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Improved parent-physician communication to prevent hospitalizations for childhood asthma

...ut childhood asthma and the need for a coordinated move involving both the family and the physician. The areas that would require specific attention in this regard include means of keeping away children from asthma triggers such as cigarette smoke, dust and pests and the importance of medication that is...

Using Eyes As The Line Of Reference For Fetal Brain Imaging

...es of imaging the fetal head is that the fetus can move during the study, making it difficult to obtain the required imaging views, especially when study time is prolonged. However, by drawing a line of reference through the eyes, and performing subsequent imaging along that plane, the three imaging plane...

A call to epileptic mothers to help reduce birth defects

...ing information about anticonvulsant drugs. This move has been made possible through sustained efforts of the Foundation along with help from medical professionals and Voluntary health. Organizations from different regions of the globe. Finally, the success of the campaign would to a large extent depen...

Strategies to prevent the rising tide of the epidemic of chronic diseases

...ch as diet and physical activity, the process must move from contemplation to action. Health systems need to be reoriented to accommodate the needs of chronic disease prevention and control, by enhancing the skills of health-care providers and equipping health-care facilities to provide services related t...

Lawmakers alerted on new tobacco control policies by research team

...outh smoking according to a researchers. // This move is expected to improve the lives of billions of people addicted to this habit. It is time that lawmakers quickly adopt the suggestion and act accordingly. “Our research shows that reducing smoking initiation in youth is likely to offer the largest ...

The Falling Sperm Count In Men

...ment. Smoking : Smoking causes to the sperm to move sluggishly and the sperms are unable to reach the egg or not able to penetrate it as they become weak. Once smoking is given up the sperm do return to normal in a few weeks. Besides this smoking also reduces blood supply to organs such as heart and...

Genetically modified rice faces strong protests in Asia

...l rice diversity and they are resisting Syngenta's move to introduce Golden Rice." Thailand: Supanee Taneewut, Thailand said, "With breeding and growing local rice varieties, Thailand farmers are able to enjoy nutritious food and stabilise their income." Source: Indo-Asian News Servic...

Novel drug holds promise for treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

... researchers intend to get approval and funding to move into Phase III clinical trials. This is a very exciting and novel therapeutic approach, which holds the promise to be an entirely new type of immunomodulatory drug – one that can shape a patient’s immune system, rather than suppressing it. With such...

Compulsory testing for heavy metal content in herbal medicines

...t ‘‘heavy metals within permissible limits’’. This move is believed to ensure a better quality control over herbal medicines meant for export. The decision has been influenced by the negative reports about toxicity of ayurvedic medicines in the international media. Infact a study published in Journal of...

High concentration of heavy metals in Herbal medicines

...that 'heavy metals within permissible limits'. The move is expected to ensure better quality control of the herbal products exported from India and is likely to be extended to the Indian drug market as well. Medindia on Ayurveda: The practical fields of Ayurveda are divided into eight sections or branc...

Chiron Corporation Gets US Contract To Produce Bird Flu Vaccines

...demand. US Health Secretary Mike Leavitt said the move would address a shortfall in the nation's vaccine stockpile and said, 'The hard truth is that capacity doesn't exist within the United States to produce vaccines of sufficient speed and in sufficient quantity to reach every American.' Chiron corpora...

Tamiflu Shortage Can Be Better Handled By Combining It With Probenecid

...best option until a vaccine can be developed. The move also seems sensible enough particularly when Governments are stockpiling Tamiflu (that is in scarce supply) to manage influenza pandemic in case the need arises. The acute shortage can be better handled with the innovative proposal. If it were proved...

Enzyme Linked To Spread Of Skin Cancer

...to understand what enables melanoma tumor cells to move out from the initial primary tumor to another site in the body, because once that happens melanoma tends to become very difficult to treat and the five-year survival rate drops considerably," Hess said. The details of the study are available in the N...

Surgery to remove tumors in the spine

...ble to remove it in its entirety without having to move or manipulate the spinal cord. It is possible to remove tumors which is located in the middle of the spinal cord and attached to the lining of the spine. Ames said, We are treating patients with this technique who are told by physicians that nothin...

Legal Action against Authority Regarding Outbreak of Legionnaires’ Diseas

...s' outbreak to determine the underlying cause. The move has been initiated following discussions with the Health and Safety Executive and the Crown Prosecution Service. The council authorities in response have said that legal advice is being sought regarding the issue and are reluctant to comment about t...

Indian Government Keen On JE Vaccine Supply And Patenting Of Indian Medicine Formulations

... Medicine Formulations would be patented soon. The move is expected to popularize Indian Medicine and promote academic initiatives with respect to Yoga across the country. He also expressed the need for preserving and nurturing the traditional form of medicine that adds pride to the Indian heritage. The ...

Patients recover fast when kept in rooms with medicated coir mats

...he health officials hope that the Government would move in a positive inclination to help prove the result with authority and confidence. If proved right, it would mean an upliftment for the ailing coir industry....

Now medicated coir to cure ailments

...the government appeared positively inclined as the move would give a fillip to the ailing coir industry. The Balarampuram Handloom Weavers Society (BHWS) here provided the technical know-how for preparing the medicated coir mats. "This is certainly a path-breaking study which has found success and we ex...

Ants nibble diabetic away to death at Kolkata Hospital

...gedly asked the family of the 55-year-old woman to move her out. The death of the woman has triggered tension in the hospital premises. -(IANS)...

Experts Building Bird Flu Warning System

...ould also enable experts to recommend that farmers move poultry away from key wetlands to minimize cross infections from migratory birds, to offer advice on hygiene and how hunters should handle harvested birds. Experts from Wetlands International, Birdlife International and the International Wildlife an...

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