Hong Kong, Guangdong Province To Increase Joint HIV/AIDS Surveillance
... Kong and China's Guangdong province will increase joint HIV surveillance and prevention efforts, which they began in 2003, to reduce the spread// of the virus after both governments reported record numbers of HIV cases in 2006, China Daily reports. According to China Daily, the Hong Kong Department of ...British MP Stress the Need to Fight Against TB Jointly With India
The fight against tuberculosis should be a joint one by parliamentarians of Britain and India, visi...ing from our country, we would also like to have a joint parliamentary forum with India to fight the disease," he said. Every year, India witnesses nearly ...Eat Berries, Prevent Colon Cancer
A joint study by scientists at Rutgers University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that a compound in blueberries could prevent colon cancer in animals//. The compound, pterostilbene, is a potent antioxidant that could be developed into a pill....Emboldened Warriors-Cancer Fighting Foods
...studies of preventing colon cancer, according to a joint study by scientists at Rutgers University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The compound, pterostilbene, is a potent antioxidant that could be developed into a pill with the potential for fewer side effects than some commercial drugs that are c...Public Interest Litigation Filed Favoring Mineworkers Against Silicosis
...e suffering from silicosis," Mahitosh Bagoria, the joint director of HEDCON, said in the PIL. "These degrees of prevalence would suggest the number of persons likely to be suffering from silicosis in Rajasthan at between 198,000 and 666,000," the PIL said. In 1996, another NGO, Gramin Vikas Vigyan Sami...China Opens Doors For Foreign Investments In Hospitals Care System
... Chinese market. IFC has already invested in two joint venture hospitals in China. Statistics showed that China had 18,703 hospitals in 2005, including 2,027 private hospitals. Ninety-six percent of China's medical and health resources go into public hospitals, which Gao says is too high. He said the...Success of Hip Replacement Surgery Decided by Genes
...hich describes a condition in which the artificial joint comes loose and the surrounding bone begins to dissolve. The other 71 patients had deep-seated infection, which occurs when the body is unable to control infection caused by bacteria colonising the artificial implants. DNA samples were taken from a...Science Stacks Up for Flavonoids for Heart Health
...isk associated to cardiovascular disease//, says a joint Norwegian-US study. The prospective cohort study of 34,489 postmenopausal women, published in the current issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, reports that high dietary intake of several classes of flavonoids can reduced the risk of...No Takers for India's First Bird Flu Vaccine
...lp us accomplish the challenging task," said HSADL joint director H.K. Pradhan. It was Pradhan who led a special team of scientists that swung into action, toiling day and night on the vaccine and developed it in less than six months after the outbreak. "The cost of the vaccine has been worked out at 2...A New Drug That Could Help Alcoholics
...tico tropin-Releasing Factor (CRF), according to a joint animal study conducted by the two institutions. The results, as revealed in the Journal of Neuroscience, show that the CRF system becomes overactive in animals with a history of alcohol dependence, increasing the risk of relapse. The researchers sa...Gene Hunters at Johns Hopkins Close In On Lou Gehrig's Disease
...umber of patients and controls. Traynor, who has a joint affiliation with the National Institute of Mental Health, collaborated in this study with lead author Jennifer Schymick and fellow researcher John Hardy, both of the Laboratory of Neurogenetics at the National Institute on Aging. Researchers from the...Britain to Explore Opportunities in Bengal Medical Sector
...trade investment opportunities, are also going for joint ventures in India. "We are looking for partnerships here. If anything active can be worked out we will definitely go for investment in West Bengal or we can also set up a manufacturing unit here," said Rob Elles, a member of the team and an expert ...Nepal to Introduce Art of Living for Golfers
...ntries during an annual tourney sponsored by ITC's joint venture in Nepal, Surya Nepal, and is frequented by ambassadors based in Nepal including the American and Indian envoys. Sri Sri Ravishankar's Art of Living focuses on breathing techniques complemented by music. The camp will also have fusion music...An Anti-rabies Campaign With Bite
...aths is 162 in the year 2005, as provided by state joint secretary of public health S.N. Dutta quoting records of Kolkata's Infectious Diseases (ID) hospital, though he admits that the real figure could be much higher. Though the West Bengal health department per se is not averse to the idea of vaccinati...Chikungunya Make a Comeback in Kolkata
...ild Care Centre on Feb 19 complaining of fever and joint pain. The hospital had collected a blood sample an...e, it will be considered an old case," S.N. Dutta, joint director, public health, told reporters. No other chikungunya case has been reported so far here. ...Stem Cells in Liposuctioned Fat can Heal Injuries
...tes. Like horses, humans are also vulnerable to joint injuries, and rehabilitations are long and costly. Now experience with horses is paving the way to cell therapies for sport-related tendon injuries in humans. Therapies using bone marrow stem cells, similar to fat stem cells, have achieved some succe...Foot Pain Ruining Your Golf Swing?
...nched nerves. ? Arthritis can cause pain in the joint of your big toe that makes it difficult to follow-through on your golf swing. ? Heel pain typically results from an inflammation of the band of tissue that extends from your heel to the ball of your foot. People with this condition compare the pai...Human Genetic Code for ALS Identified
...umber of patients and controls. Traynor, who has a joint affiliation with the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Md., collaborated in this study with lead author Jennifer Schymick and fellow researcher John Hardy, Ph.D., both of the Laboratory of Neurogenetics at the National Institute on Agi...U.S., U.K. Stem Cell Banks to Team Up
...n, president of WiCell, said the two would discuss joint distribution of each other’s cell lines. His group has already reached distribution agreements with some overseas companies. 'Shipping stem cell lines overseas is no easy task, hoping they arrive, they are healthy and can be used,' he said. Sourc......ormones oestrogen and relaxin play a vital role in joint flexibility in women. When the level of oestrogen decreases during the middle of a normal 28 day menstrual cycle, it strengthens the muscles and ligaments and women are prone to back pain during this period. Then, between 24 to 26 days, level of re...