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As these women box on, do they risk becoming mothers?

... been with the team for a few years and also saw a couple of them getting married. Till now I haven't seen them facing any problem and they haven't missed a single camp since then," he said. Source-IANS...

Tobacco Smugglers are Helping Terrorists: WHO

...llicit trade, would prepare two drafts in the next couple of months. The groups are expected to suggest ways to regulate Internet advertising of tobacco related products and to trace routes of illicit trade through satellite imagery. India's K. Srinath Reddy, an eminent cardiologist and chief of HRIDAY-...

First Embryos in UK Screened for Disease

...husband Jim, from Chiswick, carry the CF gene. The couple already have twins, Lizzie and William aged five. Lizzie has CF. The Greenstreets' embryos were tested by doctors at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital in London to identify those that were unaffected by the condition. This was followed by the implanta...

See, men cause allergies in women after sex

...ms manifest only a few hours later or even after a couple of days. Although a very rare condition it is now reported and seen among women usually in their twenties and often passed of as inconsequential by more than 40% of young women who may remain discreet about the whole episode especially if it has oc...

Pre-implantation Genetic Haplotyping- A Test to Sift Unhealthy Embryos Records Success

... condition doesn’t repeat for the second time, the couple had resorted to this foolproof method. Called pre-implantation genetic haplotyping (PGH), the test effectively scans embryos for nearly 6000 conditions. SV...

Diabetes mela draws Thousands

...ity Prevent Diabetes" campaign had been launched a couple of years ago, the problem of obesity and diabetes in children are being tackled now. According to Dr. Jhingan there are 33 million people afflicted with diabetes in India and the numbers are steadily increasing. Statistics show that a continued in...

Free health check-ups for captive elephants

...the whole of India and is likely to continue for a couple of years," Cheeran told IANS. He said all clinical samples from elephants were subjected to on-the-spot laboratory analyses in the mobile elephant clinic and an elephant health card was given to each of the elephant owners after analysing the healt...

Hope For Patients With Macular Degeneration From Manmade Protein

...ant molecule where we take a subunit of sflt-1 and couple it with a four-amino-acid peptide tail,' he says. 'The tail essentially handcuffs the manmade molecule within the protein-making machinery of the cell so that it stays there and anything that binds with it, namely VEGF, stays there too. So it's a ver...

Indian company charged with fraud in supply of Aids test kit

...ds that were initiated by the police department. A couple of other companies dealing with medical supplies have also come under scrutiny following this scam. MST...

Drop in smoking rate stalls

...ery slowly; only by about 10 percent over the past couple of years," Mr. Pechacek said. " However, tobacco industry advertising and promotional expenses, primarily aimed at providing rebates and discounted prices, more than doubled from $6.7 billion in 1998 to $15.1 billion in 2003," according to the repo...

Counseling Counters Insomnia

...nseling on insomnia has reinforced that in just a couple of sessions of counseling// that focuses on good sleep habits, patients can be relieved to find themselves sleeping well. During sessions therapists aim to delve into intricate reasons which could cause sleeplessness in individuals suffering from i...

Specialized Bra for Women Post Heart Surgery

...re on the wound. Instead of wearing a bra after a couple of days now women could wear it immediately. This study was funded by the Canadian Institute for Health Research. It is also the fist work with scientific data to prove that a supportive bra is safe as well as effective enough to be worn after a he...

'Ire' of Irish Moms pained over maternity services in Ireland.

...aby boom the nation has been experiencing since a couple of years now. Yet another report is expected to be published in a fortnight by the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynecologists which also aims at studying the pitfalls that plague today’s maternal health care system. ST...

Portion Sizes in Restaurants Larger than Before

...ld be explained by "The older chefs were trained a couple of decades ago when portions were smaller," Flood says. "The younger ones grew up at a time when the cultural norms were bigger servings." While 76% of chefs referred to their portions as "regular" sized only 17% of them described them as large or ...

Tooth-Whitening Products Work for Brightening Smiles in Short Term

...abrasives — and are designed to be used only for a couple weeks at a time. In the new review, Hasson and colleagues tried to assess the state of research into tooth-whitening products that are designed to be used in the home. Tooth-whitening toothpastes weren’t included in this review. The review appear...

Breathing Exercises help cardiac patients to breeze through surgery

...in Netherlands bring fresh evidence to show that a couple of weeks of regular breathing exercises can go a long way in reducing the risk of onset of pneumonia// and other lung disorders commonly encountered after by pass surgery in cardiac patients. The study conducted at University Medical Center, Utrech...

A Heady Option to Tackle Brain Damage after Stroke

... not.Researchers therefore contend that drinking a couple of glasses of wine every day might actually help in providing protection from brain damage associated with stroke. This might give wine lovers a valid reason to grab another goblet of red wine all in the name of good health!...

A Family's Fight against Breast cancer

...nt first. She said, "I was told that for the first couple of days after the operation I would be thinking, 'What have I done?' But there was none of that. My boobs are better then they were before. They're fuller, although they don't feel the same. It's the same sensation as touching cotton wool, they don't...

Anthrax Vaccine to be Made Mandatory for Troops-Pentagon

...ns to restart the compulsory immunisation within a couple of months, as it feels that the troops are increasingly vulnerable to the risk. The order has been issued after the FDA has declared the vaccine to be safe and effective. However the attorneys who had filed the initial lawsuit against mandatory vac...

‘Aricept’ drug gives an Alzheimer’s patient reason to smle

.... Valerie perceivably distraught said,” In just a couple of weeks after coming off the drug, he absolutely ... even know where our bedroom was." Presently the couple have withdrawn from the clinical trial of the new drug and reverted to the previous treatment with ‘...

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