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US Traveler With Deadly TB Has Less Serious Strain

.... Because treatment was ineffective, he decided to check into Denver's cutting-edge clinic after his honeymoon. After their Greek wedding, the newlyweds flew on to Italy for their honeymoon. By then, US health officials had realized just how serious the case was and managed to contact Speaker in Rome. ...

UK Uneasy Over Involvement of Doctors in Terror Attacks, but Not Panicking Over Non European Medics

...s good practice for an employer to carry out a CRB check even if an applicant claims never to have lived in the UK and a police check in that person's country of origin," said NHS Employers. "We would expect an employer to ask a docto...

Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine Trials

...response that, in many cases may keep the tumor in check and enhance the effectiveness of subsequent therapies, Schlom said. About Therapeutic Cancer VaccinesUnlike preventative vaccines, like those that protect against human papillomavirus or the flu, therapeutic cancer vaccines are given in the hopes o...

Four Pakistan Children Abused Daily: SPARC Report

...kistan Government has also failed in its effort to check child abuse. "Indeed we have failed in protecting our children, and the government is least interested in the implementation of child rights-related laws," the Daily Times quoted Khan, as saying. The SPARC report said that family members, includi...

Single Drug to Check Both Glucose and Cholesterol in Diabetics on the Cards

...erol levels of patients with type 2 diabetes under check may soon be available. Lead researcher Dr. Vivian A. Fonseca, Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology at Tulane University School of Medicine, says that the compound colesevelam HCl, in combination with Sulfonylurea-based therapy has been found to ...

Dutch Customs Deploys Special Bird Flu Dogs

...l bird flu dogs at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport to check flights from high-risk countries for poultry, the authorities said Saturday. The dogs, German shepherd Bo and Belgian shepherd Judy, are checking flights from countries where the bird flu virus has been found such as China, Thailand, Egypt, Russia...

British Woman Who Has inherited Breast Cancer Wants to Spread Awareness

...43 per cent of women from ethnic minorities didn't check their breasts compared with 11 per cent of the rest. She is particularly concerned to make younger women more proactive about protecting themselves from breast cancer because she knows how devastating it is for children to grow up without a mother. ...

Ships to the Rescue of Medically Deprived Assamese

... are now concentrating on immunisation and general check up facilities. They are also dealing with malaria and Japanese encephalitis cases. As most of the people on these islands, comprising Assamese, Bengalis, Bihari migrants and tribals, are cattle herders the ships also carry a veterinary team each, w...

Appropriate Sanitation Gives Confidence for the Schoolgirls

...ls can install this technology in toilets and also check health hazards." The Tamil Nadu government and Unicef have also brought out an 11-page booklet in Tamil and English in a reader-friendly format to explain menstrual hygiene to young girls. "This has also been done since many parents are hesitant ...

Backpacks and Backaches

...e aching backs and shoulders. Isnt it time to check out that backpack and what it carries-remember you have only one back and it needs to be taken care of!...

Replacement Drivers Lend a Helping Hand to the Drunk and Stranded in Korea

...s. (Complaints of theft are not uncommon.) Or they check a cellphone to find a home telephone number. If the customer is very drunk, I make sure I get his home number from his sober drinking partners, Hur said. You can struggle with a drunken man for half an hour, pleading and shaking him, but he wouldn...

Male Wallflowers-Watch Your Heart

...he researchers also studied the mens lifestyles to check links to other known risk factors such as smoking, drinking or obesity, and no such link was found. This negated the theory that shy or anti-social men might be prone to unhealthy, couch potato behavior and so more likely to die. The researchers ...

'Rehab Changed by Life' Says Lindsay Lohan

... of pressure on her shoulders, and that she had to check into rehab to be 'happy'. "It changed my life. I didn't have a good grip on it and I needed to get my s*** together. I was going out too much and I had too much pressure on my shoulders," the Sun quoted her, as saying. "I was not that happy and I...

Walking is Vital to Keep Yourself Fit

...ity. You dont have to join a gym, you dont have to check your pulse. You just have to switch off the TV, get off the sofa and go for a walk.The health benefit associated with walking is the subject of Dr. Levines editorial in the July issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Dr. Levines piece is entitled, Exercis...

Lasik Device To Correct Bifocal Vision Approved

...king 500 patients for six months after surgery, to check for potential visual disturbances that could limit activities or worsen a patient's quality of life. According to Daniel Shultz, director of the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, the device will reduce the need for reading glasses f...

New Nano-power Could Make Biopsies Sensitive and Efficient

...ho must go through regular bone marrow biopsies to check for signs of the slow disease. "Quite often, for example, in young children, doctors have to do several biopsies to get enough bone marrow," says Ed Flynn, president of Senior Scientific. It might also be possible to spot cells from breast, pro...

Bak Protein Sets Stressed Cells on Suicide Path

...essor kicks in. "They probably are both kept in check normally in the cell by other proteins, and when something happens that overwhelms the cell, it activates Bak and Bax to start cell death," says Mr. Brooks. "Some of the same proteins, cytochrome c is the big one, are needed for daily mitochond...

Natural Selection in Butterflies

... it to the rise of a suppressor gene that holds in check the Wolbachia bacteria, which is passed down from the mother and selectively kills males before they have a chance to hatch. "To my knowledge, this is the fastest evolutionary change that has ever been observed," said Sylvain Charlat, lead author o...

US TB Traveler Sued Over 'reckless and Selfish Behavior'

.... Because treatment was ineffective, he decided to check into a cutting-edge clinic in Denver after his honeymoon. After their Greek wedding, the newlyweds flew to Italy for their honeymoon. By then, US health officials had realized just how serious the case was and managed to contact Speaker in Rome. ...

Walking Really is the Best Way to Keep Healthy

...scular disease, joint problems or mental health in check - walking. So says Mayo Clinic researcher James ...t. You don't have to join a gym, you don't have to check your pulse. You just have to switch off the TV, get off the sofa and go for a walk," he said. Dr L...

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