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Health and Human Services stockpiles 20 million bird flu Vaccines

...uction of flu vaccines and drugs as a planning for prevention of any pandemic. It has sanctioned $100 million an...erals decision to stockpile vaccines and drugs for prevention of bird flu pandemic, he says that the steps taken by HHS is not enough to avoid an outbreak of bird...

World Heart Day To Focus On Ideal Body Weight And Shape To Reduce Risk Of Heart Disease

...ective way to put a spotlight on the importance of prevention and the actions that all of us can take to keep our hearts healthy “said Pamela Douglas, M.D., F.A.C.C., and president of the ACC. Physicians and patients can work together regarding management of blood pressure, control of smoking, intake of calori...

Broccoli Found to Block Cancer Progression In Both Animal and Human Studies

...ificant insight into the mechanisms of lung cancer prevention and suggests ways by which the process can be slowed down after exposure has already occurred. The recent study was the first to test whether compounds, derived from naturally occurring isothiocyanates, could have an impact on the stages of cancer ...

Deprivation Can Cause Undetected Heart Problems

... diabetes. And they call for guidelines on primary prevention to be adjusted to take account of deprivation. Source: Newswise Medindia on Heart Disease Coronary heart Disease: This is the condition that happens when the oxygen carried to the blood vessels does not reach the heart properly due to choked...

Plastic Dilators for normal sex after cancer treatment

...alist has designed a plastic device which helps in prevention of scar formation during radiotherapy or gynecological surgery in cancer patients//. The scarring in these cancer patients hinders the normal sex life after treatment. The new device helps to reduce the risk of scarring in women undergoing treatment ...

Doctors May Not Be Ready To Tackle Bio-terrorism

...re providers in disease recognition, treatment and prevention strategies have the potential to significantly limit the effects of a bio-terrorism attack., said the researchers. In the study, 631 physicians at 30 internal medicine residency programs in 16 states and Washington, D.C. were tested on how to recogn...

Winter Premature Babies Face Threat From Lung Disease

...ntal air pollutants. In addition to beginning RSV prevention medication and continuing dosing throughout the season, to reduce the risk of severe RSV infection, parents can decrease their babies’ exposure to respiratory viruses after taking them home, by: always washing their hands before holding their child, ...

Dietary pattern of Soy consumption among women at risk for breast cancer

... research wanted to look at the role of soy in the prevention of chronic diseases including breast cancer. All the 450 women had family history of breast cancer and all were a part of the cancer risk assessment program. The results however are pretty inconclusive. 43 percent of the respondents said that they ...

knowledge of proliferative sickle cell retinopathy can help Prevent eye trauma

... treatment, particularly if it is directed towards prevention of permanent visual loss rather than transient los...he natural history of PSR is essential because the prevention of this visual loss and eye trauma is dependent on the early detection and treatment of proliferativ...

Dietary intake of Vitamin E by type 2 diabetics for prevention of atherosclerosis

...tary TRF by type 2 diabetics will be useful in the prevention and treatment of hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis. In addition, therapy with TRF is both efficacious and highly cost effective...

Strategies to prevent the rising tide of the epidemic of chronic diseases

...The agenda of health promotion and chronic disease prevention has not yet been adequately incorporated. Clinical...reas like setting up of the national programme for prevention and control of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases and efforts to identify action pathways and part...

NSAIDS, Reduces The Risk Of Oral Cancer But Causes Heart Attacks

...g can have a benefit from the standpoint of cancer prevention but can also have side effects - in this case, an increased risk for cardiovascular death," said co-researcher Dr. Andrew Dannenberg, the Henry R. Erle, M.D., Professor of Medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Director of Cancer...

Need for concerted action for prevention of chronic diseases

... order to fight this battle in a joint effort. The prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease should be major priorities on both the national and pan-European level. The new goal set by the WHO to reduce the worldwide death rate of chronic disease by two per cent per year over the next ten years seems t...

Dietary intake of Vitamin E by type 2 diabetics for prevention of atherosclerosis

...tary TRF by type 2 diabetics will be useful in the prevention and treatment of hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis. In addition, therapy with TRF is both efficacious and highly cost effective. ...

Obesity at Midlife and the Risk of Dementia and Alzheimer Disease

...itive manner. The role of weight reduction for the prevention of dementia needs to be further investigated....

Birth Defects Caused By Acne Medication Can Be Minimized By Voluntary Pregnancy Prevention

...drug manufacturers developed a voluntary pregnancy prevention program (PPP) in 1988 to try and prevent conceptio... into factors that hinder the success of pregnancy prevention programs. If these issues are addressed in an appropriate way, then the birth defects caused by such...

Indian Olympic Association And UNICEF To Collaborate On HIV/AIDS Awareness

...s) Unicef-India, at the Asian Workshop on HIV/AIDS prevention through sports. UNICEF as a primary goal of imple...s, coaches and players on life skills and HIV/AIDS prevention as it would help them to empower the young with accurate knowledge of the disease and its spread. UN...

Flossing everyday keeps tooth decay away

...eeth clean and is the most important factor in the prevention of gum disease// which affects more than 50 percent of the population. "Flossing every 24 hours to break up plaque is imperative for good oral health," said Gordon Isbell, DMD, MAGD, spokesperson for the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD). Flossing ...

Carnitine deficiency in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes

...le role, if any, of supplementary carnitine in the prevention of diabetic complications. Medindia on Type-1 Diabetes: Diabetes is a group of diseases with one thing in common - a problem with insulin. The problem could be that your body doesn't make any insulin, doesn't make enough insulin or doesn't use in...

Multi targeted approach required for suicide prevention in adolescents

... It has been concluded that comprehensive suicide prevention strategies for young people should target mental disorders as a whole rather than just look for depression. Other components such as a person's predisposition, social and environmental conditions, psychosocial risk factors, and culture should be cons...

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