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Patch To Increase Libido In Women

... that is reported to increase libido in women will hit the market soon. This was developed by Proctor & Gamble and was granted// a licence by the European Medicines Agency. This patch could be placed on the stomach or bottom and it works by releasing the male hormone testosterone into the bloodstream. ...

Variations of Post–Heart Attack Depression Affect Recover

... therapist who can help sort out your thoughts and hit on a more specific treatment. Some physicians see depression after a heart attack as an understandable reaction that will go away as you get better. It is usually much more than that. Regardless of its origin, getting help is good for your heart, y...

Cross-country Mobike Expedition to Spread AIDS Awareness

...ssues of concern were the tools the cadets used to hit home the message. Narrating one incident, Shyamala said that while delivering a talk on AIDS awareness among a group of young married women in Rajasthan, some said that they would like their daughters to grow up to be like her. "I was touched, a...

New School of Public Health in Chennai

... to India's growth. He recalled that when plague hit India in 1994, the country had to spend 1.4 billion US dollars, which was a colossal waste of resources. Pointing out that 1.5 billion people lived in South Asia, there were just four centers devoted to training people in public health. In the US,...

Micro-jets for Painless Needle-free Injections

...dly expanding needle-free injection market, set to hit $3bn (€2.3bn) by 2010. Source-Bio-Bio Technology...

Medical Fraternity Criticizes Doctor’s Recruitment Proces

...tors feel that this is the biggest crisis that has hit the British medical system ever since the inception of NHS. Conservative health spokesman, Mr. Andrew Lansley opined that medical schools cannot be developed when the career growth of doctors have been put on peril. He was also aghast by the...

Harbinger of Hope for Kala Azar Victims of Bihar

...ll remains on paper. Many of the worst Kala Azar hit areas are in the north Bihar districts of Vaishali, Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Sitamarhi, Sheohar and East and West Champaran. In October-November last year, 29 died in Muzaffarpur and 35 in Vaishali due to Kala Azar. Bihar last faced a Kala Azar epi...

Medical Personnel Can Save More Lives by Screening for Oral Signs of Disease

...first decade of the new century. Particularly hard hit are the city's Black and Hispanic populations, which account for 81 percent of new HIV diagnoses, as reported this past September by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Dr. Cohen-Brown explains to providers the laws about HIV...

A New Drug That Could Help Alcoholics

...ey add. With nine out of ten alcoholics tending to hit the bottle even after counseling or treatment, any medical aid to check them would be welcome, psychologists say. However, further research has to be conducted on the efficacy of the new compound. The researchers say that, in addition to alcoholism...

Kerala Sees Medical Tourism Soaring

...ic here, said tooth treatment for foreigners was a hit on account of the huge cost difference. "The biggest advantage that Kerala has on this front is the large number of non-resident Keralites settled in the US, Europe and Middle East. This movement began when they talked about the low-cost dental tre...

Moderate Quake Injures 35 in Iran

... a moderate// quake measuring 4.8 on Richter scale hit Iran's Lorestan province Wednesday. The epicentr...en a strong quake measuring 6 on the Richter scale hit Daroud. Source-IANS...

No Smoking During Play Rehearsals: UK’s Health Ministry Drops the Curtain

...s have come out in protest of a new smoking ban to hit the nation-and one that's aimed// at them directly. From July first onwards, actors will be allowed to light up only during the final performance and not during any rehearsals. This, believes Equity, the Actors union, is unfair. Says spokes ma...

UK’s Health Services Totterin

...cluding paying their staff." Another crisis that hit the NHS was the closure of three out of four of its Trusts due to financial difficulties. Patients have protested the restriction in their treatment. The latest crisis is the joblessness and despair faced by thousands of young doctors. They had fu...

Philadelphia Researchers Found A Novel Way To Fight Several Kind of Cancers

... The researchers screened 2,700 agents until they hit upon Velcade, a targeted chemotherapy drug already approved for use in multiple myeloma. "We were both surprised and lucky," he says. "Velcade is a proteasome inhibitor, but it also induces the lytic cycle thereby activating the TK in the Epstein-Bar...

WHO States, “One Billion People Are Affected By Neurological Disorders

...Alzheimer's and other dementias and 50 million are hit by epilepsy which requires far-reaching care. These issues are compounded when there is ageing population in the developed and developing countries. Migraine, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, strokes, and brain injuries which affect the br...

Nearly Half of Indian Children Below Three Underweight

...isgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa - which are the worst hit in case of malnutrition." The WFP, which has been supporting various food-based programmes in India since 1963, works in association with the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) which gives nutritional support to women and children, suppor...

Drug Companies Hit Out at Thai Generic Drug Scheme

...g countries and in middle income countries hardest hit by the epidemic. But Thai Health Minister Mongkol na Songkhla says Merck lowered its prices too late and the compulsory licence issued will remain in force. He is having talks with other companies who he says can avoid a compulsory licence by low...

Bird Flu in Afghanistan

... in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces. Afghanistan was hit by Avian influenza last year but fortunately there was no human attack of this virus. JYT...

Dr. ‘NO’ Admitted for Lung Conditin

...lala-Msimang as an obstacle. Tshabalala-Msimang hit world headlines in August when she led South Africa's delegation to the world AIDS conference in Canada and came under attack by scientists and United Nations officials for promoting "natural" remedies such as garlic and beetroot for AIDS patients. ...

Measles Strikes North Korea

...s and Red Crescent Societies, North Korea has been hit by measles//. This disease has so far claimed four lives and at least three thousand people are said to be affected by this illness. The outbreak began in November 2006 and around thirty counties are reported to be suffering from this infection. Th...

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