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People seek reassurance in facemasks following threats of bird flu epidemic

...ere seems to be a strong resolve in the scientific community to combat this impending and much // dreaded pandemic. Concern about bird flu has risen since October 5 when scientists from the U.S. Army and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported finding similarities between the bird flu strain ...

Women might be at increased risk of HIV during pregnancy

...y and non-lactation using longitudinal data from a community cohort in Rakai, Uganda. It was postulated that if the incidence rate of HIV acquisition during pregnancy remained raised after adjustment for characteristics and behaviours, physiological changes of pregnancy might be responsible for any differences...

Lawmakers alerted on new tobacco control policies by research team

...in stores accessible to young people. 7. Improve community education about the risks of adolescent smoking, and urge the public to adopt polices that prevent the sharing of tobacco products with minor....

Oral use of ZYVOX (Linezolid) is better to Intravenous Vancomycin use for Skin Infections

...ton, Mass. and study investigator. “As the medical community strives to provide the best patient care while containing costs, these are important data for physicians to take under consideration.” “This new information broadens our understanding of the benefits of oral linezolid,” said Peggy S. McKinnon, Phar...

Indian Olympic Association And UNICEF To Collaborate On HIV/AIDS Awareness

... president Suresh Kalmadi said, "The Indian sports community has a great history of supporting social causes. Through sport, many health issues can be acknowledged and understood, and at the same time students and players can be educated about how they can contribute towards raising awareness about health issu...

Condom Vending Machines To Be Installed Across Indian States

...disease. Inorder to increase awareness and promote community participation, of four-day unique mass mobilisation campaign named ''Goonj” had been conducted. It is believed that the program ''Goonj'' or echo would scare away the HIV/AIDS from the country. Haryana Governor A R Kidwai, Chief Minister Bhupinder S...

Top Pharmaceuticals Influence Doctors Prescriptions

...urvey is likely create a hot debate in the medical community over the next few months....

Indian Doctor Wants March 21st To Be Celebrated As World Down Syndrome Day

...e encouraged to observe the WDSD together with the community in an appropriate manner and in Indian communities tends to keep children and adults with Down Syndrome away from the public eye. There is unfortunately still a stigma attached to this although people with Down syndrome can be useful members of socie...

Richard Gere Joins Indian Stars For Fight Against AIDS

...tnership with others. I am very proud of my acting community for coming forward. We don't have to rely on the G...t to do everything. The beauty is in the effective community response towards fighting the disease,' said Mr.Gere The purpose of the show was not only to create...

Generic Drugs Usage In US Can Save $20 Billion – Express Script Surve

...t six therapy classes is the same amount America’s community hospitals spend each year on uncompensated care for the uninsured.' The savings opportunity from increased use of generic drugs has never been greater. More than $50 billion worth of branded drugs will lose patent exclusivity over the next five year...

TWO India Doctors Listed in TIME for Contribution to Global Health

...Government in 1996 for outstanding contribution to community health. SEARCH Program: The Time magazine has announced that the duo doctors SEARCH Program (Society for Education, Action and Research in Community Health) which has been adopted in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and parts of South Africa, ...

Women More Prone To Risk of Colorectal Cancer from Tobacco

...at has a large database from over 350 teaching and community hospitals. A regression analysis of gender, tobacco and alcohol use was done. They found that while age of onset of colorectal cancer was slightly younger in males than females in the non-smoking/non-drinking group, current smokers had a markedly d...

Time magazine has recognized efforts of two Indian doctors towards reducing infant mortality rate

...ashtra Government in for its work among the tribal community and received th...

Survey finds that discussion with family very crucial in organ donation decision

...nge in attitude especially in the African American community where more than 27 % are on the organ transplantat... program chair for The Links, Inc. and director of community relations, Upstate New York Transplant Services. "Misconceptions about organ donation still prevail,...

Kalam Appeals to Eradicate Hearing Disability

...ul Kalam today made an appeal to country’s medical community and specialists to intensify their drive to reduce...were three challenges that today faced the medical community for removing profound hearing disabilities. * One is a production of a cost effective cochlear imp...

India - Favored Orthopedics Surgery Destination

...cost is too high back home. The orthopedic patient community search the website when making a decision, said Sharma. Most of the surgeons like Sharma have ongoing correspondence with patients overseas. With many of the preliminary tests done, the wait for surgery is reduced to the minimum once in India for tr...

One In Nine Young Women Diagnosed With Chlamydia Infection

...d for the sexually transmitted disease. In short community participation is the key to the success of such massive campaigns directed towards diagnosis and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases....

Orissa found to be worst affected by the killer disease, AIDS

... number of counseling centers, testing centers and community care centers would be set up in the state. Post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) drugs are also being provided for the treatment of accidentally exposed doctors and other staff, he added.Migration, low literacy, poverty, urbanization, injectable drug user...

Polio Fears Raised In Canada

...hat in October some members of the Middlesex Amish community visited an Amish settlement in Minnesota and that visit was repaid when the Americans came down for a wedding. The Minnesota settlement is battling with a mini-outbreak of vaccine related polio and Canadian health officials are concerned that it migh...

Ban on Global fund lifted in Uganda

...ion in 2002 for disease management. // The Global community banned the funding to Uganda as they feel that the...e ban on the funding was released after the global community was reassured by Uganda by appointing International auditors Ernst and Young to maintain the details...

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