'Fishy' Medicine Stirs Controversy
... medicine. 'This is nothing but exploitation the religious sentiments of gullible patients,' said R. Ramesh, general secretary of the Vedika, on the renaming of the medicine as 'prasadam'. He, however, claims that the campaign was a success as the number of people coming to take the fish medicine was decli...Bird Flu Campaign Kick Starts In Indonesia
... government workers and several members of socio- religious groups will be involved in a nationwide effort to stem avian flu outbreaks in poultry and in humans. This move will also be directed towards preparing the country in case of a pandemic outbreak. The multimillion dollar campaign, sponsored by the Jap...UN To Launch Health Awareness Campaign In Afghanistan
...hundreds of community health workers, teachers and religious leaders taking key health and hygiene messages directly to households. About 50,000 children under the age of five die every year in Afghanistan of diarrhoeal diseases. 'Too many children die every year from preventable diarrhoeal disease,' UNICE......io's food rules. // The changed rules apply to religious organizations, service clubs and fraternal organizations supplying food at special events and bake sales, as well as farmers' market food vendors. The changes to Ontario's food regulations indicate that an inspection will only be carried out if a ...Neemuch-Eye Donor Capitol of India
...he obstacles that the donation movement faced were religious beliefs like that those who donated their eyes would be blind when they were born into their second life. The Garg family has however reportedly pushed to campaign for eye donation, encouraging the movement in billboards, newspapers and door-to-do...Magic mushrooms known to bring relief to patients
...All these participants were firmly rooted in their religious beliefs. The study found that nearly two-thirds of the subjects felt a unique spiritual experience, akin to the birth of a baby. Even two months after the consumption of the magic mushrooms, the subjects felt peaceful with a sense of well-being. Yet,...US Senate Approves Embryo-research Plan Despite President's Refusal
...science, especially among Bush's supporters on the religious right who view embryos as human life and oppose the measure. Tuesday's vote was coloured by election-year politics and personal views that cut across party lines. The House of Representatives - Republican-controlled, like the Senate - had passed th...Craniofacial Surgery Gives Tijuana Teen Chance to be 'Normal' Kid
... years ago in December, Lozano met a member of the religious order founded by Mary Clarke (now known as Sister Antonia) at a village holiday party, and the sisters began searching to find the medical care he needed. The search ended at Cedars-Sinai in Beverly Hills, where Clarke had lived before beginning her ...HIV/AIDS on Rise in Jammu and Kashmir
...t the spread of HIV/AIDS, the JKSAPCS has roped in religious leaders to educate people against the cause and spread of the deadly virus. Interestingly, religious leaders are no longer hesitant to talk about HIV/AIDS and safe sex now. Initially, the programme w...Muslim Leaders Urge Community to Join Anti-Polio Drive
...rict Magistrate Mukesh Meshram accompanied by some religious leaders visited Muslim localities with a pulse-polio team. Source:PTI News...Study finds Adolescents Girls Have Lower Levels Of Vitamin-D
...mentioned that there would be a possibility of the religious and cultural beliefs, like the wearing of concealing clothing and restriction of outdoor activities might also have a role in the difference in vitamin levels, as mentioned in the previous studies conducted on ‘Saudi Arabian adolescents’. Dr. N. J...Positive Religious Beliefs Might Help In Coping Through Medical Crisis
A new research suggests that religious faith does help people in coping with their stress... people go through a stressful medical event their religious beliefs might help or hinder them psychologically. They explained that patients who tend to take sol...Unpasteurized Milk And Milk Products: Are they Safe for Health?
...unpasteurized milk for a variety of reasons// from religious belief to thinking that unpasteurized milk are healthier and tastier, it can’t be denied that some people who consume it do fall sick. There been have instances where people have fallen sick after taking unpasteurized products like 58 people in Wis...HIV Prevention through Abstinence-only Programs
...ned Parenthood has called the approach "one of the religious right's greatest challenges to the nation's sexual health." In the United States several federally funded abstinence programs have been known to push distorted and inaccurate information about sexual health, homosexuality and abortion. However Mr. ...Safe Sex and Good Sex is the Talk of AIDS Conference
...zambique. The church programme includes training religious leaders and married couples to become counsellors and discuss issues such as sexual positions, gender roles and how to improve sex lives. (Source: IANS)...US Approves the Sale of Morning after Pill Without Prescription
... pitted women's rights and advocacy groups against religious conservatives who believe use of the pill is equivalent to abortion. (Source: IANS)...Religious Activities Could Promote Obesity
A Purdue University researcher says that some religious activities may promote obesity. Hence he recommends that religious heads need to take notice and help their// community deal with the problem. "America is becoming k...Viruses Can Cross Species Barrier
...own to cause disease in humans. Monkey temples are religious sites that have become gathering spots for populat...ose contact with monkeys in many settings in Asia: religious temples, open-air markets, street performances, nature preserves, zoos, and even homes, where monkey...HIV Carriers Join Hands to Fight for their Rights
...rd Sunday of the month at the district hospital. A religious function will also be organised that day," he said. Verma is positive that with a nutritious diet they will be able to fight the disease and increase their life span. (Source: IANS)...Researchers seek to demystify brain activity during mystical encounters
... but they should not make us think that prayer and religious experience are just an activity in the brain. True Christian mysticism is an encounter with the living God. We meet him in the depths of our souls.It is an experience that goes far beyond the normal boundaries of human psychology and consciousness."...