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Mother’s Milk may have no influence on child’s Q

... or cow’s milk fed ones. However, the recent study proposes that the reason could be that the mothers of the breastfed babies could be more intelligent. Other influencing factors are higher levels of education and stimulating home environments. The Medical Research Council and the University of Edinburgh ca...

Vision restoration with a drug for macular degeneration

A recent research proposes that the drug used to treat wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) could also aid in improvement of vision in some people. // Wet AMD is the biggest cause of loss of vision in the UK. Sight can be regained to some extent in people with a spe...

Authors Review Astrodome Medical Response to Hurricane Katrina

..." of much of the affected community. Dr. Nusbaum proposes a fundamentally different approach to preparing for mass evacuations in the future, based on the premise that it is easier and safer to transport people from an unsafe to a safe area than to transport resources into a disaster area. He suggests outfi...

Mobile use increases risk of infertility in men

A recent research proposes that radiations from handsets may affect fertility in men as heavy users of mobile have markedly lower sperm count than normal.// A study conducted on 361 infertility patients in the U.S. showed that with the increase in the daily mobile use by th...

Fast food giant KFC to switch to trans fat free menus

...tood that New York's Board of Health this December proposes to take a vote to decide on a ban of trans fats in foods from restaurants which will give a maximum of six months to restaurants to switch to oils which will ensure less than 0.5gms of trans fat in every serving of food. MST...

Jet Lag May Cause Health Problems: Study

...ime shifts simulating the effects of jet lag. This proposes working unusual // shifts and flying across time zones could affect health. 'While there's no indication that older humans shorten their lives by flying across time zones or doing shift work, the research does suggest there might be a potential pr...

Government to Set up World Class Institute of Public Health

...I is an autonomous// body. The Government of India proposes to contribute as one-time grant upto Rs. 65 crore ...nitial Rs.200 crore PHFI corpus. PHFI initially proposes to set up two schools. The locations have yet to be decided by PHFI. The Government is not aware ...

Tour Packages To Include Treatment And Check-up

The Department of Tourism of Philippines, proposes to link-up with tour operators to design tour packages that would merge treatment and check-ups with rest and recreation in// the itinerary of tourists. At the Bulong Pulungan forum ,Cynthia Carrion, the assistant secretary for Sports and Wellness ...

A New Ultrasound Technique to Detect Breast Cancer

...ery powerful tool in the detection of cancer."Barr proposes to continue this research at many centers involving more than 2,000 patients beginning in January, he added. This scan does not appear to be different from a routine ultrasound, which is already used by doctors to try and spot lumps. The only alter...

India to Set Up 'Health Ombudsman' to Check Anti-AIDS Discrimination

...alth Ombud" will be part of a bill that government proposes to bring in parliament to prevent discrimination against people with the deadly disease. The minister said the objective of the "HIV/AIDS Bill-2005" is to ensure right to disclosure of information on HIV status, access for testing, treatment and co...

A New Test Designed To Track Down Allergens

... panel are relevant to Indian conditions. Dr. Ravi proposes to develop tests suitable to other conditions. According to Dr. Ravi, the golden rule of identifying the allergen, avoiding exposure to triggers, using drugs to control reactions, and taking injections to improve tolerance still hold good today as ...

Government Plans to Set Up Mobile Dispensaries in States

...ment, tabled in parliament, shows that Maharashtra proposes mobile medical units for 33 districts in the state. The state has also a plan to convert 172 flying medical squads currently functioning in the tribal areas into mobile dispensaries. "Under NRHM, states and union territories will have one mobile me...

Jaipur Nurses Five Hospital Plans

...exclusive medical facilities. The Bombay Hospital proposes to come up with a 650-bed, multi-speciality hospital at Rs.1.5 billion, while the Kedawat Hospital plans a 100-bed multi-specialty hospital at Rs.270 million here. The state's announcement of an investor-friendly medical policy in July may explain t...

Comprehensive Reforms to Move Toward Patient-Centered Care

...on the volume of services billed. The College also proposes an alternative to Medicare's flawed sustainable growth rate formula that will stabilize payments and create powerful incentives for physician participation in programs that will result in quality improvements and cost savings. ACP also released a l...

Virus may Be the Cause of Mad Cow

...r the years. The prion theory of mad cow disease proposes that a normal protein spontaneously misfolds, starting a cascade of abnormal changes in other proteins. In Manuelidis' previous experiments, prions did not appear until late in the progression of spongy brain diseases. To find what appears at an ...

Mouse Study Suggests Anxiety Disorders Take Root in Infancy

...plains in a commentary accompanying the report. He proposes that variations in serotonin-sensitive neurons and serotonin receptors early in life might account for the importance of maternal nurturing in preventing emotional disorders later in life. Rats that were not groomed sufficiently as pups by their moth...

Central Budget Allocates Rs.99.47 Bn Proposal for Rural Health Mission

...ew Delhi: The central budget for 2007-08 Wednesday proposes an increase in the allocation for the flagship National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) from Rs.82.07 billion in 2006-07 to Rs.99.47 billion in 2007-08. // Presenting the budget, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said in parliament that major emphasis wo...

Ovarian Cancer May Mimic Fallopian Tube Formation

... in the normal ovarian surface epithelium. Bowen proposes that ovarian cancer begins by using PAX8 to direct an adult stem cell population found on the ovarian surface to proliferate and ultimately form ovarian cancer. When this gene is turned on in an embryo, it leads to the development of fallopian tubes....

Six More Quality Health Care Canters Proposed by Indian Government

The Indian government proposes to set up quality hospitals on the model of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, in Patna//, Raipur, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Jodhpur and Rishikesh under the Pradhan Mantri Swastha Sureksha Yojna (PMSSY), Union Minister for Health and...

Apollo Tyres All Set to Enter the Healthcare Sector

...ing to enter the healthcare education business and proposes to acquire 70 acres of land for graduate and doctoral courses as well as for nursing and a management program for medical administration. "We are working out the finer details of this project. The institute is likely to come up in Baroda (Gujarat) ...

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