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Ostracized HIV Victim of Bihar Commits Suicide

...igures, 1,100 people among Bihar's over 83 million population are infected with the virus, but AIDS campaigners ...e underreported. Unofficial figures put the HIV population of Bihar at 40,000. India has an estimated 5.7 million (5.2 million in the 15-49 years category) H...

Disease Outbreak Claims Trout From Idaho Hatchery

...eak of disease has claimed a tenth of Idahos trout population and a loss of $40,000, including fish food and labor. The outbreak of Ichthyophthirius multifilis has killed around 250,000 trout from a hatchery in southwestern Idaho- the state Department of Fish and Game hatchery, in Nampa. This is the second...

Number of Syphilis Cases Rising Among MSM in U.S.

...ccording to CDC, syphilis incidence in the overall population was 2.1 cases per 100,000 people in 2000, compared with three cases per 100,000 people in 2005, or 8,724 cases. Khalil Ghanem of Johns Hopkins University's School of Medicine said, "The most devastating consequence of this increase in syphilis cas...

Majority of Herb Users Don't Follow Evidence-based Indications, Researchers Find

...ion. The study found that only one-third of this population took the herbal preparation for a known scientific indication. Dr. Bardia cautions that further study is warranted as the efficacy of herb use evolves and says much more needs to be learned about the clinical indications for individual herbs....

Two-thirds of US Children Experience Trauma, but Recover Fast

...and 13 who were representative of the general U.S. population between 1993 and 2000. By age 16, 68 percent of those studied had experienced at least one traumatic event, such as the violent death of a loved one, physical abuse by a relative, sexual abuse, fire, natural disaster or a serious accident. "It wa...

Risk of Lymphoma Increases With Hepatitis C Virus Infection

...plicable to the overall U.S. population. The study population was mostly men (97 percent), the majority of patients were white, and the average age was 52 years. Patients in the HCV-infected group were more likely to have served during the Vietnam era (1964-1975) than were uninfected patients in the comparison ...

Baby Aspirin Better for Your Health, University of Kentucky Study Says

...than 50 million people, or 36 percent of the adult population in the United States, consume 10 to 20 billion aspirin tablets each year to protect their hearts from clots, which are the leading cause of heart attacks and strokes. "Patients should check with their doctor to be sure, but there is almost no one w...

Major Medicare Fraud Detected in Florida

...argeted for initial crackdown because of its large population of senior citizens. The investigations will soon be expanding to other places around the country. Officials said among those indicted is the owner of a company called Faster Medical Equipment Inc. "When the agents arrived at that location where t...

Britains Complacent Attitude To Uptake Of New Cancer Drugs Revealed

...US, as well as 19 European countries, with a total population of 984 million, and looking at access to 67 innovative cancer drugs. They found differences in access reflected in patient outcome, in five major western European countries - France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. France had the highest five-y...

Aspirin can Prevent Bowel Cancer, Says UK Study

...icient to warrant a recommendation for the general population to use aspirin for cancer prevention." Rob Glyn...se findings are not an indication that the general population should rush out and take what is a high dosage of aspirin on a daily basis. "Aspirin at this dose...

HIV Survival Improves If Patients Stay in Care

... strikes at a relatively young age. That makes the population different from those who have high blood pressure ... difference to longevity. Studying those in the VA population eliminated the issue of ability to pay for care, enabling him and his colleagues to look at care alo...

Mumps Breaks Out In Canada

...initely seems to be confined to the university-age population so far,' he said. 'There's no question we will see more cases in Canada as students return home.' Nova Scotia is starting a mumps immunization program for health-care workers. The immunization program will begin as early as next week with roughly...

One Pill may Be Better Than Two for Treating Patients With High Blood Pressure

...h, Va. Researchers used a treatment approach and a population similar to the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial Lipid-Lowering Arm (ASCOT-LLA), which demonstrated the benefits of adding atorvastatin to high blood pressure treatment in adults with three or more risk factors for heart disease, including a...

Making Change: The Cost of Being Transgender

... in the country and home to the minority's largest population -- 60 percent of transgender people make less than $15,300. Experts and advocates say that people obviously in the middle of transition are often discriminated against when looking for work. Those with jobs often cannot get their health insurance t...

Florence Nightingales of India Honored by President

...s compared to the developed countries, the nurse's population ratio in India is not adequate. In India there is ... Kenya, Sri Lanka and Thailand have a better nurse population ratio. The nurse patient ratio, however, varies from 1:5 to 1:60 or 1:1000 in different institutions...

Million Mentally Ill in India

...e the difficulties faced in reaching the unreached population i.e. the mentally ill who have been away from bene...me he said that at any given time about 10% of the population suffers from various mental and behavioral disorders. Out of these, approximately 10% suffer from se...

Aspirin a Day Can Keep Colon Cancer Away

...icient to warrant a recommendation for the general population to use aspirin for cancer prevention."...

Outrage Against Gay PartnersInCrime Kept Together

...nd bars after being separated from the main prison population for their own safety. At night, they sleep in sepa...ate that they have to be kept from the main prison population because the main prison population would almost certainly tear them apart if they got their hands on...

Fruit Juice Doesnt Cause Overweight in Kids

... The mean consumption of fruit juice of this child population was 4.1 ounces (about 1/2 cup) in keeping with the recommendations of the American Academy of Paediatrics. Although 13 percent of the target group consumed larger quantities of juice (12 ounces or more), their increased consumption was not found to...

American Indians in South Dakota Have More Health Problems Than Others in State, Nationwide, Health Official Says

...among American Indians and the rest of the state's population and found what he called "very somber and very troubling" statistics. The state Legislature established the task force to ensure that all residents have access to health insurance, and Gov. Mike Rounds (R) encouraged the task force to look into hea...

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