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Gujarat quake-Rescue teams give up hope of finding more survivors

...he dead body of its mother. The baby survived with minor injuries. Elsewhere the disturbing scenario of lawlessness raised its ugly head in the form of looting of the quake hit areas. In the ghost town of Bhuj, anti social elements went on a looting spree of abandoned houses, which were ravaged by the qua...

Half of world's children are passive smokers - damning disclosure from WHO

...hand smoke. "Far from being a mere annoyance or a minor discomfort, exposure to second-hand smoke causes cancer and contributes to various lung and heart diseases," said Brundtland, adding that it can cause "asthma and other respiratory illnesses in children" and also has been implicated with sudden infan...

Is acupuncture safe?

...time, there were no serious adverse events and 671 minor ones occurring per 1,000 consultations. Some of these were avoidable, and acupuncturists might want to make some changes to make the practice even safer.// In the second study, 574 members of the Acupuncture Council reported on 34,407 treatments do...

Air pollution affects the heart

...but, in fact, the ability to adapt heart rate with minor fluctuations in its beat rate is a sign of good health. Heart rate variability indicates the state of the blood vessels, blood pressure and the heart's electrical activity. The fact that air pollution appears to be linked with a decrease in heart rat...

Recouping blood flow after a stroke

The brain can grow new blood vessels after a minor stroke, which helps to restore blood flow in the d...niversity School of Medicine in the US simulated a minor stroke in a group of rats, by constricting the blood vessels in their brains.// When the brain tissu...

Gene clue to antibiotics

...rugs. As bacteria learn to evade antibiotics, even minor infections can become a major threat. There is an urgent need for new antibiotics to tackle resistant bacteria.// Antibiotic resistance is a growing public health problem. Seventy per cent of known antibiotics come from the soil bacteria Streptomyce...

Gel prevents pregnancy

...erg says. So far, women using the gel report only minor side effects such as an irregular periods, and researchers are hopeful that in the long term the gel could be a useful addition to the range of contraception currently on offer.Dr Wiesberg says "Its major advantage is that it gives women another opti...

Pharmacies in for a dose of bitter medicine

...n often seeks the salesperson's prescription for a minor ailment, only a pharmacist (in the absence of a doctor) is qualified to recommend medicines, the dosage and even prepare a concoction particular to a patient. There are certain scheduled anti-biotics, tranquilisers, sedatives, anti-histamines, anti...

Radiofrequency catheter ablation safe for infants

...%, against 87.6% in babies.A total of 12 major and minor complications occurred in the infant group, including one death. Dr Blaufox said success of RFCA was unrelated to a patient's weight or age or whether or not the patient had a heart defect. He said: "However, more experienced physicians are more like...

Babies Need Vaccination

... the American Academy of Family Physicians.It is a minor change from the group's list last year. For one of the first times in recent years, no new shots are recommended; both lists recommend a series of seven vaccine shots starting in infancy for all U.S. children. The list is published in January's Pedi...

Risk Of Decongestants In Hypertensive Patients

... be unpleasant, but doctors say that discomfort is minor compared to the risk of taking over-the-counter decongestants if you have high blood pressure. Though they are generally safe, many popular cold and flu medicines contain decongestants such as pseudoephedrine and phenylephrine, which doctors say may ...

Women need to exercise more to prevent obesity

...t of the weight gain - with food intake becoming a minor factor. But the researchers think that the current guidelines need to be increased. They suggest that 80 minutes a day might be needed, rather than 35, to make a real impact on obesity problems. Certainly the sedentary lifestyle of the United State...

Patients with testicular cancer dying through unfamiliarity

...an who was involved in a car accident and suffered minor injuries. Four days later he died of a blood clot in the lung which, following a postmortem, was discovered to be a consequence of cancer that had spread from a testicular tumor. After investigating the fatal pulmonary embolism, pathologists deduced...

Is acupuncture safe?

...time, there were no serious adverse events and 671 minor ones occurring per 1,000 consultations. Some of these were avoidable, and acupuncturists might want to make some changes to make the practice even safer.// In the second study, 574 members of the Acupuncture Council reported on 34,407 treatments do...

Eczema patients lack natural antibiotic in skin

...des in the skin of psoriasis patients, but none to minor amounts in skin from atopic dermatitis patients, and none in the skin of healthy controls. Additional analysis indicated that most psoriasis patients had at least 10 times as much of the peptides in their skin as did atopic dermatitis patients. Many ...

Airbags lessens oppressive eye injuries

...an airbag after an automobile accident causes more minor eye injuries, but reduces major eye problems. It's now well validated that airbags will reduce the number of severe and fatal injuries. //However, the effect of airbags on the eye has not been well explored until now. Researchers in Virginia, USA, ...

Early detection of colorectal cancer may be hindered by coloured toilet disinfectants

...nts that turn a specific colour in the presence of minor amounts of blood. His argument was hailed as "interesting and valid", by Jola Gore-Booth, Chief Executive of Colon Cancer Concern. She also added that the more aware people become of the symptoms of colorectal cancer and act on their concerns, the mo...

New lung cancer vaccine on the anvil

...esults. The patient specific vaccine produced very minor reactions in contrast to conventional treatments for cancer. There was also the suggestion of some encouraging clinical findings in a minority of patients. For two patients, after successful surgical removal of the lung tumors, after three and half y...

Radiation after Breast Reconstruction

...early 40 percent of patients in the TRAM group had minor complications, and about 15 percent of the women with implants had minor complications. Penny R. Anderson, M.D., from the Fox Chase Cancer Center, says, "What’s interesting...

People with skin cancer at higher risk for other types

...wn as non-melanoma, are almost always curable with minor surgery. But a less common form, melanoma, can be ...f the colon and rectum. The Winnetka resident had minor surgery 18 months ago to remove a non-melanoma skin cancer from her back. "I was told to forget it,"...

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