Inhuman Error: Medicine Becomes Poison, Causing Death
...said that he is waiting for some answers before he gives his statement to the police. This case is close on the heels of the Beatson Oncology Centre case in Glasgow, when a girl of 15 was administered potentially lethal doses of radiation. The Scottish Executive Health Department is incharge of the inqu...SRL Ranbaxy offers quicker bird flu diagnostic test
...can be effectively employed for mass screening and gives accurate results within just one day vis-à-vis two to ten days, which other available tests take," said SRL Ranbaxy in a statement. SRL Ranbaxy has a network of 550 sample collection centres and serves around 2,000 hospitals across the country. The...Sperms not silent in the Female reproductive Tract
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...ectronic Medical Record at Providence. This module gives detail information to the providers about the health status of their patient population, and brings together patient information already stored in the organization's electronic health record. This module displays on the screen a visual status repor...Teens need to Exercise Caution While Using Online Blogs
...osing teen to bullying and adult teasing. Huffaker gives an example of a study where nearly 2,500 children aged 10 to 17 years have come out with reports of being threatened or harassed online, including sexual innuendos , which has been received by one in five teenagers. Some even had to face phone calls,...Baby Gloom: ‘Baby Gap’ Generation Signals Babies’ Days Ot!
...y that delaying motherhood till the 30’s or after, gives rise to problems of infertility. But Women seem to be stuck up on the potential “fertility penalty”, which means that most of them are forced to make-do with low-paid jobs after having children. Early motherhood monetary losses were estimated in th...Voice Choice: Woo Men, Strike a Deep Chord
...t so masculine voices, even a feminine voice, that gives the comfort of a caring , sharing , and the promise of a long term relationship. Dr David Feinberg, St Andrews University researcher, said: "We already know male vocal attractiveness is highly related to masculinity and men with attractive voices ...Functional Taste Cells Cultured In Vitro
...to radiation therapy or tissue damage. This system gives us a way to test for drugs that can promote recovery. The results of this study are published in the journal Chemical Senses. Taste receptor cells are located in taste buds on the tongue and in the throat. These cells contain the receptors that det...A Glass, Half Filled With Water Is Half Full Or Half Empty?
... which had shown that a positive outlook o to life gives a boost to overall physical health and increases longevity by lessening the risk of death from any cause. Even patients who suffer a heart disease because of narrow arteries are found to benefit with a positive attitude. In this new study, the leve...Heart disease: Men Are From Mars, Women From Venus
...ionships. But the way we talk during disagreements gives us an opportunity to do something healthy,' concluded Dr. Smith. The results of the present study have valuable implications regarding cardiac health of men and women. One, heart diseases in men and women arise due to different reasons. Different t...Misconceptions Put AIDS Patients In Tight-Spot
...economic independence. It is a great equaliser and gives women like me a lot of satisfaction." On the occasion of International Women's Day Wednesday, "all women suffering from AIDS should vow to take care of their own health and live a life of dignity through self-help and economic independence," she ad......scientists. The college's comprehensive curriculum gives students a balanced education that ranges from food and fiber production to economics to human health. The college is a national leader in incorporating technology, biotechnology, computer applications, and other recent scientific advances into its t...Task Force Set Up By PM To Fill Up The Healthcare Sector
... fact that India is demographically a young nation gives it an opportunity to have its trained personnel meeting the health care needs of the demographically aging countries," said a release from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia has been...Teenage Boy at Boot Camp, Booted To Death
...s time.” Boot camps function on a sentiment that gives importance to offenders really breaking down because of exhaustive physical military style drills after which they work on them to get them back in one piece. But there have been enough statistics revealing gross violence by the guards and a totally ...... fact that India is demographically a young nation gives it an opportunity to have its trained personnel meeting the healthcare needs of the demographically ageing countries,” the statement added. The prime minister has asked deputy chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia to set up thi...OpenMED Nominated For Stockholm Challenge 2006 Award
... But there's a rider: inclusion in OpenMED archive gives no assurance of any kind regarding the correctness or quality of the information or software. The site's disclaimer says so. "(Our) objective is to encourage the self-archiving culture amongst medical professionals in India. The goal is to preserve...Premature Death - Smokers Puff Out Of life, Early
...king, as studies have shown that sooner the smoker gives up, it enriches his health and certainly has a positive effect on longevity....Relapse in Risk Management System Claims the Life of Robertson
...al in Glasgow, in October 2004. This report mainly gives us an insight of how there was no systematic approach to risk assessment. There was a failure to respond adequately to clear signs that Smith's mental illness had relapsed while he was in the care of community-based mental health services. This re...Speedier Access To Advances In Breast Cancer Sought For Patients
...y women are still not receiving the treatment that gives them the best chance of survival and best quality of life," said Dr Alberto Costa, President of the EBCC-5 conference. The feasibility of intra-operative radio- therapy was demonstrated by Italian and English studies last year. It was shown that deli......ages. But ECVT is the only method he knows of that gives scientists the accurate three-dimensional images they need to manage these industrial chemical reactors in real time. Fan has already invented two coal-conversion processes, OSCAR (Ohio State Carbonation Ash Reactivation) and CARBONOX (carbon-based ...