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Family planning is insisted upon Muslims by Shia cleric

...thers. The word family planning is not used in the religious books but these books tell about the necessities for woman’s health. He explained the acceptable fact that woman is the key player of a family and Islam insists on duties and the role women should perform as a mother. A person respecting his mother...

Incidence of iron deficiency reduced by nutrient enhanced cereal- rice

...e Research Institute (IRRI). The sample size was religious sisters in ten convents in the Philippines. These subjects were assigned nutritionally enhanced rice in their diets. After 9 months, results showed a significantly higher level of total body iron in the blood of subjects. In the words of Dr. Robert...

Mother Sacrifices Her Life For Her Son

...octors. Being a Catholic she refused abortion on religious grounds. She was given a mild form of chemotherapy treatment with the object of suppressing the illness until the child was born. She died after her newborn son Nathan was baptized. Nathan is now a four-month-old toddler. The doctors were compelled...

Sex, Race Influence Lung Cancer Trial Participation

...archers say that the participation was hampered by religious beliefs, wariness about medical establishment and a lack of knowledge about clinical trials. "New recruitment strategies targeting specific patient subgroups might be helpful in ensuring equal representation of women and minority groups in cancer cli...

Democracy Not To Be Forced On People

...n conditions such as economic development, lack of religious clash, education to all and proper functioning of the government should be made possible. Without these conditions it is very difficult to take democracy into a nation. Democracy is very fragile and should be established and handled with care oth...

Religious sensitivity of medicos gender-dependent

...atients want their physicians to be aware of their religious beliefs, values, and needs and to discuss religious issues with them, especially if they are preparing for death. At the same time, studies have documen...

Excavations Reveal Clues Of Early Warfare

... also helping them to identify buildings meant for religious and administrative use, and also units that are used for domestic purposes. Two large buildings in the urban settlement have already been excavated, which are very similar to what has been discovered at other sites in Iraq and Syria. The building ...

AIDS bias successfully overcome by Indian Muslims in South Africa

...orting HIV/AIDS patients despite their traditional religious beliefs. // This was clear when a number of Muslim organisations joined the local branch of the Muslim AIDS Programme (MAP), an NGO operating countrywide, to host an AIDS awareness day here. The Care Centre run by MAP in Mayfair currently hosts ni...

Haj Pilgrims Being Tested For Presence Of Bird Flu Infection

... monitoring is currently unavailable. Mecca is a religious destination for over 2.5 million Muslims from across 160 different countries. A majority of these pilgrims migrate from Asian countries, where the deadly H5N1 virus has claimed more than 70 lives. It was regarded by health experts that a large crow...

Rehabilitate Sex Workers - Mata Amritanandamayi

...ictims of any natural calamity regardless of their religious identity. She has set up an orphanage in Nagapatti... the composite culture of India. "There are some religious leaders who believe that salvation is only through one or the other religion. There is no harm in sh...

Flu Shots Not Mandatory For Nurses

... had been excused from the vaccination program for religious reasons....

Transplant Patient Is Enjoying Life

...me to terms with her new face, and has called it a religious experience....

Happiness in the wake of quake: 7,000 births every month

...There are efforts underway by Dr Donny to convince religious leaders that pregnant women should be allowed treatment by male doctors in case of emergency. The concern was that women in the quake-hit areas were exposed to high risk, adding that about 50 women died a day because of pregnancy complications in ...

Muslim Leaders’ Help Sought To Discourage Smokin

...ng women, almost a third of whom smoke. Numerous religious scholars and institutions in Middle Eastern and No... it said. The authors contended that South Asian religious authorities needed to follow their Arab-speaking counterparts. The authors believe that it is only a...

Second Hand Smoke Does No Harm

... of the habit. In yet another related move, Muslim religious leaders have been called upon to discourage smoking among their community by declaring smoking as haram. The incidence of women smoking among Muslims is reported to be very high in countries like Yemen....

Lip Service : Indiscriminate Kissing Spells Doom

... student conferred higher risk of disease, whereas religious attendance and receipt of meningococcal vaccine we...h. Immunization with the meningitis C vaccine and religious observance hold the key to staving off chances of being infected. ...

High Demand For Circumcision In AIDS-Hit Swaziland

...y a king who reigned during the 19th century// The religious practice was apparently banned as the king (King M...s other than the United States, it is taken up for religious and cultural reasons. The health officials in Swaziland are concerned that advocating circumcision c...

Mind Training Can Unravel The Power Of The Subconscious Mind

... from different religions because his ideas had no religious bias. "I am planning to come back in July for a series of training programmes. I will first train the trainers and then they will join me in workshops across South Africa to gain some field experience." -Edited IANS...

Loneliness Peaks In 40-year-olds

...or loneliness. * Women were found to have stronger religious beliefs and hence were less likely to say they felt lonely. There was no link between the length of residence in a particular community and the feeling of loneliness. * People with low incomes reported high level of loneliness."Tackling loneliness is...

Social work by clerics in checking the spread of AIDS

...rs NWFP Health Minister Inayatullah Khan said that religious scholars in mosques and seminaries could play a si...g the spread of HIV/AIDS. In his words, “He said religious seminaries providing education and other facilities to thousands of students were the biggest NGOs i...

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