Increased Nighttime BP, a Significant Predictor of Congestive Heart Failure
... an increased nighttime BP than with a traditional office BP measurement//. A new study by the researchers... risk of CHF even after adjusting for conventional office BP measurement. ‘This indicates that nighttime BP patterns may be important in development of CHF an...Asian Cricket Council and UNICEF Join Hands for Global AIDS Campaign
... the signing of the agreement. UNICEF's regional office for South Asia and the ACC, which represents 22 cr...4. As part of the campaign, the UNICEF regional office produced a film "Meena" promoting the right of girls to play and go to school. The film features a c...Whooping Cough claims 77 lives
...ue to this outbreak. The Madang provincial health office has swung into action and has put in place a response committee that can access the affected areas and render immunization to the infected people. An appeal has also been sent out to parents to seek immediate medical help for children with symptoms o...Antibacterial Products Ensure Food Safety and Health
...ription can serve as a termination strategy for an office visit. Antimicrobial – Any compound, including antibiotics, food antimicrobial agents, sanitizers, disinfectants, and other substances, that acts against microorganisms. Antibiotics – Drugs used to treat infectious disease in humans, animals, or ...New Book on Yoga Offer Relief for ‘Desk Jockeys
...breathing that can easily be performed in ordinary office clothing by the average person," says Aldous, a former ergonomics consultant who became a certified yoga instructor and now owns a yoga studio in Calgary, Canada. "Even in companies that had installed good equipment, people were still experiencing ...AMA Supports Tax Penalty for Uninsured Americans
...lth-care system more competitive like opening your office longer or lowering your prices. These would be consumer friendly responses to competition.?...NCC To Sign Mou With UN For AIDS Awareness Programme
...ilities, including selection board, playground and office buildings in one place, he added. Source:PTI News...... detectives have scoured medical records, examined office airflow patterns, and conducted dozens of interviews in their quest to understand and stop the outbreak....Air Pollution in Tamil Nadu is a Cause of Concern for Environmentalists
...een, referring to the DMK-led government that took office last month. An air sample from the open garbage burning site in Perungudi, on the city's outskirts and positioned along the much-hyped IT corridor, contained the highest number of chemicals found in any Indian sample. As many as 27 chemicals, in...Number of Children, Teens Being Treated for Mental Disorders is on Rise
...unger than age 21 in the United States, 274.7 such office visits took place each year from 1993 to 1995, compared with 1,341 each year from 2000 to 2002. Overall, 9.2 percent of mental health visits and 18.3 percent of visits to psychiatrists included antipsychotic treatment. Diagnoses among the patients re...Sex In Last Week Of Pregnancy Doesn’t Hasten Birth - Study Reveal
...risk single pregnancies enrolled at their doctor's office visit after the 37th week of pregnancy. At this and subsequent routine visits, patients were asked whether they had engaged in sexual intercourse during the preceding week and if so, how many times. Cervical examinations also were performed at each v...Ranbaxy Gets USFDA Approval For Doxycycline Tablets
... skin structure infections, it added. The USFDA's office of Generic Drugs, has determined the company's formulations to be bioequivalent and having the same therapeutic effect as that of the branded drug Adoxa, marketed by Bioglan Pharmaceutical Co, Ranbaxy added. Source:PTI News...Interim WHO Chief Confirms 'No radical changes' in WHO
...essing the press for the first time since assuming office // , confirmed that Dr Anders Nordstrom. He also emphasized the need for additional financial resources and the support from the people to continue the fight against HIV/Aids, malaria and polio. He reiterated that he would continue the work of his ...PM Undergoes Wrist Surgery, Returns Home
...is normal official duties. He will begin attending office after two days, the statement said. Source:PTI News...Junior Medicos Call Off Hunger Strike
...aegis of Indian Medical Association (Gujarat unit) office from Chowk Bazar to district collectorate where the action committee members submitted a memodradum to the district collector Vastalla Vasudevan for forwarding to the President and Prime Minister. Over 50-striking medicos would also leave for New De...Three Arrested For Illegal Export Of Ephedrine Tablets
...d, having its factory at Vijayawada and registered office at Hyderabad, revealed that they have ‘exported the Ephedrine tables in the guise of their regular pharmaceutical formulations’. The Managing Director procured the said tablets from local dealers through another accused based at Vijayawada. The f...Students and doctors take part in the rally at Mysore
...education for OBCs. At the deputy commissioner’s office the processionist submitted a memorandum to S Selva Kumar, asking the Union Government to pull out the order immediately. They also shouted slogans against the Centre and Union Human Resources Minister Arjun Singh. Traffic was affected in many places...Hospital Services Still Paralysed Inspite Of The Withdrawal Of The Strike
...t of their strike but they have locked the college office on Monday in protest against lathicharge on medical students in Patna on Friday, paralysing all teaching works in the collages....BHU Hospital Doctors Continue Hunger Strike
...ank of river Ganga, a Resident Doctors Association office bearer Shashi Kumar Mishra said. The protesting medicos also launched a signature campaign against the proposed reservation which would be handed over to the Prime Minister and the President seeking reconsideration of the quota in the higher educat......d that a leading English news channel that has its office in the Mayura hotel was supporting the anti-quota movement. The students, mostly from the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH), then continued their march towards the Dak Bungalow crossing where they clashed with media persons and policemen. T...