Disgruntled GPs and Midwives Squabble over Maternity Care.
.... The maternity care contract with amendments is slated to be out in 2007. ...Regular Exercise Can Help From Recurrence of Colon Cancer
...ogy website http://www.jco.org/early_release/, and slated to appear in the journal's Aug. 1 issue, the researchers found that colon cancer patients engaging in moderate levels of exercise six to 12 months after completing therapy had an approximately 50 percent higher survival rate than those who didn't exe...Are children living as well as they are meant to be?
...d and understood.' The results of this study are slated to be announced in 2008....Unraveling the Secrets of the Seabed of Andaman off the Thai coasts
...event of natural disasters. This endeavor which is slated to span a four year timeframe is assisted by the Tsunami Fund. Mapping of the sea bed is planned to begin soon. <br...Vietnam Takes a Major Step to Prevent HIV/AIDS
...nd distribution of condoms under a law on HIV/AIDS slated to come into effect from Jan. 1, 2007. Presently, condom sales and distribution are not allowed in inns as prostitution has been reported in many of these inns. Apart from the prostitutes and sex buyers, there are many couples who rent rooms at the...The Bovine DNA Sequence Unplugged
...tter disease// control in cattle. This research is slated to benefit the beef and diary industry immensely. Scientists firmed up on a sequence of 2.9 million DNA base pairs, which brought to light the value of the difference even in one pair, which can alter the productivity of the animal. Dr Brian Dalry...£180m contract signed to spruce up Glasgow's hospital service
...est investment ever in the United Kingdom. This is slated to give a thrust to the economy, simultaneously enabling construction jobs in large numbers during the renovation period. The two new state-of-the-art hospitals, will enable an array of specialty services which include day surgery, ENT surgery, g...Indonesia To Conduct Mass Vaccination Of Poultry
...been a reduction from $57.37 million that has been slated for this year. Indonesian vice-president Jusuf Kalla had stated last week the government hoped to secure about $100 million to fight bird flu next year. VI...Lipitor Reduces Risk of Major Cardiovascular Events
...rom generics, like Zocor from Merck & Co, which is slated as the 6th best-selling treatment in the world that had generated a revenue of around $4.4 billion last year, and AstraZeneca's Crestor, which had sales of $387 million in the first quarter of 2006. The researchers explained that they had conducted...Prime Minister Visits the Proposed Super Hospital Site
...ister also unveiled a plaque at the site, which is slated to house a new £550 million PFI super hospital and was all praise for the commitment and dedication of the NHS staff...NDDB Launches Economical Hepatitis-B Vaccine
... its batch of DNA Hepatitis –B Vaccine//, which is slated to be far more cost-effective, as compared to the other brands in the market. The vaccine, manufactured by Human Biologicals Institution (HBI) at its facility in Gachibowli, will be sold under the band name Elovac-B. NDDB, the parent company, owns ...Physician Communication Spotty When Prescribing Medications
...atients, a new UCLA study has found//. The study, slated for publication in the Sept. 25 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, found that in too many instances, physicians did not address such things as the purpose of a medication, potential adverse side effects or even the names of drugs they were p...Two Americans Share 2006 Nobel Medicine Prize
...ture, economics and peace. The physics prize was slated to be announced Tuesday. Source-IANS...HIV/AIDS prevention program extended by 18 months in Bangladesh
...in December 2006, after a period of five years, is slated to// continue for another 18 months, paving the way for added intervention for those under extreme risk, including injected drug users. The thrust of the programme during the extended period will be on safe blood transfusion measures. Backed by the...HIV Takes Advantage of Rivalry among T cells
...accines against the virus. The research, which is slated for publication in Physical Review Letters, is available online at http://arxiv.org/abs/q-bio.PE/0610018. "Competition among T cells exerts a small influence for most diseases, but it's fatal for HIV," said study co-author Michael Deem, Rice Univers...Writing on the Wall - Lead Poisoning Begins at Home?Paints Could Be Toxic!
...e lead-free. The Department of Health meanwhile is slated to enforce a legislation that will entail the manufacturers to abstain from the use of lead in paints. SA...Personalized Genetic Testing Will Call the Shots!
...onalized medicine enabled through genetic testing, slated to be the route map of the future.// Personalized medicine would not only involve forecasting the presence of a certain disease, ascertained by presence of the specific gene, but will also enable early prevention strategies. The personalized geneti...Can Our Body Manufacture A Pain Killer?
...e Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, slated to be a forerunner of evolved pain management strategies in the future. Researchers from the Institute Pasteur in Paris separated opiorphin from the human saliva, also available from other parts of the body. Scientists are optimistic that the chemi...‘Upliftment of Mental Health Services’, Keynote of Queen’s Spech
...ity test’. The infamous ‘Bournewood gap’ is also slated to meet its end as per the indication of the new bill, which will seek to improve the lot of the underprivileged in the society. The Queen also gave a peek into other changes in store – bill to curb antisocial trends, revamp of the probation service......embroiled in the Alzheimer’s drugs controversy, is slated to give the finishing touches to the treatment plan, targeting obesity in adults and children. The organization is seriously contemplating the idea of enabling overweight teens the prospect of stomach surgery, footed completely by the NHS. As per t...