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Reducing TB With Ultraviolet Light

.... Researchers from New Orleans and elsewhere are nearing the end of a five-year study that aims to reduce the spread of tuberculosis in homeless shelters. So far, they say results look promising. Researchers, installed ultraviolet lights in three homeless shelters to determine if the lighting, along with...

Archbishop Slams Attempt to Legalize Abortion In Jamaica

...tions on the matter and the consultation period if nearing its end. It is thought that there will be certain liberal standards proposed on the delicate issue of abortions and naturally the Catholic Church is upset about this. "Prosecute the persons who do illegal abortions and shut them down. If a person w...

Medical College Construction At Raichur Makes Slow Progress

...ya and Raichur. Projects at Hassan and Belgaum are nearing completion according to official sources. Problems associated with the dissipation of funding have been accounted for the delay. The State Government had initially allocated a sum of Rs. 20 crore for each of the projects. While Rs. 4.50 crore has b...

Persistent Fatigue Could Be An Early Indicator Of Postpartum Depression

...ommented. The reserachers recruited pregnant women nearing the end of their third trimester for the study. 31 women completed the study and delivered normally without any complications. Each woman had one researcher assigned to her and was advised to call this person as soon as possible after the delivery. T...

Scientists To Re-Evaluate Bird Flu Threat

... sporadic outbreaks of bird flu could indicate the nearing of global bird flu pandemic//. Although the impact of the H5N1 bird flu infection has been minimal compared to AIDS/HIV and malaria, bird flu pandemic could claim a million lives, worldwide. The bird flu virus is one of the lethal viruses to infect...

Overweight Kids More Prone To Cavities

...rweight in 2000. 10.5 percent of the children were nearing being overweight, while 15.6 percent were already overweight in 2005. "Our study has confirmed that the children with dental decay are not underweight in comparison to their peers," said Perinpanayagam. "The significance of these findings is that the...

New Network To Ease Blood donation In India

... said Poacha. At that time, the dot.com boom was nearing its peak. "I got the idea of using the power of the Internet to save lives," Poacha explained. They run the site from their own resources and some donations. Nearly 30 new donors are registered each day. He has a volunteer - Ramesh Sannareddy - hel...

Perimenopausal Women At Risk For Depression

Women who are nearing menopause are more likely to experience depression, according to a new study. Lee S. Cohen and other researchers// at the Massachusetts General Hospital monitored about 460 Boston women aged 36 and 45 and found that those who suffered the most hormon...

The higher the income the lower the disability rates!

... the health needs of 8,000 people per day who were nearing 60. It was sponsored by the U.S. National Institute on Aging (NIA). Data on 335,000 people 55 and older collected as part of the Census 2000 American Community Survey was used in this study. In that survey, pollsters asked older Americans about the...

Many Kidney Specialists Feel Unprepared for End-of-Life Decisions

...cision to stop dialysis in kidney disease patients nearing the end of life // , reports a study in the Novemb... withdraw dialysis in patients with kidney disease nearing the end of life. Physicians who were more comfortable in making end-of-life decisions tended to be...

Hospital Equipment Unaffected By Cell Phone Use

... defibrillator experienced adverse reactions after nearing anti-theft devices. The devices triggered the adverse reactions, sending both patients to emergency rooms for evaluation. The report’s authors recommend that the anti-theft devices be placed in areas of stores where customers won’t linger -- away f...

Indian Healthcare Sector Will Grow Faster, Says Federal Minister

... government officials say. With a rural population nearing 700 million, the country will benefit enormously from digital data transmission related to healthcare. Both public and private entities are aggressively pursuing the use of telemedicine to hasten diagnostics and treatment of a variety of diseases. ...

Robotic Surgeon to Team Up With Doctors, Astronauts on NASA Mission

...rating-room tent in gusting winds and temperatures nearing 100 degrees F (40 C), and hooked the equipment up to gasoline-powered generators. Surgeons completed the first field test communicating with the operating tent using an unmanned aircraft equipped with a wireless transmitter. The NASA mission poses ...

Stroke - Unfair to the Middle-aged Fair Sex

...ater than expected stroke surge among men who were nearing the end of middle age. Men aged 55 to 64 were three times more likely than men aged 45 to 54 to have had a stroke. Towfighi says the reasons behind this increase warrant further investigation....

Parental Match-making Blossoms in a Beijing Park

...f advertisements in the Beijing park are for women nearing or just passing 30 years old, many of whom have good qualifications and well-paid jobs -- definite hurdles in finding potential husbands. -- Parents come in secret to find their children a perfect match -- One weary father has been coming to the ...

Luciano Pavarotti Believes He is 'nearing His End'

...c tenor Luciano Pavarotti has predicted that he is nearing the end of his life. The opera legend awaits death as he spends time giving singing lessons, and playing cards with close friends. Pavarotti was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year and he has not been seen in the public arena since then. ...

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