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'Good Samaritan Effect' Rises With Level of Threat

... a person in trouble are well known. Psychologists call it the "bystander effect". But a new study, published in the European Journal of Social Psychology, shows that if the victim is thought to be in real danger, bystanders can become knights in shining armour. An experiment in which actors pretende...

Smokers May Be Denied Heart Surgery

...HS while deciding upon the treatment. A doctor may call upon a smoking patient to give up the habit as smoking may raise the risks of the operation. A Liberal Democrat health spokesman has voiced the opinion that treatment should not be denied to people on the grounds of their lifestyle, nor should the ...

Brain cells by millions die during a stroke

...hat patients need to recognize stroke symptoms and call for help right away. ER physicians, neurologists, and nurses need to recognize that stroke is a treatable neuro emergency that has to be handled at the highest triage priority. The good news is that this steady loss of brain cells can be curtailed ...

Salmon's own diet sure to affect yours

... changing how they feed the salmon'. That's not a call for people to shun farmed salmon, however. Salmon and other fatty fishes like mackerel and sardines are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, the healthy fat that scientists say raises the "good" HDL cholesterol and lowers the "bad" triglycerides. The AHA rec...

Condom Vending Machines Provoke Protests

...00 across the state. The groups have also given a call to women's organizations and other political and social groups across the state to support them. “This rally is just the beginning. We will not rest until all these machines are removed. We will involve all the women's organizations, not just Muslim ...

Scrutiny Sought For Reused Devices in U.S.

...e in an appropriations bill next year and possibly call for a hearing on the matter. FDA relies on doctors to voluntarily report problems with faulty medical devices, and medical facilities are required to report to the FDA deaths, but not device malfunctions. Naomi Halpern, an attorney for the Associat...

A cholesterol warning for young adults

In a starling and wake up call study it has been found that young adults are not all worried about their cholesterol levels in blood. // This is the analysis based on a 10 year study. What is surprising is that cholesterol health is better in middle-aged to older adults over th...

U.S. launching cancer gene-mapping pilot

...d to spark any of the 200 diseases we collectively call cancer. This knowledge would be crucial to develop better treatments. The time has come. The advances of technology have thrown up opportunities to look at the global nature of what is wrong with the cancer cell in a way undreamt of a few years ago...

School Children Put To Risk Due To Shortage Of Nurses

...r every 950 students, while the federal guidelines call for a nurse for every 750 students. The nurse to student ratio is the worst in Utah, when compared to other parts of the country. Because of this many students who suffer from food allergies, attention-deficit disorder, and asthma are compelled to re...

Stem Cell Facility To Be Established In Chennai

...rolment, you may log onto www.Lifecellindia.com or call 044-52165716, or the round the clock toll free number 16004155323...

Passive Smoking Makes Kids Prone To Respiratory Illness

...ent more likely than those in non-smoking homes to call in sick from school due to a lower-respiratory illness, regardless of their genetic makeup. But smoke's influence was even more pronounced when researchers began looking at TNF-alpha. Each person has two copies of the TNF-alpha gene. In one importa...

Lack of facilities in emergency rooms, warn Canadian nurses!

...y and no direct access to a washroom, or a bell to call a nurse. On the flip side Health Minister George Abbott denied the charges and stated that there's no crisis in the emergency rooms. Still he conceded to occasional crowding....

GRIP a boon for the nurses to monitor patients glucose levels.

...mes a day, monitor more patients and don’t have to call a physician as often as with the current method. (ANI) ...

NY Health Dept Bans 3 Ayurveda Drugs

...our children have used these products, immediately call a physician to request a blood lead test and urine...products to immediately stop using these products, call a physician to request a blood lead test and mercury urine test and keep products away from children...

Over indulgence more so when intake is in short glasses

...ofessional bartenders do the same mistake or so to call it. The study involved 198 college students and 86 bartenders from a large city in the United States. The experiment involved practice for the subjects. Thereafter half the students were given tall, slender 355 ml glasses and half were given short, ...

Woman swallows mobile phone - assault by boyfriend?

...mobile phone to her boy friend. Police got a phone call from her boyfriend that her girlfriend has swallowed the mobile phone and she his having trouble in breathing. The police though haven’t made any arrest regarding this case but are not sure whether the incident is an accident or a planned assault. &#...

Rehabilitate Sex Workers - Mata Amritanandamayi

...to their mother for finding peace and solace. Many call her the "hugging saint". Born to fishermen parents in Alappad village in Kollam district of Kerala, as Sudhamani, she is today's "Amma" or "Mata Amritanandamayi". She is valued as a saint for her philanthropic acts especially performed at the tragi...

Genuine Laughter Is The Best Medicine!

...eve human laughter sounds more like a wild primate call than language. Between four and two million year...which may vary depending on the culture. 'What I call 'laugh-speak,' a hybrid of speaking and laughing, is under more voluntary control, and is used by ta...

Depression affects one in 10 U.S. teens: study

...ed a major episode. "These new data is a wake-up call to parents. They should realize that mental health is a critical part of the overall health and well-being of their children," said SAMHSA administrator Charles Curie. The report surveyed 70,000 people in the United States aged 12 and older. Major ...

Need of the Hour: Viable Strategies against AIDS

...epidemic," the reported warned. Clearly, a wake-up call fro the officialdom...

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