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Paunch Size Linked To Cardiovascular Diseases Risk: Study

... of your paunch is directly related to the risk of contracting cardiovascular diseases, // according to new research conducted by a medical expert of Indian origin. According to Kamlesh Khunti, senior clinical lecturer at the University of Leicester, obesity has now become a worldwide epidemic. Its prevalence h...

Probe into Pascal Norris’s death finds initial samples free of anthrax germ

... properties. Further, they have been educated that contracting anthrax infection from the ‘feared’ African drums alone is highly unlikely as it is thought to be. The public have been educated about prevention measures and health officials have been quick to check the spread of the disease. SA...

Safety In Healthcare , Need Of The Hour

...died of MRSA in 2004. However Sir Liam added that contracting hospital infection is not the only danger , complications from surgeries also need to be prevented , by standardising the procedures. MAL...

Diabetes- a Threat to Several Indigenous Populations

... people appeared to have a greater genetic risk of contracting type 2 diabetes, which is often undiagnosed. Silink said, "They also have the genes that make the diabetes more damaging, so they are more prone to develop the serious complications of diabetes." While around 230 million people or about six percent...

Adolescents With A History Of Arrest Are At Greater Risk For HIV Infection

...ehaviors that significantly increase their risk of contracting HIV. Our findings extend the prior research to sug...attitudes toward risky behavior - their chances of contracting HIV could be reduced considerably." Source-Eurekalert SRI...

Ovarian cancer prevented by exposure to sunlight

... live closer to the equator have lesser chances of contracting ovarian cancer. Their study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, explains that more exposure of sunlight will result in more production of Vitamin D which seems to help prevent the disease. This study confirms the results of pr...

'Prevention, Cultural Changes Must Lead AIDS Battle'

...ith antiretroviral annually, almost three more are contracting the disease. "Do the math - we are losing the HIV war," said Ward Cates, president of research at FHI, a US-based non-profit organisation that focuses on public health in the developing world.There is no one solution to the AIDS epidemic, but Cate...

Linkage Between HIV and TB

...ction. An HIV positive person has 60% high risk of contracting tuberculosis and hence, prevention of TB attains paramount importance. TB can be completely cured by taking DOTS regularly which is made available by the Government free of cost across the country. The HIV positive people are advised to undertake t...

Pre-Marital Sex Is Normal Behavior In Americans

...e sex partners they have, and the less the risk of contracting sexually transmitted disease," said Wade Horn, assistant secretary for children and families. "This is reality-check research. Premarital sex is normal behavior for the vast majority of Americans, and has been for decades," said study author Lawre...

Unsuspecting Customers Served With the Hepatitis A Virus?

...nlane on the evening of Dec 15th carry the risk of contracting Hepatitis A. The medical officer confirmed that a ...ant during the period, are certainly under risk of contracting the infection. He further confirmed that there is no enduring risk at the restaurant....

For Travelers: A Review of the Avian Flu

...scale. At this time, however, the risk factors for contracting the virus are limited to contact with infected birds. Those factors include contact from slaughtering, defeathering, and butchering fowl; close contact with wild birds or caged poultry; ingestion of undercooked poultry products; direct contact with s...

Herpes Simplex and Alzheimer’s Disease Linked to Single Gen

... of the gene which puts individuals at a risk of contracting infection ,also creates a welcome ambience for herpes infection in the brain. Scientists have been aware since 15 years, that ApoE-4 gene plays a role in the development of Alzheimer's disease. This finding that it also plays a significant role in...

Ramifications of Widespread Use of Tamiflu

...it infects, and also helps uninfected people avoid contracting the flu. However, Tamiflu’s active agent, the metabolite oseltamivir carboxylate (OC) would be excreted into sewers for several weeks during a pandemic and is expected to withstand biodegradation. According to the researchers in the current study, on...

Skin-Destroying Ulcer Appears in NSW as New Treatment Guidelines Emerge

... environment and to mosquitos are risk factors for contracting the infection. “Wearing protective clothing and insect repellent appears protective,” he said. “Future research should focus on what determines why a particular area becomes endemic.” In the same issue of the MJA, Dr Daniel O’Brien, an infectio...

More Youngsters Get Tuberculosis

A growing number of youngsters are contracting tuberculosis, especially those in their 20s, due t...nutrition and undergo a regular checkup to prevent contracting tuberculosis, and those having the disease need about six months of treatment for a complete recover...

Drug Meant to Heal Turns ‘heel’ and Hars

...f those tested positive for antibodies will end up contracting the disease and it can take up to eight weeks before symptoms appear. Fake or tainted drugs have killed dozens in China in recent years and sparked public fury about drug safety. The Chinese media puts the blame on businesses chasing profits and o...

Link Between Childbirth and Stress Incontinence Established

...he women’s vaginal closure force at rest and while contracting her pelvic muscle also was measured. Women with prolapse were found to have a much higher rate of major levator ani damage than women without prolapse (55 percent compared with 16 percent). When they asked women to contract their muscles, the musc...

Health Issues That Can Impact Sexual Satisfaction

...s do not necessarily protect one’s partner against contracting the virus. 6. Stress. Got stress? If so, then you may have more trouble experiencing an enjoyable sex life. “Stress often has effects on our sex lives. When we are consumed with time management, working, raising children and providing for our f...

New Mad-Cow Case Detected in Canada Bull

...ple, who eat infected animals, they are at risk of contracting a rare form of deadly brain disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD). About 150 people worldwide, most of them in Europe have died during an outbreak of the disease that peaked in 1993. In 1997, Canada banned the inclusion of protein fr...

Chlamydia Vaccine a Step Closer to Reality

...g a world-first vaccine //to protect women against contracting the most common sexually-transmitted disease, Chlamydia. A major international vaccine company has awarded QUT a funding boost of more than $300,000 to continue its research into Chlamydia and work towards developing a vaccine specifically targeti...

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