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Severe Complications of Circumcision: An Analysis of 48 Cases

...isions were performed at various centers or during religious ceremonies in environments other than health facilities. The group found that the most commonly observed complication was preputio-glandular fusion that was seen in 25 cases (52%.). The other complications were as follows: meatal stenosis in 11 (23...

Call To Extend Health Insurance To All Children

Faith leaders and other members of the religious community have called upon the US Congress to cast their votes in favor of reauthorization// of the SCHIP program. This program, State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) aims to provide health insurance to thousands of children whose par...

Numerous Defense Personnel Granted Early Retirement Due to Mental Illness

...tony had told parliament last month. This apart, religious teachers, junior commissioned officers (JCOs) of the Army Education Corps (AEC) and regimental medical officers have been identified as psychological health mentors, trained in psychiatry and have been posted at various units, he added. Antony said...

Texas Passes Bill To Halt Order Mandating HPV Vaccine for School Girls

... HPV vaccine "for reasons of conscience, including religious beliefs," to opt out of the requirement. Under the executive order, girls and women ages nine to 21 who are eligible for public assistance will be able to receive Merck's HPV vaccine Gardasil at no cost beginning immediately. The Senate on Monday...

Polio Cases In The Country

...nthly Health day in the village ? Involvement of religious leaders, Panchayats and celebrities for community awareness and mobilization for vaccination. This information was given by the Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Smt. Panabaka in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha. Sour...

Legalization of Therapeutic Abortion in UAE on the Cards

... religion. Whatever we decide has to be within the religious and social environment," Ali Shakar of the ministry of health was quoted as saying in Gulf News Thursday. According to the draft law, it will be legal to terminate fetuses with severe genetic disorders such as thalassemia. Abortion is currently ...

Sony Apologises to Church of England Over Computer Game

...s and for Sony to make a "substantial donation" to religious charities....

Hillary Clinton Speaks Up Strongly for Stem Cell Research

...h since being diagnosed at age 4. "This is not a religious issue," he said. "It's really about a little boy who's 10 years old, and another 100 million Americans who could benefit from this research." Laura Clarks mother, Kathleen, also a Republican, said her daughter's experience has been life-shattering ...

Emotional Stress Could Be a Factor in Causing Alzheimers: Study

...actor. A long-term study of about 800 members of religious orders had found that the people who were most prone to stress were twice as likely to develop Alzheimers disease, but the nature of the link between the two has been elusive, says lead researcher Dr. Paul E. Sawchenko, a professor in the Neuronal St...

Gays Get Green Light for Jerusalem Rally

...e green light for a gay rally in Jerusalem and for religious Jews to demonstrate on the same day against what t...feld said. Late Wednesday, several hundred young religious men demonstrated in the ultra-Orthodox neighbourhood of Mea Shearim against the imminent Gay Pride r...

To Die For: Rolls-Royce and 'green' Coffins at British Funerals

...e coffins need a double plot at cemeteries, making religious ceremonies more expensive. The firm's last creation was a Rolls-Royce coffin which took two weeks of round-the-clock work to make, and cost 40,000 pounds (59,000 euros, 79,000 dollars). A casket shaped like an electric guitar made in 2004 cost the ...

New 'green' Pyre to Cool Planet While Burning India's Dead

... performed on a Mokshda unit. "It is good from the religious point of view and also from the point of view of the pocket," said Amir Singh Bhatia, who runs the city's Seva Samiti Swarg Ashram cremation ground. Mokshda hopes its projects will eventually be registered under the Kyoto Protocol's clean developme...

Is Gemstone-therapy an Alternative to Treat Illness?

Varanasi, a place known for its religious fervour, is emerging as a haven for many gemstone traders who style themselves as Astrology Doctors . Many claim that they can cure diseases like cancer, anaemia, piles, kidney-related problems and others, with their gemstone-therapy. It is done by...

Army to Conduct Psychological Tests During Recruits to Curb Suicides

..., to help soldiers cope with stress. This apart, religious teachers, junior commissioned officers (JCOs) of the Army Education Corps (AEC) and regimental medical officers have been identified as psychological health mentors, trained in psychiatry and have been posted at various units. Fifty JCOs of the Arm...

Measles Outbreak in Canada, Officials Urge Vaccination

...re still is a section that rejects vaccination for religious or philosophical reasons. Immigrants in the recent years might not also have taken their shots, said Sauve. Therefore, the vaccine coverage is not 100 percent. Death from measles are easily avoidable. It is said that people are not taking advant...

Australian Catholics Rebel Over Stem Cell Vote Warning

...art said in a radio interview. "We don't need a religious leader telling members of parliament what should be done." Lawmakers are being allowed a conscience vote on a bill to bring the country's most populous state into line with the federal government, which overturned a ban on therapeutic cloning last ye...

Zambia Trying Hard to Tackle Crisis in Mental Health Care

...e, substance addiction, unemployment, even extreme religious beliefs in some cases result in mental disorder, experts say. Head injuries from traffic accidents and neurological complications arising brain infection are the other factors cited. On top of it, those suffering from mental illnesses are stigmatis...

Death Due to Drowning can Be Identified With the Aid of 'Virtual Autopsy'

...re autopsy may not be feasible or is prohibited by religious beliefs. However, in most cases, MDCT would best be employed as an adjunct to routine autopsy. Dr. Levy and colleagues performed total-body MDCT exams on 28 consecutive male drowning victims and a control group of 12 men who were victims of sudden ...

Workplace Drinking Culture Influences Alcohol Intake Elsewhere

...ns. Overall, women employees who often attended religious services, and those who cohabited were less likely to drink. Younger workers and smokers were more likely to do so. Around one in five (19%) workers was classified as a heavy drinker outside of work (4 or more drinks in one day in men and more than...

Women in Iraq More Unsafe Than Ever

...rom another religion. She was a Yazidi, an insular religious sect. He was a Sunni Muslim. To her uncle and cous...tion under a succession of rulers because of their religious beliefs. They are neither Christian nor Muslim and worship a blue peacock known as Malak Taus....

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