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Desertification, a Major Threat, Says UN

...tive livelihoods for desert communities, including promoting eco-tourism and solar power, he said. "If they are done appropriately, policies that reinforce alternative livelihoods are a strong tool for preventing desertification," Adeel said. "Eco-tourism is something that is very popular. If done correctly,...

Immune System Protein Could Be the Key Infertility

...IF plays an important role in the immune system by promoting inflammation. It is secreted by cells in the male testis and is found in seminal fluid. Past studies have found it plays a key role in sperm maturation. But MIF has also been linked to several autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, such as diabetes...

New Research Promises To Take The Pain Off Breast Feeding

..., found out about Biological Nurturing - a program promoting different ways of holding babies to encourage breastfeeding - which offered her advice over the phone. Fortunately she also had a meeting with Dr Suzanne Colson, senior midwifery lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University, who advises on this...

Higher Intake of Calcium and Vitamin D Linked With Brain Lesions in Older People

... among older adults, given the current emphasis on promoting high intakes of calcium and vitamin D.' Dr. Payne and her colleagues are continuing to investigate the effect and significance of high calcium and vitamin D intakes on brain lesions, including possible causality, in older patients with and without ...

'Skinny' Debate Upsets Actress Knightley

...t blew up, I felt terrible. It appeared that I was promoting something when I absolutely was not. I am thin because that's what I am, and I was thinner at that point because of the work I do. Nothing else," people.com quotes her as saying to a magazine. The pictures were taken when Knightley had just finishe...

Major Mental Disorders Cut Life Span by Ten to Fifteen Years

...for 18 years, that can cause drastic weight gains, promoting diabetes and heart disease, Parks says. He thinks these drugs are contributing to deaths from cardiovascular disease. Many could be switched to safer medicines. Mentally ill adults also are more likely than others to have alcohol and drug-abuse probl...

Honey, I Shrunk The Abscess!

Honey has earned itself many accolades for promoting good health. The latest news about honey could leave a sweet taste in diabetics' mouth. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin have discovered that applying honey on diabetic ulcers could heal the infection and avoid what could otherwise lea...

Health Budget Must Focus On Access To Medical Services, Fitness And Nutrition

...h system and to provide a long term vision through promoting better health, fitness and activity in the Australian population, Dr Haikerwal said....

Nexus Between Psychiatrists and Drug Firms Dangerous, Say Critics

...roducts. Federal rules also bar manufacturers from promoting unapproved, or off-label, uses for drugs. But doctors are free to prescribe as they see fit, and drug companies can sidestep marketing prohibitions by paying doctors to give lectures in which, if asked, they may discuss unapproved uses. The drug ...

Curb the Pocket Money, Curb the Problem Drinking

...s funds, upping the cost of alcohol, providing and promoting participation in sports and social activities, and identifying and closing all retailers selling to those underage. Alcohol-related health and social problems amongst youths are an international problem, and these interventions are not expensive, c...

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

...ed to be likewise influential and was strongest in promoting gendered sexual stereotypes and in giving messages promoting sexual freedom. However, the authors indicate that there was a great variation between the subje...

Large Intake of Calcium from Dairy Food Linked to Dementia in Elders

... among older adults, given the current emphasis on promoting high intakes of calcium and vitamin D," the Independent quoted study leader Dr Martha Payne as saying. She says that the next step in their research is to investigate possible ways in which high levels of calcium and vitamin D may damage the brain....

Toddlers to Be Trained to Improve Their Communication Skills

...er at the age of five. Therefore, ministers are promoting the use of the unique "early talk" programme, targeted at infants from their initial months to age five, which makes the use of signing, gestures and symbols to develop vocabulary. Research from the children's charity I CAN exposed last year that ...

US Drugmaker Slapped Huge Fine for Misleading Doctors Over Addictive Painkiller

...e not accused of any wrongdoing in connection with promoting their products, reports said....

Heart Attack Risk Increased by Unfair Treatment

...th. The authors conclude that fairness is key to promoting a healthier society. The study is published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health....

Yoga Should Not Be Patented: Ramdev

...inistry for "turning into an allopathy ministry by promoting only allopathy and neglecting ayurveda". "The health ministry must sort its own health first and stop sending regular notices to me," he said. "Around 10 percent of the population of India is suffering from diabetes. Yoga and ayurveda are one of ...

Teens Need to Eat More Fruits, Veggies to Prevent Obesity

...en time, and the public health community should be promoting and increasing the availability of fruits and vegetables while decreasing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages....

Tony Abbott Confident Of Australias Vote For Performance Not Promise

...h is already moving from just treating sickness to promoting wellness also and yet Labor acts as if they have just discovered this, well where have they been for the last few years?" On the other side of the fence, Ms Roxon says Mr. Abbott is concentrating his attack on individuals instead of being accountab...

Work Less to Sustain Planet Earth, Say Activists

... Centre for a New American Dream, a Maryland group promoting environmentally and socially responsible consumption. If the world started clocking American hours, then it would be detrimental to its environmental health, says writer Dara Colwell. According to a paper issued by the Center for Economic and Polic...

US Consumers Warned Against Toxic Chinese Fish

... caught. They have asked celebrity chefs to stop promoting the deep-sea fish as the method most used to harvest it (beam trawling) is damaging underwater habitats. Puffer fish is becoming an increasingly popular delicacy in the US. But the country most people associate with the puffer fish, also known as b...

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