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Hand-foot-mouth Disease Outbreak In Malaysia

... mouth sores and a blistering rash, usually on the hands and feet. It is unrelated to foot-and-mouth disease, which is a disease of cattle, sheep and swine. Children are most susceptible to HFMD, but adults can also be affected. --Edited IANS...

Female Foeticide Continues To Be On Rise In India

...tions of having to give dowry, shortage of working hands in rural areas and inheritance all play a role." He said the government had been asked to involve NGOs for awareness programmes in colleges aimed at India's youth who would be tomorrow's parents. Is the government, preparing to observe another ...

Kidney diseases and their complications, an alarming scenario in the Philippines

... variety of symptoms, particularly swelling of the hands and feet, frequent thirst, increased fatigue and sleepiness, decrease in appetite, poor growth, the passing of very small amounts of urine, unpleasant taste in the mouth and urine-like odor to the breath, pale skin, excessively dry, persistently itch...

Sunlight Exposure Reduces Risk Of Breast, Prostate And Colon Cancer

...n be increased by a mere 10-minute exposure of the hands and face to sunlight, without sunscreen. Surprisingly, this effect was even found during sunny days in winter. Approximately 400 IU of Vitamin D (recommended daily intake of the vitamin in United States and Canada) is produced during summer, followin...

A Potent Sedative Kills Great-grandfather

...ncer, but quite unfortunately, met his end at the hands of a// nurse, who by a quirk of fate injected a potent sedative purported to give him a good night’s sleep. Hull Crown Court has accused Julia Levitt, 28, of unlawfully killing Kenneth Heaton, aged 79 by giving him a sedative injection that was not ...

Pregnancy Complication Reduced By Calcium Supplementation

...ls of protein in the urine). Swelling of the feet, hands and legs is usually seen. If left unattended, the condition can worsen further resulting in seizures. Under worst conditions, it can result in death of the pregnant mother and the baby, before, after or during childbirth. About 8,300 pregnant women...

Masking A Flu? – Wearing Masks, Only Way to Contain It’s Spred

...tions that include getting immunized, washing your hands with soap and water regularly, and wearing a mask for those already suffering from the flu. The department's communicable disease director, Dr.Jeremy McAnulty, explained how the flu spreads through water droplets from coughs and sneezes, which have...

UK Biobank Set Up To Understand the Links between Genes, Lifestyle Environment and Illness

...y for the scientists around the world to get their hands on the samples and study in depth how the complex interplay of genes, lifestyle and environment plays a role in the disease pattern. Prof Rory Collins, UK Biobank's Principal Investigator said that it will help us to go into the finer details and ...

Gastroenteritis Claims Two Lives In Mumbai, More People Affected

...sed to take various precautions like washing their hands before eating, avoiding roadside food and, more importantly, eating only freshly cooked food and drinking boiled water. -Edited IANS...

One More Succumbs To Gastroenteritis In Mumbai, More People Hospitalised

...een advised to take precautions like washing their hands before eating, avoiding roadside food, and more importantly, eating freshly cooked food and drinking only boiled water. --Edited IANS...

Petting Zoos Can Lead To Bacterial Infection And Illness

...ving manure on shoes or stepping in manure, drying hands on clothes after washing them at the zoo were foun...fection and illness. On the other hand, washing of hands and feet wit soap and lather following a visit to the zoo has a protective effect. Similar results...

Protective Protein Could Hold The Key In Fight Against Tuberculosis

...researchers from university of Florida have joined hands in unraveling the mystery the associated with a protective protein, which they believe would boost the immune system to fight against the bacteria. Furthermore, it could enable easy and quick recovery of infected patients in addition to protecting in...

Hand-Washing Campaign Launched By India

...ple just do the old fashioned thing and wash their hands with nothing other than soap and water. In India alone, hand-washing before meals and after defecation can save the lives of over 250,000 people annually, said WaterAid experts, quoting reports from Britain's International Scientific Forum and Home...

New Network To Ease Blood donation In India

...don't know how to go about it. I currently have my hands full, though I would like to do that too some day." The site became popular after the Gujarat earthquake. Blood donors from Pune donated blood for patients admitted at the army-run Armed Forces Medical College in Pune. Said Poacha: "I got a call ...

Gamble for money, but casino workers gamble with their health!

...ury that results in numbness and tingling in their hands due to excessive pressure on nerves. Chronic fatigue and sleep disturbance from working excessive late hours was reported in 80% of the workers. The worse part is that managers allow big-spending players to abuse and threaten workers, racial hara...

'Girlie' Needle And Thread help Japanese Men to De-Stress

...a said. "But when I'm running a sewing machine, my hands know no stopping." The sewing circle members are pleased that they have overcome the prejudice and stereotypical image of sewing as a "girlie thing to do", Ishizawa said, adding they enjoy the feeling of satisfaction that comes from completing a pr...

Generous Donation by US Helps to Curb the Outbreak of Measles in Fiji

... human fatalities. The US has extended its helping hands in an effort// to assist the Ministry of Health. The American Embassy has donated $US120, 000 ($F215, 439) worth of measles vaccines. The World Health Organization’s representative in the South Pacific, Doctor Chen Ken said that there were 70 confir...

Work Together For Better health

... was a call for all in healthcare industry to join hands to give better health to the society. // The state IMA secretary, Ajay Kumar Singh, said doctors alone are not sufficient in providing healthcare to the people. He appealed to everyone including doctors, paramedics, nurses, laboratory technicians, p...

Study on Violence Against Women in Syria

...vent a female relative from reporting abuse at the hands of the male family members. Although such reports would be dealt with imprisonment, reports of assaults are very rare Syrian Member of Parliament and the president of the General Union of Women, Souad Bukour reported that plans for awareness included...

An infected worker of as sandwich chain spreads it!

...e easily passed on by people who do not wash their hands properly and can cause outbreaks in restaurants, cruise ships and other large gatherings. As a precautionary measure people who have been sick with a stomach virus should not return to work until they have been well for at least a day and the new Mi...

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