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Bird Flu Reappears in Malaysia

...were no human cases and the nation declared itself free of the disease last June. In March this year officials said the country was on high alert for a possible outbreak of bird flu following fresh reports of the deadly virus around the region. Neighbouring Indonesia, the country worst hit by bird flu...

Asthmatics Arrived in Hyderabad to Take Fish Medicine

...family which claims to have been administering it free of cost for 160 years. Authorities have made ela...the Goud family has been distributing the medicine free of cost on the Mrigasira Karti day of the Hindu calendar, which heralds the monsoon. A yellow herb...

EMRI to Expand Emergency Care Services Throughout India

...he end of this month. EMRI has made 108 the toll free number one would dial for timely help in case of a.... All ambulances and pre-hospital care is provided free of charge and a mix of private and government funding supports the programme. The non-profit organ...

New York Legislature Highlights for Awareness of Alzheimer's Disease

...ly open the floodgates, encouraging people to seek free screenings if they note warning signs of Alzheimer's disease or, simply, if they want to learn more. These screenings are a great start toward education and care." AFA initiated National Memory Screening Day in 2002 and has offered the event in col...

Drag Dad to the Doctor This Father's Day

...-- it's time for a check up. Call the ADA's toll free number (1-800-342-2383) for a listing of diabetes specialists in your area. ADA also co-sponsors the Diabetes Physician Recognition Program with the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) that recognizes physicians who demonstrate that they ...

Zimbabwe Receives 15m Dollars of AIDS Drugs from US

...ng that only 81,000 people are currently accessing free anti-retrovirals provided by the government. The g...vernment hopes to increase the number of people on free treatment to 120,000 by the end of the year. Dell said the deal would benefit people who are alrea...

AIDS Incidence in India Far Lower Than Previously Estimated New Study

...lion to fight the disease and had 75,000 people on free antiretroviral treatment so far, 2,000 centers giv... and condoms to sex workers and clients, and 3,600 free testing centers. Indian government workers hand out condoms outside porn theaters, even though por...

Five Malaysians in Hospital After Bird Flu Outbreak

...followed elsewhere but the country declared itself free of bird flu in June. H5N1 has killed 188 people and ravaged poultry flocks worldwide since 2003, according to the World Health Organisation....

Chandigarh to Become India's First Smoke-free City

...stration is working to get the city declared smoke free by July 1. The joint capital of Punjab and Haryana will have designated smoking areas at all public places and buildings to ensure that smoking is restricted and the general public is not forced to passively inhale smoke. "Besides protecting chil...

Vitamin D Reduces Cancer Risk

...earch participants were all 55 years and older and free of known cancers for at least 10 years prior to entering the Creighton study. Subjects were randomly assigned to take daily dosages of 1,400-1,500 mg supplemental calcium, 1,400-1,500 mg supplemental calcium plus 1,100 IU of vitamin D3, or placebos. ...

Dartmouth Professor Makes Case for Ethically Universal Stem Cell Lines

...ell research. Even though none of these options is free from scientific challenges or ethical and political problems, Green feels that we should support research now to develop them as a supplement tobut not a replacement for existing methods of hESC derivation....

Chinas Blue Ear Virus-no Hogwash

...greed to pay 285 million yuan ($37.13 million) for free vaccines for smaller breeding farms, where the disease was widespread. Low pork prices last year coupled with high feed prices, making farmers unwilling to raise sows, is also believed to have contributed to the rising prices. As of now, the mi...

Healthier Options at the Buffalo Food Fest

The foodie free for all, taste of Buffalo, for the first time in its 23 years of existence has been ordered to offer healthier options in its menu . The festival attracts tens of thousand of people from all over the US. At least one item on each vendor's menu must...

Where Children Lead the Sanitation Drive

...es away," he said. As mid-day meals are provided free for primary level children, they were taught to wash their hands before and after eating. "Every Wednesday, their nails are inspected and clipped because, as we emphasise, dirty nails are the prime source of illness and disease," Marai added. Like ...

Diabetes Reduces Life Expectancy, Increases Heart Disease Risk

...ctancy by an average of 8.2 years. Life expectancy free of cardiovascular disease was abridged by 7.8 year...nt decrease in life expectancy and life expectancy free of cardiovascular disease. These findings underscore the importance of diabetes prevention for the p...

Jaipur Foot All Set to Launch Its Centre in Columbia

...lished in 1975, BMVSS provides the artificial limb free to millions of people who have lost their limbs in accidents or war. Its chief patron is D.R. Mehta, a former head of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). It was only after the Afghan war in the late 1970s that the use of the limb spr...

Ask Right Questions and Save Country from Further Healthcare Crisis: Michael Moore

...than we do." "Sicko" is filled with examples of free or virtually free care around the world, from cheap prescription drugs to free hospital stays. The movie features a Br...

Parkinsons Disease can Be Predicted by Metabolic Pathway

... of susceptibility to Parkinsons disease, survival free of Parkinsons disease, and age at onset of Parkinsons disease. They then validated their findings using data from additional whole genome DNA and RNA variation datasets for Parkinsons disease. Dr. Maraganore and Mayo colleagues published the first ...

Wipro Goes Green With Eco-friendly Desktops, Laptops

...er hardware products from the Wipro stable will be free of hazardous materials such as brominated flame re...r ISO 14001. The following year, it began offering free e-waste recycling to its customers. "GreenWare range of products does not carry a premium price ta...

Extra Sleep can Boost Athletic Performance

... sprint time had decreased by a second and average free throw percentage increased. In addition, the athle...improved their game. They ran faster and made more free throws than they did with their typical sleep schedule, reported the online edition of health magazi...

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