Healthy, Bird Flu Infected Chickens In Chinese Markets
... has been involved in mass vaccination of poultry, ever since the virus was isolated in Guangdong province in 1996 (Southern China), the situation has not improved. Perhaps the fact that China houses the world's biggest population of chickens, can be given as an excuse for ineffective bird flu control mea...Cost-effective Meningitis Vaccine To Be Launched In Africa
...n were to be materialized, it would mark the first ever initiative taken for production of the vaccine, exclusively for use by the developing and underdeveloped countries. It would also ensure that the drug manufacturer receives an optimal level of profit. Currently, GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Aventis, ...Stage Set For Final Hearing On India’s Biggest Ever Medical Compensation Clai
...ge is set for the final hearing of India's biggest ever medical compensation claim against doctors of a Kolkata hospital charged with negligence in a woman's death eight years ago.// "I am hopeful about tomorrow, though I realise my case can again be postponed by the machinations of my opponents," Ohio-...High Risk Sexual Behavior among Men Who Use Meth
...rugs during the preceding 6 months (11 % /2 %) and ever having received drugs or money for sex (16 % /4 %). The condom usage was also very low among the Meth users. Hence before the situation becomes worse and goes out of hand the States should consider enhancing HIV and STD prevention and treatment pro...Poultry Deaths, Farmers Rush To Vet Centres in Tamil Nadu
...ies for tests. Tamil Nadu has been on high alert ever since India's first case of bird flu was detected in Navapur village of Nandurbar district, some 300 km from Mumbai, last month....Tobacco industry legally sued by Manitoba and other provinces
...very well be eliminated if the threatened lawsuits ever succeed....Drugs Are Effective In Treating Depression and Preventing Recurrence
... elderly people. It is one of the longest studies ever in patients so old. It encouraged some doctors to prescribe antidepressants for longer periods, perhaps even for life, in patients who have been depressed. Taking tablets for depression is similar to taking medicines for controlling blood pressure or...Americans Avoiding Risky Foods
...s consume each day are becoming far safer now than ever before, researchers report. The survey on food borne illness, released at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta, led researchers to conclude that media reporting and public health education efforts on risky eating h...10-Kilo Tumor Removed From Cancer Patient
...c was cutting around it. It was the largest tumour ever extracted in the Gospic hospital - the old record was four kilos. The woman was said to be recovering well after Tuesday's operation and is expected to be discharged by the end of the week. Edited IANS...Using Herbal Products Heightens Substance Abuse Risk in Teens
...herbal products were 4.4 times more likely to have ever used LSD, PCP, ecstasy, mushrooms, and other illegal drugs and 14.5 times more likely to have ever used steroids. "Those numbers could go higher with a survey that includes students who don't attend ...H5N1 Bird Flu, Claims a Young Victim
...human death toll due to bird flu has risen to five ever since the virus first set foot, in this area, in late 2003. Cambodia still remains as the worst hit country with a high record of human deaths....Tuberculosis Is Still A Major Health Threat In Africa
...ulation growth is responsible as it keeps exposing ever increasing masses to environmental and health hazards. He states that as long as the population grows they cannot be any improvement in the health and education system to even create awareness in the people. The researcher says long-term success dep...Internet Based Tool, BGEM To Help In Study Of Brain Development
...epresents one of the largest gene expression maps, ever developed for a specific organ. The researchers hope that the tool may aid in identification of brain tumor origin at a genetic level, eventually paving way for the development of novel anti-cancer agents that could revolutionize brain cancer treatme...Arsenic in Drinking Water Predisposes Children To Lung Cancer in Later Life
...est death rates for lung cancer and bronchiectasis ever discovered among young adults, but they are also the strongest evidence I know of to date that implicates not just arsenic, but any environmental exposure in utero or in early childhood to any adverse health effect in adults."The details of the study...Phoenix Islands To Be Protected Under Global Conservation Map
...arine wilderness area, the most magnificent I have ever seen. The Phoenix Islands have experienced little human impact and this important conservation action by Kiribati will protect the area from future threats including over fishing and help mitigate the effects of climate change," said Greg Stone, Vice...Nanotechnology Promises Huge Medical Benefits
... a huge amount for developing the same. With our ever increasing knowledge of nanoscience and the ability to engineer new products and services, it would not be far before the entire history can be compressed inside our pockets or the life system extended by specially designed molecules that mimic the l...First Gene Therapy Human Trial For Muscular Dystrophy In Progress
...i said. "We were the first academic institution to ever make FDA-certified AAV vectors to go into the brains of children with Canavan's disease. So we had cut our teeth and had a bit of a track record by 2002, and that's when Xiao approached me." Xiao told Samulski he wanted to put his new minidystroph...Organ Donation Crusader Passes Away
...the matter would be looked into. Forming the first ever “Liver Patient Support Group’ in India she appeared in front of the Human Rights Commission to project her views on organ donation. She constantly worked for the cause even when she was low on her health. On many occasions she answered over 100 phon......ate Moss is very close to him and he has known her ever since she started her modeling career in 1999. She said to him that it made her face the reality and deal with it. She admitted to him that she could have probably spiralled further out of control if the story had not broken out in the media. Bra......ffects. // But parents are wondering if there will ever be a chemical-free way to help their children. The Bowens has found something that they say has worked for their son Brody. Brody was given three different medications. All three produced side effects, and none of them really worked. They decided to ...