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Lower Birth Rate and Fewer Girls under China’s one Child Polic

...er 35. Most women want small families: 35% would prefer one child, 57% preferred two, and only 5.8% more than two. The preferred number decreased with age and higher education, and was lower among women in urban areas. The male to female ratio was 1.11 in 1980-9 but rose sharply to 1.23 in 1996-2001. Th...

Delhi Police Seized 4,400 kg of Banned Drug Mandrax

...here: "Methaqualone is highly addictive and youths prefer the contraband stuff because its gives them high for a longer time." Experts also said the short-term effects of the drug could range from slowing down of the activity of central nervous system, blurred vision, impaired thinking, slurred speech, sl...

"Macbeth effect"- study correlates cleanliness and conscience!!

...ucts while those who read the other version didn't prefer any particular type of product. The third study was conducted on 32 students using the same story. After reading the story, the students were given a choice of a free gift of a pencil or an antiseptic cleansing wipe. The wipe was chosen by two-thi...

Escalating Healthcare charges in UAE

...it needs a major overhaul? Why is it that patients prefer to be treated abroad, despite the difficulties associated with treatment abroad? Why is it that patients seek the private health care sector of the UAE in increasing numbers?” Source-Medindia GYT...

Many Kidney Specialists Feel Unprepared for End-of-Life Decisions

...ients' hope," says Dr. Davison. "Dialysis patients prefer that these conversations happen early in the illness and expect their physicians to initiate and guide the discussion—even if for some patients, much of the discussion occurs with family members, outside the patient-physician relationship." Sourc...

Critically Ill patients ill-equipped to handle end-of life matters

...cent of patients and 81 per cent of family members prefer some degree of shared decision-making that includes the family member(s). "Strategies that improve understanding of resuscitation in the hospital context and that foster discussions between patients, their family members, and physicians may improve...

Malayali Nurses - Lifeline of Keralites Abroad

...cal language fluently. Interestingly, many of them prefer that their children go for professional courses such as IT, business management or the medical profession. Perhaps their own struggle and the condescending glances they had to face back home in Kerala, where many look down on the nursing professio...

Dengue Outbreak Feared in Nepal

...r dengue. Hospitals on the Indo-Nepal border often prefer to ask patients to go to India for treatment. Though some of the laboratories in the capital have the capability to conduct tests for dengue, it is often easier for Nepalis living along the border to cross over to Indian cities for treatment than t...

Doctor Dissuades Mothers from Umbilical Cord Banking

...s on proper care in maternity wards. Many folks prefer cord blood in situations where blood transfusion is required as it is known to be a safer option and also more affordable. There are commercial companies which deal with personal cord blood banking services for a whopping fee of 2,784 pounds, which i...

Standards of Home Care for Elderly Needs Change

...don Lishman, said that although older people would prefer care at home local authorities must "provide the levels of services needed". He said, "At a time when the government is emphasising care services that enable older people to stay in their own homes, too many frail and vulnerable older people are be...

Stress brings about early onset of puberty

...researchers say. "While society in general might prefer to ignore earlier puberty, the commercial sector certainly has not, drawing heavily on sexual imagery in their marketing to young teens. Such marketing is likely to reinforce the confusion caused by separated physical and social puberty, rather than ...

States Urged to Agree on Cross-border Health Authority

The Federal Health Minister has said that he would prefer not step in to fast-track a merger between Albury-Wodonga's health services//. This idea was proposed during a meeting with Tony Abbott and Goulburn Murray politicians yesterday. A decade of talks between the New South Wales and Victorian governmen...

Tribals in the Brink of Extinction due to Malnutrition and Diseases

...d backward that even when seriously ill, villagers prefer witchcraft as it takes them two days to reach the Jashipur hospital. The main diet through the year is rice and salt with occasional intakes of leafy vegetables and seasonal mushrooms. To buy salt, the villagers have to walk 27 km to the Jashipur ...

Humorous Socks of Medics-no Laughing Matter

...mpulsory to wear silly socks. I think people would prefer to see happy doctors and nurses - it's dictatorial and it's over the top.' He added, 'It's completely daft, this cannot be a priority for the NHS.' NLA...

Alzheimer's - From Curiosity To Worldwide Disease

...er is still a frightening disease that many people prefer not to think about." Source-IANS...

Skewed Sex Ratio! No Problem, We Will Buy Tribes - Says Patel Community In Gujarat

...a and Kadva. Earlier Leva Patel community does not prefer marriages from Kadva Patels. However, this rule is now becoming flexible owing to shortage of girls. However, around 10 lakh participants from the community have gathered early this year to vow to fight against this raising issue of scarcity in the...

First Embryos in UK Screened for Disease

...children with cystic fibrosis - that society would prefer that they had not been born." Rosie Barnes, chief executive of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust said: 'Couples who know they are at risk from having a child with CF are often those who already have a child with CF, so know they are both carriers of the ...

Depressed Seniors in Primary Care Benefit Most From Team Approach

...ornia. The reviewers also note that older adults prefer to seek help for depression from primary care physicians, and that many prefer psychosocial treatments. “They’re on a lot of medications already, and usually they’re trying to wor...

Male Chimpanzees find Older Females Sexy

...a study published Tuesday. Unlike human males who prefer younger mates, male chimpanzees like older females...ording to a synopsis of the article. Human males prefer the younger mate because of the biological limitations on fertility triggered by menopause, while fe...

Sex Education Not Effective In UK

...ent study reports that while teachers and students prefer enhanced sex education programs//, they did not affect pregnancy and abortion rates especially in UK schools. When teen pregnancy is taken into consideration, there seems to be many influencing factors – the officials said. The study, which was condu...

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