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Hawaii: State Hospital in Doldrums

...e. The Health Department had received a one-year extended timeframe till June 30 to finish the community plan. The federal and state officials have agreed that constant work is going on to implement the plan. According to Chang, the State hospitals are so pathetic that some patients resort to sleeping on ...

Slovenia, Bulgaria, Greece Face Bird Flu Threat: European Union

... banned and that the restrictions would be further extended to cover live poultry and birds as well as eggs and unprocessed feathers from the affected areas. The EU's top veterinary experts are set to meet in Brussels on Feb 16 to analyse the situation....

Anthrax Spores May Resist Water Treatment

...ns of chlorine or an alternate disinfectant for an extended period of time) may be needed as regular treatment methods may not be effective,' concluded the researchers....

India Awaits Test Results To Confirm The Bird Flu Virus In Humans

...e infected birds were found. The area has now been extended to 10 km. Over 60 teams of doctors and over 100 poultry workers are carrying out mass culling operations wearing masks and other protective gear. Over 150,000 birds have been exterminated. The government has offered farmers compensation of Rs.40 ...

Colon cancer patients benefit from Hepatic Arterial Infusion Therapy

...patic arterial infusion therapy. It showed that it extended the survival and improved the quality of life in patients with colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver. These findings are very important because statistics show that cancer metastasis to the liver occurs in 60 % of patients with metastatic co...

Women With Fewer Periods Have Low Risk Of Gynecological Cancer

... from traditional societies however breastfeed for extended times, often conceive soon after their menses return, average five to six pregnancies and have an earlier menopause - all factors that reduce the number of periods they have in a lifetime. Edited IANS ...

Organic food loses its whole-grain image

...urrent bestseller is wild strawberry. Koeller has extended his range not only to the health and environmentally conscious but also to those who cannot take normal dairy products due to health reasons. One of the popular items in his range is sugar-free ice cream. All his products are marked with labels clea...

Posh and Free Medical Stores

...tals in Bangalore first and later the same will be extended to the districts and the first of these modern looking government medical store will be inaugurated at the KC General Hospital. “The medical stores will have to prominently display all available medicines. They will also have to display a checklis...

Rare Sexual Syndrome In Women Calls For More Research

...urs when a woman becomes involuntarily aroused for extended periods of time in the absence of sexual desire,' remarked Dr. David Goldmeier, St Mary's Hospital, London. It is a common misconception that it would pave way for a pleasant sensation in women. The truth is however that the condition can lead to e...

Schools set to offer Japanese language course

...ar starts, the schools that show interest would be extended all necessary cooperation," Sharma told IANS. To make the task of learning the language easier, the board will not make the Japanese script mandatory for students of the sixth standard. The text will be written in Roman letters though the Japanese ...

Let Live or Die?

Premature babies that require extended neonatal care have been termed as bed blockers by one of Britain’s leading College of Medicine. // Research on evidences from premature births have revealed that extensive neonatal care for babies under 25 weeks is often conducted at the cost of t...

India to Implement National Action Plan against TB-HIV

...isen from 25 % to 86 % due to this programme being extended to almost all the states. In the report the minister read out the data that RNTCP in 1992 has treated 5.45 million patients saving nearly 9.8 lakh lives. Mr. Ramadoss also pointed out that World Health Organization Report 2005 also appreciated the In...

Nanotechnology Promises Huge Medical Benefits

...e compressed inside our pockets or the life system extended by specially designed molecules that mimic the living systems. British Scientists are now involved in the development of next generation nano-scale X-ray machines, that would allow doctors to tract the movement of specific molecules such as bacteri...

Drug Courts In Europe Extended For Three More Years

...al with crimes committed by drug addicts have been extended to continue for another three years, before such courts would be started all across the country. // The drug courts were set up in Glasgow in 2001 and Fife in 2002. These will undergo further monitoring by the Scottish Executive’s. This decision w...

Teething Problems – Fight Sugar For Children’s Dental Healh

...armful. These habits can expose teeth to sugar for extended periods of time, increasing the risk of tooth decay.” The AAPD has offered some useful hints that will give teeth to your efforts in cutting down the frequency and duration of sugar exposure among young children: 1. Did you know that only water i...

Women aware of “feminine health” : their attituds

...h treatments." Fashion and grooming trends have extended below the waist. One fourth (25 percent) of all women aged 18 and older report that they "closely trim their pubic hair with scissors or clippers," and 23 percent say they shave part of their pubic hair off. Nine percent say they shave all of their p...

Generous Donation by US Helps to Curb the Outbreak of Measles in Fiji

...ere have not been any human fatalities. The US has extended its helping hands in an effort// to assist the Ministry of Health. The American Embassy has donated $US120, 000 ($F215, 439) worth of measles vaccines. The World Health Organization’s representative in the South Pacific, Doctor Chen Ken said that th...

India: AIDS Patients Will Be Accorded Free Treatment

...additional 48 centers will be opened and treatment extended to cover almost 100,000 patients.” Most of the HIV infected patients belong to the low income group or poor families who are unable to afford the treatment and in such cases effective treatment could go a long way in rehabilitating the affected fam...

Cyclone Glenda brings Threat of Fatal Mosquito–borne Diseas

...enda along with the more recent cyclone Hubert has extended mosquito breeding grounds. The Department of Health has warned people living and traveling in the Kimberley or Pilbara to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites. The potentially fatal Murray Valley encephalitis virus has been detected in the Pi...

Medicare Benefits For Patients seeking Psychiatric Help

...ntal illness, and allow for Medicare rebates to be extended to cover psychologists.Associate Professor Andrew Heathcote said that previously only psychiatrists have had access to the Medicare rebate, so there should now be an increase in practising mental health professionals. Stating that the problem till no...

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