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Overweight Baby in Clinic

...ceberg." Experts are carrying out tests to see if poor diet or genetic deficiencies are the cause. Doctors suggest that obese kids under 12 should be taken into care. These overweight children could have complications such as type 2 diabetes or cholesterol problems. Over the years there has been an inc...

Afro- American Women Have More Aggressive Breast Cancer

...areness, particularly in women in populations with poor access to health care and who are at risk for aggressive breast cancers. In the future, we'd like to be able to intervene in a more specific way with a more targeted therapy to reduce the risk of the cancer returning, and improve survival," said Dr. ...

Obesity Drug may Hold Potent Cancer Treatments

...igh levels of fatty acid synthase correlate with a poor prognosis so it is a great treatment target. This makes an exciting treatment target because theoretically you don't have to worry about harming nearby healthy tissue," Kridel said. Scientists used X-ray crystallography to get a three-dimensional s...

Food Safety Chief Executed for Bribery in China

.... Dozens of people have died in China because of poor quality or fake food and drugs, sparking widesprea.... Dozens of people have died in China because of poor quality or fake food and drugs, sparking widespread international fears about the safety of Chinese ...

Smoking Speeds Up Muscle Loss

...loss of muscle mass with ageing which is linked to poor balance, gait speed, falls, and fractures. As a part of their study the researchers analysed 16 people in their mid sixties who were selected because of their similar lifestyles in terms of alcohol consumption and physical activity. They were al...

Eco-architecture Takes Root in Thailand, but Growth is Slow

...s emissions and reduce death and illness caused by poor air quality, especially in the developing world. Some property developers are catching on to the fact that it is not just the environment that benefits but their bank balances too. Bruno Pingel is president of Siam Best Enterprise, the firm behin...

New Data Reinforces Correlation Between Carbohydrate Quality and Loss of Vision

...It is possible that the type of damage produced by poor quality carbohydrates on eye tissue is similar in both diabetic eye disease and AMD." Taylor and colleagues conclude that the risk for AMD may be diminished by improving dietary carbohydrate quality, as defined by dietary glycemic index. This may b...

New Lifeline Express Train Inaugurated

...ssful mission to provide medical facilities to the poor people of far-flung areas, has now been included in the school syllabus of the Central Board of Secondary Education. He said that the new Lifeline Express Train would remain for display for four days at National Rail Museum, Chanakayapuri, New Delhi ...

Hospital Infection Affecting Patients in Scotland

...aid that HAIs continued to be a problem because of poor hygiene in hospitals and a lack of isolation facilities.Professor Hugh Pennington, Scotland's leading microbiologist, said more attention was also needed to ensure that only patients who needed antibiotics were receiving them to help tackle drug resi...

Too Much White Rice, Pasta and Bread may Increase Chances of AMD

...It is possible that the type of damage produced by poor quality carbohydrates on eye tissue is similar in both diabetic eye disease and AMD." Taylor and colleagues conclude that the risk for AMD may be diminished by improving dietary carbohydrate quality, as defined by dietary glycemic index. This may ...

Poor Short Term Recovery from Knee Surgery in Women

...hroscopic knee surgery.The factors associated with poor short-term recovery from knee surgery appear to be different than those found to mar long-term outcome from the same surgery. We found that women showed poorer short-term recovery than men in the first year following arthroscopic meniscal tear rem...

President Bush Not for Expansion of Child Health Insurance

...gram is going beyond the initial intent of helping poor children, Bush said at an appearance in Cleveland last week. Its now aiming at encouraging more people to get on government health care. I think its wrong, and I think its a mistake. Tony Fratto, a White House spokesman, said over the weekend that...

Efficacy of Lyme Disease Vaccination Examined

...table by antibiotics. However, late detection or a poor response to antibiotics can lead to lasting pain, fatigue and neurological problems. The vaccine, known is LYMErix, is about 80 percent effective. Brewer and colleagues conducted a random phone survey of 705 adults, who lived in areas where Lyme di...

Feeding Programme Gives Hope to Tribal Mothers

...nt soon after. This is one of the causes for their poor health as well as that of their children. Secondly, a majority of the tribals live below the poverty line and most of the mothers work as wage labourers, leaving their young children under the care of their siblings. The programme was called Posi...

Nigerian Health Authority Crackdown On Sub-Standard Health Institutions

...Governor (Babatunde Fasholas) displeasure with the poor disposal of medical waste by private health operat...e 904 were said to be unregistered.He lamented the poor attitude of some qualified medical practitioners especially in the area of unlawful disposal of gauz...

Patients Not Complying With Their Dermatologic Problem

...e. Feldman says doctors shouldnt be surprised by poor adherence to using creams and ointments in the home environment, especially involving pediatric patients. Those of us who are parents will recognize how difficult it is to apply sunscreen or other topical agents to our own children, he said.In addi...

Memory Problem in Older Women Lead to Restless Nights

...ound an association between sleep disturbances and poor cognitive function. But our study raises the possibility that cognitive decline may increase the risk of sleep problems, rather than vice versa. This study does not mean that an individual with cognitive problems will necessarily develop sleep trou...

Meet the petroholic Boy of Kanpur

...do, he is just a child." Sajid comes from a very poor family. His parents have tried all possible modes to get their child rid of this peculiar addiction. He gets aggressive if someone tries to stop him. The mother says that the local doctors are unable to get Sajids problem treated. All they suggeste...

Nutritious Diet Help Improve Childrens Academic Performance

...for many reasons. Multiple studies have shown that poor nutrition has an adverse effect on school performance and overall achievement. Improving health and nutrition in underfed children is linked with less non-attendance, more grades completed and better performance on tests. Alfro says that good nut...

Male Casting Couch in Bollywood?

...us name in the industry. Shocked and surprised the poor guy left his dream. Interestingly, its not only Sonu who has a quirky tale to tell. Publicist Dale Bhagwagar who is the spokesperson for actors Shilpa Shetty and Shiney Ahuja relates, Some years ago, Jha would call me in his capacity as a journalis...

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