Surgery to remove tumors in the spine
...ith this technique who are told by physicians that nothing more can be done and the next step is to train other surgeons in the technique so it is accessible to patients throughout the country....Palmist Claims to Diagnose Ailments Looking At Your Palm
...and even doctors. "As a boy I felt palmistry was nothing but fraud. But before calling it a bluff, I decided to study it," Mohanan told IANS. "For 10 years I was a student of the famous palmist Velayudhan Nair who hails from Thiruvananthapuram. After a decade of learning the art of palmistry from him, I b...Avian Influenza: Government to set up expert committee
...rted frozen poultry products, Hakeem asserted that nothing comes into the country from nations where traces of avian flu have been reported, and the country, as on date, is completely free from menace of the bird flu. Animal husbandry departments have also been asked to keep strong vigil on the migratory bi...British medical education suffers shortage of bodies
...ulties at the moment with a shortage of bodies. If nothing is done we will be in dire difficulties. "I would like anybody who thinks that they would like to donate their body to medical research to contact their local medical school for information, or they can come to our website." The British Medical A...Vietnamese Scientists Unravel Genetic Code Of Bird Flu Virus
...a serious threat to our survival. After all, it is nothing but an issue of survival of the fittest. ...U.N. Official Doubts India On AIDS Data
...sharp decrease in the number of new cases would be nothing short of a miracle. He attributed this to weak reporting of cases in certain states. India’s two most populous states, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, which had a combined population of over 250 million, had poor reporting practices. "We don't know exactl...Domestic Violence: The Silent Killer of Women Worldwide
... Despite government interventions and strict laws, nothing can be achieved without cooperation of the victims and a healthy social attitude, which abhors violence of any kind on the helpless. <br...Health Care Ties To Get Stronger Between India And Britain
...g premarital sex, the minister said that there was nothing wrong in advocating safe sex. Infact, he said that ‘‘we need many more Kushboo’s to talk about safe sex to the country’s youth.’’ However he also objected to the propagation of extramarital sex or sex before marriage. He further stated that India...Most Smokers Continue To Smoke Despite Developing Cancer
...onducted on cancer patients has now revealed that, nothing not even cancer can help smokers quit. Nearly one half of all cancer patients continue the habit or relapse after trying to quit. These patients were explained about the disastrous effects of smoking on the effectiveness of cancer treatment, overall ...Indian Healthcare Facilities Come In For Praise
...y was told by a clinic at Ysbyty Gwynedd there was nothing they could do for her. She paid 480 pounds for a p... to the pain clinic at Ysbyty Gwynedd but was told nothing could be done. I thought it could have been arthritis or simply wear and tear, so I decided to go p...Even Moderate Drinking Is Not Good For The Heart
...kely to be due to this difference in risk and have nothing to do with their alcohol consumption. They say the evidence is more compelling for a protective effect on the heart from heavy drinking. But this is outweighed by the other damaging effects. In the case of light to moderate drinking, any protective ...Love And Drug Addiction Share The Same Chemistry
...smitter) after having seen somebody attractive are nothing more than a simulation of the effects observed following drug abuse with cocaine or marijuana. In addition, both love and drug abuse leaves the user with an insatiable feeling, probing for a want or craving. A number of changes take place inside th...Link Between Hepatitis C And Liver Cancer Unraveled By Scientists
...t harbor the Hepatitis C ‘replicon’. A replicon is nothing but a part of the genetic material of the hepatitis C virus that has the intrinsic property of self-replication and protein production. Experimental studies involving the replicons have enabled researchers identify a tumor suppressor protein, named N...Adult Children Fail to Understand Parents Wishes
... difficulties which children come across. There is nothing which clearly indicates as to which child will be able to properly understand its parents lifestyle wants. The children who feel that they have an emotionally close relationship with their parents are able to understand the needs of their parents ...Cheese Products Withdrawn From Sales Due To Food Poisoning Hazard
...er, Bertrand Gillot has issued a statement ‘I have nothing to hide’ and expressed his willingness to cooperate in the identification of the contamination source. Suspicion has fallen on large flocks of starlings nesting on a few of his 80 supplying farms that could have been the source of contamination. Th...US Pigs Could Be Affected In Event Of Bird Flu
..., go from swine on into humans." But pigs have had nothing to do with the spread of the disease. They serve as a receptor of the virus creating a new one that can spread easily among humans. "There is a lot of what could best be described as speculation between how the (H5N1) virus might travel, in between w...GP's online referral scheme in UK 'a national IT disaster'
...had been warned about the problems months ago, but nothing was done, he said. 'We need greater transparency about the costs and the problems to ensure the system works for GPs and patients,'he added. In October, Nigel Crisp, the CEO of NHS was forced to admit that the system was 'running about 12 months lat...Guidant sold defective defibrillators with full knowledge
...ant officials have maintained that the company did nothing wrong. The emergence of the Guidant records could intensify the company's legal problems as well as a broader debate about when manufacturers of heart devices should alert physicians about product risks. In addition, New York State and the city o...Muscular Dystrophy May Be Cured By Gene Therapy
...xperiment. According to Thomas Rando, MD, there is nothing new in using gene therapy for treating muscular dystrophy, as different techniques have already been used with varying degrees of success. The gene therapy technique Rando and postdoctoral fellow Carmen Bertoni, PhD, used was developed by Michele ......st and cervical cancers in women, but we are doing nothing for one of the most insidious and heart-rending types of cancers, and that's oral cancer." The treatment of oral cancer requires that some parts of the face be removed if it has progressed beyond measure. "Oral cancer is the dirty little secret of Am...