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Contraceptive Use Helps Reduce Rate of US Teen Pregnancy

...rvey of Family Growth, a nationally representative household survey that provides comprehensive coverage of female adolescents. Between 1995 and 2002, U.S. teen pregnancy rates declined by almost one-quarter (24%). The new study examines the data to determine the relative contributions of abstinence and con...

'Red'y to Fight HIV – 'AbstinenceBehaviorCondom', Sacrosanct to AIDS Preventio

...ve been installed nation-wide, making the condom a household item. The government is also gearing up to enable free treatment to 1,00,000 HIV/AIDS positive people and to realize this, 101 anti-retroviral treatment centers have been instituted. Efforts have been made to solicit the support from corporate ser...

Ramadoss Stresses the Need to Focus on Health and Education in Combating AIDS Spread

...ave been installed nation-wide making the condom a household item. The government is also gearing up to enable free treatment to 1,00,000 HIV/AIDS positive people and to realize this, 101 Anti-Retroviral Treatment centers have been instituted. The Minister also stressed the urgent need to combat both HIV and...

Odds Are That Gamblers Have More Health Problems

...Participants had an average age of 45 and a median household income of $35,000, with about a third living in households with income above $50,000. Study participants were nearly evenly divided between men and women, and 71 percent were white. More than one-quarter of the participants gambled five or more ti...

Teen-age Smokers at Higher Risk Of Developing Asthma

...ed data on demographic factors, medical histories, household exposures, cigarette smoking and newly diagnosed asthma. They followed a group of 2,609 children and adolescents who were between the ages of 8 to 15 at the start of the study and had no prior history of asthma or wheezing. The majority of the chi...

One More Victim to Bird Flu in Indonesia

...a has recorded the maximum number, as almost every household keeps domestic fowl. This virus might mutate into a human virus, fears WHO. The virus would then spread with ease among people and across countries resulting in a pandemic. /ASH/L...

Fake medicines from India seized in Europe

... The European Commission said: "Most fakes are now household items rather than luxury goods and the high quality of fakes often makes identification impossible without technical expertise." Source-IANS...

China Embarks On 'One Dog' Policy

... The city will implement 'one dog' policy for each household in nine major management zones, aimed at fighting rabies, which claimed 318 lives nationwide in September. The nine zones are Dongcheng, Xicheng, Chongwen, Xuanwu, Chaoyang, Haidian, Fengtai, Shijingshan and Yizhuang economic development zone. Th...

Equal Opportunities For HIV-Positive Women Urged

...inancial freedom," stated NCAER, which conducted a household survey during October 2004 to May 2005 with the su...y also brings out the deplorable conditions of the household headed by HIV-positive widow. As compared to other households, their income is much lower, said NCAE...

Fears of Pandemic Flu makes Americans Ready for Change

...In addition, 85% say they and all members of their household would stay at home for that period if another member of their household was sick. Nine in ten Americans (90%) say that if public health officials recommended that they and...

YSR launches 'Operation Dengue'

...ystem of garbage collection in Hyderabad with each household being supplied with small plastic bins. Garbage collectors on cycle rickshaws will collect these bins. Dr Reddy said that its aim was to make Hyderabad a dustbin-free city by December this year. Dr. Reddy has stated that `Operation Dengue' would be...

Make No Bones about Osteoporosis

...sing disease//, which has unfortunately acquired a household status. With osteoporosis, there is loss of vital minerals in the bone; mainly calcium, causing bones to become extremely brittle, which could result in a wrist, hip or spine, fracture. Statistics paint a dismal picture with almost one among 3 wome...

Internet – Boon or Bane

...e ever done-the researchers conducted a nationwide household survey and interviewed 2,513 adults. Because no generally accepted screening instrument exists for problematic Internet use, the researchers developed their questions by extrapolating from other compulsive and addictive conditions. The researchers ...

Blindness And Trachoma

...romycin treatment of school age children and their household members in Vietnam on active trachoma and C tracho...ugh 15 years of age with active trachoma and their household members in SAFE and SA communes at baseline and 12 months over 2 consecutive years with follow-up fo...

NSET recognizes needs related to engineered nanoscale materials

...technology. Other common examples are electricity, household cleaning supplies, gasoline, and medical X-rays. When risks are understood, however, they can be successfully managed and the benefits of the technology can be realized. "This document is extremely important in that it is the result of a highly col...

Molecular Medicine And Diabetes

...t mutation--known as Kir6.2--the mood of the Jaffe household brightened. "We suddenly began to read all the studies," said Mrs. Jaffe. "We were blown away by the possibilities." The next barrier was logistical. Her parents and her doctors did not want to delay, but Lilly didn't fit any normal patient categor...

Slow Fight Against Childhood Obesity

...dily available, especially for families on limited household budgets. Certain neighborhoods don't offer safe places for children to play," he added. In addition, public and private spending is not enough to deal with the extent of the problem. "There is need for collective responsibility and actions among al...

Babies in Womb Exposed to Harmful Chemicals

... found that common chemicals found in thousands of household products such as soaps and make-up can harm the development of unborn babies. The results reinforce calls for pregnant women to be especially careful about their diet and for the reduction of chemicals in food production. Source-IANS...

Escalating Healthcare charges in UAE

...n or improvement of health status. It also took in household costs towards public services, non-profit institutions or non-governmental organisations, however, left out payments made by projects aiming at medical and paramedical benefits to heir employees.3.3% of gross domestic product was the total expenditur...

Mummy’s place is at home, reveals surve

...of male and female jobs, similar to the past, with household and child rearing still a woman’s domain, and jobs...society, soliciting more participation from men in household chores, an area the men still tread occasionally. SA...

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