Chikungunya Affects Kerala's Healthcare Status
...first time in recent history, the state government requested the Centre to deploy armed forces in the state and the army responded positively. "The need of the hour is not the Indian Army. People must start practicing cleanliness and make better sanitation efforts at the earliest," said Soman. He put part ...Bengal Teenager to Participate in World Oncology Camp
...ngal Urban Development Minister Ashok Bhattacharya requested Sourav Ganguly to provide financial support to the stricken boy. Local reports said Sourav and his other teammates sold their kits in an open auction and raised Rs.500,000 for Bidurin's medical treatment. The American Cancer Society (ACS) arran...Radical Idea of Implanting Tiny Electrodes to the Deaf
...-M researcher John C. Middlebrooks. He led a study requested by the National Institutes of Health to re-evaluate the potential of auditory nerve implants. Middlebrooks is a U-M Medical School professor of otolaryngology and biomedical engineering. He collaborated with Russell L. Snyder of the University of Cal......symptoms of smallpox - like fever and rashes - and requested them to report to the health centre immediately. The official said the Indian High Commission in Dhaka had informed the external affairs ministry about the spread of smallpox in Bangladesh and Myanmar last week. India shares a 4,095 km long borde......rtions After Passage of Law About 700 women have requested abortions at city public hospitals since legislators passed the law, and hundreds more women have received abortions at private clinics, government officials and abortion-rights groups said recently, the Times reports. As of Wednesday, Mexico City ph...Bali Bombings Helped Improve Trauma Care
...to provide advice, but no psychiatric reviews were requested by staff that treated the victims or prepared them for transfer to hospitals in their home states. The experience in 2005 was very different. Twenty people were killed and 129 wounded in the bombings in October 2005. Four Australians died and 19 ...Global Health Enriching the States Economy
...esearch institutes. Gov. Christine Gregoire, who requested the study., says "This research effort confirms what so many of us believe Washington is leading the world in global health and building bridges around the world through scientific collaborations, philanthropic investments and direct services to com...Brain Tumor Drug in Frogs A New Report
... kind of information needed if approval for use is requested in the future.Amphinase is the second anti-tumour ribonuclease to be isolated by Alfacell Corporation from Rana pipiens oocytes. The other, ONCONASE(R) (ranpirnase), is currently in late-stage clinical trials as a treatment for unresectable maligna...Raipurs Separated Conjoined Twins are Doing Fine
...awati, the mother of twins, said she was happy and requested the State Government to provide them with a good education. Ram Prasad Kohl, the father of twins, appealed for a job in the hospital to take care of his children. Ram Prasad is now working in the canteen....FDA Approves INTUNIV (guanfacine) for the Treatment of ADHD
...for potential abuse or dependence. The information requested by the FDA was not unexpected, and Shire is working with the FDA to provide a full and timely response to the agency's request. "The FDA's approvable letter for INTUNIV is positive news, and Shire will be working closely with the agency to address ...Rural Work Ethic Curbs Elderly Heart Care
...terested in learning more about their illness, and requested information on how better to manage medications, diet, exercise, symptoms and related quality of life issues. Many of them wanted to see their rural community form support groups for chronic illness and management. Heart failure is the most common ...Courtney Love Cracks a Joke on Her anorexic Appearance
... she "had to take care of my eating disorder." "I requested Ensure shakes for my anorexia. You're going to have to wait for my eating disorder. Its getting kinda spooky but the free clothes are great, Us Weekly quoted her, as saying. The 43-year-old singer has also said that she's been trying to quit smokin...BioCryst Receives Special Protocol Assessment for Fodosine
...on the design of pivotal trial protocols. BioCryst requested the formal assessment, late in the first quarter of 2007, because the pivotal trial is intended to form the primary basis of an efficacy claim in the planned new drug application (NDA) for oral Fodosine. The multicenter, multinational, open-label, ...... was being discussed," he added. The researchers requested participation from married couples in and around the Iowa State campus. On average, spouses were around 33 years of age and had been married for seven years. Most participants were European Americans (66 percent), followed by Asian (22 percent), Hisp...