Avian Flu Unlikely to Spread Through Water Systems
...t plants in the U.S., and all these operators that run the plants were concerned that if there were an influenza outbreak and everyone were sick, is it going to come into the plant and infect them and others," said co-author Dwight Bowman, a professor of parasitology at Cornell. To test the effectivene...Sad Adults -Childhood may Hold the Clue
...d in their childhood- before the age// of eleven - run a high risk of developing into depressed adults, according to a recent study. Researchers conducted a study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry which involved two sets of children. This included 680 who were abused and neglected as ...Party Over –now Its How to Get Ove’ the Hangove!
...nt blood sugar makes the person feel exhausted and run over. Thoughts get clouded the person feels moody. Alcohol actually robs sleep. Although primarily sedating, it disturbs sound sleep called rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. To add to the injury, the byproduct of alcohol when it is metabolized is ac...Keep Kids Active in the Holidays
...yard cricket, or just taking the dog for a regular run around the local park are all healthy ways to spend time with your family and stay active.” Dr Yong also encouraged parents to sign their children up to after-school and community sport groups, to keep them active through the coming year. “Particip...Keep Kids Active in the Holidays
...yard cricket, or just taking the dog for a regular run around the local park are all healthy ways to spend time with your family and stay active.” Dr Yong also encouraged parents to sign their children up to after-school and community sport groups, to keep them active through the coming year. “Partic...Long-term Use of Stomach Drugs may Weaken Bones
...ain stomach drugs may weaken the bones in the long run and increase the risk of hip fracture, warns a new study that advises doctors to consider the risk when// prescribing such drugs. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School studied records from the general practice research datab...New Tool Being Tested to Halt Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation
...illation (A-Fib). The biggest problem physicians run into with current therapies to cope with electrical rhythmic pumping problems in the heart, namely pulmonary vein isolation procedures, is that up until now, they’ve had to deliver the energy bursts to the tissue in a dot-by-dot catheter ablation pro...Quarantine Hits 3 More Hospitals In San Mateo
...ts and 13 staffers) have become sick in the county run San Mateo Medical Center's long-term care wing due to the norovirus and at two undisclosed locations, more than 21 people have fallen ill. Health Officials said that they have warned elderly residents at three San Mateo County nursing homes to av...Revolutionary Pill Promises Relief for Hay Fever Sufferers
... countries including UK. Costs of treatment though run high. Hundreds of thousands of pounds an year will be incurred by the national health services when the pill is released for prescription. Trials conducted in hundreds of miserable hay fever suffers have given dramatic results, bettering even us...Light Drinkers Tend to Shirk Work Often
...lem drinkers put their health at stake in the long run but at least they do not take leave often. Christmas parties conducted at office often had most of the infrequent drinkers to consume alcohol excessively. As the drinker gets older he/ she reduced the number of sick leaves. Paul Ritchie, spokespe...Universal Early Intervention a Must
...rrently, different early intervention programs are run by individual States and Territories,” he said. “Some children miss out because they’re not identified as being likely to benefit, or because they don’t live in a targeted area. “They are much more difficult to help – and cost the system many mor...Pleas for Funds to Meet Wait Time Guarantees
...ters are also discussing how to regulate privately run health-care services. An...A New Test Designed To Track Down Allergens
...inter months represent a phase when some allergies run riot, he added. The KKR ENT, has launched an allergy clinic with the new testing facility. The new ‘Radio Allergo Sorbent Test’ (RAST) machine, tracks down the source allergen by mapping the results of a simple blood test. The equipment will then...ESI to Set Up Model Hospitals in Each State
...ng up of Hospital at Baddi, Himachal Pradesh to be run as Model Hospital. Pondichery have so far not given their consent for handing over the hospital to the ESI Corporation to be set up as Model Hospital. Further, Standing Committee of ESIC in its 169th meeting held on 02.06.2005 has resolved that for a...Free HIV Treatment to Be Launched for Children
... people are getting the treatment under government run programmes while over 15 companies are also helping to provide treatment to an estimated 35,000 employees, the minister said. In addition, the government is planning to set up distribution of free and subsidised condoms through vending machines ins...Brave Aidan Fraser Heading Home After Lifesaving Surgery
...aging the nerves, blood supply and air supply that run through it. Suzanne Fraser, Aidan's mother, said that her son was a "tough kid" who was doing great and Dr. Adam Levy, a pediatric oncologist, a team member of the operation and the one who brought the Frasers to Montefiore added that the boy was ...Octogenarians Are Not Too Old for Cancer Surgery
... select octogenarian patients. The findings, which run counter the// conventional practice of generally avoiding surgeries for individuals over 80 years old solely based on age, are available today in Urology. “Increased life expectancy and generally higher levels of wellness, as well as safer forms of...... 2 casualty OTs. While the hospital starts its dry run on Monday by shifting 55 'not so critical patients' from AIIMS to JPNATC, it is said that the fresh admissions will start only from mid-December and the center will operate fully from March 2007. The hospital has currently recruited around 957 fresh ......mol to control fever, but stocks in most shops had run out. They are cut off from the main land by rebel lines. The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says no deaths caused by Chikungunya have been recorded so far in scientific literature.Chikungunya, means 'that which bends up'in Swa...... Women are thrice more likely to beat men in their run for a century! MST...