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Nepal to Introduce Art of Living for Golfers

...er airfare, it will be a little less. The unique idea of starting an Art of Living camp for golfers evolved when Le Meridien director Suman Sachdev met a senior teacher of the course, Rukmini Prabhakar, in Dubai. For the first camp - which will lead to others in future, targeting the European market a...

Health-Care Workers Exposed to HIV on Job Need Preventive Treatment

...ere’s no research suggesting whether that’s a good idea in the latter case, the reviewers still recommend a multiple-drug regimen because it works in HIV-infected patients. Questions still remain, however, about what to do if an HIV patient is resistant to existing medications. “That is,” Rutherford ask...

Green Tea and COX-2 Inhibitors Combine to Slow Growth of Prostate Cancer

... had hoped to replicate real-life conditions. “The idea is that it would be easier to get people to drink green tea than it would be to take an additional dietary supplement,” Mukhtar said. In mice that were not treated with either substance, the tumor volume averaged 1,300 cubic millimeters, whereas mi...

An Anti-rabies Campaign With Bite

...ngal health department per se is not averse to the idea of vaccinating dogs against rabies, it feels the initiative should be taken by the state veterinary department. "If the veterinary department wants funds from us we would provide the same. We already fund the vasectomy of stray dogs," Dutta told IA...

Not a Rotten Idea Anymore

...f antibiotics, which create such superbugs. The idea is not new. Maggots or pre-adult stages of flies, ...unters Moon, whose notion is backed by 39 MPs, the idea is not to be perceived as disgusting. The maggots will be raised in a sterile condition and the woun...

US Government Pushes Ahead With New Meat Inspection System

...oncern at the announcement. While they support the idea of RBI, they say that the plan is not ready for ro... expand to 150 locations by the end of 2007. The idea of RBI is to spot problems before they develop, to anticipate and prevent outbreaks rather than just...

Better Management can Reduce Emergency Room Waiting Times

...ef operating officer with Capital Health, the main idea behind such a move is to bring down waiting times for patients needing emergency care. Capital Health has created a new position called "triage liaison physician" — a medical professional in charge of administering tests, advise drugs and liaise wit...

Parents Bank Kids' Umbilical Cord Blood

...cord blood, just in case of future illness. That idea of biological insurance is a long shot that most mothers-to-be can safely ignore, say new guidelines from the nation's pediatricians that urge more parents to donate their babies' cord blood -- so that it might save someone's life today. The guidel...

Discovery Leads to Way to Curb Anthrax Effect

...are anthrax and one of its close relatives. “The idea is if you had a way to block or prevent production of petrobactin with some drug or therapy then you would have an antianthrax strategy that would be an effective way to treat infection. That is one reason this has been exciting,” Byers said. The r...

Honeydew Honey Better Than Nectar Honey

... show some aspects that people could use to get an idea about which honeys are likely to have the most potent antioxidant properties,” says Pérez. Source-Eurekaler PRI...

Smoking Alters the Human Brain Like Those in Animals Using Illicit Drugs

...d illicit drugs. This new research supports the idea that long-term smoking alters the brain in ways that contribute to addiction, and provides insight into how addiction works, says lead author Bruce Hope, PhD, of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The study, supported by NIDA, is published ...

Stem Cell Transplants Explored as a Possible Treatment for Hearing Loss

...we could use, but we first have to find it.' The idea of using drug therapy to cure deafness has been at the back of Heller's mind since he began researching the inner ear 12 years ago, and it has become more plausible as a result of his lab's successes in the field of stem cell research during the past...

Indian Models are a Healthy Lot

... Fashion designer Manish Arora also dismisses the idea that Indian models are too thin. "I think they are very proportionate." Kochhar goes to the extent of saying that one has to "see the amount these models can gorge!" On a more serious note, he says: "In fact I think the younger girls need to tone...

Study to Explore Using Magnets to Correct 'sunken Chest'

...ll in one big operation," Harrison said. "A better idea is to apply a little force over a longer time, like the orthodontist moves your teeth." The use of the magnets has been deemed safe by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which has reviewed and approved the 3MP device. The internal magnet is las...

Influenza Virus also Protects Against H5N1

...gainst H5N1, it will be desirable to have a better idea of the amount of N1 present in these vaccines." An implication of the ability of N1 immunity conferring some degree of protection against H5N1 is that younger people who have a shorter history of exposure to the human influenza virus H1N1 might hav...

Singapore to Offer Dengue Prevention Training to WHO Member Countries

...meeting planned for the middle of the year. The idea is to work on the framework and implement the plan at the end of the year. Source-Bio-Bio Technology...

More Women Opting for Caesarean, Unaware of Consequences

...any pregnant woman could be affected, it is a good idea to be informed about the basics. After a c-section, every mother is somewhat restricted, by the incision and scar, and often psychologically as well. It is important that her partner be at her side for support. A clinic that allows family members ...

Cleft Palate in Fetal Mice Prevented by Treating

...nd works. There are tremendous implications to the idea of preventing conditions in unborn patients rather than trying to treat them after birth." Cleft defects are the second-most common birth defect worldwide and affect about one in 2,000 births. Longaker, who spent several years in fetal surgery work...

Portugal’s Citizens Vote to Legalize Abortio

...ush his proposal and will most likely, not let the idea be ‘aborted’. <BR...

Optimum Folate and Vitamin B12 Levels Essential for Cognitive Function in Seniors

...that the study's results are inconsistent with the idea that high folate status delays detection of vitami...D, says, "Our findings support the often-expressed idea that many seniors would benefit from more folate, but the research shows that we must look at the ef...

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