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Afghan Opium Production Soaring Out of Control

...e, and adds that Afghanistan is unlikely to regain real security until the production of illegal drugs is tackled. In the 1980s, Afghanistan produced some 30% of the world's opium, but now that figure has more than tripled, the UN document says. It says that Helmand province alone cultivates almost h...

Georgia may Lose Most Pigs to Swine Fever: FAO

...riate control measures", the FAO said there was "a real risk that Georgia may lose most of its pig population to African swine fever", estimated at about half a million pigs. To date, neighbouring countries have not reported African swine fever. "However, due to the probably ongoing movement of pigs a...

Emotions Play 'significant Role' in Recovery from Hip Surgery

...hat is, something doctors need to acknowledge is a real issue," he said. And one way of dealing with this issue, Dr Moed says, may be to recommend that the patients see a psychologist. "That could include bringing in social workers and psychologists to work with the patients in the areas that surgeons...

Non Communicable Diseases to Be the Cause of Deaths in Poor Countries by 2115-World Bank

...problems. "Many studies tend to underestimate the real cost of no communicable diseases to individual people and their families, which can cause a household to slip below the poverty line," She said many families in developing countries tap into savings or sell their possessions to cover the costs of car...

Puppet Show, Music Gives Message - 'say No to Drugs'

A colourful puppet show, narration of real life experiences of the fight against drug addiction and some soulful music were part of events on Monday on the eve of the International Day Against Drug Abuse. 'Celebrating the spirit of recovery', as the event was called, invited recovering dru...

Boffins a Step Closer to Solving Puzzle of Lou Gehrig's Disease

...CLA's Molecular Biology Institute. "That was the real mystery. You wrack your brain: What is similar among all these proteins" They seem so different. How can they all cause the same disease," he added. Now Valentine and her colleagues, including Ivano Bertini, professor of chemistry at the University...

Impotence and Incontinence Greatly Reduced With New Prostate Cancer Treatment

...ssible to view crucial aspects of the procedure in real time, rather than relying on past images. This means that clinicians can view the position of the organs, check whether the tubes are following the right insertion pathways, and amend the dose to more accurately target the tumour while avoiding vulne...

Hong Kong's Shopping Spree Surges On, and on

...r blocks. It's a seemingly unpromising piece of real estate, but by the end of this year should be home to a massive new complex devoted to Hong Kong's favourite obsession -- shopping. A decade ago when Britain was handing the territory back to China, sceptics predicted an end to its decades-long sho...

Hib Vaccination can Prevent Pneumonia

.... This vaccine study builds the evidence of the real burden of Hib pneumonia and meningitis as has been shown in other studies in Chile and Indonesia, that is that the proportion of pneumonia and meningitis prevented by the Hib conjugate vaccine is significantly higher than what can be detected through...

Shisha Owners Mobilise Against July 1 Smoking Ban in England

... rejected by shisha supporters who say there is no real dependence because nicotine is virtually absent. "Everyone is talking for weeks about that dreaded day. What are we going to do after July 1st?," asked Ranna, a 21-year-old British woman of Iranian descent. "Smoking shisha, it's a social gatherin...

Exposure to Computer Games can Be 'good' for Kids, Says New Study

...s worrying about where they are in an age when, in real life, they are not allowed out by themselves becau... for the many young people who occupy them. In the real world, where streets or town centres have become inaccessible to many young people or are considered...

Hearts Saved As Doctors Put Cutting Edge Discoveries to Use

...he first report of what's actually going on in the real world," says Dr. Joel Gore, a co-author and cardiologist at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Recommendations in the guidelines include quick use of aspirin or more potent blood thinners; beta blockers to reduce the damaged heart's ox...

Women Unaware of When Breast Cancer Risk is Greatest

...ion over who is most at risk of breast cancer is a real concern. Less than one per cent of those surveyed were aware that women over 80 are most at risk of developing breast cancer. Women need to understand that their risk increases with age. If older women wrongly think they are at a lower risk, they may...

Indias First condom Bar Inaugurated by AIDS Patient

...d to be the country's first. The unique bar has real condoms dotting the wall that stacks liquor bottles. Besides having souvenirs like cups, T-shirts and caps highlighting the use of condoms and safe sex, the bar even has a counter that offers free condoms. It has been set up by the semi-government...

AMSA Launches General Practice Student Network

... in making this General Practice Student Network a real success story....

Major Change Needed to Achieve Dignified Care for Older People

...sed they are a large and formidable force that has real power to campaign for change.They suggest that older people need to demand that carers are paid a decent wage and are well trained, that managers are responsive to their needs, that buildings are fit for purpose, and that vulnerable older people are ...

Now Sex Determination of Fetuses in Six Weeks in UK

...llington of the Prolife Alliance said: "There is a real risk that some people would choose to abort babies of a certain gender." Michaela Aston of the pro-life charity LIFE said: "This test is very dangerous. It would inevitably lead to babies being aborted simply for not being the 'required' sex." S...

Researchers To Test Whether ADHD Medication Helps Young Adults While Driving

...driver's right hand," said Cox. "This, however, is real world driving. We want to investigate the benefits of medication in the context of such real world distractions and demands." This research team's past studies have compared long- acting MPH...

Diet for Autism

...sm,little is known about the disease itself or its real cause(s). Gastrointestinal abnormalities are common in autistic children causing abnormally high quantities of by-products to be leaked into the body resulting in the leaky gut syndrome . According to one hypothetical theory, the by- products of g...

Eyeing a Good Memory - Not an Exercise in Futility!

...problem is to determine the source of ones memory real or imagined. Bilateral eye movements may help us to determine accurately the source of our memory. The study is published in the journal Brain and Cognition. The researchers concluded: The effects are so counter-intuitive. That such a straightforwa...

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