Rehabilitate Sex Workers - Mata Amritanandamayi
...in the quake-hit areas in Kashmir and also made an offer to Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf to send relief workers or relief material to the quake-affected areas on the other side of the divide, but found no positive response. Source: ANI...Indian Incense Invades American Senses
... we are continuously looking at products that will offer satisfaction to a wide range of customers. We are happy when people walk up to us and say `What scent is that? Could I buy it?'" Obviously, incense today has come way beyond just purposes of ritual and worship - their traditional use in India. It is...Metamorphosis of U.S. Hospital Buildings
... and advanced hi-tech medical equipments which may offer good patient hospitality but could increase the cost // of treatment leading to non-accessible of poor patients to these luxurious hospitals. The hospital industry in U.S. is changing from a semi-private health system to complete privatization. Thou...Radiology advance points way to non-invasive brain cancer treatment
...ch might lead to less invasive treatments and that offer greater promise of alleviating the disease. The therapy, called Gadolinium Synchrotron Stereotactic Radiotherapy (GdSSR), requires a gadolinium compound to find tumor cells and penetrate them, down to their nuclei, while sparing the normal brain. T...Men queue up for Circumcision In Swaziland To Prevent HIV/AIDS
...ies in Uganda and Kenya before deciding whether to offer circumcision more widely in countries with high rates of HIV. ...Diarrhea Vaccine Trials Promises Prevention of Rotavirus Infection
...tateq and Rotarix in more than 1, 30, 000 children offer promise in the prevention of childhood diarrhea. The vaccines have been found to be 98% and 85% effective respectively. // The dreadful disease accounts for 1/3rd of all hospital infections worldwide. A vaccine had been developed for the disease du...Death Risk Of Ovarian Cancer Reduced By Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy
... At least for today, this is the best thing we can offer our patients ", said Deborah Armstrong, chief author of the study. The only surgical option left for patients with advanced ovarian cancer is the removal of most of the visible tumor followed by infusion of chemotherapeutic agents. Most women who r...Does Magnet Therapy Posses Healing Powers?
...ts have immense power in them that the result they offer after treatment with the magnet is much better than few of the drugs. He has worked with magnets in case of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in which the nerves start to degenerate. He studied 375 patients suffering from this disorder and provided ma...FDA to Revise Herpes Test Rules in the US
...irements for laboratories and medical offices that offer the tests, an FDA spokesperson said. The FDA had considered reclassifying the tests as long ago as 1980, but had said the tests posed a "potential unreasonable risk of illness or injury" at the time. With the older tests, a false positive could expo...Light Cafe to help beat winter blues for SAD
...ana Centre programmes manager, said: 'We wanted to offer the SAD-affected the chance to test out one of the most popular solutions available.'...Vegetable Rich Diet May Help Cut Blood Pressure
...etables rather than those derived from animals may offer a number of natural benefits for people who are at a high risk of coronary heart disease, stroke or diabetes." Linden added: "Understanding more about these vegetarian proteins could guide us in preventing or treating heart and circulatory disease ...Copeman Healthcare To Establish Private Clinics
...fax, and Victoria by 2007. Copeman Healthcare will offer its services for an annual fee of $2,300 and an enrolment fee of $1,200, which will also include the services of specialists in departments like oncology, gynecology, neurology, oncology, cardiology, urology, orthopedics, sports injury, gynecology, a...Roche offers HIV drug expertise to poor nations
...DS campaigners have been pushing drug companies to offer second-line treatment at lower prices, following discounts offered on the first-line products. Roche said it would make its HIV protease inhibitors Invirase and Viracept available at no-profit prices for direct supplies from Roche Basel to LDCs and...Rural Canadians travel far for specialists: study
...me way their urban counterparts do. They generally offer a wider range of services because in many small towns a specialist may be hundreds of kilometers away. For instance, 74 per cent of family doctors in the least populated areas provided emergency room care, compared to 15 per cent of their urban co...Countries Step up Battle Against Bird Flu
...past two weeks. Newspapers say the authorities may offer 5 lira ($3) per chicken, 15 ($9) lira per goose and duck and 20 lira ($12) per turkey as compensation. The human victims of the disease had all been in East Asia until the recent outbreak in Turkey brought the virus to the crossroads of Europe, Asia...Indian Inc not proactive to HIV/AIDS threat: study
..., barring South Africa. 'Although some businesses offer examples of best practice, they many lack the knowledge, will and capacity to respond effectively to the epidemic,' it states. The study found that while some businesses have been successful in actually assessing the risk of HIV/AIDS to their organi...Shortage of NHS funds: Many Couples Denied Infertility Treatment
...ce not legally validated. It was then decided to offer at least 1 free treatment cycle to patients by the end of last April. A 15% disparity was found in the treatment offered, as revealed by a Nice survey. The presence of children to either of the partner from a previous relationship or private payment ...Cervical Cancer Vaccine Show Promise In Prevention
...details of a cervical cancer vaccine, // shown to offer protection against 70% of the known types of infection with the human papilloma virus (HPV) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Another vaccine, developed by GlaxoSmithKline wound soon be approved for use in Europe and other countries ...Additional Responsiblities To Be Taken Up By Allied Healthcare Professionals
...work. “While I'm disappointed the study does not offer specific strategies to solve workforce shortages, this committee has the opportunity to bring a new level of transparency and independence to decisions about Medicare-funded services, " concluded John Hatzistergos. In view of the above situation, i......ved in these patients and would help the doctor to offer better treatment to these patients....