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Hospital Noise Raises The Risk Of Medical Error: Study

...s in the human speech frequency range, making oral communication more difficult. This can force doctors and nurses to speak even louder to be heard, further boosting the noise level. The researchers who presented their findings at the annual meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, held recently in Minneapol...

Historic Increase In Incidence Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases In Scotland

...expressed the need for a more effective system for communication of public message targeted at promoting reproductive health and minimising sexually transmitted infections. ...

Bill Gates Takes Personal Interest in AIDS Program

... and education. It would examine the role IT and communication play in achieving success in these areas. "India is very high on Microsoft's priorities. Equally important to us is our effort towards enabling India's growth as an economic superpower. We have made tremendous efforts in the past few years towards ...

Smoking Related Scenes in Movies Increase Teenage Susceptibility To Smoke

...ed recently regarding the impact of media and mass communication on smoking has found that teenagers are vulnerable to smoke after visualization of smoking related scenes on movies// or televisions. It is also in favor of exclusion of smoking related scenes from movies rated for adolescent audience. It is appropri...

Chicken pox Spreads Across Firozabad

...e for chicken pox. We can only control its further communication and can treat patients only on the basis of symptoms like fever, cold, diarrhoea etc.," said Dr.Lal. Chicken pox is easily transmitted among children, especially infants. The disease is not fatal. Once a person has had chicken pox, it does not nor...

Fewer Blacks Undergo Lung Cancer Surgery

...d be rectified to a certain extent by bridging the communication gap which exists between the patients and doctors. As many as 21,000 patients suffering from lung cancer were traced. Medicare was the source of treatment to the patients who were aged over 65 years, and were suffering from non-small cell lung cancer...

High Prevalence of AIDS among Indian Truck drivers

...ublic health workers on the other. "Interpersonal communication is the most effective medium to convey any message. When a health worker interacts with a trucker, there is a greater possibility of realizing the importance of safe sex. "Besides, they must be educated on the use of condoms. They should also be mot...

Campaign Against Witchcraft In Orissa

...says he is optimistic that his entertaining way of communication will bear results and create awareness among the primarily tribal region. "The main benefit of this campaign is that people will now try to understand the cause and effect relationship of any issue. Now, if anybody is sick in their house, they will...

Snappy Mobiles Known To Cause Snappish Behavior in Families

...e to cell phones as well! The Cell Boom, a boon to communication has turned a bane to family relationships, accordi...amily relationships, attributed to constant mobile communication that invaded work and home life. The negative impact was perceived when work-related communication, ...

Breast Cancer Treatment Influenced By Family

...luence of race, ethnicity and professional medical communication on breast cancer treatment. Differences in perce...mor. Additionally, the impact of patient-physician communication on the treatment decision is one area that is often ignored. "The study's findings that families m...

India set to become the global knowledge hub

...edge economy are not restricted to information and communication technology alone, but spans agriculture, defence, ...as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, information and communication technology, legal support, intellectual property research, and design and development for auto and a...

Novel Protein, Staufen2 Important In Maintenance Of Nerve Synapses

...eferred to as a synapse. It serves as a gateway of communication between the same. Storage and transmission of information occurs through these specialized contact sites. This synaptic connection is of great importance in the process of learning and remembering what has been learnt. These is a parallel change in t...

Firms Told To Employ Those With Asperger's Syndrome

...have problems with interpreting questions. It is a communication disorder which is lifelong. Only 10% of the people with this disorder manage to get full-time employment. There are also many instances of such people being able to lead perfectly normal lives. The business houses should also understand that those...

Internet Helps Strengthen Social Ties

... how e-mail supplements, rather than replaces, the communication people have with others in their network. E-mail gains in importance in the case of a large and diverse network, according to Jeffrey Boase, a University of Toronto sociologist who co-authored the report. One of the surveys covered in the report...

Handy Touch - A Wand to Bust Stressful Situations

...ccording to the study, those who establish instant communication by reaching out and touching their husband’s hands, feel immediate relief. A handy tip on how human touch can alleviate stressful situations, even threatening ones! A note-worthy feature of the study revealed that relief from a loved one’s touch re...

Bird Flu Threat Prompts Tightened Security Across Hong Kong Border

...rritory. The proposed move has also strengthened communication with China with respect to illegal trafficking of birds. The health chief of the former British colony, York Chow would travel to Shenzhen shortly to meet the concerned health officials across the border. 'Front line customs officers have been put...

Clash of Difference of perceptions in food policy among Principals’ and Director

...titive food' policies.These highlight the need for communication among key stakeholders addressing new wellness policy development mandated by the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004. 'Competitive foods are those sold on K through 12 school campuses that compete with school meals. Currently, sch...

Better Communication With FDA Could Speed Up Approval Of New Drugs

... would have been able to fix them. "Early and open communication with the sponsors will allow sponsors to address/resolve issues in a timely manner, potentially within the first review cycle," the report stressed. Dr Jenkins admitted that the communications segment of the FDA had room for improvement, but "some of...

The Return Of The Clemenceau: Happy India

...hat the media is hyping the issue when no official communication has been received. They even refused to comment about the return of the asbestos laden ship, back to France. The international law and organizations like Greenpeace, and members from different walks of their community have actively participated in ...

Autism: Symposium to Discuss Myths and Misconceptions

...g to her, since autistic children are deficient in communication skills, mind games or the theory of the mind is puzzling with autistic people. "I think we as a society fall prey to a slippery slope when we begin talking about members of our society as not appreciating that they or others have a mind," says Gernsb...

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