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More US Children to Be Covered by Health Insurance

...t get all the health care they need.' Steele is seeking mothers, and fathers too, to stand as lobbyists from Washington and press Congress for more funds to flow in order to support the S-CHIP. Steele is looking to urge Congress to put about $90 billion over five years into the federal budget to fund th...

Exam Time Boosts Sales of Memory Enhancers

...the final exams. "I get eight to 10 calls a day seeking advice on which medicine to take for improving a student's memory," Deepak Chaturvedi of Astha Hospital told IANS. "In many cases it is the parents who seek such advice." Apart from ayurvedic medicines, there are also some homeopathic drugs being ...

Light-activated Compound May Be of Help for Epileptics in Future

...ight. Mennerick and his colleagues are currently seeking to identify or create an animal model of epilepsy that lets them test the NBD-steroid's potential as a therapeutic. They are also looking for a new fluorescent tag that responds to longer wavelengths of light. Unlike many photoactive compounds, the N...

Government Tries To Change Nursery Admission Cut Off Age

... court was hearing a PIL filed by Delhi government seeking modification of the order. On February 28, the h...to reduce the two-year nursery period for children seeking admission to schools to one year, saying only four-year-old children should be admitted in Class 1. ...

‘Braveheart’- Woman Becomes First to Climb Mountains After Heart Transplat

...e and her husband shuttled in and out of hospitals seeking a donor heart. After a successful operation, along with her supportive husband, Craig, she hiked up Half Dome peak in Yosemite National Park in just 10 months after the operation.Says Perkins "I wanted to do something significant to help change th...

Study Examines Negative Reactions to Sexual Assault Victims

...nd negative reactions that victims experience when seeking support could lead to avoidance coping, self-blame and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. The findings suggest further public education and professional training are needed to help sexual assault survivors, according to the study's lead resea...

Drug Addicts-you Could Blame Your Genes

...eir effect. Impulsiveness or excessive sensation seeking behavior has been previously linked to drug addiction in humans. Researchers agree that drug addiction and excessive sensation seeking, or impulsivity, are linked but it has been unclear (at least till, now)– which comes first impulsivity or drug add...

A Combination of Botox and Surgery Cures Migraines

...at the headaches disrupted her life, kept her from seeking a job and interfered with participation in her children's daily activities. Now, thanks to an innovative surgical technique performed by a UT Southwestern Medical Center plastic surgeon who helped pioneer the procedure, the frequency and intensity ...

Researchers Study Safety of Assisted Reproductive Technologies

... continue to lead to increasing numbers of couples seeking ART, confirmation of the safety of these methods is critically important. The results of this study should reassure couples that there appears to be no increased risk of increased mutations as a result of ART methods. Source-Neswise SRM...

Gene Therapy Shows Promise as Treatment for Diseased Limbs

...r lower limbs,” Rajagopalan said. Physicians are seeking better options to treat what is called critical limb ischemia because the condition often results in amputation and is characterized by chronic wounds that resist healing. The compromised blood flow is caused by severe blockages of peripheral arterie...

AMA Calls For Ban On Duty-Free Cigarettes

...sident, Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, said today the AMA is seeking a total ban on the sale of duty-free cigarettes// in Australia. “The lower price of duty-free tobacco encourages travellers to buy cigarettes in larger quantities than usual, and once purchased, the tendency is to smoke them more rapidly,” Dr Haik...

NRI Fights for HIV Child Who was Refused Treatment

...son for fear of contracting HIV. 'Ali came to us seeking help to save the life of his son Maniur Rahamon wh...system failing which we must move the court of law seeking justice for this hapless child and his devastated family,' Saha said. Kunal Saha, whose wife Anurad...

Merck Announces Plans for Licensing Atripla Widely in Developing World

Merck & Co is seeking to register its three-in-one fixed dose combination Atripla in 66 developing countries, in addition to seeking// World Health Organization prequalification for the product, the company announced on Friday. Atripla, which is a single tablet contain...

The FDA Warns Consumers Against Purchase of Drugs on Web

... came into light with reports of several consumers seeking emergency medical treatment after taking the pills with symptoms such as difficulty in breathing and muscle stiffness. This led to a preliminary examination of these drugs by FDA. FDA found they contained haloperidol , the schizophrenia drug. Acc...

Study to Explore Using Magnets to Correct 'sunken Chest'

...outpatient procedure to fix it?" Researchers are seeking potential study participants who have sunken chest and are between 8 and 14 years of age, otherwise healthy and willing to participate in the 12-month-long study of the new procedure. Source-Bio-Bio Technology...

Giant Healthcare Provider to Set Up Massive Gene Bank

...on Genes, Environment and Health. The company is seeking to enlist around half a million volunteers from it...isting from Northern California. The project is seeking to find out how genes, lifestyles and environmental factors interplay to cause common diseases like ...

Toddlers Rejoice-Flu Jabs may Be a Thing of the Past

...r one year of age. As of now, MedImmune will be seeking approval for FluMist to be sold to children above one year of age to protect them from the seasonal flu. AN...

Smartcard Legislation Fails The Privacy Test - AMA

...vernment must tell the Australian people why it is seeking to restrict the privacy, independence and health choices of young Australians,” Dr Haikerwal said. Soure-AMA SRI...

Anorexics Need Help

...ple, their disorder was thought to be an attention seeking syndrome. Some of the parents thought these children to be foolish. Beat is requesting the government and NHS to ensure that consulting guidelines are met with regarding the treatment of anorexic patients by General Practitioners. These doctors ...

HIV Tests to Be Made Mandatory for Karnataka Couples, Politicians

... for couples planning to marry and for politicians seeking to enter the state legislature. // "There is a consensus within the government on the need to bring in such a legislation within a year," Health Minister R. Ashok told IANS. Karnataka is one of six high-prevalence HIV states in the country. Ashok s...

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