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Medicines on the move

...pital while you are travelling. This will give the medical staff an idea of your health condition. 3. How to carry the medicines? - All medications should be carried in your hand luggage irrespective of whether the trip is long or short. This way you can avoid skipping your mediaction in case your luggage i...

New hope for patients with Parkinson's disease

... that these patientswere already receiving optimal medical treatment when the device was implanted....

SARS: India's drugs in demand

... meets some of its macrolide requirements. While medical practitioners are still struggling to find the cur...ting pneumonia, are the favored drug prescribed by medical pfsractitioners at present. Macrolides include drugs such as erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromy...

Scientists open the book of life

... is now considered the foundation for a new era of medical advances. With the entire sequence in hand experts predicted it would lead to new drugs, better forecasts of people's health and new ways of treating or preventing many of the most devastating human illnesses. The six countries who were involved in t...

Adult stem cells in treatment for Multiple sclerosis (MS)

...ue that adult stem cells are just as promising for medical research....

Use of sunbed is harmful

...t psoriasis and eczema, they are done under strict medical supervision. People who have very fair skin, People who burn easily or tan poorly or People who have had skin cancer should never use sunbeds. Sunbeds are linked to two types of skin cancer, called basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma. However the ...

Treatment for Sars patients refused

...ts have been moved to government hospital. Private medical centre closed their clinic and refused to provide treatment for SARS infected patients. The patients include a bride, her mother and her brother who had flown in for the ceremony from Indonesia via Singapore. There were also people who attended the w...

Are Indians aware of SARS ?

... world as a result of early detection and superior medical care provided to SARS patients. Even what we call confirmed cases are only confirmed through laboratory tests and they are only between 60 and 65 per cent accurate according to a senior scientist at the National Institute of Communicable Diseases. As...

Mammograms Reduce Risk of Dying

...bly. Mammography is accepted by the scientific and medical community as a benefit to women. However some express doubts about its value. Studies conducted during the 70's and 80's concluded X-rays can cut deaths from breast cancer. But later researchers reanalyzed and concluded it was impossible to tell if r...

Suicide reduced by anti-depressants

...sants. However doctors still argue that, it is the medical treatment, and not necessarily the use of anti-depressants that reduces suicide....

WHO lifts HongKong advisory

...he lifting of the warning, praising the efforts of medical staff, but highlighting the need to remain vigilant. Meanwhile, Taiwan's SARS crisis is threatening //to deteriorate rapidly after more than 100 cases were reported in the past two days. The situation may explode with almost 1,000 suspected cases yet...

Scientists review SARS

...k reinforced the importance of peopleseeking early medical attention. Detecting andisolating patients early in the course of theirinfection and quarantining their contacts has had ahuge effect on slowing the spread of the outbreak, Dr.Chan said. Her department conducted the study withresearchers from Imperia...

WHO Says Toronto Going Back on SARS-Affected List

...r 10 days, said Dr. Colin D'Cunha, Ontario's chief medical officer of health. Precautions taken at Toronto Hospitals last month since the outbreak could not control dozens of possible new cases. Health officials conceded on monday as the WHO put Canada`s largest city back on its list of SARS - affected pla...

Swimming in Chlorinated Pools Raises Asthma Risk

... diseases including asthma, a study in the British medical journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine found. The inhalation of chemicals used to destroy microbiological germs in swimming pools may be responsible for the surge of childhood asthma in developed countries, according to Alfred Bernard of th...

Origin Of SARS Virus Discovered

...reaks. The panel comprises of about nine of thetop medical experts from around the world, and areprepared to bring up their recommondations bySeptember....

Admission to Russian varsities is looking up

...sity in Russia which is listed in the directory of medical schools of the World Health Organisation. Fee str...y the leading universities in Russia which offer a medical degree in English . Another aspect that should be noted is that all foreign students will have to un...

A Drink a Day may Keep Diabetes Away

...his study, women who already had diabetes or other medical conditions at the start of the study were excluded. About 930 of the nearly 110,000 women in the study developed diabetes during the follow up. Compared with women who never drank, women who consumed light to moderate amounts of alcohol were signifi...

Changes in cabin pressure pose risks for moms-to-be

...sult a doctor before flying, says ACOG. Women with medical or obstetric complications, or those at risk for premature labor or placental abnormalities, are advised not to travel by air. Despite the concerns about air travel, barometric pressure changes on land are usually more subtle than those experienced ...

Alternative Therapy in HIV Patients

...m the study show HIV-infected patients who desired medical information and involvement in medical decision-making were most likely to use CAM. Researchers suggest a need for a health care setting th...

Eat Like a Greek for Good Health

...d excluded anyone already diagnosed with a serious medical condition. The study was not able to show that any one food or ingredient had a marked impact on reducing heart disease or cancer, but researchers pointed to the balance of healthy foods: the monounsaturated fat of olive oil, a high intake of fruits...

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