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Tune Your Brain to Hear Another in a Noisy Ambience

...h hearing impairment in Britain. A leading medical charity in UK, Deafness Research UK has awarded the prestigious Pauline Ashley Prize 2007 to Sam Irving, a dynamic researcher at the MRC Institute for Hearing Research in Nottingham. Established in memory of the charity's founder, Lady Ashley of Stoke, Th...

All in the Name of ‘Breast Cancer Awareness

...esses, cosmetics and teddy bears, as well as major charity events such as the online extravaganza "Boobie-Tho...ainstream pioneers of this field the animal-rights charity Peta (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) with its famous campaign "I'd rather go naked tha...

Mental Health Wards rated unpleasant

...by 56% of recent mental health inpatients//. The charity called Mind revealed that 29% of them expressed dissatisfaction over the state of repair of their ward while 28% were not satisfied with the standards of hygiene.Mind is for patients to be treated in a therapeutic environment. According to it, improv...

Injustice to cancer patients at work

...ich, a woman had a job offer withdrawn by a cancer charity after it was found that she had had breast cancer 6 years ago. Agnes Fletcher, from the DRC, said, "We are shocked at the extent of the discrimination. "Sometimes employers think a person who's had cancer shouldn't be in work, but it can be very im...

Now Single Jab Could Ward off Asthma, Eczema and Hay Fever

...ccording to Muriel Simmons, chief executive of the charity Allergy UK, the new jab has the power to transform people's lives. In a trial, 20 men and women with asthma and house dust mite allergy were given the vaccine once a week for six weeks. Eight months later, symptoms in 17 of the 20 had all but disap...

80% of lung disease remains ‘undiagnosed’..

...Foundation, appreciated the research, and said the charity would be launching a campaign in October to raise awareness of COPD. COPD takes lives of over 30,000 every year and is the sixth major cause of death in England and Wales. 600,000 - 900,000 Britons have been diagnosed with COPD. GYT...

Pregnancy And Alcohol Do Not Gel

... baby's by drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Baby charity Tommy's// said that in a survey over 7 percent pregnant women admitted that they drank more than permitted. The recommended limit is one to two units once or twice a week. "There is no proven safe level of alcohol to drink during pregnancy because ...

Hearing voices may be normal

...for the hearer." Paul Corry of the mental health charity Rethink said: "Rethink welcomes this investigation, which we hope will help support our campaign to bring mental health issues into the mainstream." GYT...

Anabolic Steroids for Today’s Young Me

A recent survey by a drug charity has revealed that young men are today increasingly turning to anabolic steroids to improve their looks as well as to boost their self-confidence.// According to DrugScope steroids that were traditionally used by body builders and athletes to improve...

Cancer Rates Falls In Younger Men But Stable In Young Women

... of 22 and 25, and had started a support group and charity for young adults with cancer said that testicular cancer may be overlooked in part because older people tend not to get it. The authors of the report stated finding that for the first time ever that young woman than young men are being diagnosed w...

Libyan Lawyers For The HIV-positive Children Seek 15million Dinars As Compensation

...nformally suggested in meetings with diplomats and charity officials in January that the nurses could go free if Bulgaria pays compensation to the children and their families, who demanded a total of $5.5 billion. Bulgaria on her part had refused to pay, but has joined the United States, the EU and Libya in ...

US, India Firms Develop New Cure for Black Fever

...g was prepared by OneWorld Health, a San Francisco charity focusing on treatments for neglected diseases, in collaboration with the Hyderabad-based drug manufacturer Gland Pharma Limited, the American company announced. The drug is expected to be a key tool for India's National Vector Borne Disease Control...

Seaweed to fight Obesity!

...ffects. Dr Ian Campbell, medical director of the charity Weight Concern, said, "A 5% to 10% weight loss is comparable with existing anti-obesity drugs. " But he added: "We don't know in how many humans this would be achieved, nor for how long. "The possibility of it being side-effect free is attractive bu...

Chemical Content in Cosmetic Products may be Harmful for Health

...allergy, spokesman for the British Skin Foundation charity David Gawkrodger said. Reactions are particularly seen in patients with atopic eczema and those with sensitive skin. "Most reactions will be to the face or hands, and sometimes on the arms and legs," Gawkrodger said. Source-IANS...

The Dangers of Make-up

...gist and spokesman for the British Skin Foundation charity said, "Some of the chemicals in everyday toiletries may trigger irritant reactions or allergy. Reactions are particularly seen in patients with atopic eczema and those with sensitive skin." He added, "Most reactions will be to the face or hands, an...

New Vaccine to Bring Dramatic Decrease in Cervical Cancer Deaths

...rvical screening program.Dr Anne Szarewski, of the charity Cancer Research UK, said HPV vaccination offers hope of reducing cases and preventing deaths from the illness. She said, "Currently there are 3,000 women in the UK who get cervical cancer each year -- despite a highly efficient screening program." ...

Health Watchdog Advises a Rethink on NHS Cancer Services

...of the King’s Fund report that was commissioned by charity Cancer Research UK. They have also called for an examination of the 2000 NHS Cancer Plan to plan for future needs. Currently over 220,000 people are diagnosed with cancer each year in England causing more than 128,000 deaths and the number of new ...

Indo-American Doctor Fired By Cleveland Clinic

...US. These funds, he now says, will be donated to charity "to avoid even the appearance of impropriety". The Plain Dealer article notes that even during the 2004 FDA advisory-panel deliberations over the AngioGuard device, Yadav did not present any of the evidence about the device out of concern that FDA ...

A Princely Assistance to the Nepal Heritage

... the lost splendour. The Prince of Wales hosted a charity luncheon at Clarence House, his London residence, to launch an international campaign to restore the Patan royal palace complex in Kathmandu Valley, a chain of palaces and temples built by Nepal's Malla kings, who ruled between 12th and 17th century....

Toxic and Addictive Foods Responsible For Obesity

...iber. Caroline Swain, executive director of the charity Weight Concern said, "It is clear that if you give a child the option of eating fatty, sugary foods then they will choose it. Parents and schools need to offer proper healthy choices, not just the stark choice between a bun and a carrot." Food and...

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