BMA Calls for Action to Halt Slide in Medical Academic Recruitment
...m is also required to show potential recruits that once in post they will have the tools and support to properly educate the next generation of doctors....Scientists Activate New Cancer Drug Using Light and Oxygen
...otosensitizer drugs can only be activated by light once they have been localized in the target tumor cells. For the first time Zheng and Wilson have demonstrated that tumor cells can be selectively attacked using a PDT. When the light activates this new drug, it then works to produce a reactive form of ox...Bathing in Wine Terri Hatcher Style
...ne in a bathwater. It is well is a known fact that once opened, a bottle of wine doesnt taste good after four to five days. "When you're alone you open a bottle of wine and then it's not really good after four or five days," Contactmusic quoted her, as saying. "This make-up chemist that I know was tal...Invasion of Cicada Hordes Feared in US Midwest
...of debate, although there is agreement they emerge once the soil temperature is consistently 64 to 65 degrees for several days. Biologists and insect experts predict the cicadas will emerge between Tuesday and June 1. The best place to see and hear the cicadas will be forest preserves, golf courses a...Google to Digitise 800,000 Books at Mysore Varsity
...he company would get free link for these materials once the necessary patent right is done. Prasad, who is also a physicist, said that selected physics students of his university are also getting trained to help in the digitalisation process. Mysore University, an enduring symbol in the sphere of high...My Space Pressured into Sharing Data on Sex Offenders
... office will also subpoena the records. "I think once we find out the content of the messages of course, it will depend on how long they retain that information we may very well find that some of the messages included illegal enticement of a child," Hood said. North Carolina Attorney General Roy Coo...Bird Flu: Bangladesh Situation Serious, Indian on High Alert
...uth Asia. The ban comes into force "automatically" once avian influenza is reported from any country. Last year India successfully contained the disease that had struck parts of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh mostly in backyard poultry. The infection was believed to have been transmitted throug...Avandia Could Increase Risk of Heart Attack, New Study
... the safety of drugs used by millions of Americans once they are on the market, says Waxman. As early as March, the FDA knew Avendia's risks but it inexplicably failed to act. The American people deserve to know why the FDA failed to take action to warn doctors and patients." According to Representative...Aggressive Family Planning Sparks Riots in China
...ally such strong arm tactics result in riots every once in a while. And that is what supposed to have happened in southwestern province of Guanxi over the weekend. Vllagers reportedly attacked government offices after officials imposed heavy fines on families who had too many children. Anti-riot polic...Researchers Claims to Have Found Cure for Hepatitis C
...rs monitored serum levels of the hepatitis C virus once a year for an average of 4.1 years(range 0.4 to 7 years). It was found that 989 of the 997 patients maintained undetectable levels of the virus. The remaining eight patients tested positive for the hepatitis C virus at an average of two years followi...Are Main Rivers in Himalayas Under Threat?
...h, Shimatsu says the menace can't be ruled out and once that happens, the waters of the Ganga, one of Asia's biggest and most sacred rivers, will be poisoned. The danger of a potential environmental disaster, he warns, has increased with the loss of a second radiation sensor on Mt Everest, the highest p...Miners in Madhya Pradesh at High Risk of Developing TB
...ndeavor to start the treatment as soon as possible once the disease is detected," he said. Another probl...nt of TB is that if the medicines are skipped even once then the patient has to do the entire course again. If the medicine is not taken properly at the rig...Moderate Drinking Lowers Women's Risk of Heart Attack
...n the study who reported beingintoxicated at least once a month were nearly three times more likelyto suff...tated they drank enough to get drunk or very high, once or more a month, and less than once a month. Results showed that in this population-based study, w...MRE, An Accurate Tool for Non-invasive Diagnosis of Liver Diseases
...d early, fibrosis of the liver can be treated, but once the disease has progressed to cirrhosis, the condition is irreversible," Ehman said. The findings of the study will be presented at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Annual Meeting in Berlin, Germany, and Digestive Diseas...A Tipple a Day may Be heart Friendly for Women
... the study who reported being intoxicated at least once a month were nearly three times more likely to suf...tated they drank enough to get drunk or very high, once or more a month, and less than once a month. Results showed that in this population-based study, ...First Human Case of Bird Flu Confirmed in Vietnam Since 2005
...entral Vietnam and Can Tho in the south. Vietnam once had the highest number of human bird flu fatalities, with 42 people having died of the infection between 2003 and 2005, but it has since been surpassed by Indonesia with 76 deaths....Women Urged to Be Wary of Ads Promoting Unwanted Drugs
...mer editor of the New England Journal of Medicine, once put it acidly, "They are no more in the business of educating the public than a beer company is in the business of educating people about alcoholism." Because of direct-to-consumer advertising, more people request prescription drugs from their doct...Scientist Observes real Time Generation of Neurones in Mammals
...formation was highly dynamic. He further said that once incorporated into the network, the adult-born neurones also remained dynamic and capable of continuous change. His method provides a mechanism for observing how neurones develop into a rich and complex cell, and how already developed neurones are ...Naresh Trehan Reinstated as Chief of Escorts After Weeklong Row
...tient care will get due importance at the hospital once again. "They have withdrawn the police case against me and all the sacked doctors and support staffs have been reinstated. Director (anaesthesia and critical care) Dr. Yatin Mehta has already joined duty," Trehan told IANS. The management has fur...Aggressive Treatment for Whiplash Does Not Promote Faster Recovery
...ts than if they just visited general practitioners once or twice. In the current study, the authors examined patterns of care for 1,693 patients with whiplash injuries who were compensated under tort insurance. The results showed that increasing the intensity of care to more than 2 visits to a general ...