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Sex Education, Need Of The Hour In Public Schools

...nd contraception, while 17% favored information on mere abstinence programs. At least one program on HIV/AIDS, during middle school and high school, was solicited. Majority of Californian adults are of the opinion that Sex Education in Public Schools is incommensurate with the need- Sixty-eight percen...

Novel Technology For Early Detection of Gastrointestinal Cancer

...to detect cancer with a 95% accuracy compared to a mere 50% accuracy with the conventional diagnostic methods....

Americans Not Interested In Choosing Sex Of Child: Survey

...er leaving determination of their child's sex to a mere chance. The results of the study may not be applicable to other countries, // where concerns about sex selection may be prevalent, leading to imbalance of the sex ratio. 'We found that only eight percent of people would use pre-implantation sex sel...

Delhi Sees Sharp Decline In Chicken Prices

...as those that were uncertified was available for a mere Rs.12 per kg. "The sales have gone down drastically and we cannot return the chicken to farms therefore we are forced to sell them at cheaper prices," said Alam, who had parked two tempos carrying chickens at the fishery wing of Gazipur, the larges...

Wholly Ingrained: White or Brown? Food War Going Racist? Get to the Heart of the Matter

...ncluding that a food item is wholesome, and not by mere looks of it.Oatmeal, popcorn and wild rice are excellent sources of whole grains. Experts opine that one must try to get half the grains from whole grain sources, and the best bet will be substitute one grain for another , instead of just piling on. ...

Sunlight Exposure Reduces Risk Of Breast, Prostate And Colon Cancer

...Vitamin D levels in the body can be increased by a mere 10-minute exposure of the hands and face to sunlight, without sunscreen. Surprisingly, this effect was even found during sunny days in winter. Approximately 400 IU of Vitamin D (recommended daily intake of the vitamin in United States and Canada) is ...

Poor Quality of Cabin Air in the Plane Can Cause DVT, After A Long Flight

...d be poor cabin air quality//.DVT is not caused by mere sitting in cramped conditions on long flights according to researchers, who suggest that cabin air quality may also play a key role. A study in today's issue of the Lancet journal seems to throw up plausible risk factors risk factors. Low cabin air ...

Incidence Of HIV/AIDS In The Indian Armed Forces Negligible

...idence of HIV/AIDS in the Indian armed forces is a mere 0.028 percent as compared to the national average and efforts are being made to reduce// this even further, the military's top doctor said Thursday. "Contracting HIV/AIDS is not a crime. Not reporting it is a crime," Surgeon Vice Admiral Vijay K. S...

HIV Vaccine Field Trials In Advanced Stage

...he added. HIV incidence in the armed forces is a mere .028 percent against a national average of .9 percent. The incidence is .026 percent in the US armed forces, largely due to compulsory screening at the entry stage. India is now mulling a similar move. According to Col. Verma, 92 Information, Educa...

Motivation Yardstick: Rewards or Punishment? Discover the Superior Performance Trigger

...ve any punishment, it was observed that just by a mere threat of punishment, the participants were triggered into putting their best foot forward. Report author Bettina Rockenbach said: "We present support for the idea that institutions with built-in sanctioning mechanisms can establish norms of co-op...

Assam's Floating Hospital To Render Medical Services To Islanders

...poris' and the definition of life is punctuated by mere birth and death. Akha often puts down anchor in Charikhulia Chapori of Dibrugarh district to relieve a population that frequently suffers from anaemia, gastritis, respiratory infections, diarrhoea, worm infections and malnutrition. 'Akha camps ar...

Men Unaware of Fertility Status After Vasectomy

...derwent vasectomy at the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, a mere one-fifth were found to attend the two-sets of sperm-checking tests, that played a crucial role in conferring an all-clear status. The results of the study can be cited in the UK-based BJU International. Out of the 80 men who presented at the clini...

Cost-Benefit Economics of Methadone for prisoners

... of a prisoner’s jail time being knocked even by a mere 20 days. The study was conducted by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre and the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation. Co-author Kate Dolan spoke about a previous NDARC study that had revealed that only about 23% of prison...

Health Promotion Drives Waste Money, Claim Nurses

... dollars do not change people’s behavior and are a mere waste of money and other resources, argue nurses //. Additionally, they have also called for directing these funds to treat patients and target at-risk groups rather than spending the amount on hosting high-profile advertising pushes. The issue wou...

Nationwide Strike on May 2nd by Medicos on Reservation Issue

...e reservation seats started on the 27th April. The mere assurance of that the matter will be considered by after the assembly poll in five states was not enough for the students. The strike on May 2 will be a ‘‘show of strength’’ and send the message that the agitation will not loose momentum and can go...

Pramod Mahajan Undergoes Third Surgery

... transplant considered for Mr. Mahajan. These were mere press speculation as he is a well experienced liver surgeon who was famous as a transplant surgeon. There have been also reports from Bihar that Naushad Haider, a member of the BJP's Minority Morcha wanting to donate his kidney to help the leader a...

PET-CT Scores High On Precision for Diagnosing Ovarian Cancer Recurrence

...cancer// , which is perhaps even more precise than mere CT or PT conducted exclusively. The researchers analyzed 54 body CT, PET and PET-CT examinations on 53 patients with ovarian cancer who were being studied for recurrence of tumor. The researchers found that PET-CT demonstrated an improved accuracy ...

Striking Doctors Form Human Chain, Block Traffic

...d between the Govt and the students on this issue, mere assurance is not going to be enough for the students....

'Being Disabled Is Not a Barrier to Success'

...lls should be the basis of recruitment rather than mere physical attributes," she added. Source:IANS...

Too Much PC Gaming Makes Children Lonely and Sick

...leading to quarrels with friends and family. The mere fact that a child enjoys playing on the computer is no cause for alarm. 'The fascination with games is related to our reflexes,' explains Juergen Detering. Humans are biologically programmed to pursue stimuli. 'When you sit in front of the monito...

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