Tag: "rumours" at medical news

The Cancer Rumour mill working over time

... are helping the rumour mill working overtime! The rumours are fanned out through all means of communication and beyond a point fiction is taken for fact. People are scared to use under arm deo-sprays, shampoos, floor cleaners, cell-phones, microwave ovens, and electrical blankets when they read stories attr...

HIV did not arise from polio vaccine

... polio vaccine used in Africa in the 1950s and say rumours suggesting the contrary have no scientific evidenc... The research into the origin of HIV started when rumours started flying thick and fast that HIV originated from the Wistar vaccine used in a 1950s anti-polio...

Anthrax Scare In Tamil Nadu State of India

... trader from Tamil Nadu: "Two weeks ago there were rumours of anthrax scare in Theni district in Tamil Nadu, there by the cows sent to Kerala via Theni were banned. Now the Kerala government has banned the entire cattle entering Kerala from all six districts from Tamil Nadu. With this the cattle traders are ...

Anthrax Scare In Tamil Nadu State of India

... trader from Tamil Nadu: "Two weeks ago there were rumours of anthrax scare in Theni district in Tamil Nadu, there by the cows sent to Kerala via Theni were banned. Now the Kerala government has banned the entire cattle entering Kerala from all six districts from Tamil Nadu. With this the cattle traders are ...

Measles Resurges Due To Drop In Immunization With MMR

...e immunization rates had begun to fall badly after rumours that the triple vaccine causes autism. Currently, 81 per cent of children have the combined vaccine before they are two; many of the other European countries achieve the 95 per cent coverage recommended by the World Health Organisation to prevent out...

Marathon Kid Budhia’s Health Not Compromise

...year summoned Das to appear before it over alleged rumours of deterioration in Budhia's health. The Orissa High Court later stayed the order asking it not to serve any notice to the kid and his coach. --Edited IANS...

High-altitude Illness Affects Pilgrims of Mansarovar

... Mansarovar route every year. This year, there are rumours of another Indian pilgrim having died on the same route but they could not be officially confirmed immediately. (Source: IANS)...

Food Poisoning Kills Nine at Chhattisgarh Relief Camp

... villages since early Tuesday. There were reported rumours of an epidemic having spread in the camp. About 4,000 tribals have settled at the Injeram camp for the past one year as they face threats from Maoist rebels after the tribals launched a civil militia movement in June 2005. The movement now receives...

Help of Minority Leaders Needed to Curb Polio: Ramadoss

...minister said discussions were important to dispel rumours about the credibility of the polio vaccine. "We want to put the final nail in the coffin of the virus. We hope polio will be eradicated in the next three years time," he added. Ramadoss said he would visit Uttar Pradesh in January to asses the si...

UN Health Agency, Partners Seek Total Eradication of Polio

... safety of the vaccine made in the West, including rumours that it was contaminated by the HIV virus or could sterilize young girls. By the time these states resumed immunization with a vaccine made in Indonesia, the disease had already begun to spread again to several other African and Middle Eastern coun...

Canadian Mountain Bikers Hit by Bacterial Infection

...y caused people to get sick. There's been a lot of rumours circulating, he said. One suspect? The mud mixed with animal waste. "It [the waste] gets wet. It gets washed into a puddle. It gets churned up with dirt, which turns into mud, which covers everybody," said Miller. Suspect No. 2? The ground- wat...

Holmes Silences Pregnancy Rumours

...of superstar Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes has silenced rumours that she is pregnant by showing off her figure in ...swimsuit. Hollywood.com reports that there were rumours that Holmes was in the early stages of pregnancy after she looked like she had a round stomach in Ma...

Nicole 'hoping Pregnancy Will Keep Her Out of the Slammer'!

...m because of her weight issues," she said. Also, rumours have it that Richie is engaged to Madden after she was seen sporting a huge diamond ring....

Britney and K-Fed Getting Back Together?

Britney Spears has sparked rumours that Kevin Federline might be getting back together. The singer is said to be desperate to get the couple's relationship another go for the sake of their two young sons - Sean Preston and Jayden James. A pal revealed that the couple are now talk...

Christina Aguilera's Silence Fuels Pregnancy Rumours

...riter Christina Aguilera is fuelling her pregnancy rumours by keeping mum about her expected mommyhood . Th...pregnant with hubby Jordan Bratman's child and the rumours fuelled following her visit to maternity doctor recently. Aquilera's rep has also denied confirmin...

'Demi Moore Had Miscarriage Two Years Ago', Says Her Sister-in-law

...t the star had a miscarriage in 2005 . Pregnancy rumours have been hounding Moore and hubby Ashton Kutcher ever since they tied the knot in September 2005, and now Lesley Guynes has revealed to American magazine Star that the Ghost star did in fact become pregnant, but she lost the baby. "I think Demi is...

Baby Bump Sparks Off Pregnancy Rumours Again for Holmes

Katie Holmes sparked of pregnancy rumours once again when she was pictured with baby bump . ...bump, reports the Daily Mail. Holmes sparked off rumours that she and hubby Tom Cruise were expecting their second child when she was spotted with bump while...

Aguilera's Dad Confirms Her Pregnancy Rumours

While rumours are rife that Christina Aguilera is an expectant mum, this time the singer/songwriter's estranged dad Fausto has confirmed the reports. The grandfather-to-be insisted that he was very excited about the baby and was happy for his daughter. "I'm s...

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