Herbal supplement ephedra posing threat to people's health
... often used for weight loss or to boost energy, is posing a threat to people's health and experts are calling for authorities to ban or restrict access to the supplement. The study used data gathered by the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Researchers claim that out of the total calls receive...Drug Found To Bring Relief For Individuals With Early Parkinson’
..., reduced disability and movement problems without posing significant side effects. Patients who took MAOBIs also required less levodopa than those on placebo. This is important because long-term use of levodopa is associated with negative side effects. Researchers say another benefit of MAOBIs is they are ...Child Friendly Zidovudine Preparation for treating HIV infection Approved By The FDA
...an Immunodeficiency Virus as it is called has been posing a challenge for scientists for a long time. Various drugs have been implicated in the treatment of symptomatic or asymptomatic form of the disease. The drug exerts antiviral action by inhibiting viral reverse transcriptase, a key enzyme required for...Tamiflu Shortage Can Be Better Handled By Combining It With Probenecid
...n the present scenario where the avian bird flu is posing a serious threat across different regions of the globe. // Tamiflu is a prescribed drug for seasonal flu, because it will be a first line of defense if the H5N1 bird flu circulating in Asia and reported in other areas mutates into a human pandemi...Northeast Governments Warn Against Andhra Fish
...aken in transit rendered the fish stale and rotten posing serious health hazards. The warning follows a report by the Central Health Research Institute that fish packed with rice husks gets contaminated during the eight to 10 day transit from Andhra Pradesh to various northeastern states, particularly As...New UK Policy Threatens The Flexible Working Scheme
...he National Health Center (NHS). But ministers are posing a threat to stop the scheme and transferring the powers to the regional health bosses. This move was taken mainly to solve the financial problems faced by few of the hospitals that come under the NHS. Dr Richard Vautrey, belonging to the Genera...Nurse accused of breach of conduct and duty
...ewcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary was accused of posing a continuing risk to patients. She hailed from Denton Burn, Newcastle. // She was struck off the nursing register after the 12 allegations against her were all proved. A hearing at the Nursing and Midwifery Council took this action. She said that s...Hepatitis C Could Infect 800,000 Australians By 2020
... lack of proper available doctors and nurses to is posing a significant challenge to curbing the Hepatitis C epidemic that has now become a public health problem. Effective management of the crisis would not be possible without increasing the number of health care professionals. 'I think this move will si...Pigeons And Sparrows In UK Face Bird Flu Risk
...res in UK//. The feral birds have the potential of posing a serious health hazard, specifically in the urban areas, as they are susceptible to infection by the H5N1 bird flu viral strain. The exact mechanism of how pigeons contract the infection and spread the virus is unknown. However, if bird flu virus ...Healthy, Bird Flu Infected Chickens In Chinese Markets
...places where H5N1 outbreaks had not been reported, posing doubts about these isolated bird flu cases. Following this trend, it was postulated that healthy looking, yet infected chickens could transmit the virus. This has indeed turned out to be true. Although China has been involved in mass vaccination of...Tackling of Cannabis Addiction
... had fallen, the increasing potency of the drug is posing increased health risks. He said that the dangers of cannabis use are largely increasing due to the fact that the cannabis which is used at present is very powerful that the drug that was used 10 years ago. Hence he urged the people to understan...New Government Contract Forces Dentists To Quit The NHS
...ve decided to quit the government scheme in Devon, posing a significant strain on the delivery of quality dental services. Another four practices have already opted out of the government scheme. This being on one side, the Government in response to the above situation has said that the new contract would ...Himachal Pradesh: Horse Dung To Be Converted Into Organic Fertilizer
...s, however, have pointed out that the animals were posing a threat to humans as their dung could have a toxic affect on the residents. 'If the dung is not properly disposed, the spore bacteria found in it could cause infections to humans here,' said Vijay Sharma, head of the microbiology department at th...The Face Of Indian Health Care: A World Health Day Evaluation
...ardiovascular disease, diabetes, and hypertension, posing a significant challenge to the Indian economy. Cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes have been responsible for 653000, 2820000 and 102000 mortalities respectively were reported in the year 1998. This being one end of the health care spectrum...Golden Staph- the super bug spreads, posing a major health risk.
...t in large hospitals for a good many years, is now posing a major health hazard as related strains are triggering dangerous blood poisoning and pneumonia, even in those people who have not had any contact with hospitals. Lead researcher associate professor Graeme Nimmo, of the Queensland Health Pathology ...Bihar Politicians To Initiate AIDS Awareness Drive
...public awareness about AIDS/HIV in Bihar, which is posing a major threat to millions across the state//, Bihar's politicians have decided to launch an awareness drive. Alarmed by the rising numbers of HIV/AIDS cases in the state, politicians, cutting across party line, have decided to join in the campaign...False AIDS Healer Accused Of Fraud
...received Sh700, 000 from Susan Katila Muchiri// by posing as someone who could cure AIDS. Judy Kariuki was conned of Sh158, 000, while Bilha Gitau shelled out Sh120,000. Nduta also obtained Sh300, 000 from Joachim Njuguna and promised to cure his relatives. The hearing is set for August 2....Afro American Women at a High Risk of HPV and Hence Should Be Vaccinated
...o an article in the January edition of the journal posing the question, ‘Who should be vaccinated against human papillomavirus?’ as well a review piece on HPV infection in men in the same issue. The HPV vaccine protects women from acquiring two types of HPV, a sexually transmitted disease believed responsib...Chinese PLA Names Bogus Army Medical Bodies Selling Fake Drugs
...ke drugs in newspapers, magazines and on websites, posing a serious threat to public health and to the image of the People's Liberation Army," said the department. Military medical institutions were prohibited from advertising any drugs by law. "All drugs ads in the name of military institutions are fraudu...... polluting thousands of sites around the world and posing long-term health risks to up to 50 million inhabitants of mining regions. The declaration also notes other points on sources of atmospheric mercury deposition, recovery of mercury-contaminated fisheries, and socioeconomic impacts of mercury use and...