Doctors Role in Preventing STD
...ions to inform their partners and bring// them for check up and treatment. In some severe cases, provide home testing kits or drugs in order to help reduce infection rates. Partner notification is an important part of managing most curable sexually transmitted infections, but the stigma attached to sexua...Slightly High Blood Pressure is Also Hazardous
...es are:People with high-normal blood pressure must check BP at least once a year; Blood pressure should be checked during all visits to the doctor; As too much sodium can cause hypertension, Canadians should restrict their salt intake to less than 2,300 milligrams a day. An active, healthy lifestyle, which...Simple Test Detects Genetic Signs of Lung Cancer in a Patient’s Sputu
...hers report that their fledgling test, designed to check whether two genes believed to be tumor suppressors are deleted in cells found in sputum, identified 76 percent of stage I lung cancer patients whose tumors also showed the same genetic loss. Existing sputum “cytology” tests, which look for changes in...Expectant Mothers No More Welcome in Hong Kong
...e will be placement of medical staff at borders to check for prospective pregnant women and to ascertain those near their due date. ANN...China Contributes Billions to Root Out Animal Diseases
...ent has demonstrated China’s renewed commitment to check animal diseases. China has decided to invest 8.83 billion yuan (1.12 billion U.S. dollars) to control and prevent animal diseases. // The aim of the plan is to control animal diseases like bird flu, foot-and-mouth disease, by 2015 and possibly even ......olo learners than dyadic [paired] learners did not check their skin at the long-term follow-up visit (45 vs. 23), whereas significantly more dyadic learners checked their skin one time (19 vs. 9) and several times (13 vs. 4).' According to the authors, attitude and belief in the ability to perform skin se...Medicine Information Out of Date
...would require a date to be set for a comprehensive check of the product information,” he said. The TGA should be able to recoup its costs from manufacturers, Dr Dowden said. Soure-AMA SRM...Accuracy of Gene Expression Test for Heart Transplant Patients Confirmed
...rt transplant, invasive heart-muscle biopsies that check for organ rejection are a fact of life. // Now, a simple blood test that analyzes a patient’s genes has been evaluated by leading transplant centers and shows that it can accurately detect the absence of heart transplant rejection, according to new...Prison Tattoo Project Should Be Restored: AIDS Activist
...nefits of tattoo parlors in prison, as a method to check the spread of AIDS. It is estimated that nearly 17% of the prisoners go in for tattoos or body piercing. This being the scenario, the usage of sterile needles is of utmost importance in checking the spread of infectious disease like AIDS. Dr. Dav...Jefferson Physicians Report on Potentially Fatal Complication of Heart Attack
...l and was readied for a cardiac catheterization to check for blocked arteries. The cardiac catheterization suggested a subepicardial aneurysm--an impending cardiac rupture--and the researchers arranged for a CT scan. This confirmed that the patient had a subepicardial aneurysm, a rarely diagnosed compli...Chandigarh to Screen Mothers, Children for Genetic Disorders
...o-natal screening of all children would be done to check any adverse fallout later. All government hospitals would introduce screening shortly. While poor people would be provided the facility free of cost, a nominal fee of Rs.100 would be charged from others instead of the actual cost of the test of ...New Regulation to Check Medication Errors
...e jobs to suitably trained pharmacy technicians to check the work of other technicians, to help rule out me...the safety of having specially-trained technicians check the work of other technicians to prevent medication errors. The research was conducted at Cedars-Sin...Gender Of Children May Be Linked To Risk Of Prostate Cancer
...be more health-conscious and attend routine health check ups, which leads to detection of prostate problems. Another possibility was that men with a desire to father a son, on having daughters continuously might go to the doctor to find out if there was any problem. However, these explanations have no ...The Bulging Waist Line Determines Your Life Line
...e of an individual. The research conducted medical check –ups for 200,000 women and men between 1965 and 1970. Then they were studied for over 12 years. They found out the risk of heart disease spiralled with increase in SAD measurements even if they had normal body weights. Dr Carlos Iribarren, the lead ......reful about their salt intake. 3. Keep a check on weight gain during the holidays. 4. Avoid saturated fats, which increase blood cholesterol levels. 5. Learn to cope with stress, which can be caused due to various reasons during the holidays. Tension, frustration and sad...Cervical Cancer Vaccine Offered to School Girls
...re called in for a smear test every three years to check for early signs of cervical cancer. The plans are being considered by Patricia Hewitt, the Health Secretary, but will prove controversial among parents. Some fear the vaccines could encourage girls to have unprotected sex at a very young age. Other...Kalaazar sweeping through Bihar, 93 dead
...een on the rise since 2003. A new ray of hope to check the spread of kalaazar has come out with the Institute for OneWorld Health, a non-profit pharmaceutical company, announcing an affordable treatment for the disease. Kalaazar - medically known as Visceral Leishmaniasis - is the second-largest parasi...Baba Ramdev's Claims to Cure HIV by Yoga
... and organizations have rendered over the years to check the spread of the epidemic by promoting safe behavioural practices. National AIDS Control Organization, through its partners, public and private sector organizations, NGOs/CBOs, faith based organizations, media and other stakeholders has been at t...Telemedicine Offers New Possibilities in Health Care
...in people suffering from ventricular fibrillation, check themselves and send an email to the treating physi...evice. Pacemakers and defibrillators cannot only check themselves nowadays, but also record changes in heartbeat and heart rate. Devices developed by US......d woman should undergo the test before marriage to check the spread of the disease. He said this was necessary to ensure that no child is born with the life-threatening disease in future. The state government is contemplating legislation to make it mandatory for men and women to undergo HIV/AIDS tests bef...