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The Rate of Accident Deaths Much Higher

... people. It has been seen that accidents are the fifth leading cause of death after heart diseases, cancer, stroke and respiratory diseases. But for people in the age group 1 to 44 accidents are the top killer....

British Funds 250 Million Pounds to Reduce Child Mortality

...ucing the number of children who die before their fifth birthday. The funds will also be used to ensure ...on, are 25 percent more likely to die before their fifth birthday than those from other groups in the state, the release said. In Madhya Pradesh, where 37...

Boffins Identify Fifth Gene Behind Joubert Syndrome

...owing, heart rate and consciousness. This is the fifth gene that has been found to have association with ... their future children. Apart from identifying a fifth gene for JS, the study also sheds light on the role of cilia in this disease and possibly others. It...

World Largest Hair Congress Convene in Vancouver

The fifth International Congress on Hair Research will be convened in Vancouver from June 13 to 16. It is the largest gathering of hair experts, with clinicians and scientists examining many aspects of hair disease and treatment. Whether long or short, thin...

The DNA That Spells Double Risk of Heart Attack

...blished in the Journal Science, has shown that one fifth of Britons carry a particular gene which doubles their chances of suffering a heart attack. The only saving grace could come in the form of making healthy lifestyle choices that may help cut down the risk. This finding could also assist in zeroi...

Call To Extend Health Insurance To All Children

... secure health coverage for all Americans. In its fifth year, the campaign is now focused on the reauthorization of SCHIP and enrolling eligible families in available insurance programs. Currently Congress is debating how much money to devote to kids' coverage. The Interfaith Summit is expected to high...

Gay Men Put Themselves and Others at Risk by Inconsistent Condom Use

... man of unknown HIV status, as had approximately a fifth of untested men (rising to 30% of untested men with the greatest numbers of partners. Some myths about the causes of sexual risk taking were also dispelled by the survey. There has long been an assumption that gay men have low self-esteem, partly ...

HRT Increases Incidence and Deaths from Ovarian Cancer

...a third of the women were taking HRT and a further fifth had taken it in the past. The women were followed up for an average of almost seven years. The research showed that the risk of ovarian cancer was increased regardless of which kind of HRT the women were taking. Professor John Toy, Cancer Researc...

20-year Study Shows Significant Rise in Childhood Obesity, Especially Among Girls

...ghed." Key findings included: In 2002, about a fifth of four-year-olds - 22 per cent of girls and 18 pe... a third of ten year-old girls (30 per cent) and a fifth of ten year-old boys (21 per cent) had a BMI of more than 25 in 2002, compared with 14 per cent of g...

Prostate Awareness Month Kick Starts in Singapore

...ng the prostate to enlarge. Prostate cancer is the fifth commonest cancer in Singaporean men. The risk of developing BPH and prostate cancer rises as men age. In view of Singapore's aging population, the incidence of prostate disease among men in Singapore is expected to increase. Dr Koo Wen Hsin, Chair...

Fruit and Vegetable Diet 'could Prevent Asthma'

... Crete is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. Researchers found those children reared on a diet rich in fruits and vegetables were protected against both allergies and asthma. The study added to existing evidence that such diet could help control asthma symp...

Sunburnt Holiday-makers Boost Their Chances of Fatal Skin Cancer

...ng burnt was all part of getting a tan. Almost one fifth (19 percent) said they planned to get burnt and a further 21 per cent said they might. Scientists know that malignant melanoma, the potentially fatal form of skin cancer, is linked to short intense bursts of over-exposure to the sun. And research h...

HIV Tests to Be Made Mandatory for Pregnant Women, Infants in New Jersey

...ew HIV case rate among women in the U.S. and ranks fifth in HIV prevalence in the country. Source-Kaiser Family Foundation...

Meningitis in Infancy Erodes Academic Success

...hool but who had not had meningitis. More than a fifth failed to pass even one GCSE at grade C compared with 8% of their comparison group and the national average in England of less than 4%. Even pupils who showed no signs of meningitis associated disability, when assessed at the age of 5, were half as...

Smoking And Drinking Are More Dangerous Than LSD

...this research. This study rates alcohol as the fifth most dangerous drug followed by ketamine, speed and safety. Tobacco is considered more addictive than heroin. Cannabis is less harmful than tobacco and is recently downgraded to class C. It was rated more dangerous than ecstasy and LSD. The specia...

Winter Warmth Breaks All Records

...aid that temperatures were continuing to rise by a fifth of a degree every decade. The 10 warmest years on record have occurred since 1995. Weather experts predict that 2007 could be the hottest year on record. The combined temperature for the December-February period was 1.3 degrees F (0.72 degree C)...

Pacemaker Patients Should Be Screened for Sleep Apnea

...pnea. Previous studies have found that about one fifth of the general population has sleep apena, he said. Researchers said they couldn’t determine if the sleep apnea preceded the pacemaker implantation or if it developed after the initiation of pacemaker therapy. Lévy noted that successfully treating ...

Edmonton Health Center Offers Hope to Spastic Patients

...d flailing of his legs, all of a sudden before his fifth birthday. After years of suffering, the child’s disorder known as dystonia, subsided considerably after an implantation of a baclofen- releasing device. Another patient to benefit from the program is 40-year-old Doug Buck, who suffers spasticity ...

Gene Cell Test may Aid Early Lung Cancer Diagnosis

...earning they have contracted the disease. Only one fifth of patients are alive one year after diagnosis of the disease, which kills 92% within five years. The vast majority of lung cancer sufferers are smokers. Avrum Spira and his team at Boston University in Massachusetts examined lung tissue collected ...

Russia’s Avian Flu Outbreak Linked to Single Marke

...ding. Russian news agencies have also reported a fifth incident of birds dying in the southwestern Naro-Fominsk district.Officials have given it that several people who were in close contact the dead poultry have been taken in for medical observation, but no health problems had been reported. Says Nik...

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