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Rorting Health Practioners Busted

...lmost ground to a halt since 2004, partly due to a plethora of lawsuits from targeted doctors, and a reduced number of doctors being referred by Medicare for investigation. In 2005-06, Medicare cost the Government $10.8 billion, while the PBS was estimated to have used $6.2 billion in the same financial ye...

Living With Stress

...an cope with it. And cope with it you can -a plethora of ways exist! To help you amble along the path of low stress, here are a few pointers Lifestyle changes: Most important ammunition, if you want to shoot stress right out of your life! Switch over to a nutritional diet and supplements-eat ...

Study Finds That Fruit Flies also Have Free Wills

...t from random noise. The researchers then tested a plethora of increasingly complex random computer models, all of which failed to adequately model fly behavior. The team was able to analyse the fly's peculiar spontaneity with methods developed by co-authors George Sugihara and Chih-hao Hsieh. "We found ...

Experts Stresses the Need for National Vaccination Policy

...an in 1984. India's vaccination modules go by a plethora of names though it is part of a global programme to achieve 100 percent immunization for 22 diseases by 2015. "India urgently needs a national immunization policy and a nationwide surveillance programme. It costs just 2 cents to track 15 notified ...

Gels, Wax or Paste: New Styling Products for Men's Hair

... shape," according to the packaging. Despite the plethora of products styling has not become any easier than it used to be. "Most people use way too much," says Dalichow. The best thing to do is experiment and find out how much paste is suitable for your own hair, according to Abromeit. Rub the paste be...

Asia Pacific Region Officials Agree to Curb Aviation Pollution

...m any other sector, it is felt. For there is now a plethora of discount airlines and relentless construction of airports in regional cities around the world. Complex chemical reactions occur when aviation fuel is burnt at high altitudes. Consequently aircraft emissions become nearly three times as damaging ...

Genetics may Play Role in Heart Health

... related to early-onset disease. "There is quite a plethora of candidate genes that have been looked at over a couple of decades in terms of predicting onset of heart attack," Horne says. It's a complicated process and often an initial finding of a gene associated with heart attack or coronary disease has b...

India To Launch Sex Education And Drug Awareness In Schools Soon

...om the age of five upwards, and would deal with a plethora of topics which include common myths and old wives tales that surround sexuality, sexual development, conception and childbirth, forthright explanations of sexually transmitted diseases,HIV Infection/AIDS, drug abuse, sexual abuse and the like. . P...

Aspirin Stunts Tumor Growth ?

...the bud. Indeed, this information may throw open a plethora of options to fight cancer effectively. According to Dr Helen Arthur of Newcastle University, previous research has indicated the benefits of aspirin in cutting down the risk of cancer, especially when consumed for longer periods; the risk is almos...

Danger and insecurity in contemporary life

...tories as a purely scientific issue, but drew on a plethora of social and cultural factors, such as concepts of nationality, nature and purity, to describe potential risks. In his presentation, Professor Nick Pidgeon, Cardiff University, will describe how people deal with the risks associated with living cl...

Pregnant women advised against canned tuna due to mercury poisoning!

...U.S. Tuna Foundation trade group put that it has a plethora of nutritional benefits as well. So it is up to the user how much info is good for them...

Sun screen in vogue: for fashion and for health!

... sunscreen is the fact that one is confused by the plethora of them available in the market. Advising on this aspect is the expert herself, 'The sun emits ultraviolet UVA and UVB rays which can cause damage to the skin in the form of sunburn and premature ageing, as well as increase the risk of skin cancer. ...

South Asians in Canada being wooed by chips now!

...g. In the words of Hooper, "In Asia, they have a plethora of different snacking options - nuts, meats. Those kinds of things are much bigger from an Asian perspective. So the challenge for us was to find the perfect intersection between the flavours and tastes they like and something Western, which is the p...

Another Feather In The Garlic Cap: Helpful In Avoiding Breast Cancer

Garlic is no doubt the wonder food. With a plethora of medicinal properties it is a great food. Legend suggests that garlic may ward off evil spirits, such as vampires. Now scientists are finding that garlic, //or a flavour component of pungent herb, may help ward off carcinogens produced by meat co...

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