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This 'Grass' is Not Green - Say, 'No Thanks, I Am Fine Without Drugs'

...e undoubtedly spurred this nefarious trade, giving rise to powerful drug cartels around the world. Illicit drugs without question have lent a blow to many peoples lives. Illicit drugs could fall under any of these categories - amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS), sedative hypnotics, cannabis, cocaine, hal...

Toll Free National Drug Helpline Launched

...tances of injecting drug use are reported to be on rise in India too. She also informed that every year a theme is selected to mark the occasion. This year, the theme is Do drugs control your life? Your life. Your community. No place for drugs. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has also taken...

Experimental Drug Ketasyn(TM) (AC-1202) Treats Alzheimer's as Diabetes of the Brain

...ing insulin resistance in the brains of mice gives rise to some of the behavioral and pathological symptoms of AD. AD may therefore be thought of as brain-specific "type 3 diabetes," an idea that is further supported by brain images of AD patients showing decreased glucose metabolism. All cells in the b...

C- Section Does Not Affect an Infants Health

... born vaginally. Still, they conclude, given the rise in cesarean rates in so many countries, studies should continue to follow the potential effects on children's and mothers' long-term well-being. In recent time it has been seen that there is a growth of medically unnecessary, elective C-sections. ...

Back to Basics in Health in Advanced Countries Now

...ore prevalent over the coming two decades. "The rise of these diseases poses a major risk to the long-term health of millions of Australians by reducing their quality of life, restricting their ability to participate in the workforce and diminishing their capacity to perform at their best when at work....

Death Rates Will Rise Because of Global Warming

...ather death rates went up by 5.74%. Deaths did not rise as steeply when temperature fluctuations were less extreme. Deaths from all causes are known to rise when temperatures go up, and heart attacks and cardiac arrests are more likely when it is very cold....

Vaccine Ninety Percent Effective Against Cervical Cancer

...pe of cancer among women, with deaths projected to rise by almost 25 percent over the next 10 years, according to the UNFPA. Earlier this month the British government took steps towards vaccinating girls as young as 12 against the sexually-transmitted virus, a measure that could be implemented by late n...

Probiotic Drinks can Stave Off Hospital Infection

...t 45,000 in 2004. One of the main reasons for this rise is the improvement in tests to diagnose the infection, but there has clearly been an increase in the number of cases. C. diff infections can be prevented by good hygiene practices in healthcare environments. However, it is extremely contagious and ...

Impotence and Incontinence Greatly Reduced With New Prostate Cancer Treatment

...e tumour and its possible recurrence. Yet with the rise in average age and also with more and more men wan... spent on treating prostate cancer. Facing a rapid rise in the incidence of prostate cancer incidence - not just in the western world but also in developing...

Highly Effective Method for Screening Drug-resistant Forms of HIV Developed

...ing countries in recent years may lead to a global rise in drug-resistant strains of HIV. "To overcome drug resistance, patients must be treated with drugs to which the HIV virus is still susceptible," says Bushman. Due high costs of Antiretroviral resistance screenings, which help tailor the most ef...

Living With Stress

...riations significantly alter the population giving rise to newer, evolved forms. Genetic bottleneck or population bottleneck is an evolutionary event where 50% or more of a species or population is killed or prevented from reproducing. The lesson learnt is, we can allow stress to either serve us o...

China to Replace France as World's Top Tourism Destination by 2014

...n dollars, 2.5 percent of GDP, a figure that could rise to 277 billion dollars by 2017, according to the World Tourism Organisation. The broader impact of the thriving sector on the rest of the economy is huge, accounting for 440 billion dollars this year and up to 1.6 trillion dollars by 2017, the Wor...

X-ray Mammography Aids in Breast Cancer Detection

...tives indicating a problem where none exists will rise significantly also. MRI is an imaging procedure that uses a magnetic field and pulses of radio wave energy to make images of organs and structures inside the body. The report aimed to determine whether the combination of MRI and mammography was mor...

Early Indicator of Kidney Disease May Also Predict Risk of Pre-Diabetes

...the amount of glucose in the bloodstream begins to rise and remain above normal, an indication that glucose is not being absorbed properly by cells. An estimated 54 million people Americans have been diagnosed withpre-diabetes, which, if not arrested, often develops into full-blownType 2 diabetes, a se...

Blocking the Y2 Receptors can Prevent Obesity

...ically, when we have a stress reaction, NPY levels rise in our bodies, causing our heart rate and blood pressure to go up, among other things. Stress reactions are normal, unavoidable, and generally serve a useful purpose in life. Its when stress is chronic that its effects become damaging. Scientists a...

Hate Crimes Against Gays and Lesbians Rising in US

...itudes notwithstanding, violent hate crimes on the rise against those with unconventional sexual orientation. Nearly four in 10 gay men and about one in eight lesbians and bisexuals in the United States have been the target of violence or a property crime because of their sexual orientation, according ...

1 Billion People to Be Killed by Smoking

...arly among teenagers, that annual death toll would rise to 8.3 million within the next 20 years. Reducing tobacco use would have the greatest affect on global cancer rates, health officials said. Improving nutrition and reducing infection by cancer-causing viruses and bacteria could also cut rates dramat...

Gene Responsible for Ageing Process Discovered and Calorie Restriction Could Help

...es - an ageing population is leading to a dramatic rise in senile dementia....

Tainted Pet Food a Health Risk for Human?

...g the people. The consumption of chicken is on the rise for the past few years . The FDA is quick to play down the fear saying that it does not have much human risk. This concern came to light after some 38 chicken farms in Indiana was investigated into and it came to light that these farms fed the chic...

Why Humans Fail to Act on Climate Change

...yet that polar ice caps will melt, sea levels will rise and one-sixth of the world population - including 1 billion people in Asia - will face severe water shortages by century's end. But despite the severe warnings, humans are reluctant to change. Roman Seidl, a fellow environmental psychologist at K...

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