Ontario Plans a New Centre for Disease Control
...centre to man such outbreaks of illnesses.SARS had claimed the lives of over 44 people in Toronto. Health workers had been prompt in meting out help to those affected and were lauded for their efforts to contain that deadly infection, in Ontario in 2003. MST...Babies can Choke While Sleeping in Car Seats.
...ritish Medical Journal published a study this week claimed that the positioning of babies in car seats could narrow their upper respiratory tracts. Parents complain of their child turning blue. Children’s heads were bent forward, with their jaws bent towards their chest, further their throat muscles to aggr...Scientist Have Found A New Drug To Treat Impotent Men
...ctive up to six months – say the doctors, who also claimed the treatment to be very different from all the others currently available in the market. Arnold Melman, a professor said that the initial findings of the drug have been proved safe and effective. The injection will work by relaxing the muscles the...Child Dies After Meal, Vitamin Dose
... the entire batch of the syrup."School authorities claimed there was nothing wrong with the meal "as nothing happened to so many other children who consumed the same meal". Source-IANS...Delhi Hospital Completes 100 Liver Transplants
A leading private hospital here Friday claimed it has performed 100 liver transplants in five years.// "The liver transplant programme started in 2001 and so far we have completed 101 cases. Of these 58 cases were performed in 2006 only. This achievement makes us the first hospital in South A......st kidney cancer within three years. Experts have claimed that the data appears to indicate that “gene therapy” vaccine could prove an effective treatment for a whole range of cancers. The new vaccine, TroVax works in a way totally different from existing treatments by harnessing the patient's own immune sy...Diabetes Linked to High Stress Levels
...to be over two crores and about 7.2 lakh lives are claimed by this disease every year. Therefore there is a significant need to realize consequences of this deadly disease. Because of the chronic nature of diabetes it cannot be eliminated but only controlled. Homeopathy treatments offered by clinics such ...China Embarks On 'One Dog' Policy
... management zones, aimed at fighting rabies, which claimed 318 lives nationwide in September. The nine zones are Dongcheng, Xicheng, Chongwen, Xuanwu, Chaoyang, Haidian, Fengtai, Shijingshan and Yizhuang economic development zone. The government has decided to be particularly tough on those keeping feroc...New Treatment For Skin Cancer Using Body's own Immune System
Researchers have claimed that body's immune system can be used as an effect...e affected by malignant melanoma every year and it claimed 1,777 lives in 2004.After diagnosis at the most critical stage, the average life expectancy is aroun...Dengue Epidemic Threatens Pakistan
... to spread across from early September, has so far claimed 35 lives across //Pakistan especially from south province Sindh & northwest frontier Peshawar. A local media reported on Thursday that around 1,400 patients out of 3640 have been declared positive for dengue virus. They were admitted to hospitals a...Human Uterine Transplant In Near Future
... a gynaecologist at London's Hammersmith Hospital, claimed in September that he would carry out a uterine transplant in 2 years time. Mats Brannstrom of Gothenburg University, Sweden, who has been working on uterine transplants for six years, says, 'We have to do a lot more animal studies before we go on t...Fury over Backing of Health Shake-up
...r injuries and illnesses. Although campaigners claimed lives could be put at risk, the scrutiny panel rejected calls for the plans to be sent to the Health Secretary. Labor MP Ms Ussher said: 'We've had busloads of people going to London to meet the Secretary of State for Health to explain their conc...New Bird flu Strain Claims Refuted
...d flu experts have refuted a report on Sunday that claimed that a new strain of bird flu had emerged in south...hen said that it had a "good effect." The report claimed that through the analysis of serum samples from 76 chickens for signs of antibodies against three H5...Hair-raising issues of hairdressers
...ls a dry patch in their careers.// A new study has claimed that nearly 50,000 hair stylists are suffering dermatitis, triggered by constant use of chemicals, soaps and shampoos that render constantly moist hands. Due to this, many hair-dressers opt out of their careers, unable to carry on with their jobs wh...Lesser Calories for Longer Life
...chers studying dietary effects on humans have even claimed that calorie restriction may be more effective than exercise at preventing age-related diseases. These findings have cast doubt on long-held scientific and cultural beliefs regarding the inevitability of the body’s decline as well suggesting that o...Ramadoss Blames State Governments for High Dengue Toll
...itics has been creeping into AIIMS ..." Ramadoss claimed that he had "bunches of letters" from faculty, resident doctors and students and "they wanted me to remove him (Venugopal)". "Just four months ago, before the strike (against reservation), 99 percent of AIIMS was against Venugopal. I have got bunc...Smokers Warned to Give up else Face Denial of Operations
...million for the last financial year. However it is claimed that the true figure of debt is much higher. If the trusts cut down staff turn-over and also cut down on the time a patient spends in hospital that health services could save close to £2.2 billion yearly....Tribals in the Brink of Extinction due to Malnutrition and Diseases
...tration of failing to provide basic healthcare, he claimed that doctors never visit the health centre at Gudugudia Gram Panchayat headquarters. Debabrata Swain, director of the Similipal Tiger Reserve, agreed. "Whatever little healthcare is possible from our funds we provide. But the Gudugudia health centr...Orissa Confirms First Dengue Case
...ly during the post-monsoon period. The virus has claimed over 100 lives across the country this year with the number of reported cases crossing 7,000. Source-IANS...Authors Review Astrodome Medical Response to Hurricane Katrina
...ired licenses, while at least one impostor falsely claimed to be a doctor. The authors hope their experience—the successes as well as difficulties—will prove useful to other communities in preparing the medical response to future disasters. "With adequate planning and organization, supervision and cooperat...