Women and Children Issues Should Get Priority in India
...ms. There are free health checkups, dental and eye check ups, nutrition tips and counseling for women and children. Cultural troops from various States also presenting folk dances every evening with enchanting music and throbbing drumbeats. Source - PIB...Tobacco Smugglers are Helping Terrorists: WHO
...taxes and thus prices of tobacco products can also check the health menace, he said, adding: "Curb the purchasing power of people." "Many countries can learn from India's efforts and must comply with WHO protocol on tobacco adopted in 2003. Unfortunately, 53 member countries of WHO, including three major...Misled Public Stay Away from Polio Immunisation Drive
...polio vaccine as the safest and necessary means to check incidence of the crippling disease. Aligarh Muslim University vice chancellor Naseem Ahmed, who had been roped in by the Rotary Club to persuade religious leaders and the community to get all Muslim children vaccinated against polio, had said that ...Heart Rhythms Swing Precariously to Emotion, especially Anger
...fering heart disease. ICD’s are equipped to keep a check on the heart rhythms and are programmed to convey a shock whenever the heart rhythm changes to a perilous rate. Upon analysis of nearly 200 patients whose ICD’s had conveyed a shock, the finding revealed that people were almost thrice likely to exp...China Embarks On 'One Dog' Policy
...n effort to implement China's 'one dog' policy and check rising cases of rabies, the police will embark on ...al pet dogs from Nov 16. // The campaign aims to check illegal pet businesses in Beijing and ensure that citizens have licence for their dogs, local police...Free health check-ups for captive elephants
...om neighbouring countries too for a similar health check up. The first mobile clinic would be held in Kerala. Requests have come from Jaipur, northeastern states and the Jim Corbett National Park in Uttaranchal," said Cheeran. Source-IANS...Women play truant for breast screening appointments
...nd presently all radiographers employed at Breast check were women. SA......koala sperm bank would enable a genetic background check of each koala, screening for koala diseases such as chlamydia, a parasitic bacteria, and management of the genetic diversity of koala populations. 'We don't want to claim the technique as the solution to koala conservation but more of a tool for gene...Watch out ! For excess fat around your child’s wais
...ders and parents,too.. The former should routinely check waist circumference and BMI in all their patients. The latter have to be on the look out for any excess fat in their children and take action immediatelyStudies indicate that obesity can be accurately diagnosed by an Eyeball test. This just means 'ha...Fighting cancer - Multiple Myeloma with long-term therapy
...hows great promise for keeping multiple myeloma in check after chemotherapy,' said Michael Attal, MD, PRD, lead author of the study and Head of the Department of Hematology at H?pital Purpan in Toulouse, France. 'If measures can be taken to mediate the toxicity of the drug, or if only those who would get t...Impatient hospital? Violent patients will pay heavily, rules hospital
...ter will lead the recent plan by the government to check violent behavior in hospitals. This move is after much deliberation following many acts of violence in hospitals where security staff have had to pull away people from the casualty department after they indulged in distasteful behavior. Richard Par...Probe into Pascal Norris’s death finds initial samples free of anthrax germ
...n measures and health officials have been quick to check the spread of the disease. SA...Ingenious Biodegradable Heart Stent May Dictate Advancements in Heart Stent Technology
...nts who have undergone the first successful 30-day check up. No adverse reactions have been reported. At least five additional tests would be required before these stents hit the market....Patient Safety Not Addressed by NHS
... records properly, misreading tests and failing to check patients' use of medication. The report pointed out that between one in 10 patients can expect to experience a "patient safety incident" during a stay in hospital - anything from records going astray to suffering a fatal accident. The report st...School of Medicine, GE Introduce Ultrasound Pilot Study
...ann said. “This technology will give us an extra check for our patients,” he said. “Doctors will be able to diagnose problems sooner or perhaps relieve patients’ fears. These benefits are just around the corner, and I’m proud to say our graduates will have played a key role in improved medical care for p...Health watch dog to scrutinize office cafeterias
...evels of obesity, this is certainly called for, to check the obvious fallout of unhealthy eating – lifestyle diseases. The Ministry of Health will keep an eye on the cafeterias and vending machines for the next two years to ascertain the types of food enabled to people at their workplaces. Deputy Dir...Smoking for Weight Control? Slim chance of staying slim, fat chance of going up in smoke!
...eenage girls taking to smoking//, mainly to keep a check on weight. This news also seeks to dispel the myth that smoking helps in controlling weight. The findings show that teenage girls put on weight in much the same way as their peers who do not smoke. In effect this is just a marketing gimmick by the ...Gastroenteritis attacks the newborn ward
...spruced up to aid their speedy recovery as well as check the spread of infection....More is not Merry! Proposal to Ration Embryo to Women having IVF
...e fertility caretaker must get its act together to check the perilous trend of twin and triplet births. A r...bout the number of twin births, as there will be a check on the centers that are habitually overshooting twin birth rate of 5 to 10 per cent. Such clinics wi...Bottleneck for Neck Stents - May Enhance Risk of Stroke, Says a Study
...researchers feel the need for detailed research to check if stents do more harm than good. A U.S. government-funded study has decided to commence another study with 1,472 people. This will perhaps rest the case and dispel any confusion about the safety of using stents to clear blockages in the neck....