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Incidence of breast cancer increasing in urban India

...ummit '05, doctors stressed that women coming from families where a mother or sister below the age of 50 has breast cancer are also at high risk. Changing attitudes to breast-feeding, stress and late menopause are other contributory factors. The data presented at the summit revealed that there are new options...

Alcohol based sanitizer found to reduce illness in families

...testinal infections in the home. // Out of the 292 families studied, half of the families, which used the hand...d sanitizer were excluded from the study. Half the families were randomly assigned to receive hand sanitizer and educational materials on hand hygiene. They wer...

Less Stomach Infections If Hand Sanitizer Gel Is Used

...al infections.// In a study of 292 Greater Boston families -- half of which were given hand sanitizer -- thos...ercent reduction in the spread of GI illnesses.The families were recruited through day care centers, and all had a least one child in day care. Families already...

Exercises Should Be Recommended During Pregnancy

...nd diabetes – not only for patients, but for their families as well. The article recommends that pregnant women engage in moderate exercise – such as brisk walking, which allows them to carry a normal conversation – for about a half hour a day. They can combine aerobic and resistance training, but should avo...

Pediatricians Need To Talk To Parents Of Overweight Kids

...hey were more likely to talk to patients and their families about diet and exercise, the study found. The findings examined reports from visits in a nationally representative sample of physician visits from 1997 to 2000. Source: Newswise ...

Pigs Population A Major Threat To Encephalitis Ravaged UP

...a serious threat to their own families, many Dalit families involved in maintaining piggeries defend their business. "After all, it is a major source of livelihood for members of our community," says Suresh Valmiki, the resident of a slum in Bastaoli. "If we do away with our pigs, how do we make two ends me...

Familial Breast cancer without gene mutation not found to cause ovarian cancer.

...ing ovarian cancer. The study was conducted in 200 families with a history of hereditary breast cancer and the reports submitted in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Breast cancer is the Second leading cancer in women and incidence of breast cancer is more in urban population and breast cancer o...

Chronic Pain Syndrome May Be In The Genes

... Genetics. By studying several multigenerational families who had several relatives with HNA, the researchers identified mutations in a gene named septin-9 ( known as SEPT9). Cells from a variety of life forms, ranging from yeast to fruit flies to humans, contain septins. Septins form protein filaments that...

Worlds Largest Cord Blood Bank to be started in India

...to the family when needed. Potential customers are families with inherited blood disorders like Thalassemia. Histostem claims the cord blood is also marketable as a stem cell product to those researching the possible applications of stem cells for spinal cord injuries and diabetes. Histostem has agreed to sel...

Unwed mothers find it difficult to attract potential life partner

...han married women. Over one-third of female-headed families with children live in poverty compared to only 6 percent of married couples with children. “Most unwed mothers want to have a satisfying marriage and family, but have significant obstacles to finding a good mate,” according to the researchers. As ...

Terminally Ill Patients Could Be Offered A Better Life

... president and founder of CanSupport. It supports families in their struggle to cope with the pain of looking...ly thing one can do," said Gupta. "In most cases families are doing what institutions should be doing. In India we are lucky to have supportive families but t...

Terminally Ill deserves a better quality of Life

... detected in their early stages. It also supports families in their struggle to cope with the pain of looking...ly thing one can do," said Gupta. "In most cases families are doing what institutions should be doing. In India we are lucky to have supportive families but t...

Age of first alcoholic drink determined by tendency to cheat

...m nine sites, and children from ages 7 to 17, from families with a high occurrence of alcohol dependence and families without such history were considered for the study. In order analyze what might predict or precede...

Vitamin filled nutrition candy for School children

Millions of school children from poor families who get fed in schools by the government will get a nutritional candy that will help make up for their iron and vitamin deficiencies//. The nutrition candy is a low cost option to iron pills, which have not found wide acceptance. Besides being more...

A New Initiative To Fight Childhood Obesity

...rovide the necessary tools to empower children and families to be agents of change in their communities through grassroots activities, events, and programming support through multiple media platforms. Former US President Clinton said, I look forward to continuing our work with the American Heart Association ...

Kidney failure shows a tendency to run in families

...given to the tendency of common diseases to run in families and the identification of the same. // A recent st...even more alarming is that many relatives in these families have silent kidney diseases that can be treated at early stages. Family members of individuals with ...

Wrong Vaccination given during surgery in Derbyshire

...ed and the surgery group has apologized to all the families concerned....

Land of Kebabs, also reaps enormous profit in fast food

...s for burgers and fried chicken. Office workers, families and friends head to their favourite restaurants, m...n the Mall, says: "Between five and 10 of the same families come here every day, with two or three children in each family." Pakistani children eat chicken bu...

Being Lonely is gene regulated

...lonely is genetically programmed and it runs in to families making it a genetic character. Researchers also have found that lonely people should join a group which has more social character people in it.// Researchers conducted survey in 8,000 pairs of twins and found that 50 percent shared similar characte...

FDA Warns Against Birth-Control Patch

... sale in 2002. Several lawsuits have been filed by families of women who died or suffered blood clots while using the patch, and lawyers said more are planned. Documents released to attorneys show that Ortho McNeil has been analyzing the FDA's death and injury reports, creating its own charts that document a...

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