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Alien Hand Syndrome Causes Random Hand Movement

...associated with abnormal motor control or abnormal awareness of action, such as utilization behavior, phantom limb, anosognosia [in which a person suffers a disability due to a brain injury but is unaware of it], or delusions of control in schizophrenia....

Colitis More Common in Hospitalized Patients

...pitalized patients in the United States.Heightened awareness of the increasing disease burden of C. difficile c...talized patients in the United States. Heightened awareness of the increasing disease burden of C. difficile colitis is an important first step in controlling t...

Punjab University Reserves Seats for AIDS and Cancer Students

...ago, many still face acute stigma due to a lack of awareness and misconceptions about the disease. "I mean they (AIDS and Cancer patients) have equal rights to get educated. A disease shouldn't stop anyone from getting educated," said Kanval Chaddha, another college student....

Gardasil Could Be Effective, but Aggressive Marketing Raises Ethical Concerns

...ollar to CRPF, up to $100,000, for cervical cancer awareness and screening programs. Partnering with non-profits, especially non-profits that appears to have patients' health and women's issues as their primary concerns, helped Merck reach audiences that may have been suspicious of the motivations of a pharm...

World's Biggest Condom to Take Off to Spread Safer Sex Campaign

...to fly above a Dutch festival to increase safe sex awareness . The balloon - which organisers hope will enter the Guinness Book of records - was commissioned by seven local branches of the public medical services GGD at the Black Cross Festival in Lichtenvoorde, a small town near Almelo in the rural east of t...

Big B Teams Up With Sienna Miller for Global Warming Campaign

...ate with Global Cool, an organisation that spreads awareness about global warming. "Carbon emissions will be huge from countries like India and China with growing populations and economy. It will be wise to start doing whatever we can to protect our planet, Contactmusic quoted him, as saying. Miller, who i...

Asia Must Overcome HIV Stigma, Say Research Chiefs

...s adoption of schemes such as needle exchanges and awareness campaigns among gay men, although the UN said there was still resistance to confronting the problem at a local level. In India, where the estimated number of HIV cases was this month halved to 2.5 million, the government has set out to target the t...

Briton Set for Pacific Solo Odyssey to Highlight Warming

A British woman will be aiming to raise awareness of maritime pollution and secure a place in history when she sets out on a solo row across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco on Thursday. Roz Savage, 38, has already traversed the Atlantic Ocean in her lightweight 24-foot (seven meter) silver r...

Sienna Sizzles in Wet T-shirt to Spread Global Warming Awareness

...ye-catching shot for Global Cool, a climate change awareness organisation. The Factory Girl actress insisted that if everyone does something to attract attention for global warming, it would prevent us from the environmental hazard. "If each one of us does our bit, we will be helping to keep global warming...

Pregnant Women's Contest to Curb Infant Mortality

...garwal, director of UHRC. "Our role is to create awareness among these people, especially women, and they are...y women losing their kids after birth but a bit of awareness helped me and my kid stay healthy. I am telling everyone to go for regular checkups and deliver thei...

Wealthy Australian Women More Prone to Breast Cancer New Study

...le hormone, oestrogen, to grow. Increased public awareness of breast screening may mean women in more affluent areas are more likely to have mammograms, leading to better detection rates. Exposure to high amounts of ionised radiation, such as X-rays, can also lead to breast cancer. One in 11 women will...

Understanding Restless Legs Syndrome

...gnition. To help drive understanding and disease awareness among physicians and people with RLS, Boehringer I...n. The RLS Simulator may help increase physician awareness of the disturbing symptoms of RLS which is an underdiagnosed neurological sensorimotor disorder, sai...

World Epilepsy Week - 2007

...insurance, driving license restrictions and public awareness and also works in close liaison with the Internati...draisers, seminars, etc. are carried out to create awareness on epilepsy and help remove at least some of the stigma of the disorder. In India, according to ...

Elton John's Free AIDS Awareness Concert in Ukraine

...ses, the UK star's performance would increase AIDS awareness in the country that has one of the highest HIV infection rates in Europe with a new case every 10 minutes, reports the BBC. The event which had the slogan 'Stop Aids before it stops us' has however been boycotted by a religious group that urged the...

Inflamed Intestines Cost Australians Heavily

...nglaviti said there needed to be greater community awareness and education. "In particular, we need funding for education programs for employers, as this is where the financial burden is most keenly felt," she said. "We also need to educate health professionals to assist earlier diagnosis and improved manage...

Huge Rise in AIDS Cases Among Nepal Housewives

...ncreased to 675. Poudel attributes this to various awareness campaigns targeting sex workers. FPAN conducts campaigns in four districts, regarded as having a large number of sex workers. Dang, Kailali and Banke districts in western Nepal are regarded as the home of the Badi community where families have been...

Sharon Stone to Raise AIDS Awareness in Dubai

...n hoping to raise awareness. "(We hope to) raise awareness for HIV/AIDS. Financial success would enhance amfAR's ability to deliver on its programs," the New York Daily News quoted her, as saying....

Notice Sent to Courts Asking Them to Stop Courting Mosquitoes

...ed representatives of MCD wards and NGOs to spread awareness among the masses. We are also urging residents to check mosquito breeding at their homes. Especially, people should take care of the stagnant water inside their coolers both at home and office," he advised. "Since the upcoming monsoon is the season...

Israel Offers Help to India in Tackling Water Scarcity

...tide over the issue. "Israel's goal is to spread awareness about water conservation and ways of tackling the problem," added Daniel Zonshine, the Israeli consul general in Mumbai. The mission organised the seminar with the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Giving some statistics, experts at the semi...

Hair Restoration Procedures Performed Worldwide Increased 34 Percent in 2006

...ill, MD, president of the ISHRS. "Increased public awareness about hair restoration procedures and the range of treatment options now available to both men and women are driving this increased demand around the world." While men have traditionally dominated the hair restoration patient base, the proportion of...

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