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Individuals with sleep related breathing disorders more prone to heart disease
...heart, lung and blood institute-funded sleep heart health study research group has shown that individuals with sleep related breathing problems were more at risk than those with no sleep related breathing problems by 1.5 times. Even though studies have not been very confirmatory, medical practioners ...Doctors at risk- the ugly side of the noble profession
...n is killed every year the report says adding that health care workers have to walk a tight rope most of the times.The most common form of threat was verbal threat but even life threats were also reported. Even female doctors were not spared. But very few doctors, who were physically assaulted, actually rep...The world health organization says, water related illnesses claim u...ompson, regional advisor for water, sanitation and health at the WHO in New Delhi. WHO is now advocating low-cost technological solutions, such as chlorina...Teens turning to Internet for medical queries
...g questions on sexual problems drive many teens to health portals in their quest for answers to their health queries. Earlier it was the agony aunt column in magazines now it is the medical portals, which clar...South Africa dilly-dallying on AIDS situation
...ion is not as bad as that in Botswana or Zimbabwe, health experts warn that unless the government pulls its socks up, the situation might soon go out of control. ...Apollo Hospitals to consider listing on US Bourses in 2003
...Apollo Hospitals had also firmed up plans to enter health insurance and had initiated talks with some insurance companies to function as a third party administrator. He also added that the revenue this year will be to the tune of 33 crores as against 25 crores last financial year....Hundred million dollar gift for malaria institute
... center for malaria research in the world. Public health experts say the Johns Hopkins Malaria Institute wi...most deadly infectious disease in the world. Some health facilities use bed nets, treated with insecticide, to curtail the disease but Johns Hopkins is among...Pesticide impairs male reproductive function
...ow semen volume and low sperm count. However some health experts argue that the benefits of using DDT outweigh the potential health risks involved. Many developing countries including Mexico still use DDT in their fight against mala...Cipla holds talks with mining giant to supply AIDS drugs for South African workers
...le for it to provide free HIV drugs through public health system. This has forced the government to talk to pharmaceutical companies that can supply cheap drugs to combat the dreaded virus. As a part of this process the government is talking with Cipla to examine the feasibility of supplying cheap AIDS dr...Healthcare sector is now a multi billion-dollar industry in India
...ration of Indian Industry study has identified the health care sector in India as a potential gold mine. Ind...ving the dismal condition of primary and secondary health care in most parts of the country. It asks the tertiary health care sector to be left to the private...No harm in reducing prenatal check up to 3 - 6 times says WHO report
A world health organisation report says that women with low risk pregnancies, who live in the developing nations, can safely cut down their vists to the doctor during pregnancy to 3 - 6 times during pregnancy instead of the prescribed 8 - 11 visits as in the develo...The World Bank funds private Hospital in India
...ivate hospital in Mumbai, India, a move which some health agencies fear sets a precedent for using developme... company, which will own 51% of the equity. Local health campaigners in India are outraged that the bank is funding a private hospital rather than basic prim...Tattoos may significantly increase risk of hepatitis C infection
...al liver disease. It is considered a major public health risk because it is a silent disease but can kill millions. Although there is no cure, antiviral drugs combined with interferon therapy can be useful. The treatment is very long and can extend upto a year. Unpleasant side effects include nausea, vo...Exclusive breast-feeding advised for six months in infants recommends World Health Organization
...ard by Brazil, at the annual assembly of the world health organization is to be accepted advising exclusive ...ive breast-feeding for 6 months as a global public health recommendation and to provide safe and appropriate complementary foods, with continued breast-feedin...Half of world's children are passive smokers - damning disclosure from WHO
The world health organisation has come out with a damning disclosur...land said 700 million children were exposed to the health hazard because most governments still allowed smoking in public places. She added that scientists ar...South Africa Wins landmark case against pharmaceutical giants
...nt says this drugs are still too expensive for its health budget....Cancer patients turning to Internet for information
... said they are accessing information from Internet health sites. Slightly more than 20% of the patients said they used it to find cancer relative information. In the related study, investigators found that patients are not the only ones ousing the Internet. In many cases, their companions are also perfor...Acupuncture superseeds massage therapy for short term relief of pain
... acupuncture seems to have also general effects on health promotion. He also said that the acupuncture has multisystem effects which include inducing the chemicals in the brain called endorphins that has analgesic effects....Leptospirosis epidemic feared in mumbai - 12 killed
...als when their condition becomes serious, said the health minister. Health minister has uttered his confidence in bringing down the disease and he said that test kits have been supplied to all public hospitals in the city and the state has begun a massive public education programme. "The treatment is very......izona suggested to experience positive fitness and health benefits and that normal adults should participate in a total of 30 minutes of moderate physical exercise daily, accumulated in short bouts throughout the day. They did a study and found that there was a significant decline in the levels of fatigue ...Other Tagsgreen 2green 3green 4green 5green 6green 7green 8green 9green 10ever 2ever 3ever 4ever 5ever 6ever 7ever 8ever 9ever 10greens 2eat 2eat 3eat 4eat 5eat 6eat 7eat 8eat 9eat 10Other Contentstickticktickticksticksticksticsticscapitistimetimetimetimetimetimetimetimetimetimecorporispedistonsillitistonsillitis
(Date:12/2/2009)...added batches now available, many more to come, NI...(HealthDay News) -- Thirteen stem cell lines have...r taxpayer-funded research, and many more such lin...als announced Wednesday. , These are the first ...research funded by the U.S. National Institutes of...
(Date:12/2/2009)... , SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswi...ican babies are born contaminated with a plastics ..., Congress must act immediately to protect infants...dering bills to ban bisphenol A, or BPA, in food a...Feinstein of California and Rep. Edward Markey of ...
(Date:12/2/2009)... , MONTREAL, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ - As part o...nd the world, Wyeth, now a part of Pfizer, has ple...) of factor concentrates to the World Federation o...ver made to the WFH,s Humanitarian Aid Program, an...H,s goals. ,, "This donation will directly supp...
(Date:12/2/2009)... , Ruling by federal government end..., LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2 ...s of Kaiser Permanente facilities across Southern ...oin the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW... to join NUHW in February, but SEIU delayed the el...
(Date:12/2/2009)...altham, MAJoseph Balboni loves sports. An avid ten...e 46-year-old insurance agent became increasingly ... keratoconus, a degenerative eye disorder. Unable ...Sox games, he faced the prospect of a corneal tran...Then three years ago, Balboni discovered an altern...
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(Date:12/1/2009)... . , Brown adipose tissue is different from wh...miniature power stations which among other things ...ate a voltage similar to that of a battery, which ...er, the mitochondria of brown fat cells have a sho... The energy released when the fat is broken down i...
(Date:12/1/2009)...Inserm Grand Prix., Every year since 2000, Inser... outstanding,work performed in its laboratories a...ds to,demonstrate the diversity and wealth of act...d,health research, and the creativity and passion...s research each day. The Inserm 2009 prize-giving ...
(Date:12/1/2009)...ire/ -- iQor, a global provider of business proces...2009 InfoWorld 100 Awards Top 100 IT project of ...This was the first submission for iQor. ,, "We ...s list of companies," said Vikas Kapoor, president...g the way we do business, allowing us to work fast...
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