Help of Minority Leaders Needed to Curb Polio: Ramadoss
... The minister said discussions were important to dispel rumours about the credibility of the polio vaccine. "We want to put the final nail in the coffin of the virus. We hope polio will be eradicated in the next three years time," he added. Ramadoss said he would visit Uttar Pradesh in January to asse...Migration is the Cause for Fresh Polio Cases in the Capital: Sheila Dikshit
...mams (Muslim religious leaders) have been taken to dispel all misconceptions about the Pulse Polio programme. Their recorded video message is being telecast by cable channels," she said. Health teams would make door-to-door visits to administer drops to children left out, she said. "It has become imperati...Reports of Unknown Disease ‘baseless
... confirmation from the Health bureau has sought to dispel reports carried by a famous Hong-Kong daily that the Eighth People's Hospital of Guangzhou, had admitted and quarantined several patients ailing from an obscure illness, feared by experts to be SARS or bird flu. "I don't know where they heard the n...Karnataka Chief Minister to Spend Night With HIV Positive Family
... prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Karnataka and hoping to dispel the stigma attached to the disease//, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will spend Tuesday night in the hut of a HIV positive family. Kumarswamy will reach Ingalagi village in Bagalkot district, 600 km from the state capital Bangalore where over 100 ...Karnataka's Free Health Insurance to the Poor
...ted positive for AIDS - to "instill confidence and dispel stigma" attached to the disease. Source-IANS...Five Million Indian Women Suffer Mental Illness
...seminars and awareness camps across the country to dispel the stigma associated with mental health throughout 2007. To start with, the body will organise a two-day mental health conference beginning Thursday to be inaugurated by President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. According to experts, 8.1 percent of all disa......ornia researchers have come out with findings that dispel the halo around dieting regimes. Not only do would-be weight losers gain back those pounds// , they also stand higher risks of developing diabetes, heart attacks and strokes. The researchers who published their finding in the journal American Psych...AMSA Launches General Practice Student Network
...e specialty of General Practice, and those keen to dispel the common myths associated with the profession. AMSA National President Mr. Rob Mitchell said, “The launch of the GPSN is vital in the attempt to shake up the perceptions of General Practice. “For too long, this specialty has been under-recogn...Study Examines the Pathologization of Guantanamo Suicides
...as suicidal depressive victims, they did little to dispel the construction of the detainees (or of Islam in general) as pathological and as deserving of excision.” Source-Blackwellpublishing SM/B...Life After Death: Organ Donation
... and fear. It is therefore absolutely necessary to dispel these 'twin obstacles' by educating the public and also by promoting the cause of the needy who stand on the threshold of death. Pledge your organs and donate life-TODAY! To download an Organ Donor card visit. http: www.mohanfoundation.org/...Study Examines the Pathologization of Guantanamo Suicides
...as suicidal depressive victims, they did little to dispel the construction of the detainees (or of Islam in general) as pathological and as deserving of excision....AMSA Launches General Practice Student Network
...e specialty of General Practice, and those keen to dispel the common myths associated with the profession. AMSA National President Mr. Rob Mitchell said, The launch of the GPSN is vital in the attempt to shake up the perceptions of General Practice. For too long, this specialty has been under-recogniz...Cartoons to Dispel Science Phobia for Students
... also on the lookout for answers. "Our aim is to dispel the fear of science from the mind of students. Through the cartoons we have tried to make the book interactive and student-friendly," said Hukum Singh, head of the department of science and mathematics at NCERT. "They discuss questions with each ot...Researchers Identify Five Distinct Subtypes of Alcoholism
...rom alcohol dependence. Our findings should help dispel the popular notion of the typical alcoholic, notes first author Dr. Howard B. Moss, NIAAA Associate Director for Clinical and Translational Research. We find that young adults comprise the largest group of alcoholics in this country, and nearly 20 ...European Commission Seeks To Dispel The Darkness Out Of Sunscreens
...oving terms like 100 per cent protection will help dispel the myth that using sunscreen means you can lie out in the sun for hours without having to worry about skin damage. No sunscreen offers total protection....