South Africa dilly-dallying on AIDS situation
...clare AIDS a national emergency.While South Africa can feel that the situation is not as bad as that in Botswana or Zimbabwe, health experts warn that unless the government pulls its socks up, the situation might soon go out of control. ...Morning after pill effective up to five days after having unprotected sex
...which rescues many women from unwanted pregnancies can be effective up to five days after having unprotected sex. These findings were released after a study conducted by Dr. Isabel Rodrigues, a professor of family medicine at the University of Montreal in Quebec, Canada, and colleagues. The study is publ...Not all tooth pain may have dental origins!!
...us infections, particularly during allergy season, can be a common source of tooth pain he added.All the ...at good dental hygiene and regular dental check up can prevent major problems and with timely treatment, major dental defects can be treated satisfactorily...India takes on foot-and-mouth disease by vaccinating animals
...option. The vaccine is a liquid preparation which can be monovalent (against a singlevirus type) or polyvalent (against all types of virus). The FMD is caused byfour virus types - O, A22, C and Asia I. "The present epidemic in the UK iscaused by O type," says Dr Lal. "IVRI supplies vaccines to state gov...Liver donors can thrive after transplant
Contrary to belief that donating liver can injure the donor, it is now established without doubt that a living person can donate a part of his liver to a person needing it. And the good news is that the donor would continu...Spirituality helps lessen arthritic pain
...cope with the chronic pain of rheumatoid arthritis can reduce their pain and boost their sense of well being, the researchers say. Dr. Francis says, "One might expect that people coping with chronic illness or chronic pain might find it difficult to maintain a positive outlook or feel connected to God o...Researchers urge caution in using ear tube surgery
...ction has cleared up. Sometimes the two conditions can exist together. Medical experts are divided on the need for ear tube surgery in the case of persistent fluid. Official guidelines from the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery list presence of the condition for more than three ...Nearly all asthma deaths preventable
A new survey says nearly all deaths due to asthma can be prevented if the patients and their doctors had...say that underestimation of the severity of asthma can lead to dangerous and life threatening situations.......n. Even small changes in diet, exercise and weight can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. For people who already have the disease, such steps can help minimize complications and the need for medications. The biggest challenge for those suffering ...Women suffer from sexual dysfunction too
...octors communicated better, most of these problems can be treated properly. Almost all women, as they go ...esults in thinning of tissues in the vagina, which can make sexual functioning, and response difficult. Researchers who studied these dysfunctions, while ...Beware of the oral patch! It could be cancer!!!
...at the common white patches found inside the mouth can lead to oral cancer in many cases. A simple genetic test can help pinpoint if the patches could become cancerous or not.Scientists at the University of Oslo spea......xpressions of emotion like depression or hostility can lead to illness," said David Snowdon, University o...emotional states such as anxiety, hatred and anger can have a cumulative effect on the body over time. Over decades and decades, people that turn these neg...Pesticide impairs male reproductive function
...und in some Mexican workers suggest that pesticide can impair male reproductive function. The human body metabolises DDT to DDE. An international team of researchers took blood samples from 24 men aged 16 to 28 who had not been exposed to DDT in their work. In these men the high DDE levels correlated to...“Don’t fear long haul flights!” Vascular surgeon tells travelrs
...s sparked off this sudden debate that long flights can be fatal to many people. Dr. Scurr says this fear...are just over reacting.He says that clot formation can also occur if a person spends long hours in front of the computer. Basically when a person spends h...Avoid sudden death by quick cooling
...trated that the actual act of restarting the heart can cause significant damage. Therefore, he proposes ...in before restarting it, so that the heart's cells can direct their energies toward repairing themselves rather than being required to start pumping blood ...Cipla holds talks with mining giant to supply AIDS drugs for South African workers
...overnment to talk to pharmaceutical companies that can supply cheap drugs to combat the dreaded virus. As a part of this process the government is talking with Cipla to examine the feasibility of supplying cheap AIDS drugs for its people. Though AIDS activists have welcomed the move they say other com...Patients often assume wrongly that they are allergic to penicillin
...rgy to penicillin. These allergic reactions, which can be measured by the presence of antibodies in the body, may cause such symptoms as breaking out in severe rashes and breathlessness. However if a person develops rashes or an upset stomach three days after taking penicillin injections then it is very...Breast Feeding prevents obesity later on in life
...rage. This might give us an insight as to how we can fight obesity in life. So if you want your kids to stay slim when they grow up, make it a point to breast-feed them without fail. Remember, breast-feeding fights obesty.......by adapting to the changes in the protease, a drug can be developed that would be effective against various subtypes of HIV as well as varieties that have become resistant to drug therapy....