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Health Minister fires another salvo at MCI

...upport from all sections of society, including the media to accomplish the task. Previously also Mr. Ramadoss has made similar allegations against the apex health body, however no charges have been framed to date. This is most severe language used by the honorable minister against the members of MCI. The ...

People seek reassurance in facemasks following threats of bird flu epidemic

...he world to utilize nanotechnology enhanced filter media to effectively isolate and destroy viral and bacte...enhance the intrinsic filtration efficiency of the media by acting as a destructive absorbent to kill virus and bacteria that come in contact with the filtra...

Too much Salt is bad for health

...foods. FSA and other organizations also accuse the media of unnecessary advertising junk food in the Television channel, which attracts more children’s to eating Junk food. Research results: Research results have shown that reducing the amount of salt in the diet lowers the level of blood pressure wi...

Indian Prime Minister undergoes Minor Surgery in AIIMS

...rking from his official residence. Sanjaya Baru, media advisor to the Prime minister officially announced that, ‘The operation which was conducted in AIIMS was successful and the pressure on his right hand nerve was relieved, though his right hand will remain bandaged for a few days, the prime minister w...

Radiation therapy effective against Eye cancer

...ision can see from 30 feet away). After treatment, media visual acuity was 20/60. In almost half of patients (47 percent) vision was stable after treatment. Researchers said, the study results are very encouraging and these findings in this small series of patients with melanoma treated by Iodine 125 radi...

Association Of Breast Arterial Calcifications With Diabetes And Hypertension

...s on mammograms. There are calcium deposits in the media layer of the peripheral arterioles and this condition is called M?nckeberg medial// calcific sclerosis or medial arterial calcification. Many groups have reported the association of BAC with diabetes and cardiovascular risk, but there are few reports...

A New Initiative To Fight Childhood Obesity

...anisations are combining forces on a comprehensive media and public awareness campaign, encouraging young p..., events, and programming support through multiple media platforms. Former US President Clinton said, I look forward to continuing our work with the America...

AIDS control requires co-coordinated move regarding safe sexual practices

... facing success with the AIDS control program. The media has a very important role in shaping up public opinion regarding shaping public opinion and creating an environment supportive of HIV prevention, care and treatment. It can help fight the associated ignorance, silence and inaction. However, while doi...

Indian Minister wanted Media to Propaganda HIV/AIDS awareness

...wareness should have intense social relevance. The media could play an important role in spreading the mess... programs and print media. The Minister wanted the media to effectively propaganda awareness regarding AIDS and HIV infection, the media should play a cataly...

Programs for development of health in poor countries not effective

...ing, says the authors. Educating sex workers, mass media messages, and treating people for other sexually transmitted infections, should also be the focus of new campaigns. Mothers and newborns must have both basic and emergency medical services as a priority, and all children should get measles immuniza...

Diagnostic Procedure For Tuberculosis Made Easy

... allows doctors to add various drugs to the liquid media in which the sample is grown to determine which would be most effective in tackling the infection. This is particularly important given the emergence of multi-drug resistant strains of the disease, the report said. Currently being developed in Lim...

Bird flu threat ruled out: Karnataka Forest Department

...ervation, hatcheries, veterinary hospitals and the media will be taken up, Verma said. Sanctuary Assistant Conservator of Forests Prasanna Kumar added that no case of bird flu had been reported so far in the sanctuary and this season had been completely safe. There was fear that ...

British man 'Recovered from HIV'

... benefit and for other patients. He has told the media he would do anything he could to help find a cure. Vaccine clue Aids expert Dr Patrick Dixon, from international Aids group Acet, said the case was "very, very unusual". "I've come across many anecdotal reports of this kind of thing happening in ...

US Regulator Sees No Link Between Tamiflu And Japan Deaths

...Tamiflu in Japan, and an accompanying focus by the media and health regulators on potential side-effects. Countries have placed huge orders for Tamiflu to guard against a feared pandemic of flu that could derive from the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The strain has killed more than 60 people in Southeast ...

Malaria Vaccine May Be 10 Years Away

... the past decade, a change they ascribe to greater media coverage and increased tourism in countries where the disease is a threat. Malaria, Greenwood said, 'has dropped into the mainstream.' Plus, scientists are increasingly banding together to study the problem — as they did this week in Cameroon — w...

Tamil Nadu To Undertake Stem Cell Research

...r and needy," George Chandy, CMC director told the media Monday. CMC will work with five hospitals in the country - at Manali in Himachal Pradesh, Raxaul in Bihar, Jalna in Maharashtra, Tezpur in Assam and Gadhag in Karnataka - to provide web-based services to help the poor. The medical college and hospi...

Health Care Ties To Get Stronger Between India And Britain

...gating protests against the actress and blamed the media for aggravating the issue. 'The PMK is in no way involved in the issue,' he said. He also publicized the proposed efforts of the health ministry to introduce HIV awareness, population, environment and fitness issues in school education. In additi...

Khushboo Should ‘Talk about Safe Sex’ and not ‘ Premarital Sex’ Says Miniter

...d not approve of the statement.’’ He dragged the media into the issue and said:’ At the same time, I feel...he first one to condemn violent protest. It is the media which has given too much importance to a non-issue.’’ ABC policy on AIDS awareness from WHO propa...

Running Water Restored In Chinese City

...een poisoned with 100 tons of benzene. The state media have criticized local officials for reacting too slowly and not telling the public the truth in time. Environmentalists have said the government failed to prepare for such a disaster and questioned the decision to allow construction of a plant handli...

Madras High Court Disapproves of Comparative Advertisements

...l Advertising on Doordarshan, in addition to other media and channels, and the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act in the country. There is a blanket ban in some western nations where advertisements attacking the products of a competitor are concerned. Comparative advertisements also did not s...

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