60% of Infertile Couples are Okay With Allowing Unused Embryos for Stem Cell Research
...earchers sent questionnaires to 2, 210 patients at nine infertility centers across the United States, asking them about their intentions for the frozen embryos they currently had stored. The study was funded by the Greenwall Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. While 49 percent of those wh...New York Records Decline in Smoking Rate
...oking-related cancer. In a separate recent survey, nine out of 10 smokers said they saw the ads -- and half of smokers said the ads made them want to quit. Highlights in Smoking Declines Since 2002The smoking rate fell faster among women (23% decline) than among men (15% decline). Rates among young ad......se over 20 different beauty products per day while nine out of 10 apply make-up which is past its expiry date. It is also been seen that women have started using make up quite early too. Richard Bence, who advocates the use of organic beauty products, said people should question the products they put on...Chikungunya Spreads as Funds Remain Unspent
...7,000 suspected cases of chikungunya spread across nine states, Kerala alone accounting for around 12,000. India reported 1.4 million cases in 16 states last year. Defending her government, Karnataka's Principal Secretary (Health) Usha Ganesh said: "We got the fund a little late and there is no questi...Indian Projects Win Top Ashden Awards
...by the Ashden Trust. The 2006 Awards are funded by nine Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts along with the John Ellerman Foundation, Esmee Fairbairn Charitable Trust and Climate Care....Potentially Violent Individuals can Be Identified by STAMP System
...uently noted in observational data and featured in nine of the 16 observed violent episodes. Nurses felt t...dication of mounting agitation and was observed in nine of the 16 episodes analysed in detail. Other physical indicators included staggering, waving arms ar...Fast Food Chains Face Ban from Malaysian Children's Television
...dults in Malaysia suffered from diabetes. Now it's nine percent and at this rate we can expect 12-13 percent by 2020," he said. Chua has said 37 percent of Malaysia's almost 27 million people are obese, a rise from only 20 percent a decade ago. He did not say when the ban would take effect but said reas...Health Tourists Put Spanish Service Under Strain
...ez de la Pecina -- a Finnish translator who speaks nine languages -- has been a key member of staff at the hospital in Benidorm for several years. "Some old people arrive very ill from their own country," she said. "They all thank me" for liaising with doctors and for helping to avoid "diagnosis error...World Wine Sales Brisk, but French Producers Hungover
...ast year rising almost 13 per cent to reach nearly nine (8.74) billion euros and showing good progress particularly in the US and Asian markets. At Vinexpo, CEO Robert Beynat said international visitors -- read potential buyers -- rose two percent from 2005. Of those, 2,000 were from Asia -- 400 from ...U.S. Preventive Medicine(R) Encourages the International Community to Embrace Prevention
...revention model of healthcare. They currently have nine preventive medicine centers that focus on widening immunization, health screenings, public awareness, research and educational programs. As a result of these measures, The UAE now ranks second among developing countries for the fastest progress in re...Sioux Herb Confirmed as Shield Against Colds
...pharmacist Craig Coleman. Echinacea is a term for nine related daisy-like plant species that are native t...acts, fresh juice, tincture and tea. Three of the nine species are commonly used (Echinacea purpurea, E. angustifolia and E. pallida), and different parts ...Organic Farms Provide a Clue for India's Struggling Farms
...mere two percent -- far behind the wider figure of nine percent -- leading the government to wager six bil...a booming economy that is now growing at more than nine percent per year, food security can be managed. 'The government can assure it through imports -- t...Smoking Hampers Alcoholics' Neurocognitive Recovery During Abstinence
... neurocognitive recovery during their first six to nine months period of alcohol abstinence . About 50 ...recovery of these people during their first six to nine months of abstinence from alcohol. The results are published in the July issue of Alcoholism: Cli...Ninth HIV-infected Child Dies in Kazakhstan
...aud. If sentenced they could face between four and nine years in prison. The accused have all denied the charges over the infections at hospitals in Kazakhstan's southern Shymkent region. The case has rocked the country and claimed several scalps, including that of the health minister. A total of 118 ...Bamboo Seed: Viagra and Food for Mizos
.... A couple, Thara and Dawngi, had been married for nine years but had remained childless. Things, however, changed when they tried the seeds. 'The last thing we tried was bamboo seed,' Thara said. Today Thara, a grocer by occupation in Aizawl, is the proud father of a son. The couple had tried gener...Egypt Outlaws All Female Circumcision
...clitoris, for which she had paid 50 pounds (nearly nine dollars). Police have arrested both women. Sarah Leah Whitson of US-based rights group Human Rights Watch welcomed the decision but remained cautious. "We welcome the ban on female genital mutilation but the key issue is if there is going to be a...Avian Flu Seen in Others Birds too
...1 strain of avian flu after the virus was found in nine cases in the country in the past three days. Six birds infected with the virus were found dead in the southern state of Bavaria and three in the eastern state of Saxony. The disease has been found in geese and turkeys on farms in Hungary, the U.K. ...Vaccine Ninety Percent Effective Against Cervical Cancer
A new vaccine protects nine out of ten women against cervical cancer linked to two strains of the deadly human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a study published Thursday. HPV types 16 and 18 account for 70 percent of cervical cancer cases worldwide, which number about 500...War Spreading AIDS a Myth-UNHCR
... on HIV prevalence in 12 refugee camps showed that nine actually had a lower prevalence of infection than surrounding host communities, while two had similar rates and only one a higher prevalence. Dr. Paul Spiegel, stressed that the findings of the survey could not be universally applied to all conflict......2 refugee camps where HIV prevalence was surveyed, nine actually had a lower rate than surrounding host communities. The study, led by Paul Spiegel of the UNHCR's Public Health and HIV section, looked at population data in the Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Sudan, Rwanda, Uganda, Sierra Leone, S...