Brain’s natural Antioxidant Defense Syste
The U.S. scientists have claimed that they have found the brain’s natural antioxidant defense mechanism to protect its nerve cells from toxic free radicals//. According to the researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, this system protects the brain cells from the harmful ef...Dengue Toll Touches four in West Bengal
Dengue has claimed four lives in West Bengal and affected about 500 people, health minister Suryakanta Misra said Thursday//. "There are four deaths so far in West Bengal with about 500 affected," said Misra. City Mayor Bikash Bhattacharya had said earlier that 29 p...Switzerland to stock bird flu vaccine
...H5N1 strain has quickly spread beyond Asia and has claimed over 150 lives of those who were in close contact with the infected birds. If the virus attains the ability to transmit from human to human, experts dread that it can give rise to a global epidemic of flu that could take millions of lives. Other ...Kerala Tourism Will not be Affected by Chikungunya: Minister
...ishnan told reporters here. The fever, which has claimed more than 130 lives in this season, had hit tourist hotspots like Alappuzha, Kumarakom, Kollam and Kovalam. The fresh tourist season is all set to commence later this month and the industry is gearing up for it. "We have given directions to stren...One More Victim Succumbs to Dengue in Delhi
Dengue fever claimed yet another life, taking the death toll in the capital to 33 Tuesday, as more patients continued to pour into city hospitals// with the mosquito-borne viral disease showing no signs of abating. The total number of dengue patients is now 1,631, with ...Dengue cases in Karachi on the rise
...on high alert of mosquito-borne dengue fever as it claimed at least 16 lives//. According to the officials of the health department of the southern Sindh province, on Sunday, 3 more cases of Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) were confirmed. The data for the last few months reveal 371 confirmed cases of VHF and...NHS Food Slowing Patient Recovery
...led or tasted disgusting. Over a fifth of patients claimed that the hospital meals were either too hot or too...quarter of infirm patient who needed aid in eating claimed to not having received it. Besides this there was widespread criticism of lack of choice on the menu...Dengue Claims Yet Another Victim in Delhi
...ses across India stands at 4,828 and the virus has claimed 93 lives so far, with 25 of them from the national capital alone. Of the cases reported in Delhi, many are from the neighbouring states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Apart from Delhi some of the other areas where the mosquito-borne dis...Threat of Cervical Cancer Unknown to Most Women
...cannot be prevented. In addition the seminar also claimed that only one in five women are aware of the HPV v...ses cervical cancer. International health experts claimed Ireland was now in a position to develop a strategy to eliminate the killer disease. Susan Crosby o...New human H5N1 bird flu case in Indonesia
...he back yard is common. Since 2003, bird flu has claimed 148 lives globally. GYT...US Firm Launches Early Dengue Detection Kit in India
...ive control and management of the disease that has claimed 50 lives in the recent weeks while the number of those infected has reached over 3,000. Source-IANS...Drug Company Reports Should be Read with Caution, Warn Doctors
...eviews mentioned higher cost as a problem, and two claimed that the experimental drug was cost-effective. The researchers also found that the reviews with not-for-profit support or no support had similarly cautious conclusions as the Cochrane reviews. The authors conclude that industry-supported reviews ...Pharmaceutical Industry Supported Review of Drugs – Tainted Truths
...oning higher cost as a problem, while two actually claimed that the experimental drug was cost-effective. Industry-supported reviews should be read with caution. Greater transparency, including the inclusion of more information on methodology and the estimated effects of the drugs allow readers to judge t...India registers 3,000 dengue patients, toll crosses 40
...being reported a week across the state, dengue has claimed four lives out of 59 cases reported this year. The neighbouring Andhra Pradesh has recorded no dengue cases this season, but authorities were on alert to prevent any outbreak. "The state government is totally equipped to tackle dengue," said Venkat...... not considered cosmetics." However, Dr. Aguilar claimed that he has had his treatment "cleared" by federal regulators, and Anjee Barnes, marketing director for Pink Patio, called the claim a "marketing faux pas" on the part of the DNA Health Institute. She said, "It might have to change the way it's mar...Pressing Need for Additional Staff Consultants at NHS
... Only today, leaders of the medical royal colleges claimed a 70% increase in the number of consultants was needed to provide an NHS fit for the future; today's increase of 0.5% in the last quarter shows just how far we are from our goal." A recent check revealed that more than 50% of the consultants were wo......ith subsequent bird-flu outbreaks. The virus has claimed nearly 146 lives since 2003, according to the WHO. Countries with confirmed human deaths are: Azerbaijan, Cambodia, China, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam. Typical symptoms of bird flu in humans show up as influenza-like symptom...After Smoking, Trans Fats Next on New York’s Hit Lis
...arly any amount, but restaurant industry spokesman claimed to be stunned at a ban of a legal ingredient found in millions of American kitchens. Chuck Hunt, executive vice president of the New York City chapter of the New York State Restaurant Association said, "Labeling is one thing, but when they totally...Finding the Source of Anthrax Attack in United States (2001)
...tember 11 twin tower disaster. The Anthrax which claimed the life of five people in The US was received by mail, which had also rendered 17 persons sick. Due to the attack, the whole of US was on tenterhooks, especially since the attack had occurred weeks after the Sept 11 tragedy. Initially, the suspec......rian Affairs (OCHA) have reported that cholera has claimed eighteen lives in Niger following intense flooding from heavy rains// since July. The floods have affected 43,000 persons in five regions, posing serious health risks to them. Over 200 cases of cholera, a water-borne disease had been reported over ...