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Treat Every Patient as a Potential Organ Donor, British Health Official Says

... system of presumed consent. Dr George Fernie, a member of the British Medical Association's Scottish Council, said: "Surveys have shown that 90 per cent of the population supports organ donation, yet only 23 per cent have signed up to the organ donor register. And so the decision falls to the family when...

Memory Problem in Older Women Lead to Restless Nights

...h the University of California, San Francisco, and member of the American Academy of Neurology. Women who declined on one of the tests were also nearly twice as likely to nap more than two hours a day.The study found cognitive decline was not associated with total sleep time. Perhaps the most likely re...

India Grapples With First Bill to Stop Workplace Sex Harassment

...m the proposed law," agreed Malini Bhattacharya, a member of the National Commission of Women, a body set up... needed to be done. National Commission of Women member Bhattacharya said a storm could only be expected. "Wherever there is a law, the possibility of its...

Gene Linked With Restless Leg Syndrome Spotted Out

...t the majority of RLS patients have a close family member with the disorder, and now we have found a gene which is clearly linked to RLS," said Dr. Rye. The gene variant is common as at least 65 pct of the population carry at least one copy of it, and having two copies of the variant increases one's risk o...

Prison Healthcare Continues to Fail Despite Emergency Measures, Warns BMA

... Dr Redmond Walsh, a prison doctor in London and a member of the BMAs Civil and Public Services Committee said: The early release programme is supposed to give the penal system a short respite after months of unrelenting pressure. However, prison healthcare continues to be strained to breaking point in ma...

AIIMS Fined Rs 5 Lakhs for Negligence

... were removed," said Justice Kapoor and Commission member Mahesh Chandra. "We deem that a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the mental agony, trauma, emotional suffering and disfigurement of her body causing immense life-long loss of conjugal bliss, shall meet the ends of justice," said Justice Kapoor. The ...

Green Box Converts Car Fumes into Biofuel

...Field Adventure. With the backing of their local member of parliament they are now seeking extra risk capital either from government or industry: the only emissions they are not sure their box can handle are those from aviation. The important aspect of the technology is that the carbon dioxide is captur...

Palestinian Rival Leader Claims That Arafat Died of AIDS

... added in the interview that Abbas and every other member of Arafat's Fatah party "should be happy that we got rid of the plague, which had been imposed upon them. The Fatah movement now has an opportunity to renew itself." A spokesman at the Palestinian Authority in Washington declined to comment on Jib...

Spice Girl Geri Halliwell Annoyed by the no Baby Contract

...n, she was bugged by the contract as no other band member was asked to sign such contract. Its just a practical requirement really, Geri isnt planning to get pregnant but she was narked that she was the only one approached about it, the Daily Star quoted the source, as saying. Meanwhile if there was any...

Understanding Restless Legs Syndrome

...ith RLS symptoms, said Sheila Connolly, a founding member of the Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation and an RLS Foundation support group facilitator. To further educate the medical community, Boehringer Ingelheim will provide thousands of physicians with the opportunity to experience the RLS Simulator at m...

Older Women With Memory Problems at Increased Risk for Restless Nights

...h the University of California, San Francisco, and member of the American Academy of Neurology. Women who declined on one of the tests were also nearly twice as likely to nap more than two hours a day. The study found cognitive decline was not associated with total sleep time. Perhaps the most likely ...

Afghanistan Hopes to Eradicate Polio in Two Years

...rt of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) member states, Afghan Health Minister Muhammed Amin Fatimi said here Friday. About 7.4 million children in Afghanistan needed to be immunized against polio and education programs on polio immunization is also needed, as few families know about vaccination...

Present Rate of Carbon Emissions Could Increase Number of Hot Days in Mediterranean by 500 Pc

...emissions levels," said Diffenbaugh, who is also a member of Purdue's Climate Change Research Center. "We find that decreases in greenhouse gas emissions greatly reduce the impact, but we see negative effects even with reduced emissions. Technological and behavioural changes that are made now will have a ...

Scientists Identify Previously Undetected Drug-resistant Forms of HIV

...f research and development at 454 Life Sciences, a member of the Roche group. Ultra Deep Sequencing provides an essential tool for research on viral diseases and their treatments. The ability to use 454 Sequencing to detect rare viral mutations is a crucial research tool to better understand the early sta...

Nadine Coyle Voted Celeb With Hottest Pair of Legs in Showbiz

...egs, reports The Sun. The English all-girl group member beat other long-legged ladies to land the top slot. American R and B singer Beyonce Knowles bagged the second place while troubled pop star Britney Spears landed the third position. Aussie sisters Dannii and Kylie Minogue stood fourth and fifth r...

Child Health Key Focus Among Muslim Nations

...olio eradication is an urgent priority for all OIC member states,' the draft statement said. Polio, a preven...den under Islam. 'The conference ... calls on OIC member states to take concerted actions to disseminate accurate, reliable and trusted information to (Musli...

New Genetic Studies Carried Out in Cancer Therapy

...stance to the chemotherapeutic agent paclitaxel, a member of the taxane family, as expected, involves genes that impair drug-induced mitotic arrest following knockdown. Silencing of these genes in many cases also induces polyploidy and multinucleation in the absence of drug treatment. The researchers conc...

Thirty One Kids Rescued from a Pedophile Ring

...nd prosecuting sex offenders. Cox also had been a member of a U.S.-based online pedophile ring shut down by U.S. authorities in March 2006, Gamble said. Forensic teams examining Cox's computer found 75,960 indecent and explicit images in addition to evidence that he had supplied 11,491 images to other sit...

Hair Restoration Procedures Performed Worldwide Increased 34 Percent in 2006

...cording to statistics released today from a recent member survey conducted by the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) -- the world's leading medical authority on hair loss and hair restoration. This large increase in hair restoration procedures coincides with a significant jump in the...

Keep a Cool Head on Hot, Humid Days to Avoid Heat Stroke

...M.D., an emergency physician in Bucks County and a member of the Pennsylvania Medical Society. "Over the summer, we see too many cases of heat-related illness in the emergency room, but it's a condition that generally can be prevented with a little effort and lots of common sense." Still, it happens all t...

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