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Dabur India Q4 Profit Surges 31%

...Rs 50.22 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. Its turnover for the quarter stood at Rs 4...s 479.93 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. For the financial year ended March 31, 2007, consolidated net profit soared 32.2 per cent ...

Health Authorities Fear West Nile Season Again in US

...hereas there were only 128 cases and 11 deaths the previous year. Weather plays a big role in the spread of ...ven't been able to reproduce as prolifically as in previous years. The mosquitoes are much sparser than usual, which will mean a lower infection rate of West Ni...

Use of Swedish 'snus' is Linked to a Doubled Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

...nd American smoke-free tobacco. On the other hand, previous studies of oral and lung cancer in relation to Scandinavian snus have been negative." The main contribution of the new study is its conclusion that Swedish moist snus can be carcinogenic. However, the study also shows that the risks for users are s...

States' Spending may Help Keep Childless Seniors Independent

...more than $1,300 per person annually, according to previous research. Regardless of how much was spent on home- and community-based services, the researchers found that doubling states' spending on services would reduce the risk of nursing home admission among childless seniors by 35 percent. Using data f...

Aspirin can Prevent Bowel Cancer, Says UK Study

...published in the Lancet - which examined data from previous research covering more than 7,500 people. Each year, around 35,000 men and women in the UK are diagnosed with bowel cancer, and more than 16,000 die from the disease. The researchers looked at the results from two large-scale UK trials carried ...

Estrogen is Important for Bone Health in Men as Well as Women

...se estrogen metabolites will vary among people. No previous studies have addressed the role of estrogen metabolism and the forms of circulating hormone in male osteoporosis. The Washington University researchers found that the amounts of active estrogen metabolites are a strong predictor of bone mineral den...

US County to Compensate Woman Wrongly Quarantined for TB

... after averaging about 58 cases a year for the six previous years, said Heather McGill, a spokeswoman for the Health Department. Because the increased number was for only one year, she said, it's hard to say whether the cases will continue to be on the rise. According to the county, more cases are occurrin...

Higher Gas Prices Leave Many Workers Running on Empty

...d paying an average of $2.83 a gallon during their previous visit to the gas station at the time they were surveyed earlier this year). Sixty percent of employees confirmed that the price of gas has significantly reduced the amount of money they have to spend on other things, while 45 percent reported the n...

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

...density lipoprotein (HDL the 'good' cholesterol), previous stroke, male gender, 55 years or older and smoking. In ASCOT-LLA, researchers examined 10,305 patients with high blood pressure and additional risk factors for heart disease with lowto-moderate cholesterol levels and found the addition of atorvasta...

Novel Catheter Technique Successfully Patches Holes in the Heart

...tients, the VSD was an unintended consequence of a previous heart surgery. In all cases, the VSD allowed a portion of the blood in the left ventricle to shoot backward into the right ventricle with each heart beat, rather than being circulated to the rest of the body. As a result, patients were experiencing...

Gentle, Real, Well-mannered - Kangana's Mr. Right

...ilm "Metro" finds happiness in the end, unlike her previous films. "My character in 'Metro' finds happiness...finally. So far all my love stories on screen have ended in tragedy. And in all my films, including 'Metro', I've two men in my life. I'm first in love with one man, and then another man comes alon...

Doubling Plavix Dose Recommended Before Angioplasty

... the University of Turin in Italy had analyzed ten previous studies and covered 1,500 patients who had angioplasty. Most had either 300 milligrams or 600 milligrams of Plavix before the procedure. "The evidence is very powerful," said Dr. Gregory Dehmer, president of the society and a professor of medicine ...

Sex Advice to Teens by Parents Focuses More on the Negative Aspects

...n responsible for which aspects. In line with previous studies, the researchers found that most parents had imparted some education, but that the type of information provided contrasted sharply to that given by peers and the media. Parents were the strongest backers of abstinence and gave out most in...

Gene Variant Responsible for Acquiring Intellect and Memory in Humans Identified

... vital for memory and learning in mice. In their previous works, the researchers had shown that the neuropsin II is made by humans but not by lesser apes and old-world monkeys. Their present study proves that even orang-utans and chimpanzees do not produce it. According to the investigators, KLK8 is the f...

Vaporisers Make Marijuana Safe for Medicinal Use Compared to Smoking

... does not take place during the process. Several previous studies have shown that such devices do not produce harmful toxins released through smoking cannabis that include carbon monoxide, benzene and a host of compounds known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, many of which are known carcinogens. But t...

Psychosocial Support for Cancer Survivors Needs Strengthening

...information resource cancer patients have. While previous studies have shown about one in five women with early stage breast cancer use support services in the year following treatment (18 percent), little is known regarding participation in support groups and support group use among patients with different...

Minor Tuberculosis Outbreak In Welsh School

...A positive result can be caused by a reaction to a previous BCG vaccination or to exposure to TB at any time in the past. It can also be caused by exposure to other germs similar to TB, which are mostly harmless. TB can only be spread by very close contact. The risk of it spreading within the school is very...

Mid-Life Headaches May Increase Risk of Vision Problems

...aid Rose. "Our findings are also consistent with a previous study linking both migraine and retinopathy with the occurrence of stroke." The ARIC study was supported by the National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute....

Our Ancestors Possessed Much Smaller Brains Than It was Thought

...f the brain encased inside the cranium. Based on previous fossils collected at the same dig site in a quarry outside Cairo, scientists had hypothesized that this early monkey already would have had a relatively large brain. But they were surprised to find that the species "had a brain that might have been e...

Risk of Heart Attack, Death High Among Extremely Anxious Patients

...form questionnaire about their feelings during the previous week, for example, whether they felt calm, felt something bad would happen, took a long time to fall asleep at night, or had upset bowels or stomach. Patients were followed-up for an average of more than 3 years. During that time, 19 patients died ...

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