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Mid-Day Meal Scheme Catches on in India

...e Education (AIE) centers. The scheme provides a hot cooked meal of a minimum 450 calories and 12 gms of protein. The Scheme has been revised in June 2006 to ensure provision of mid day meal of adequate nutritional value and provide additional central support to States/UTs.Central assistance is provide...

Now, a Hormone-free Contraceptive Pill for Men

...g hormones, which could cause side effects such as hot flushes and moodiness. Other male pills are under development but many of them are based on hormones that trick the brain into switching off sperm production. These are typically being developed as injections, implants and patches. Source-IANS...

A New ‘face’ in Life?

...splant in Amiens, northern France, said 'She feels hot and cold like you or me. She leads a pretty normal life. She goes for walks, does her housework, and goes to restaurants, smokes, drinks, but not too much. We have made it very clear that a face reconstruction is also a social reconstruction. Of cour...

Microbicides, Need of the Hour, to Aid the Fight Against HIV

...arly 91% of women, who were interviewed from a HIV hot bed, said that they would indeed be happy if microbicides were provided to them. Microbicide research was initiated in the latter part of 1980’s. But the clinical trial for each product may take two decades to complete. However, a product developed...

Americans’ Concern for Skin Infections, Flu, Spreads Across the Countr

... supplies. ? Wash soiled linens and clothes with hot water and laundry detergent. Dry them in a hot dryer, if possible. ? Wash utensils and dishes in the usual manner, with dish detergent and hot wa...

More Bacteria and Less ‘germ-free’ Chicken, 83% of Chickens Infectd

...hicken at 165 degrees and wash hands with soap and hot water after cooking. <BR...

New Study Shows Efficacy of AROMASIN on Early Breast Cancer

...reatment group (Aromasin vs tamoxifen) in IES were hot flushes (21.2 vs. 19.9), fatigue (16.1 vs. 14.7) a...d breast cancer were mild to moderate and included hot flashes (13%), nausea (9%), fatigue (8%), increased sweating (4%) and increased appetite (3%). Sour...

China Introduces Solar-powered Baths

...roducing China's rural population to the joys of a hot bath. Tens of millions of Chinese population were found to bathe only once every quarter or every six months, leading to a high number of diseases, which resulted from bad hygiene. The problem is especially acute in Chinese villages where some fa...

Black Cohosh Does Not Treat Hot Flashes

... family, is the most widely used herbal remedy for hot flashes. The Herbal Alternatives for Menopause T...osh with hormone therapy and placebo for relief of hot flashes and night sweats. Researchers assigned 351 women aged 45 to 55 to one of five groups: ? b...

Herbal Supplements Fail to Relieve Hot Flushes

...with other botanical supplements failed to relieve hot flushes in perimenopausal or postmenopausal women,...however, did receive significant relief from their hot flashes and night sweats. The 12-month randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial compared...

Estrogen Study Provides New Hope For Colon Cancer Treatment

...of the problems associated with menopause, such as hot flashes and bone loss, but the number has declined considerably since 2002. That year, investigators reported that, for many women, the supplements carried more health risks than benefits.The research by Chan and her colleagues drew on data from 834 ...

Natural Remedies Ineffective to Ease Menopausal Symptoms:study

...l period. Hormone therapy offers great relief from hot flashes and night sweats but raises the risk of ca...her herbal supplements are ineffective in reducing hot flashes and night sweats. Reseachers studied about 351 women in their late forties and early fift...

Smoking Out Rats from Fields to Mizoram’s Dining Table

...ddy fields called Zu Pawl sell like the proverbial hot cakes. Hundreds and hundreds of smoked rats come in to the city from nearby villages like Khawruhlian, Sesawng, Rawpuichhip every morning. "I don't keep records of my sales, but I normally sell about 200 smoked rats daily," Lalvenpuii, a New Ma...

Treat Soft Drinks As Toilet Cleaners: Baba Ramdev

... College ground here at a camp, Ramdev said: "Take hot water, milk or traditional Indian juice and practice yoga everyday early morning rather than consuming cold drinks. "Cold drinks have no place in our society, they are basically toilet cleaners. You must get over this western fast food and cold drin...

Swap Sun For Siesta

... is a great way to rest up when the weather is too hot to be outside.” When out in the sun between 9am and 5pm, Dr Yong reminded Australians to cover up as much as possible and to apply SPF30+ broad spectrum sunscreen. Five steps to staying sun-safe this summer: · Wear a broad brimmed hat that cove...

Tamil Nadu Checks AIDS Spread

...fidelity... Soon after marriage, one day he poured hot oil on my legs. Then he stopped giving me any money... I had no way to support my baby and drifted into commercial sex work," Sundari, a TAI community leader now, told IANS. "When I first came to the TAI centre I was afraid, now I am with them. I t...

Where Burnt Out Executives De-stress in Nature's Lap

...ee to four times a day to drink salty water from a hot spring. The hot spring still is an attraction for tourists. Said Rudolph Walters, an American angler: "This is a c...

Yes, Chicken Soup Can Help

...ol mist humidifier, leaning over a bowl or sink of hot water with a towel over your head, or breathing in steamy air created by a bathroom shower. Pain relievers reduce fever and headaches. Acetaminophen will reduce a fever and ease sore throat pain. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) — in...

Eating Spicy Food Daily Could Kill Cancer Cells

...e chemical that is responsible// for the spicy and hot sensation. They also feel that Capsaicin may provide the answer to future cancer drugs. The University of Nottingham scientists claim that this chemical targets the cancer cells directly. They also say that the medicines that are used in the treatm...

A Shot at the Gun

...al Science and Medicine.Posession of firearms is a hot topic in US, where the case for it, is still very strong. One in three US households owns a gun,according to current data. Researchers analyzed data gathered from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, and based on this divided the c...

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