Tag: "comeback" at medical news

Men queue up for Circumcision In Swaziland To Prevent HIV/AIDS

...ce widely viewed as unmanly, it is making a sudden comeback in the country since the publication of a South African study that finds the practice could reduce the risk of contracting HIV. According to the study published in the November 2005 issue of PLoS Medicine, male circumcision might reduce the risk o...

High Demand For Circumcision In AIDS-Hit Swaziland

Circumcision makes it comeback in Swaziland, years after it was banned by a king who reigned during the 19th century// The religious practice was apparently banned as the king (King Mswati II) felt that men recovering from the surgical procedure were diverted from waging war. Th...

Potentially Dangerous levels of Platinum Found in Women with Silicone Gel Breast Implants

...tion, that will allow silicone implants to make a comeback into the markets for unconditional sale. The journal of the American Chemical Society has carried two reports that have placed on record, high levels of platinum salts in the urine, hair and breast milk of 16 women with silicone gel implants, whic...

New Immunizations for Adults

...gh booster: Whooping cough (pertussis) is making a comeback because the childhood vaccine’s protection wanes over time. Immunities to tetanus and diphtheria wear off, too, which is why doctors advise a Td booster every 10 years. But until now, boosters for adolescents and adults lacked the pertussis vaccine, ...

TB Returns , Sharp Rise In Cases In UK

...ller disease in the UK during the 1800s has made a comeback , with a leap of over 10% from 2004 to 2005. //Th number of cases have been rising from the late 1980s , but this has been the single largest leap , causing great concern to government health agencies. The disease which killed several famous poets ...

As these women box on, do they risk becoming mothers?

...the World Championship. "Even if I want to make a comeback after having a child I don't know whether I would be successful in it," she averred. Another Indian boxer, 24-year-old Laishram Sarita Devi, is not thinking about marriage. "Never in my wild dreams do I even think of marriage. I only dream of kno...

Red Ribbons, Curls and Retro Hairstyles Popular on Valentine's Day

...the retro Sadhana cut and Dev Anand cowlick made a comeback as crowning glory this Valentine's Day, say// hair...id Amjad Habib. In hair trends, he confirmed the comeback of the 60's and 70's hairstyles. "The Cleopatra finger-wave style, Sadhana cut, Sharmila Tagore an...

Grief Drove Britney to Shave Her Head

...s for many weeks especially now that she is on the comeback trail recording for her new album. BRIAN FRIEDMAN says that the singer has been making good choices of late and feels she is at last "taken control" of her issues. Friedman added that shaving her head was the best thing she could have done. He sai...

Cannabinoids Regulate Inflammation Process

...he old household remedy cannabis could also make a comeback as an ointment. In the experiment on mice this approach has already been successful. 'If we dabbed THC solution on to the animals' skin shortly before and after applying the allergen, a lot less swelling occurred than normal,' Professor Thomas exp...

Britneys Letter to Her Fans Covers Issues on Life, Rehab, God and Kids

...performed in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Miami on a comeback tour, also expressed her wish to be content and happy. "I just want the same things in life that you want ... and that is to be happy. It is just so weird because everyone has their own perception of me and how they think I really am. ...I guess we...

Despite Being Effective Electroconvulsive Therapy is Underused for Severe Depression

...a role as well. However, "ECT has shown a strong comeback in the last decade, which is a testament to its continued efficacy and safety," according to Dr. Taylor. For patients with depression that does not improve with other drugs or treatments, ECT produces a response rate of up to 55 percent. Recent studi...

Britney Claims She was 'forced' into Rehab

...f when she left rehab, has since performed several comeback gigs in the US....

Computer Power to Give Spice Girls' Weak Voices a Boost!

...g skills, for they are planning to belt out their comeback songs with the help of computer power. The enti...ps to the studio to pre-record the songs for their comeback tour with the intention of hiding the shortcomings of their own live voices. On stage, they will ...

Delhi Sees the Sun but Turns Cloudy Again

Heat and discomfort made a short comeback Tuesday morning as the sun shone bright over Delhi after a four-day wet spell. But with cool breeze and thick clouds making an appearance by noon, it looked like rain again. The temperature recorded at 10.30 a.m. was a cool 33 degrees Celsius acco...

Natural Selection in Butterflies

...cent. The researchers considered this a stunning comeback and credited 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 cha...

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