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New Drug Combination For Fighting Tuberculosis

...ntries such as South Africa and Kenya. The risk of contracting tuberculosis (opportunistic infection) is considerably greater among individuals with AIDS/HIV, and is a major cause for mortality in Zimbabwe. "As soon as we receive funding from the Global Fund, the new range of drug-fixed dose combination will b...

Use Of Viagra May Affect Eyesight

...ry of heart attacks do not run a very high risk of contracting this disease. The Viagra was launched in 1988, and as many as 23 million men are believed to have consumed it. These findings have however been rejected by the drug’s manufacturer Pfizer. The company is reported to have conducted trials involving 13,...

Leukaemia May Be Triggered By Insecticides

...e shampoos and insecticides run a higher chance of contracting childhood leukaemia. The Occupational and Environm...t 100 die. Male children run a greater chance of contracting this disease than female children. The disease usually develops in the womb, and it is later trigger...

Elderberries the drug against bird flu in humans?

...to follow all the precautionary measures and avoid contracting the disease....

Chances Of Getting Cancer Can Be Reduced By Hysterectomy

.... It is because these women face higher chances of contracting ovarian and endometrial cancers.// The chances of ...e the Lynch syndrome only run a 1% to 3% chance of contracting ovarian or endometrial cancer. There is also no instance of gynecological cancers in the case of wom...

Risk Of AIDS Rises With Vaginal Washes

... women who use vaginal washes run a higher risk of contracting HIV/AIDS.// The study which extended over a period of ten years was led by Scott McClelland. The women who live in the sub-Saharan Africa mostly go in for vaginal washes. As many as 1,270 Kenyan women were examined during the course of the study. ...

Early HRT Can Protect Women Against Heart Diseases

...e reaching the menopause stage ran lesser risks of contracting heart diseases, when compared to those women who did not. The hormone replacement also did not result in any protective effect in the case of women who started off on HRT after crossing the age of 60 years. The risk of stroke or heart diseases is ...

Protection against HIV and Herpes is possible with the Experimental Microbicide

...obicide PRO 2000. This protects a person against contracting HIV and the herpes simplex virus. The findings of the study were published in the journal // of infectious diseases. Microbicides are products such as gels, films and sponges that are used to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV and other sexuall...

Risk Of Stroke Can Be Lessened By Proper Diet

...an also contribute towards reducing the chances of contracting certain cancers and cardiovascular diseases. The deaths due to strokes in Scotland declined to 74.2 in 2004 for every 100,000 people compared to the 2003 figure of 79.1 in 2003 as a result of these positive changes in dietary habits. It has also be...

Children Run Type 2 Diabetes Risk

...he US who are as young as 13 years run the risk of contracting type 2 diabetes. This was until recently a risk ru...mericans and Hispanic people run a greater risk of contracting this type of diabetes, and the study covered a large number of children belonging to these groups. ...

Monkeys Respond To HIV Treatment

...g HIV patients also served to protect monkeys from contracting the AIDS virus. // As to whether the same can be applied to human beings also has not yet been confirmed, even though it may be possible. Rhesus monkeys were experimented upon by the Centers for Disease and Prevention’s Dr. Walid Heneine, through ...

Uterine Cancer Cases On The Rise

...men particularly run a 2 to 3 times higher risk of contracting the affliction. The tamoxifen drug which is used for breast cancer also raises the risk of uterine cancer. Early detection has contributed towards increasing the 5 years survival rates to 77% in the UK, since 1976, when it was only at 16%. The standa...

Delay in $ 260 M grant by World Bank to Kenya due to corruption allegations

...a, a Kenyan health ministry spokesperson, included contracting with an agency to ensure that the funds are "well spent" and hiring 78 accountants to manage the funds -- set by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. U.S. Ambassador to Kenya William Bellamy said that corruption is the reason why onl...

Parents Warned About Contaminated Teething Rings By FDA

...other health disorders are at an increased risk of contracting infection. Previous month, over 350, 000 teething rings were recalled by the company based at Massachusetts owing to the contamination. Other products produced by the company are also being inspected for quality, said Dr. Daniel Schultz, Director, ...

20 Men Involved In Gay Sex Network Acquire HIV Infection

...as made when all the men sought medical help after contracting HIV by having unprotected sex with multiple partners they met through the Internet. It was later confirmed by a Health Department spokesperson. 'Those affected are believed to have had multiple sex partners and participated in sex activities arrang...

Increase in HIV Cases Due To Restricted Offering of the Preventive Treatment

...to be highly effective in preventing an individual contracting HIV. It is mainly given to health professionals who have been accidentally exposed to HIV. This man was infected with HIV when the condom he was using broke and unknowingly infected another man. He said that he was not aware of PEP and has discover...

Unhealthy Gums Increase Risk Of Premature Delivery

...arly stage and can subsequently reduce the risk of contracting other diseases. Gingivitis is the more common and milder form of the disease and is associated with inflammation of tissue surrounding the teeth. Periodontitis is a more severe form, characterized by inflammation of connective tissue that supports ...

Poultry Farms face Ruin in Greece

...ng chicken and turkey does not put them at risk of contracting bird flu. The poultry producers had offered free roast chicken on last Wednesday and are planning another event on 12th of March. ...

HIV-Positive Woman To Be Congress Candidate In Assam

...o the disease and help innocent women like me from contracting the virus," Goswami said. But she faced prejudice after her brave admission. "After I got the job, I returned to Guwahati and stayed in rented accommodation. But the moment the flat owner came to know of my HIV-positive status I was asked to vacate...

Fatal Case of Meningitis Detected In Massachusetts

...aughnessy Elementary School died on Tuesday due to contracting the fatal bacterial meningitis disease//. She had fever and headache and was sent home by the school. But later when her parents tried to wake her up and she did not budge she was taken to the Saints Memorial Medical Center in Lowell. There she was...

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