Doctors Warn of Deficiencies in Antenatal HIV Testing
...ng. However, none of these interventions can take place without awareness of the mothers HIV status, argue two senior doctors from Warwickshire Hospital in Coventry. In the United Kingdom, all antenatal clinics routinely offer HIV testing. Most mothers accept screening, but two recent cases, they say, h...Doherty Will Marry Moss If He's 'smack and Needle-free'
...-old Doherty also revealed about a fight that took place between the couple while they were on the Eurostar from Paris to London in July 2005, during which he even bled. "Kate and I f and fighting all the way on the Eurostar until finally blood runs down my palm and up my head, and before I leg it to obli...Stem Cell Licensing Deal Positions Toronto as World Leader in Technology
...te Cord Blood Bank (CCBB). Toronto is the first place in the world to bank perivascular mesenchymal stem cells from the human umbilical cord and we are extremely pleased to now be able to provide this opportunity to parents across the U.S., says Professor John E. Davies at U of Ts Institute of Biomateri...Iraq's Orphans Left to the Kindness of Strangers
...Iraq has never been a more difficult and dangerous place to be a child," according to the UN children's agency (UNICEF), whose website gives a litany of problems including: a serious decline in immunizations, signs of stunted growth for "one in five Iraqi children," falling education rates, less pre-natal ...Poor Health Practices Plague Rajasthan Tribal Women
... tribal areas still consider home to be the safest place for deliveries, are afraid of using contraceptives... "There is a common myth that home is the safest place to conduct deliveries. Skilled health professionals handled only 6 percent of deliveries last year,"...Insecurity Jepardising WFP Initiatives in Western Afghanistan
...ajority of incidents involving WFP food have taken place on the southern ring road, which is a major artery linking Kandahar to Herat. The provinces of Paktika and Ghazni in the eastern region have also become difficult to reach....New Research to Make Science and Technology Work for the Poor
...e STEPS Centre will fill a vital gap: it will be a place where these questions can be asked and answered. Im excited by the Centres vision, and I hope it will shake up established thinking about the relationship between science, technology, poverty and sustainability. STEPS will partner Demos in the seco...Consume Less, Experts Advise as Malthusian Nightmare Returns to Haunt West
... is the use of food crops as a source of energy in place of oil, the so-called bio-fuels boom. As these two forces combine they are setting off warning bells around the world.Rice prices are climbing worldwide. Butter prices in Europe have spiked by 40 per cent in the past year. Wheat futures are trading...Taking Animals Out of Laboratory Research
...r healthcare challenges of the 21st century taking place at research centres around the world. The official opening of the new FRAME Alternatives Laboratory will be performed by Ed Balls MP at 11.30am on Friday, July 6. The event will also be attended by members of both FRAME and The University of Nottin...Norwegians Take in the Sun in Spain on Doctors' Orders
...ope's Florida for northern Europeans looking for a place to retire in the sun. "I love being here," said Rausi Norman, a 97-year-old former physical education teacher who was completing a second stay at the rehabilitation centre where she was being treated for back trouble. "I just regret that I am not...This 'Grass' is Not Green - Say, 'No Thanks, I Am Fine Without Drugs'
...iated crime. Many unfortunate accidents have taken place as a direct consequence of illicit drugs. There ha... 'Do drugs control your life? Your community' - No place for drugs, the slogan reinforces! This years endeavor attacks the root of the problem. Awareness ...Street-protesting Polish Nurses Threaten to Stay Put
..., according to PAP. A similar demonstration took place in Katowice, in the heart of Poland's Silesian industrial region. Poland's state-employed medical workers are notoriously overworked and underpaid, like their counterparts across most of the former communist bloc. Polish nurses earn the local equ...Computerized Doctors Order Reduce Prescription Errors
...ake such as putting the decimal point in the wrong place can have serious consequences because a patients dosage could be 10 times the recommended amount. Drugs with similar names are another common source of error, such as the pain medication Celebrex and the antidepressant Celexa, or the tranquilizer Z...Toll Free National Drug Helpline Launched
...s control your life? Your life. Your community. No place for drugs. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has also taken up a national level awareness programme under the slogan I decide, I wont take drugs. The campaign basically targets young people explaining the consequences of drug abuse and h...Tinnitus Patients can Lead a Normal Life
...nd, without any vibratory cochlear activity taking place (which occurs when an external noise is produced). It is estimated that between 10 and 17% of the population has suffered tinnitus at some time in their lives, according to a number of international studies. Depending on the intensity of the sympt...Galapagos on UN Endangered List
...les Darwin's theory of evolution. It is the first place on the planet officially designated as a World Heritage site. Ecuador's Galapagos Islands is in danger as booming tourism and immigration threaten giant tortoises and blue-footed boobies unique to the archipelago. The 5,000 species of plants and ani...Nigeria Launches Seven Billion Dollar Case Against Pfizer
...ull approval for the tests. The drugs trial took place in the northern province of Kano in 1996, but the government only brought the case on June 4. After the hearing, Irukera told journalists the additional facts were linked to what he said was an undertaking by Pfizer during separate earlier legal pr...Human Trafficking Booming in Eastern Europe, but Governments Dont Seem to Care
... sex trade. The sex trafficking in minors takes place with the assistance of government officials who make the major share of the income from the trade, it is alleged.. Most often, the victims are women and children headed to the Middle East and other European countries. They often become slaves force...Children With Chronic Illness Die in Hospitals
... two decades ago. However, the shifting trend in place of death raises questions for families, medical caregivers and policy-makers about how to best provide care and resources for very sick children. There has been a quiet transformation in care for children with severe chronic conditions, said pediat......ife?' And the answer is 'my life, my community, no place for drugs'," Kumar said. She added that there should be a conscious effort to prevent promotion of lifestyle drugs. "The task is daunting but no task is impossible. We at the ministry will be conducting a national survey on drug abuse in India foll...