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A new herbal therapy to quit smoking

.... Known as the "Trans-Alpha-Herbal Therapy", //the programme will focus on assisting smokers overcome physical ...hysical addictions, therapists say. Although the programme ends in 15 days, the person, now referred to as an ex-smoker, will be invited for sessions of hypnot...

Lung cancer gets better with new radiotherapy rule

...tter results have been found from a more intensive programme known as CHART which uses three doses a day for 12 days. Now researchers at the Mount Vernon Hospital, Middlesex, England, have taken CHART further. Using computer models, they suggested that a higher dose of radiotherapy, over 18 days, with weeken...

Spreading knowledge to doctors about herbal medicine

...al centres, has set up an internet-based education programme for doctors. They devised a set of email questio... gingko biloba using the programme. Given that the programme was easy to use and not time-consuming, it's to be hoped that other doctors might use this to increa...

China tells officials not to hide SARS damage

...China, which joined an International Monetary Fund programme to improve statistical accuracy and transparency, has a long history of faking data.The government has moved to rescue sectors battered by SARS by offering subsidised interest payments on loans to airlines and travel agencies and a cut in taxes for o...

WHO and UNAIDS unveil plan to get 3 million AIDS patients on treatment by 2005

...ears. The strategy is a key element in a combined programme of accelerating HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. Much has already been done by countries, by UNAIDS, the World Bank, foundations, WHO and many other groups. After twenty years of fighting the epidemic, it is now clear that a comprehensive approach ...

WHO acts to reduce the maternal death toll

..., including UNFPA, UNICEF and the World Bank. This programme includes the tra The implementation of this initiative is urgent, but requires more resources. US$ 10 million are needed to train decision-makers, national health planners and medical service providers. This will take place in 20 high-priority count...

WHO hopes to wipe away Iodine deficiency diseases by 2005

...n for Children in 2002, accepted to undertake this programme by 2005. However achieving this target by next year is likely to be a very big challenge for WHO. Source: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2004/pr93/en/Contact:debenoistb@who.int ...

Drop in Worldwide Measles deaths by 40%

.... This is attributed to the successful vaccination programme being undertaken in developing countries. Measles is a vaccine-preventable condition. Global measles deaths have come down 39%, from 873 000 in 1999 to an estimated 530 000 in 2003.The largest reduction has occurred in Africa, which had the highest ...

Yoga Can Be Good For Breast Cancer Patients

... patients with breast cancer. A ten-year research programme at Bangalore Institute of Oncology on Yoga therapy treated over 400 patients with breast cancer with a positive outcome to relieve patients of pain. Now The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, the world's largest cancer hospital and Resea...

Link between Faith, Health and Healing

... They are encouraged to love life again. The adult programme focuses on inculcating healthy eating habits, ability-appropriate exercise, mind/body and faith/health disciplines. To reinforce their faith in God Cancer Survival and Bible Study Kits are given to all cancer patients. A point to be made here is t...

Railway Station Contributes to Create Awareness on AIDS

...ched over one million people it is estimated. This programme was launched with the support of the Andhra Pradesh State AIDS Control Society and railway officials. Chinna Anjaiah, a doctor posted at the health unit near the railway station said: "The railways are trying to relocate all its employees who are ...

Vitamin Supplements During Pregnancy to Boost Fetal Development

... meant for pregnant women. Since the fortification programme began, the number of babies born with spina bifida or another serious defect called anencephaly has considerably reduced. It is a well known fact that daily supplements of folic acid or food fortified with it can help to prevent heart disease, strok...

Ethiopian Children Face Threat From Malnutrition

...d delays in the rollout of a government safety-net programme were identified as the main causes. The crisis has been compounded by health and hygiene risks among people already weakened by a lack of food. Source: DPA / IANS Medindia on malnutrition: Deficiency of nourishment in the body due to lack of hea...

American scientists alter gene makeup of babies

...re born as an unintended result of an experimental programme at the Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science of St Barnabas in New Jersey, the journal said. The children who are new one year old have a small number of genes not inherited from either parent. Though this break through marks a waters...

Doctor demonstrates `psychic surgery'

...llege at Bangalore. The `psychic surgery' exposure programme was aimed at clearing confusion in the minds of the audience about psychic surgery and explode the myths involved in such treatments.// Dr Nayak explained that psychic surgeons usually perform surgeries on persons with pot bellies. He sank his index...

Arsenic in drinking water

...ackground In recent years, extensive well drilling programme has contributed to a significant decrease in the incidence of diarrhoeal diseases. It has been suggested that there are between 8-12 million shallow tube-wells in Bangladesh. Up to 90% of the Bangladesh population of 130 million prefer to drink well ...

The Potential Of Cadaver Transplantation Programme In India

... who have quietly marched forward with the cadaver programme by increasing their donation rate per million over...chieved in the last 10 years as far as the cadaver programme donation and transplant programme is concerned in India - 1. The 900 odd cadaver organ transplants...

Donated Mothers Milk To Hit The Market

...plans to provide hospitals with a public relations programme to attract donors. Nursing mothers who agree to donate any amount of milk would receive a free motorized breast pump, a device for siphoning milk. The company was founded in 1999 by Elena Medo, a veteran proponent of the benefits of natural human m...

Antidepressant Medication Leading To Suicidal Thoughts

...ine in adults through an extensive clinical trials programme involving 24,000 patients, or through the use of this medicine in tens of millions of people around the world....

Ways Of Tackling Antibiotic Resistance

...ria found in chicken. // Using these results the programme asserted various links between the use of antibio...ls said they would like to reassure viewers of the programme that most people who suffer from bacterial food poisoning, although experiencing an unpleasant illne...

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