Afghanistan Hosting A UN Funded Regional Health Conference
...kind of diseases such as avian influenza, cholera, polio and tuberculoses. Hamid Karzai the Afghan President is also expected to address the group in the threat of contagious diseases to the region's economic growth and emphasize the benefit of collective action in checking it. Health ministers of the pa...Kenyan Children at Risk of Measles
...lion. The government has also planned to include polio immunization along with the measles vaccination to overcome the rising threat of polio from its neighboring countries such as Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea. This will be accompanie...Immunization for Measles Starts off With A Bang
Emergency measles and polio immunization campaign commenced with a bit of a fu... risk category for measles and transmission of the polio virus. With polio and measles being certainly avoidable diseases with help of vaccinations, parents ...Fresh Polio Cases Reported In Uttar Pradesh
The news of fresh polio cases coming from Uttar Pradesh has disproved the ...erstood to have attributed the continued spread of polio in this state to various factors. According to a senior official of the state, "the high density o...'Mother and Child' Sculptor for Anti-Polio Campaign
... . 'Mother and Child' - spreading the message of polio eradication was unveiled on the Tourism Secretary A. Anbarasu. He unveiled the sculpture with two polio drops to mark the last phase of this year's Pulse Polio campaign that ends on Sunday. Thousands of...Government Might Conduct Measles Vaccination Campaign
...o in for an immunisation campaign similar to pulse polio programme to administer a booster dose of measles ...urveillance of measles had been added to the pulse polio programme and hospitals were being monitored for infections. Source:PTI News...Administering Polio No Mean Task In U P
Opposition to pulse polio drive in this industrial city, thanks to lack of a...partment staff who went door-to-door to administer polio on May 21 were either thrown out or had cow dung applied on their faces. Chief Medical Officer Vija...Nepali Rhesus May be Used as an Alternate for HIV/AIDS Research
... discovery of vaccines to prevent diseases such as polio and yellow fever, and represent one of the most widely used primate models for AIDS-related research. India, however, banned the export of all macaques in 1978, thus leading to the current shortage. Although China has been exporting captive-bred anim...Centre Concerned over Spurt in Polio Cases
.... The Centre is concerned over the recent spurt in polio cases with as many as 34 cases reported mainly fro... on the part of the two governments in running the polio eradication programme, the sources said that despite the two states being approached 'there seems no...Breast Feeding Alone can Reduce Infant Mortality Rates
... breast feeding on the lines of the initiative for polio immunization. Breast feeding alone can reduce infant mortality rates by 13 per cent. It is not only the best food for the child but also ensures a strong foundation for good health throughout life, Secretary Women and Child Development Reva Nayyar s...Breast Feeding Alone Can Reduce Infant Mortality Rates: Govt
... breast feeding on the lines of the initiative for polio immunisation. // Breast feeding alone can reduce infant mortality rates by 13 per cent. It is not only the best food for the child but also ensures a strong foundation for good health throughout life, Secretary Women and Child Development Reva Nayy...Dreadful Polio Outbreak In Namibia – Need Immunisation Campaign
Namibia’s health ministry reports seven died of polio attack. Since last 10 years this counted //to the first case where the polio virus 1 of Wild Type was been proved to be responsible – preliminary report from a lab in South Afri...Vaccine To Protect Against Cervical Cancer Approved
...the toll of diseases in infants and children, like polio and measles, but they are playing an increasing role protecting and improvi ng the lives of adolescents and adults,' Jesse Goodman, Director of FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said. (Source:PTI News)...Research on AIDS vaccine a wealth of information
...vaccine protection against other viruses including polio and hepatitis B -- have been unsuccessful. 'HIV mutates so quickly it can evade antibody immunity,' explains Letvin. Instead, Letvin and other scientists in this field have focused their work on developing a vaccine that confers cellular immunity, ...Immunisation Drive After Case With Polio Symptoms
...al teams had fanned out to administer door-to-door polio drops to under-five children in the area, Civil Ho... AFP was only one of the symptoms associated with polio and 'not its confirmation. The confirmation followed reports of a stool test of the patient', an off......manent Secretary Dr Kalumbi Shangula the number of polio cases have gone up to 60 so far but there have not...w deaths. The death toll has been 10 so far from polio and the number of people hospitalized, 47. A mass immunization drive has been planned to start fro...Two-year old Girl With Polio Detected in UP
One more polio case has surfaced in Uttar Pradesh with the World ...e team detecting a two-year-old girl affected with polio virus in the district //. WHO's Survillence Medical Officer Salman Khan today said that a two-year...Approval of Drugs for the Treatment of Late-Stage Cancer
...the toll of diseases in infants and children, like polio and measles, but they are playing an increasing role protecting and improving the lives of adolescents and adults,’ said Jesse Goodman, MD, MPH, Director of FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. Studies in some 21,000 women have shown...India and Pakistan Jointly to Fight Against Polio, Avian Flu
...thcare and discussed steps needed to jointly fight polio and avian flu. // "The two sides discussed measures for control of polio and exchanged ideas on management of avian influenza," external affairs ministry spokesperson Navtej...