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Video Games Fun but Pose Social, Health Risks

... video games should establish limits and rules and stick with them. Those concerned about their children abiding by the limits can remove controllers or install a new swipe-card system that only allows them to play for a programmed amount of time, automatically shutting off the system when it lapses. Ano...

Spacer Insertion May Offer Less Invasive Option for Lumbar Problems

...between the spinous processes (the bony wings that stick out) of two adjacent vertebrae and screws the spacer into place. The spacer is intended to keep the spine from bending too far backward, thus preventing the nerve pinching that causes pain. Since local anesthesia and intravenous sedation are used for...

Measures to Prevent HIV in Railway Employees

...es are made available with in 24 hours of needle – stick injury. · Workplace Intervention Programme – Workplace intervention programmes have been initiated. · The sensitization workshops are organized for Administrators, community leaders and Trade Union representatives and Medical Officers. · A grou...

Skin-patch vaccines may replace injectable ones in future…

...g dispatched to people with instructions on how to stick it on to the skin. This type of vaccine may have several advantages like, it will not required to refrigerate them, as it is needle-less, there won’t be a risk of reuse or contamination through needles. However, it is only in the initial stages. ...

Kids' Food: Saltier than the Deep Blue Sea

...culprits that were found were Unilever's Pepperami stick with 4.25g per 100, Walkers Cheese Quavers at 3.5g, Kraft Dairylea Slices Light with 2.8g and KP Skips prawn flavour at 2.75g also contain more salt than the sea. Both KP's Baked Mini Cheddars - Original and Nestle Golden Graham Cereal were each foun...

Study disapproves a new Asthma inhaler

...nhaler were observed. Only 15 of them were able to stick to the study. The rest withdrew either due to the ineffectiveness of the drug or due to the taste. Asthma stability had deteriorated in 93% of the cases. According to the report, several factors like psychological reasons, physical difference betwe...

Cipla launches 3-in-1 AIDS drug in India

...ould improve the adherence-how faithfully patients stick to the course of treatment advised by the doctor. “This is a vital issue in HIV treatment to prevent the infection from reaching the advanced stage of AIDS,” said senior consultant in Internal Medicine at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Dr Nalin Nag. H...

Better Ice Creams And Artificial Snow, Courtesy Bacteria

...ation. "Selecting for rare microbes that seem to stick to ice has been fun, but now the real work begins to find out what genes are responsible for this attraction," notes Dr Walker, who is internationally known for her work with insect resistance to environmental and chemical stressors. "Our findings ...

Interns More Likely To Work Long Hours

...to the night were more likely to cut themselves or stick needles into themselves. "Likewise, high-quality patient care is impossible without high-quality learning," the editors said. "Attention to both is needed." RAS...

Fimbriae Help Bacteria Stick Around Inside the Body

... the bacterium grips even more tightly, helping it stick around and form an infection, like those seen in the urinary tract, for instance. The catch bonds release their grip when there is little or no force on the bacteria. In new research, the scientists have learned that the mechanical properties of t...

Indian Doctor in Britain Jailed for Molesting Patients

...his arms around me and kissed my lips and tried to stick his tongue down my throat". She pushed him away. Deodhar has already been suspended by the General Medical Council's interim orders panel until June, 2007. The doctor was also placed on the Sex Offenders' Register. Prosecutor Caroline Wigin told ...

Babies Could Be exposed to Third Hand Smoke If Parents Are Smokers

...icles and chemicals (nicotine) from the cigarettes stick to the walls, clothes, hair, and skin, and the researchers also found that these could get ingested, absorbed or inhaled through the skin of the infant or non-smoker. The researchers conducted heir study on 49 babies under 13-months-old, and Prof M...

Weight Training Can Ward Off Type 2 Diabetes In teenagers

...ized that overweight teens would be more likely to stick with a resistance training regimen compared to aerobic exercise because it is less physically taxing and gives visible results quicker. The researchers chose to focus on Latino teens because they are at particular risk for diabetes. According to the...

Women More Persistent with Monthly Osteoporosis Treatment

...ents with chronic diseases in developing countries stick to treatment regimes. And the American Heart Association has identified failing to take medication correctly as the number one problem in treating ill health today. According to the International Osteoporosis Foundation one in three women over 50 ...

Global Health Issues To Take Priority In The Current G8 Summit In Russia

...us on infectious diseases, but urged G8 leaders to stick to their commitments. According to a progress report, which was released earlier in the month by DATA, an international debt relief group, it was reported that the G8 has yet to fulfil earlier pledges to provide antiretroviral drugs to Africa, expand...

POLY Medicure Ltd Applies for 8 Patents, 2 FDA Approvals

...ture is that it cannot be reused preventing needle stick injuries," Poly Medicure Managing Director Himansh...ther healthcare workers to protect themselves from stick injuries like HIV and Hepatitis A and B, the release said. Polymed exports its products to more tha...

Heart Attack Care Continues To Be Biased In Favor Of Men

...their doctors and nurses that included a pledge to stick to treatment and follow-up appointments, had a 54 ...or or nurse pledging to follow recommendations and stick to their medicines. On the whole, men treated after the quality effort began were more likely to re...

Health Canada Warns Of Potential Health Hazards Due To A Cough Medication

...s explained on the Triaminic Vapour Patch label to stick the patches on the throat or chest to allow the vapours to reach the nose and mouth. Experts explain that after being applied, the patch due to its attractive cherry scent was very attractive and desirable for the children remove and ingest, and yo...

India's Economic Boom Pack To Waste Children Life

...n seems to be life threatening, when swollen limbs stick out from a bony frame (a classical sign of malnutrition) was seen. Bharat Mahale, one of the doctors treating the girl in the western state of Maharashtra, just 125 km (80 miles) from India's generous and wealthiest city, Mumbai,said she has ‘maln...

Survey Finds Knives Being Used As Floss

...t the best thing to use would be inter-dental wood stick since they are shaped like the gum tissue. "A screwdriver is hardly the most flexible of items and I don't think people realize the damage this could do to their gums," he said, adding that while it may sound funny, people were actually harming their...

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