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TB Super-strain Found in Myanmar Migrants

...r two cases in Mae Sot," said Andres Romero of the charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Romero, who heads MSF's TB programme in Mae Sot, said both men were migrants and both had disappeared before doctors received the test results confirming that they had extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, known as...

New Gene Discovery Raises Hope for Childhood Blindness Cure

...ased on work funded by the Welcome Trust and local charity Yorkshire Eye Research, appears in this month's edition of the journal Nature Genetics. The newly-discovered gene, LCA5, is involved in the manufacture of lebercilin, a crucial constituent of photoreceptors in the retina. Lebercilin is found in oth...

Sea Massage for French Wines

...ned later the same day for the benefit of a French charity to feed the homeless, the Restaurant du Coeur, and the National Sea Rescue Society (SNSM). Simultaneously, and for the fourth consecutive year, 600 other bottles - 300 of white Burgundy and 300 of Rhone Valley Crozes-Hermitage red, the necks tightly...

Women Risk Their Lives by Driving in High Heels

...te footwear. Dianne Ferreira, of the road safety charity Brake, said: that high heels and flip-flops can really weigh down a persons ability to drive. "High heels, platforms and flip-flops can seriously hamper your ability to drive safely, and could have fatal consequences. It only takes a few seconds to...

UK Facing Major Sexual Health Crisis Among Teens

...Blake, chief executive of Brook, the sexual health charity for young people, said: "Many people still find it very difficult to talk openly about sex and relationships, and often rely on alcohol to help them deal with emotional issues. "As a result, many young people learn to view alcohol or other drugs as...

Now Sex Determination of Fetuses in Six Weeks in UK

...equired' sex, warns Michaela Aston of the pro-life charity LIFE . But David Nicholson, director of DNA Worl... certain gender." Michaela Aston of the pro-life charity LIFE said: "This test is very dangerous. It would inevitably lead to babies being aborted simply for...

Doctors Warned Against Encouraging Elective Caesareans

...omas' Hospital in London and spokesperson for baby charity Tommy's, said problems with bleeding in pregnancy were a daily occurrence for obstetricians. 'If someone has a low placenta on a scar, that's a dangerous situation and one of the most frightening in obstetrics. 'It's something that should come i...

Indian Doctor in Britain Made Record Eye Check-ups in a Day

...ay in the Indian city of Bangalore in March. The charity helps people with sight difficulties in developing countries. 'The best moment was when I prescribed glasses for an old lady who was virtually blind. She was overwhelmed. The whole trip was very rewarding,' the 32-year-old optician said. During h...

British Court Allows Argument in Favour of Open-air Funerals

... are banned in Britain, got a major impetus with a charity //fighting for the cause being allowed to present ...g Indian-born Sikh, Rajpal Mehat, organised by the charity at a secret location in Northumberland, north east of England. Justice Collins has declared that t...

Charity To Cancer Patient’s Rescu

...ith cancer every year. Heather Monteverde from the charity said that it is highly unfair to charge these patients as it causes a huge financial burden on them. According to Macmillan's research, there is loss of income or increase of cost due to the diagnosis of cancer in nine out of 10 cancer patient’s ho...

Solutions Possible for Providing Water and Sanitation in Poor Urban Settlements, Says WaterAid

...India (WAI), the India chapter of an international charity working on the issues of safe water and sanitation worldwide, believes that it is possible to provide slums and other poor settlements with adequate water and sanitation facilities, simply and profitably. WAI today celebrated International World W...

Key Science Web Sites Buried in Information Avalanche

...AIDS researchers reported using national journals, charity organisations, statistics and public sector organisations but none of these appear in the top 30 search results for generic domain keywords. In addition, a number of institutions, people and other key organisations and resources failed to appear in t...

Golfer Plans ‘lasting Legacy’ for Mothr

..."The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation is the only charity in the UK wholly dedicated to the defeat of lung cancer, the biggest cancer killer of women as well as men. "I have supported a range of charities throughout the years, but have decided that I want to concentrate my efforts on one project and to do...

British Soldiers Suffer Delay of Treatment for Mental Illness

...ed for treatment. British services mental health charity ‘Combat Stress’ said that it has been overwhelmed with ex-servicemen who have been unable to get treatment on the NHS. The number suffering trauma has doubled in six months, as soldiers in Britain's over stretched forces are sent back to combat zones...

Poorer Women Discriminated Against in Health Issues: Survey

According to statistics released by the charity Cancer Research UK, poor women have it worse, even...t 20 years. Says Dr. Rosemary Gillespie of the charity Breast Cancer Care: "The persistence of inequalities in treatment and outcomes highlights that key m...

New Drug Therapy for Breast Cancer Offers Hope

...lett, senior policy and information officer at the charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer warns , "Aromatase inhibitors, like exemestane, now increase the treatment options available for breast cancer patients. However, it is important to remember that they are not suitable for everyone. Anyone concerned about t...

Madness- the Genius Connection

...Marjorie Wallace, chief executive of mental health charity Sane opines: The more we can discover about the origins of schizophrenia and why this devastating condition has continued to disable the lives of many worldwide, the close we will get to finding more effective treatments and an eventual cure." A...

A New Plan to Restrict Cardiovascular Diseases in Scotland

...." Professor Tom Sanders, nutrition director for charity Heart UK, said," Statins are not a substitute for a healthy lifestyle. They are useful in people at high risk, but as a population you could reduce the risk by up to 80 per cent with a life-long better diet, more exercise and stopping smoking. Statin...

Vitamins C and E Lowers Kidney Cancer Risk

...or by renal cell carcinoma (RCC). According to the charity Cancer Research UK, kidney cancer is the tenth most common form of the disease, with a male: female incidence ratio of 5:3. In the UK alone, around 6,600 new cases of kidney cancer are diagnosed each year, and the disease results in around 3,600 deat...

Activation of a Particular Brain Region Predicts Altruism: Study

... successful playing of the game earned money for a charity of the study participant's choice. The researchers scanned the participants' brains using a technique called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which uses harmless magnetic pulses to measure changes in oxygen levels that indicate nerve c...

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