet changes on their own, as elimination diets have associated risks, particularly if sustained for long periods. They suggest additional studies to ...

Ruling: HIV victim exempted from disclosing condition to partner

...sizing the use of condoms as the best strategy for avoiding the HIV virus. According to the New Zealand Aids Foundation, the best strategy for avoiding HIV during anal or vaginal intercourse is the consistent and proper use of condoms. Relying on HIV...

Winter Premature Babies Face Threat From Lung Disease

...ies away from anyone with a cold or influenza, and avoiding crowded areas and day care during RSV season; and never letting anyone smoke around the baby. Source: Newswse...

Drinking, Smoking And Unhealthy Food Linked To Mouth Cancer In Young People

... develop the disease. Leading a healthy life by avoiding alcohol, smoking and having a balanced diet does not cause any risk of mouth cancer, the first signs of mouth cancer is developing a non-healing mouth ulcer or a red or white patch in the mouth. Self-examination weekly is required and a mouth examina...

Enhanced Gene Therapy Outcomes Following Latest Revolution And Refinement

...apeutic particles can hit their tumor target while avoiding detection (and destruction) by the immune system. Experiments carried out on similar grounds in mice using human and mouse cancer cells, have been associated with significant cure rates of metastatic or spreading tumors. Autoimmune disorders or tho...

For West Nile Virus: Prevention Is The Watchword

...nd for preventing both mosquito and tick bites are avoiding spots where mosquitoes and ticks are plentiful, wearing protective clothing and applying insect repellents, particularly those containing DEET. Based on that study and other research, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along wit...

Oral Sex may carry AIDS related Cancer Virus

...d, lead author,that the data strongly suggest that avoiding unprotected anal intercourse is not enough to avoid acquiring this viral infection However, he added, this study cannot establish that positively because it did not look at each man's individual sexual behavior and his risk of KSHV infection. KSHV, ...

Perfect babies boon or a bane?

...M technology, which offers them the possibility of avoiding passing diseases such as Huntington’s Disease and schizophrenia on to their children.// However, the report warns that IGM could be used not only to treat inheritable diseases, but to enhance normal human characteristics such as height, intelligence...

The anxiety gene

...attack as a heart attack or impending madness, and avoiding situations that might trigger panic attacks interfered with the person's life more than the actual panic attack itself. Psychological techniques and anti-depressant medications have proved successful in combating the problem....

Deadly Diarrhoea Vaccine – Trail Results Promising

...diarrhoea is the main aim. Self-treatment includes avoiding dehydration by drinking lots of electrolyte solutions that are available in all pharmacies and are dispensed without a prescription. More on Medindia: http://www.medindia.net/patients/ PatientInfo/salmonellosis.asp...

E-Mail Affects Brain More Than Marijuana

... by stating intent in the subject line, as well as avoiding unnecessary electronic messages such as "Thanks." In addition, don't be afraid to take yourself offline and use an "out of office" reply while in meetings or taking downtime. Source: HP Mental health on medindia: Depression is one of the most co...

HIV Infection Higher In Drug Trafficking Countries

...branes of another. This spread can be prevented by avoiding these behaviors or by use of preventive condoms. Use of disposable syringes can avoid transmission of the virus by needle. Routine testing for HIV can prevent transmission through blood transfusions. For more information: http://www.medindia.ne...

Soya Found To Affect Women's Ability To Conceive: Professor

...ntain soya. Fraser said it was not a question of avoiding soya products entirely. "But it might be best for a woman to avoid them for a few days around the time she is ovulating." --DPA...

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