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Debate Rages over firing of HIV infected health care workers

When we flip through the news papers it isn’t uncommon for us to see news items which tell us that an employee has been fired from an establishment after testing positive for HIV. But rarely do these matters become a major controversy when many sit up and take no...

Teens turning to Internet for medical queries

...eens use the Internet to learn more on health, the flip side is that these teens rush to their own diagnosis based on what they see and read and invariably end up worrying unnecessarily....

Weighty problem: Protein is the solution?

...as between 10 and 35 percent of calories. On the flip side obesity increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, type-2 diabetes, arthritis, asthma and back problems. But technically speaking many protein rich sources also contributes the much-dreaded saturated fats in the diet. And saturated...

Expandable metal stents used in digestive cancers

...aron said success rates can reach 90%. However the flip side is that severe complications like spread of cancer, bleeding and recurrent blockage can recur. Upto 2% of patients can die on table from the procedure itself. However Dr. Baron asserts that in most cases of cancerous blockages, the benefi...

French and wine: inseparable and just perfect?

...ason for campaigners demand such a warning. On the flip side wine manufacturers have taken it very seriously and a sharp reaction saying that equating smoking and drinking is ridiculous. In the words of Roland Feredj, from the Bordeaux Wine Trade Council, “You are trying to create an atmosphere of fear....

Lack of facilities in emergency rooms, warn Canadian nurses!

...to a washroom, or a bell to call a nurse. On the flip side Health Minister George Abbott denied the charges and stated that there's no crisis in the emergency rooms. Still he conceded to occasional crowding....

Christmas, Carols And Unique Indian Christianity

...shing through the snow' or 'Silent Night'. On the flip side, many customs of the majority Hindu religion have assimilated into Christian traditions, making for a uniquely Indian Christianity in a country where the community forms the second largest minority group after the Muslims and constitutes 2.4 per...

Snappy Mobiles Known To Cause Snappish Behavior in Families

There is a flip side to cell phones as well! The Cell Boom, a boon to communication has turned a bane to family relationships, according to a recent study.// As part of the study, more than a thousand steady mobile phone users were tracked for over 2 years. The ...

Womb Cancer , A cause for worry among older women

...period. This note of optimism is accompanied by a flip side , suggesting a 30% increase in incidences of cancer in women between age 60—79, affecting nearly 6000 women in the UK alone. These figures account for nearly 4% of all cancers that cause the death of nearly 1500 women each year emphasising the...

"Defensive Pessimism" Before Exam Results Not a Good Strategy

...nk they have done reasonably well. However, on the flip side, those with a negative attitude always expected the worst. If they don't succeed, they take it to heart and tend to blame themselves - unlike the other group. It may be difficult for a person to cushion the blow of failure by trying to brighten ...

Small Cars, Anti-AIDS And Anti-Cancer Drugs Would Be Cheaper

...n these being raised from 10 to 12 percent. On the flip side, set top boxes, vanaspati and cigarettes will cost more. --Edited IANS...

Hand-Washing Campaign Launched By India

...ts impact evaluated on an annual basis. 'Special flip books, audio and video cassettes, too, have been designed to be distributed in schools. Wall paintings on the theme 'Clean hand for a healthy life' would provide synergy to the campaign,’ Shekhar told IANS. Edited IANS ...

Expert nurses in their field have their jobs under thereat!

...hat it is now is really very disturbing." On the flip side a spokesman for the Department of Health in England said specialist nurses will have a key role in providing care closer to patients' homes, especially for people with long-term conditions. ...

A drive to fortify bread with folic acid

...of neural tube defects such as spina bifida. The flip side is that adding the vitamin to popular foods could be harmful to some elderly patients, as it could mask a deficiency in another B group vitamin - B12. Still, the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) recommended the overall benefit...

Birds of a Feather: Children, Activists and Bird Lovers Join To Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day in Kenya

...ge numbers, is now wearing a jaundiced fa?ade, the flip side to the migratory birds that they could serve as messengers conveying the avian flu infection. Robert Hepworth, the executive secretary of the Convention on Migrating Bird Species said that, though it is easy to zero in on the migratory bir...

Rare Bone Disease Traced To Faulty FOP Gene

...g that comes to mind is osteoporosis, which is the flip side of the coin when it comes to bone formation. When one learns about one side - extra bone growth - it helps you understand what goes the other way,' said Dr. Victor A. McKusick, a genetics pioneer and professor of medical genetics at Johns Hopkin...

Cleaning Cathartic?

...when they tidy up and put things in order, but the flip side to it, is that nearly half of the women interviewed confessed that ‘cleaning’ became so obsessive that they could be called “Cleanoholics” ! Women could get into throes of depression if they left their house messy and nearly seven out of 10, wo...

A mother at 63: oldest in UK!

...ated to financial well-being or a degree." On the flip side in her defence came, former Lewes neighbour Paul Pyant said, “ Dr Rashbrook had brought up two happy stable children - one of whom is now a doctor - and had remarried recently. She is a very nice person and was a wonderful neighbour," he said. "...

German Manufacturers Find a Solution for DVT

... manufacturers Aida came up with a solution called flip seats which give passengers more space and reduce the risk of deep vein thrombosis. The seats were first showcased at an aviation show in Hamburg. Thomsonfly has said that it will consider introducing these seats on its planes. The seats are cost eff...

Virginity Vows by Teens may Mask Truth

...ing to the implications of this finding, teenagers flip flopping on their sexual activity could only raise their risk of contracting sexually transmitted disease and defeating the purpose of sex education programmes....

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