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Meningitis Shots for Teens

A bacterial meningitis case at the University of Cincinnati has resulted in the Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommending that all teens between the ages of 11 and 18 be routinely vaccinated against potentially deadly bacterial meningitis. ...

Potentially Lethal H5N1 Bird Flu Resurfaces in Europe

...German outbreak comes nearly a year after the last case was reported there in Dresden last August, killing a swan in the eastern city's zoo. The only incidence of the feared virus on a farm in Germany was reported in April 2006, after which more than 21,000 poultry were killed. Worldwide the virus has...

Bird Flu Risk Still Running High in Egypt, Indonesia, WHO Says

...s also critical in Nigeria, even if only one human case has come to light there, because the west African nation borders on four or five countries where HIV has been traced back to animals. Domenech thanked the "speed and transparency" with which some countries, such as Ghana or Togo, reacted to bird fl...

Successful Dads Have Not So Successful Daughters

... when it comes to the daughters, especially in the case of red deer. A new study on red deer has found that genes that may prove useful for their sons, may not have the same effects when it comes to their female offspring. The boffins also state that though this study was carried out in deer, the same...

War Spreading AIDS a Myth-UNHCR

...ally applied to all conflicts in the world. 'Every case must be examined individually and context is very important,' said Dr. Spiegel, who heads UNHCR's HIV and AIDS unit. He added that the findings should not be interpreted to mean people should not worry about HIV in conflicts. It is a common belief ...

Toxicology Test Will Give Me Answers-Benoits Dad

...g on condition of anonymity because records in the case remain sealed. Michael Benoit, who lives near Edmonton in Ardrossan, said the test results, which could take several weeks to be completed, ``could give us closure.'' He said his son had seemed fine when they spoke on Father's Day, and had even sai...

UK Doctors Demand Overhauling of Fertility Regulatory Authority

...to Mr Taranissi's patients." The conclusion of the case would not affect its forthcoming decision on whether the licences for the two clinics should be renewed. Taranissi was obviously delighted at the outcome. But he noted solemnly,"This is the third instance in the last six months of the HFEA having ...

Interview With a Surgeon Hidden Hero of the NHS

... MBA from Leicester. His current interests are day case and short stay surgery and innovative care delivery. Hemadri has been cited as a Hidden Hero of the NHS by the British Medical Association. He currently holds the award of Leaders for Change from the Health Foundation, London. Interview: 1. In...

Indian Doctors Refuse to Help HIV-positive Woman Deliver: Report

...id it would be investigated. "In this particular case we have recommended stringent action against the doctors," NACO chief Sujatha Rao told the channel. "Even if they were to touch contaminated blood, they are not in danger." The report was the latest reminder of the discrimination suffered in Indi...

Uganda Bans Plastic Bags, Still a Tough Battle Lies Ahead

As is the case with most other developing countries, plastic bags have become a terrible environmental threat in Uganda. As the situation seems to be spiraling out of control, the government has announced a ban on the all pervasive plastic bags. In Uganda the...

Girls With Cancer Given Fertility Hope

...s were then cultured to make them viable. In the case of the five-year-old, who is still receiving therapy for kidney cancer, seven eggs were obtained, one of which was successfully matured. Ariel Revel from Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem will present full details of his research at the ann...

India AIDS Cases Due to Drop, Spending Up

...ts AIDS plans even in the event of a sharply lower case count. "It's not a curable disease. The mode of transmission is due to reasons over which there is very little human control: private and personal behaviours like sex," said Rao. "Numbers don't matter. To bring in behaviour change is a tough call...

Hoarding can Endanger Lives, Says New Study

... so out of control it can endanger lives-as in the case of a Houston woman who died in a 2006 fire because... to every piece of mail with their names on it, in case they need it some day, or out of fear of someone using that information against them. Some persons, ...

Pre-kindergarten TB Testing Costs High

...ening to be cost-effective. That may have been the case in the past, but now often less than 1 percent test positive. Tuberculosis remains a persistent health threat in California, with over 2,800 cases reported in the state in 2006. California has more cases of tuberculosis in young children than any o...

Motion Analysis Helps Teen With Cerebral Palsy Regain Ability to Walk

... he would be confined to a wheelchair. As is the case with more than 500,000 Americans with this crippling disorder, Anthony was left with few options and his family turned to Hospital for Special Surgery with the hope of finding answers to effectively address his condition. They were introduced to Da...

Defective Defibrillators

...hier when the device was implanted. It is a simple case wear and tear after many years of usage. The most common complication, responsible for 56 percent of lead defects, rose from insulation problems. Others included fractured wires, electrical circuit problems, and sensors. The study is a reminder t...

Useful Parasites

...relationship. It may be that the Wolbachia in this case is well on the way to having a similar relationship that will eventually develop into a dependency by the host on the Wolbachia for survival," said evolutionary biologist Andrew Weeks at the University of Melbourne in Australia. Wolbachia is depended...

FDA Advisory Against Anti-depressants to Be Expanded to Cover Young Adults too

... The Royal College of Psychiatrists notes in the case of drugs that inhibit serotonin receptors, the SSRIs, in the first couple of weeks of taking them, you may feel sick and more anxious. Some of these tablets can produce nasty indigestion, but you can usually stop this by taking them with food. More...

Anti-osteoporosis Drugs Could Result in Irregular Heart Rhythm, New Study

...s, researchers say. However, the risk of a serious case of irregular heart rhythm was more than double that in the other patients _ 50 cases in the drug-taking half, compared to 20 cases in the others. Researchers cautioned about overestimating the importance of the heart rhythm problem. The Reclast stu...

New Research Promises To Take The Pain Off Breast Feeding

...ful for motherly feelings to override. Take the case of Nicola Adolphe. Nicola accordingly, had a horrendous time trying to breastfeed when her daughter Deborah was born. As manager of a play center she knew that breastfeeding was best and after having a home birth, wanted to do everything as natural...

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