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Obese Take to Food With Gusto, in Order to Be Eligible for Free Surgery

...ients, trying their best to avail the free surgery offered by the government. People suffering obesity as well as health conditions like diabetes and blood pressure are going overboard with food, just to meet with the surgery eligibility criterion. Following this, the government is planning to raise the BM...

Fertility Clinic Web Sites Doesn’t Adhere to Ad-Guideline

... guidelines. The study also found that services offered at private clinics and academic clinics were similar, but private clinics were more likely to publish success rates, use comparative marketing, and offer financial incentives. Many consumers rely on the Internet to gather health information, and "t...

Drug Treatment Seekers Likely to Use Needle Exchange

... also point out the need to publicize the services offered by needle exchange programs beyond needle distribution and disposal. Authors of the study, from Johns Hopkins, include Carl A. Latkin, Melissa A. Davey and Wei Hua and the National Institute on Drug Abuse provided Funding for the study. Source-...

Patients Dissatisfied Following Closed Reduction Of Nasal Fractures

...acture,' they conclude. 'A septorhinoplasty may be offered as a definitive and/or elective procedure when the post-injury assessment suggests that a closed reduction of the nasal fracture may be inadequate to address all the deformities.' Source-Eurekalert SRI...

Pacifier Use Reduces Incidence of SIDS: Study

...udden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Babies who are offered a pacifier do not sleep as deeply as those who sleep without a pacifier. Pacifier sucking makes it possible for the infant to be aroused from a deep sleep that could result in the stopping of breathing. Pacifiers also increase sucking satisfaction an...

Anti Cancer Drug from Blue Green Algae

... "This issue represented an exciting target that offered not only an interesting scientific problem, but the potential to do something of practical importance in creating a promising anti-cancer drug," he said. Source-Eurekalert JT...

Intervention Can Cut Job Stress While Protecting the Heart

...aid. After baseline assessment, the workers were offered the opportunity to participate in weekly, one-hour...s during lunch breaks or in a passive program that offered articles and monthly e-mails on stress reduction techniques. Participants in the passive program a...

India to Specialize Doctors to Treat Infectious Diseases

...tions are identified. The fellowships will then be offered to the doctors who have completed their post-graduation. India currently has very few overseas-trained doctors with specialization in handling infectious diseases. "The programme will be introduced along with several other post-doctoral courses f...

Beyond Bifocals: Wavefront Technology Benefits Patients With Presbyopia

...es provided improved near view optics because they offered better control of the correction,” she said. “Wavefront-optimized lenses also had three times less distance distortion and reduced astigmatism for an intermediate viewing area, allowing it to be 30 percent wider.” According to Dr. McDonald, wavefron...

Excessive Male Hormones can Cause Bulimia in Women

... a very firm alternative to conventional treatment offered for this disorder, especially for those with prominent signs of excessive male hormonal effect. MST...

Down’s Syndrome Test - Advised in All Pregnancie

...at all pregnant women, regardless of age should be offered screening for Down’s Syndrome. // The recommendations have marked a major shift in prenatal care. The new guidelines were published in January's issue of the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology. The main reason for their recommendations are that the t...

3 –D Image of Influenza Virus – A Definite Breakthrouh

... the human body, as well as understand the defense offered by the human body. Says Dr Stephen I. Katz, NIAMS Director,” Being able to visualize influenza virus particles should boost our efforts to prepare for a possible pandemic flu attack. This work will allow us to ‘know our enemy’ much better." The i...

Counseling Helps Young Women Cut Drinking, Improve Contraception Use

...The other half worked with a trained counselor who offered information and skills to help each woman consider her drinking and contraception habits. During the sessions, the women examined the pros and cons of their behavior. The women were also linked to medical services to obtain birth control, if they wer...

A Drug That Curbs the Urge for Alcoholic Drinks is Here

... Amazingly, the rats stopped drinking alcohol when offered to them, after receiving this compound. Dr Lawrence opined that the same principle could be made use of to treat alcoholics. The craving can be blocked if orexin is blocked. This study may also prove beneficial to control binge eating and other eat...

Come Apart and Rest Awhile – It’s Christma!

...res, sent a little gift to the baby. The palm tree offered dates and other trees sent their succulent bounty, but the fir tree was crestfallen because it had nothing to give. A passing angel understood the poor tree’s plight and decorated the tree with stars. Baby Jesus was so happy with the beautiful sight,...

Scots Demand Best Quality Treatment For COPD As Christmas Gift

...he executive about the poor quality of treatment// offered to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients in Scotland. The charity suggests that clinical standards be set, to ensure patients received the best quality treatment. COPD or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a term that refe...

Colonoscopy Aids Early Detection of Colon Cancer

...nosed with colon cancer since 2001.Earlier it only offered partial financial support for treatment between 19...ts were able to undergo colonoscopy since Medicare offered medical insurance dating back to 1998.However, the rates have not risen dramatically after the medic...

Herbal Supplements Fail to Relieve Hot Flushes

...ed all women in the study about those findings and offered them the opportunity to take part in a study without a menopausal hormone therapy group. Most women consented to continue participation in the trial. All participants were informed about subsequent WHI publications, and later recruits were enrolled i...

Echinacea: Cold-Season Cure or Risk?

... took daily doses for 10 days of a supplement that offered a consistent amount of Echinacea purpurea, one of the commonly used varieties of Echinacea. The participants recorded any adverse effects, which proved to be minor. Stool specimens were collected and tested prior to using echinacea and again 10 days ...

Malaria Vaccine - Render Powerless, the Parasite Behind the Host of Disease!

...w all other vaccines that have been developed have offered the individual some form of protection. In this case, the individual has got to make a sacrifice in order to protect the community, and that might make it very difficult to sell." SA...

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