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Encephalitis Deaths Cross 220 in Uttar Pradesh

...nts had failed to take more concrete and permanent measures to tackle the disease. "India is the only country where Japanese encephalitis is still being dealt with so casually," he said. Dhole regretted that the government had not even cared to classify the outbreaks over the years as an epidemic, or at lea...

Asthma aggravated by thought processes

...and the insula--that were strongly correlated with measures of lung function and inflammation. The other types of words were not strongly associated with lung function or inflammation. The two brain structures are involved in transmitting information about the physiological condition of the body, such as sh...

Features Of The Brain Affect Asthma And Other Stress Related Disorders

...and the insula--that were strongly correlated with measures of lung function and inflammation. The other types of words were not strongly associated with lung function or inflammation. The researchers suspect that other brain regions may also be involved in the asthma-stress interaction. Source: Newswise...

French Fries In Cancer Controversy In China

...times.// The Chinese Ministry of Health said that measures have been taken to control the possible harm of fried-food-borne acrylamide in humans. In April, the Chinese Ministry of Health published an assessment report on the risk of acrylamide saying that tests in animals have indicated that acrylamide is a...

45 People die in West Bengal due to Dengue and suspected Japanese Encephalitis

...d and the officials are not happy with the control measures taken by the Government to curb the spread of dengue disease. In Kolkata, the city mayor declared 70 percent of the municipal wards dengue affected on Tuesday, while earlier the state health minister had admitted that dengue has become an epidemic ...

World Heart Day To Focus On Ideal Body Weight And Shape To Reduce Risk Of Heart Disease

...ight, Healthy Shape” that will focus on preventive measures and spreading awareness about cardiovascular disease. It will also concentrate on understanding concepts about personal risk and heart disease. According to a study conducted recently, people whose fat collects around the waist - the classic apple s...

HIV/AIDS - May push Back the Tide of Progress in India

...w made many Indian business write a policy on what measures can be taken to educate and curb the problem. More firms have this in place in comparison to 2003/04 according to the survey (11% to 18%). "Firms are confident that their existing activities will help them fend off the virus, and their relatively hi...

Air Pollution Can Even Increase Death Rates

...lution. Earlier studies took one or two pollution measures from several cities and compared health effects am...ies. This study digs more deeply, taking pollution measures at 23 sites within Los Angeles to more accurately reflect air pollution exposure where residents liv...

Aloe Vera Coating For Fruits And Vegetables Preservation

...s and less color change than the untreated grapes, measures which correspond to higher freshness. In addition, it was found that the gel-treated grapes were generally superior in taste. The gel works better through a combination of mechanisms. Composed mostly of polysaccharides, the gel appears to act as a ...

Lead exposure plus high blood pressure Leads to impaired mental ability

...ve protein. Other neurobehavioral tests included measures of reaction time and reaction time variance. Results suggested slower and less stable reaction time associated with increases in pulse pressure and blood lead levels. Additional findings suggested that socio-economic status and/or nutritional statu...

Preventing Age-Related Mental Decline By Consuming Vitamin B

...osts of healthcare, a new study shows that dietary measures may be a cheap and effective way of warding off he... Mini-Mental State Examination and on the basis of measures of memory, verbal fluency, and constructional praxis at the start of the study and after three years...

People warned against consumption of red meat due to risk of Flu epidemic

...sue is very critical at this stage. If appropriate measures are not taken to tackle the situation, it could result in a catastrophic epidemic across the country....

Prostate cancer recurrence attributed to obesity and rate of weight gain

...of body mass index at time of diagnosis with other measures of prostate cancer progression could enhance the predictive value of tools used to determine the risk each patient has for recurrence of prostate cancer. Keeping this in mind, it would be beneficial if men only become more conscious about their wei...

WHO reports 36 million deaths world wide due to chronic diseases

... diseases, stroke, cancer and diabetes and serious measures has to be taken to prevent this // in the next 10 ... and also ordinary people are mostly affected, now measures has to be taken to reduce the number of deaths. The report looks at the impact of chronic diseases o...

Hazards of Electromagnetic Fields for children

...e use, it is suggested that low-cost precautionary measures are appropriate, especially because some of the exposures are close to guideline limits. Children’s RF exposure can be reduced by restricting the length of calls or by using hands-free devices to keep mobile phones away from the head and body. Beca...

Lawmakers alerted on new tobacco control policies by research team

...ave an unprecedented opportunity to adopt bold new measures for preventing adolescent smoking and nicotine addiction, according to a researcher. The following recommendations have been suggested to curb the habit among the smoking population, especially teenagers and adolescents. 1. Raise cigarette taxes b...

Childhood Asthma Can Be Kept Under Control By Cost-Effective Home Based Interventions

...ved educational home visits that included specific measures for reducing or eliminating allergen levels inside...roup. The results highlight the fact that simple measures such as these could have a long-term impact on asthma treatment and prevention, especially in childr...

Women can now gauge their own future fertility

...re expected to offer this simple blood test, which measures hormones that are released from immature eggs in the ovaries and calculates the number of viable eggs that remain. The test is a good method of giving women an indication of their current fertility by measuring the levels of three hormones....

India preparing to counteract bird flu threat

...-procurement of anti-viral drugs. On precautionary measures the government has banned the import of poultry items. Dr. Anbumani said, “On the manufacture of generic drugs for treating the Avian flu a committee had been constituted to look into the issue and suggest whether the Government could cancel patents ...

Smoking And Its Relation To Neurocognitive Deficits In Alcoholism

...nd neurocognitive function, perhaps especially for measures that focus on proficiency. The authors state that future studies are necessary to more fully understand the effects of smoking on neurocognitive function in alcoholism....

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