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Bird Flu Appears In Nigeria

...has till date infected only people who had come in contact with the birds, and it is yet to mutate into a form which can be transmitted from one human being to another. In Africa most rural people live in close proximity to their domestic birds, which may result in the rapid spread of the disease. It may ...

Anti-Retrovirals in Africa, not a distant dream

...in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia, will be the contact points for sales of the antiretroviral drugs. ...

Valentine Day Becoming Popular In India

...orates using the occasion to promote anything from contact lenses to watches to websites apart from traditional gifts like flowers, chocolates and jewellery. "Pen a message to your valentine and win a free trip to Switzerland," says one adline while another screams: "Seduce your paramour with long stemmed r...

20 Men Involved In Gay Sex Network Acquire HIV Infection

The much used Internet that enabled gay men contact in Hong Kong has been in a way responsible for HIV infection among 20 men according to a latest report. // Government health officials found all 20, who met between November 2003 and November 2005, had HIV with similar gene sequencing, the South Ch...

Baby Bottle Tooth Decay Affects Kids Physically and Emotionally

...ttle. What actually happens is that the milk is in contact with the teeth for a long time, sometimes all nigh...to drink from cups. This avoids the all-night long contact of milk with the teeth, which is a sure invitation to tooth-destroying bacteria. And get your child ...

Contact Lenses Implicated in Fungal Infections

There has been a spurt of fungal infections in contact lens wearers and this week has seen three cases be...acking. "It could be because more people are using contact lenses. And people do abuse their lenses, as they would wear them for four or five years without bot...

Teens need to Exercise Caution While Using Online Blogs

...nt opened up with their real names, 61% gave their contact information, some 30% gave the link to their perso...al home page, and 44% gave their Instant Messenger contact details. "Studying teen blogs highlights the fact that blogging is not an individual pursuit in the...

Bio-Functional Garments That Could Revolutionize Fashion Industry

...ce that transforms into vitamin C when it comes in contact with skin. In another process, algae are combined ... to a group of sensitising materials and can cause contact allergies. And it remains doubtful that the personal care products have any benefit at all. --Edit...

Metal traces in infant formula cans responsible for recall.

...y and have concerns about the baby's health should contact the baby's health professional for guidance. A joint investigation has been launched by FDA and Mead Johnson Nutritionals to find a solution and find the cause of this problem....

Bio-functional Garments Gaining Popularity

... substance that turns to vitamin C after coming in contact with the skin, "It's been demonstrated that the substances can be absorbed through the skin," said Uta-Christina Hipler, director of the laboratory at the clinic for dermatology at the university in Jena. Certain clothes are also scented with vitamin...

U.S. HSS Secretary Talks About Management of Bird Flu Pandemic

... largely been limited to people who have had close contact with sick birds. Leavitt told the committee that by the end of this year, the United States will have about 20 million doses of anti-viral drugs, mostly Tamiflu, stockpiled. He said that the vaccine development is three to five years away. When t...

High Blood Pressure Leads to Rusting of Cognitive Skills

...rms of dementia. However, regular exercise, social contact and intellectual pursuits have been shown to delay the onset of the disease, according to Dr. Hugh C. Hendrie of the Indiana University Center for Aging Research in Indianapolis. Dr Hendrie was the chief of the committee that reviewed the studies, t...

Pigeons And Sparrows In UK Face Bird Flu Risk

...in pneumonia, liver damage and even death. Close contact with poultry, inhalation of dried faecal discharges form infected chickens has been responsible for bird flu transmission from chickens to human beings. Bird flu virus has claimed the valuable lives of 93 individuals and infected more than 150 others...

Headway in identification of allergens of contact dermatitis

...tudy reveals the most common causes of // allergic contact dermatitis. The exact definition of contact dermatitis is that it is a skin inflammation resulting in swollen, reddened and itchy skin due to di...

Two in One Cell Offers Hope to Find a Cure for Cancer

...he gut, liver and other organs which were in close contact with the pathogen. In the lymph nodes they found approximately 35 % of the original group of IKDCs now secreting communication molecules signaling a switch to messenger-mode. Housseau's colleagues in France, led by Laurence Zitvogel at the Institut...

Possible Outbreak of TB in Aberdeen

...l Health Service (NHS) Grampian are trying to make contact with all those who attended Friday prayers at Aber...f the NHS Grampian said that long periods of close contact with the diseased patient is required to transmit the disease but occasionally cases may, for variou...

Fatal Case of Meningitis Detected In Massachusetts

...rial meningitis in order to spread requires direct contact with the saliva of someone who is infected. Even s...uting free medicines to all those who have come in contact with the child. The antibiotic called Cipro is given to the adults as is not recommended for youngst...

Meningitis Back in Delhi and 21 Dead

... A and spreads through droplet infection and close contact with patients. The last major outbreak of meningitis in India was in 1985 when 6,000 cases and 800 deaths were reported across the country. Officials said they were also working on creating public awareness about the disease. Awareness is the main...

New Delhi Hit By Meningitis Deaths

...ree of the above symptoms, they should immediately contact their doctor. He also said that 173 cases have been reported since December and 20 deaths are suspected, although only 16 have been confirmed so far....

Running Alone Might Not Be The Answer

...o stop. These findings seem to suggest that social contact is necessary even in beneficial activities; else they might actually harm the body. "In the absence of social interaction, a normally beneficial experience can exert a potentially deleterious influence on the brain," Dr Gould said....

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