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Meningitis Case Dismissed as Viral Infection Proves Fatal for Child

...ipped into a coma and died, just hours after being dismissed with a diagnosis of viral infection on 22 October 2003. Diane Hayward, the child’s mother had brought him to his GP, Dr. Ramesh Chandra Gulati, when she noticed the high fever and complaints of body ache. The doctor allegedly sent them home with p...

The Food Pyramid Guide Enters Supermarkets

...s there are brickbats as well. Many officials have dismissed this effort as a publicity gimmick. Michael Jacobson, executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, feels the same and said, 'This program won't undermine Americans' diets, but it won't significantly improve people's diets. It'...

Reports of Unknown Disease ‘baseless

... Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province//, is dismissed as ‘false’ and ‘ baseless’ by spokesman Xiong Yuanda of the Health Bureau of Guangzhou. He further confirmed there was no infectious ‘unknown’ disease, doing the rounds in the city, as it is thought to be. This confirmation from the Health bureau h...

Atkin’s Low-carb Diet Best for Weight Los

...ny health professionals, including us, have either dismissed the value of very low-carbohydrate diets for weight loss or been very skeptical of them,” said lead researcher Christopher Gardner of the Stanford Prevention Research Center in California. “But it seems to be a viable alternative for dieters.” Th...

Anti-Fluoride Claims Discarded As False

... dentist representing the Maine Dental Association dismissed Leonidas’s claim as baseless and erroneous. He also added that public water fluoridation has brought down tooth decay to a significant level. He said that fluoride is added in safe doses to drinking water, and it is found naturally in many water supp...

A Baby Out of the Blue

... olds. When she began to suffer// hot flashes, she dismissed them as pre-menopausal symptoms. Actually Mandy was pregnant, but didn’t think so even in her wildest dreams. The weight gain, hot flashes, and back pain, were attributed to symptoms of advancing menopause. At one instance, when she was having lu...

Doctors in UK Promoting Awareness of Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease

...hat although heartburn might in the past have been dismissed by some as trivial, it was now recognised as a serious affliction, which could, in a few cases, lead to ulcers and even pre-cancerous cells. "National guidelines point to PPI's as the first line of treatment for the GORD because they treat the condit...

Wal-Mart – One Stop Shop for All Your Needs, Including Healthcar

...long with the benefits of generic drugs. Not to be dismissed as mere rhetoric, Scott elaborated on the goals saying, 'We think the clinics will be a great opportunity for our business. But most importantly, they are going to provide something our customers and communities desperately need -- affordable access ...

NRI Threatens to Move US Congress for Justice in India

...nal Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) dismissed the case in June 2006. Saha Wednesday filed a fresh appeal before a division bench of the Calcutta High Court against the WBMC, which allegedly kept him in the dark about information he had sought under the RTI. Source-IANS/V...

Bush Isolated on Climate Change Heading into G8

...ere to join forces on cutting emissions was widely dismissed in the EU as too little, too late. It was as far as Bush would go to help out German Chancellor Angela Merkel, this year's G8 president and his strongest European ally. The EU is committed to mandatory cuts and UN-sponsored talks to bring in the re...

Research Says Small Penis Syndrome Affects Men Than Women

...enis and it is important that these concerns arent dismissed as this can heighten concerns and anxieties says Dr Wylie. It is helpful to normalise the situation and provide as much accurate information as possible, as many men either lack any information or have been misinformed. This extensive review aims...

Brad Pitt 'loves Being a Dad'

...ntly flirting with each other on stage. Angelina dismissed rumors that the pair were about to split and said that they have come to Cannes to enjoy the prestigious film festival as a family....

Sacked Employee Says Stress Led to His Sex Addiction

...cans with Disabilities Act. Besides Pacenza was dismissed because he visited an internet chat room for a sexual experience during work after he had been previously warned,'' IBM said. If the case goes to trial, it could affect how employers regulate non work-related internet use or how internet overuse i...

China Claims Viral Outbreak Contained

...ad died in the outbreak. However, authorities have dismissed the reports as rumours. The disease, also known as coxsackie virus, is characterized by mouth sores, rashes, blisters and fever. Highly contagious among children, it is not normally fatal. It is not related to foot and mouth disease, which infec...

Hundreds of Children Exposed to Pesticide in US

... passed out at her desk. Emergency room doctors dismissed Elena's abnormally fast heart rate as a symptom of dehydration, gave her intravenous fluids and sent her home. Three weeks later, it happened again. "I was at a track meet and all of a sudden I felt really, really tired," said Elena, now 18. "I ma...

Killer Anesthetist Sentenced To 1933 Years In Prison

...more than $27 million for all of the victims. It dismissed Maeso's argument that he acted because he was helpless from his drug addiction, saying "in the end, he could have used the drugs in such a way that he did not cause any contagion." Evidence clearly pointed to Maeso in the infection cases, the court...

NRI Threatens to Move US Congress for Justice in India

...nal Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) dismissed the case in June 2006. Saha Wednesday filed a fresh appeal before a division bench of the Calcutta High Court against the WBMC, which allegedly kept him in the dark about information he had sought under the RTI....

Indian Doctors Refuse to Help HIV-positive Woman Deliver: Report

...of the couple's fourth child. Hospital officials dismissed the couple's complaints when questioned by NDTV. "How can I believe what he said?" said Abhilasha Gupta, head of the medical school's gynaecology department. "These days those who have HIV think they will get media sympathy by blaming others." Bu...

Nigeria Launches Seven Billion Dollar Case Against Pfizer

...ited States. "In exchange for having those cases dismissed before the US court, Pfizer agreed it would not raise any type of defence that could ... suggest this action occurred 11 years ago and as a result it is statute barred," he said. The government feared that Pfizer would renege on this undertaking, h...

US Supreme Court Could Protect Medical Equipment Manufacturers from Law Suits

...rict Court and a Federal Appeals Court in New York dismissed most of the Riegels claims. Those courts concluded that because the FDA had approved the balloon catheter after a rigorous review and before it went to market, injured patients could not file claims against Medtronic under state law. The medical d...

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