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Adolescents Brains Fully Develop Between 10-12 Years

...ts of cognitive function, with gender effects less rampant than in some previous studies. Boys performed better on perceptual analysis, and girls performed better on processing speed and motor dexterity. Girls also showed a slight advantage on verbal learning, but by adolescence, this advantage had disappear...

Study Finds That Lincoln Suffered from Smallpox During Gettysburg Speech

...TMB and lead author of the study. "Smallpox was rampant in the United States at that time. In addition, although immunization against smallpox was practiced in the mid-19th century, there is no historical evidence that Lincoln was immunized against smallpox before his illness. Moreover, the milder form ...

Major Medicare Fraud Detected in Florida

...caid Services, said. Agents said it has become a rampant problem ultimately costing taxpayers and advice patients to aid in stopping Medicare fraud by checking payment summaries. One patient noticed Medicare had been billed $4,000 for a prosthetic leg she did not need since she had both her legs. The a...

Nexus Between Psychiatrists and Drug Firms Dangerous, Say Critics

...rolls of drug manufacturers. Such stories are rampant in many developing countries. But things are no difference in the West too. Recently a study showed repeated visits by representatives of pharmaceutical firms resulted in prescription of untested medicines to patients. Last month the venerable Ne...

Students Join Hands to Save Green Cover in Delhi

Irked by rampant felling of trees for construction purposes, students and teachers of two prestigious universities in Delhi have raised their voice to save the green cover of their campuses. Teachers and the students of Delhi University (DU) have forwarded a petit...

Thailand Unfazed As US Worries Over Copyright Violations

...ious concern," the USTR added. The reports cite rampant copyright violations on books, DVDs and apparel here in addition to Thailand's generic drug efforts. It calls it "further indications of a weakening of respect for patents." In protest against the USTR report, around 30 Thai activists protested ou...

China Unveils Green Plan to Revert Farmland to Forest

Peeved by growing accusations of rampant industrial pollution, China has unveiled a conservation strategy for its flora. The green plan aims at reverting farmland to forests. China is home to 10 per cent of all known plant species, and half of those unique to China, about 5000 species of...

Lets Care For Our Physicians A Salute to Them on Doctors Day!

...jor chinks that let down the country still remain rampant corruption and bureaucracy. This environment has disheartened many competent medical experts. They have sought relief by leaving the shores and realizing their dreams in foreign lands - known famously as brain drain. India needs to get its act togeth...

Concern in Mizoram Over Growing Tobacco-related Diseases

...the tribal Mizo society, consumption of tobacco is rampant among children, who have been introduced to tobacco at a very young age. With most of the families engaged in farming, the belief that consumption of tobacco cures the field-workers of insect bites has led to the current situation. According to a...

Australia is Shamed by an Inquiry Report on Child Sexual Abuse in Aboriginal Communities

...The report revealed of Aboriginal girls engaged in rampant informal sex trade with non-Aboriginal workers from a mining company for alcohol, cash and other goods in exchange for sex. In at least three other cases, the inquiry was told that young Aboriginal girls traded sex for drugs. In one community child...

China to "salvage" Reputation on Food, Drug Safety

...angerous. Zheng's case has come to symbolise the rampant graft and dishonesty in the country's product-safety systems which have raised alarm both in China and overseas. The new regulations call for a panel of experts to approve new drugs, more transparent drug approval procedures, greater inspections of...

Efforts on to Tackle Health Problems Faced by US Truck Drivers

...15 percent of U.S. work-related deaths. Obesity is rampant among them. Many don't bother to wear seatbelts be...ise. Sleep apnea, which is linked to obesity, is rampant too. An industry study a few years ago found 28 percent of drivers had it; that compares with about ...

China Bans Sales of Leukemia Drug in Latest Medicine Scare

... former head of the agency, in a case that exposed rampant corruption at the country's food-safety watchdog. In recent months China has faced harsh global criticism, especially from the United States, for a series of toxic exports ranging from foods and medicines, to toothpaste, toys and pet food....

AIDS Foundation Lauds Brazil for Negotiating Price Cut on Abbott's Kaletra

...gs, sued the advocacy group, ACT Up Paris, and run rampant over a number of other recent drug access issues put forth by a number of advocacy groups. A 76% reduction on this lifesaving combination may seem significant for Brazil, but we still believe Abbott -- like most pharmaceutical companies -- can do far...

Bird Flu in Asia Still High Risk Says WHO Official

...vigilant against deadly bird flu since it is still rampant in the region, a top UN health agency official said on Tuesday. "I think countries in this part of the world have done a lot to fight the virus. But in spite of it, the virus is still circulating," said Shigeru Omi, WHO's regional director for the...

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