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Sharp rise in HIV infection cases in Victoria

...bers have been on the rise since 1999, however, it rose alarmingly high last year. This sudden rise seems to continue this year. The total number of new HIV cases last year was 286. It was the maximum since 317 in 1991. As a result, the state government is to spend $2.7 million on awareness programs on ...

Delhi Death Toll Due to Dengue Rises to 24

...engue cases, the total number of patients in Delhi rose Friday to 1,278, officials said. "We have receiv... across the country in its grip too, as the deaths rose to 86 with the two new deaths in Delhi. The number of people affected countrywide is 4,345, with Del...

Aricept Cleared for Advanced Alzheimer's Treatment

...ng the initial stages of the disease. Eisai shares rose on the announcement upto 6,180 yen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday morning. Alzheimer's is a progressive disease with no known cure, which affects brain functions of memory and thinking, leading to the patient's death after much mental deterio...

Battle against Skin Cancer must Target Tanning Salons

... of the country. The number of skin cancer cases rose in 2001 to over 7000 compared to 2,200 in 1975. The proposed Bill is expected to force tanning salons to operate within a regulatory framework that would include a ban on unstaffed premises as well as on children using sun beds. Mr Macintosh, MSP...

Doctors must exercise caution while prescribing medicines to elders

...e the study authors, "inappropriate medication use rose rapidly as the total number of drugs taken by a patient increased," while under-use of medications was "common and constant at all levels of medication use," with an average of one under-used medication per patient. "Perhaps in patients taking rela...

Clinical Trial Shows Liquid Eggs Enriched with Omega-3 Deliver Heart Health Benefits

... The EPA and DHA blood levels of the test subjects rose 96 per cent and 210 per cent respectively, significantly lowering their estimated cardiovascular risk status. Published studies show excess amounts of triglycerides in the blood and high blood pressure levels, as well as low DHA/EPA blood levels, h...

Polio Strikes Again in Delhi

...here were 66 new polio cases across India and this rose to 416 cases in 2006. The government has called it an outbreak. According to experts the oral polio vaccine isn't 100 per cent effective, so some children can get it despite immunization and cases of children who have got the infection in spite of ...

Problem-Based Learning Curriculum a Success for Medical School

... basic sciences and clinical portions of the exams rose above the national mean. The scores steadily increased and, 10 years after the program was implemented, students' scores continue to be significantly above the national means on both portions of the exam. Researchers also reviewed graduates' perfo...

Dengue Cases Go Up In Pakistan

The number of dengue fever afected patients rose Saturday to 1,772 in Pakistan, according to a report from the website of local newspaper The News. // In the last 24 hours, 19 new patients were admitted to the hospitals with signs and symptoms of dengue fever from Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Acco...

Flower Therapy New Fad In Jaipur

...ove the dark circles under the eyes the essence of rose and lemon is used." "Flowers are safe and work we...edients that does the trick. "If a client sits in rose water the whole day nothing will happen. It's our formula that works - the ingredients are natural s...

Kerala to Venture into Medical Tourism

...ut 450 international patients. In 2005 this figure rose to around 4,700. However effects of the poor public health infrastructure was witnessed by the recent Chikungunya outbreak which has raised fears of decline in this boom. Chief Managing Director of KIMS, M I Sahadullah said , “I will not go for m...

Russia Hit By Cheap Bootleg Vodka Epidemic

...order to Ukraine, the number of alcohol poisonings rose lately to almost 1,000, with 48 cases proving fatal. Experts familiar with the scene blame the government's alcohol policy for the wave of poisonings. In July, many small shops that sold alcohol were forced to close because they could not meet the r...

Eradication of Lung Cancer in 20 years

...eople diagnosed with alcohol-related liver disease rose by 52 per cent between 1997-98 and 2004-5. Further, it is estimated that 29 per cent of men and 17 per cent of women are exceeding recommended safe drinking levels. Teenage drinking is also on the rise with 46 per cent of 15-year-olds girls reporti...

Teen Boys At Greater Risk To High Blood Pressure Than Girls

...ed stable among teen girls while the risk for boys rose over time. (Systolic pressure is the top number in the ratio, over Diastolic). Dr. Dasgupta added that “By the age of 15, the boys were twice as likely as the girls, and by 17 they were two and half times as likely as the girls, to have a blood pre...

Contact Lenses For Younger Children Also

...g contact lenses than with wearing glasses: scores rose from 65 (pre-contact lens wear) to 74.5 for children, and from 63 (pre-contact lens wear) to 73 for teens. “The biggest boosts were in terms of satisfaction with their correction and also with participation in activities,” Walline said. “Children a...

Study Reveals That Americans are Keeping Better Tabs on Their Blood Pressure

....6 percent to 81 percent, and treatment rates also rose from 63.8 percent to 73.4 percent. Visible improvement was observed among obese people, where control rates increased from 25.1 percent to 36.2 percent, and was superb for people with diabetes; improvement doubled from 15.7% to 33.2%. But there was...

Balance Training Better Than Tai Chi at Improving Mobility in Older Adults

... test), and a final test measured how quickly they rose from sitting in a chair, walked three meters, turned and returned to the seat (timed up and go). After initial testing, the participants were assigned to one of the two fall-prevention training options. The CBST classes included activities in whic...

Kidney Transplant Recipients Can Do Away With Steroids

...ations at the same institution, the rejection rate rose to 9.4 percent. “The idea behind the research presented is to evaluate the feasibility of omitting the prescription of steroid medications to kidney transplant recipients,” says Amer Rajab, M.D., Ph. D. and lead author of the study. “We conclude th...

Age, Gender Major Factors in Severity of Auto-Accident Injuries

...o-author. National statistics show that fatalities rose by 7 percent for drivers 75 and older from 1981 to 2000, remained steady for drivers from 65-74, but dropped for younger drivers. "It is reasonably well known that age and gender have an effect on the likelihood of an accident, but the influence tha...

Warfarin’s Anti-clotting Property May Cause Hemorrhagic Stroke

...of hemorrhagic strokes associated to warfarin use, rose to 45.9 per 100,000 in 1999 from 2.5 per 100,000 in 1988. The study notes that, between 1993 and 1999, the rate of ischemic stroke in patients suffering from atrial fibrillation remained fixed at about 22 per 100,000. But previous research has show...

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