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Weight Control for Obese Diabetics

...es, proteins, cheese and sauce, with the rest left open for vegetables. The sections approximately totaled an 800-calorie meal for men and a 650-calorie meal for women. The cereal bowl is designed to allow a 200-calorie meal of cereal and milk. Half of 130 obese patients with diabetes (average age 56) w...

Leading Hospital in Andhra Plans Expansion

...brand, which has just completed 10 years, plans to open new hospitals in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Orissa and Kerala. The expansion plans were announced by eminent cardiologist and chairman of Care Hospitals B. Soma Raju. "The hospital was working to release its mission of maki...

Bird Flu Risk Still Running High in Egypt, Indonesia, WHO Says

...in Rome. "Most affected countries have been very open about new outbreaks," he said. "This shows that countries are taking the H5N1 threat seriously. They are better prepared today and have improved their response systems." But, speaking to reporters at a WHO technical meeting on avian influenza, he w...

Lets Care For Our Physicians A Salute to Them on Doctors Day!

... If we get our house in order, medical tourism may open up revenues to the tune of 100billion by 2012. The Indian healthcare industry is on a growth curve at a rate of 30 % annually. Skilled medical professionals, technological advancement and cost-effective treatment is a package that many foreigners are...

Dutchman Rebuilds Noah's Ark to Spread His Faith

...ur in August. On the way he hopes to be allowed to open the boat to visitors in Amsterdam. After Rotterdam there are plans to go to the eastern Netherlands to Arnhem and then on to Germany via the Rhine. The small entrance fee visitors pay is helping Huibers realise his next goal: a bigger ark the actua...

Exposure to Computer Games can Be 'good' for Kids, Says New Study

...ine, experiencing positive opportunities often not open to them in the material world. At a time when emerging technologies such as the internet, and computer games continue to be subject to suspicion and concern, it is important we recognise the benefits of what is an increasingly important activity for ...

Fleetwood Macs Buckinghams Ex Reveals All About His Cocaine Past

...st Lindsey Buckinghams ex-girlfriend is all set to open the lid on the musicians cocaine spree during his halcyon days. In the book Storms: My Life with Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood, Carol Ann Harris has revealed how Buckingham, a member of Fleetwood Mac, a popular Anglo-American band, had taken sho...

Hate Crimes Against Gays and Lesbians Rising in US

... more likely than the bisexual men and women to be open about their sexual orientation. Their greater visibility probably also makes them easier targets for discrimination than bisexuals." In the new study, survey respondents had an average age of 39. Most had attended some college. Two thirds were whit...

Inadequate Childcare Hits Wales

...or them to pay childcare costs. We are trying to open more clubs to allow people to go to work, which helps the economy and lifts children out of poverty, but this needs money. Mr. William believes that Childcare in rural Wales just isnt available, and at the same time there is increasing pressure on ...

"Decryption" of Enzyme's Functions Paves Way for Future Drug Discovery

...nction from its structure, a breakthrough that may open an efficient route to drug discovery. Led by UCSF's Brian Shoichet, Steven Almo of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Frank Raushel of Texas A and M, the study offers a solution to the puzzle that hinders drug discovery, as many of the m...

Hearts Saved As Doctors Put Cutting Edge Discoveries to Use

...ibitors to relax blood vessels, and angioplasty to open blocked vessels soon after hospital arrival. It was seen that use of each of these treatments climbed during the study and in some cases more than doubled. For example, 85 percent of heart patients studied got cholesterol drugs in 2005 versus just...

Brazil Government In Contention With Merck Over Anti-AIDS Drug

... by the government of Brazil. "We remain flexible, open and committed to the negotiations", she added. The matter now will be referred to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's chief of staff who will decide whether to issue the compulsory license and allow Brazil to manufacture the drug or to buy generi...

Many Elders in US Not Treated for Glaucoma

...ne-third of older Americans diagnosed with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) are not treated medically or surgically for the condition according to a study. The study is the first investigation of glaucoma-therapy use in the U.S. to utilize longitudinal data from a nationally representative sample of ...

Despite Being Effective Electroconvulsive Therapy is Underused for Severe Depression

... echoes the call for physicians and patients to be open to the possibility of pursuing ECT for persistent depression and other disorders. "It is not right for everyone, but it is a treatment health professionals should consider in their therapeutic arsenal," Dr. Kimball writes. "[ECT] is one of the oldest...

Bioparasite Envisioned To Control Terror Of Fire Ants

...nia. They are sighted in places like ranches, open pastures, croplands as well as urban lawns. Known scientifically as Solenopsis invicta , humans and livestock fear them for their stinging bites. The massive fire ant colonies destroy crops, damage farm and electrical equipment and hasten soil e...

Treaty With Japan may Legalize Dumping Toxic Waste in India

...hat is being worked on by the two governments will open the floodgates to Japan's municipal, medical and hazardous wastes," said Nityanand Jayaraman, a member of the international coalition Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA). "The Economic Agreement is bad news. The Indian commerce min...

Abu Dhabi to Have Worlds First Zero-carbon City

...abi Future Energy Company (ADFEC) - is expected to open in late 2009. "It is a response to the need for a global focus on the development of advanced energies and sustainability-related technologies, said Sultan Al Jaber CEO Masdar. The city will be an integrated green community in the heart of Abu ...

Practicing Spirituality may Help Smokers to Quit

... than 15 cigarettes per day were more likely to be open to having their health care provider encourage them to use their own (the patient's) spiritual practice to assist in a quit attempt. "Our findings suggest that although not all clinicians want to talk about spirituality with their patients, those w...

Now Kidney Stones can Be Healed With Low-cost Laser Technology

...ed for laser technology instead of the traditional open surgery method. The operation was absolutely bloodless and the patient was cured without any post-operative complications. "With the induction of the laser technology, we have successfully treated over 200 patients suffering from kidney stones in t...

Risk of Lymphoma Increases With Hepatitis C Virus Infection

...he exchange of bodily fluids - via shared needles, open wounds, and sexual contact, among other means. HCV is also known to cause cirrhosis and liver cancer. "Although the risk of developing lymphomas is small, our research suggests that screening of HCV-infected individuals could identify conditions wh...

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