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Vaccine Quality 'blamed' for Polio Menace in UP

...o vaccines have proved ineffective in the state in tackling the disease among children.// "We have grave suspicion about the quality of the vaccine, otherwise there is no reason why it should prove ineffective in so many cases. "Hasan told reporters here. "After all, most of the detected cases are among c...

Instantaneous Diagnostic Test for Lead Poisoning

...hildren is so common, almost one in four homes are tackling the challenge. The FDA has risen to the occasion, and rolled out a timely diagnostic examination, capable of recording blood lead levels in 3 minutes flat. ESA Biosciences of Chelmsford, Mass., the brain behind the snappy diagnostic test, have e...

Understanding ‘Pain’ in Alzheimer痵

... of our research and strategies // have focused on tackling such issues; it was a forgone conclusion that patients suffering Alzheimer’s do not suffer pain. A pioneering effort by researchers at Melbourne's Howard Florey Institute has dispelled the fallacy about Alzheimer’s and the sensation of pain. The fi...

Remove Stigma to Defeat HIV/AIDS in India, says UN Envoy

...gma and discrimination are indeed problem areas in tackling HIV/AIDS in India," said Nafis Sadik, special envoy of the UN secretary general for HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific. "There is acceptance of the problem at the highest level, although lots needs to be done to make it (the disease) acceptable in th...

Brain behind the Brawn: Vital Molecule in the Brain Controls Appetite

...mated that there are a billion people in the world tackling overweight problems, of them nearly 300 million are obese. Scientists have narrowed their sights on a new molecule that works on the source of the problem – appetite, the main reason for over weight and obesity. This molecule in the brain is capab...

YSR launches 'Operation Dengue'

...answered the students queries and imparted tips on tackling mosquitoes. Some kids, seizing upon the opportunity complained that there were no fogging operations in their area. LA...

Increasing awareness of sexually transmitted infection chlamydia

...hfulness in constantly siphoning lots of funds for tackling sexual health problems.Also the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has put together a book to help raise awareness of all long acting methods of contraception with guidelines of suitability for every sexually active person. MST...

Turmeric to prevent arthritis and osteoporosis

... Osteoporosis. Turmeric may also be effective in tackling other inflammatory disorders like asthma, multiple sclerosis and inflammatory bowel disorders. The article, 'Efficacy and Mechanism of Action of Turmeric Supplements in the Treatment of Experimental Arthritisis available in the online issue of pro...

AIDS to be tackled through Computer Games

...he first online game in Kiswahili, with the aim of tackling //the spread of HIV and Aids. The game is named as "What would you do?" (Ungefanyaje?) and it takes players through several different scenarios so that he importance of prevention and testing is understood. According to the UN estimates around 80...

Massive expansion of Anti-AIDS programme in Southern Africa

...e ever that we are committing so many resources to tackling the long term development problem that is AIDS," Goff noted. "This scaling-up of the Federation's activities could help alleviate the bottle-neck created by people desperately seeking care at public health facilities already buckling under the pres...

Alcohol Abuse Must be solved with Action

...nted that pricing and taxation was only one way of tackling alcohol abuse. She said: "There are a whole range of things to be done. Several measures to curb alcohol abuse have been tried across Europe including taxation. While this has led to lower levels of binge-drinking, critics say it just means drinker...

Eradication of Lung Cancer in 20 years

... said that Scotland needed to keep the pressure on tackling tobacco use, not just to reduce lung cancer but al...e should be continued debate about the best way of tackling Scotland's alcohol culture. However he did not comment on support for raising taxes or the age limit...

Deaths due to heavy drinking has doubled in 15 years

...ber of alcohol-related deaths and are committed to tackling this problem. We are currently introducing measures set out in the Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England, which will help reduce alcohol related deaths." GYT...

PM Stress the Need to Protect Health of Children

...ent victims of senseless and cruel violence." On tackling AIDS, he said there was no more powerful weapon than education and awareness in fighting the disease. "The practice of safe sex is the most important deterrent against this pandemic." Around 10,000 students and 270 delegates from 37 countries are i...

Promising Brain Tumor Treatment In The Offing

... referred to as 'Oncophage' treatment, is aimed at tackling an aggressive form of brain cancer, termed glioma.Scientists at the University of California, are at the helm of this research. The mode of treatment involves isolating a protein gp96 from a portion of a patient's tumor. After breaking down this prot...

Free HIV Treatment to Be Launched for Children

...e minister stated. In addition to the problem of tackling a rise in number of HIV/AIDS cases in the country, the minister said an estimated 60 percent of the people have got tuberculosis due to the reluctance to come forward for treatment leaving them vulnerable to opportune diseases. Besides HIV, India i...

Why People are Addicted to Video Games?

...asked to play different games, including one group tackling "massively multiplayer online" games—MMO for short, which are considered the fastest growing segment of the computer gaming industry. MMOs are capable of supporting hundreds of thousands of players simultaneously. For those playing MMOs, the need for...

Estrogen Curbs Appetite: Research

... leptin, leading the way to a viable// approach to tackling obesity in people resistant to leptin. Their findings were published in the December 31 online issue of Nature Medicine. "We found that estrogen suppresses appetite using the same pathways in the brain as the adipose hormone leptin," said lead aut...

Estrogen Curbs Appetite In Same Way as the Hormone Leptin

...ne leptin, leading the way to a viable approach to tackling obesity in people resistant to leptin//, researchers at Yale School of Medicine report in the online issue of Nature Medicine. “We found that estrogen suppresses appetite using the same pathways in the brain as the adipose hormone leptin,” said lea...

Minister Calls for Action Plan To Solve Man-Animal Conflict

... for an action plan and comprehensive strategy for tackling man-animal conflict. Speaking at a National Workshop// on ‘Human - Leopard Conflict Management’ here today, the Minister - Shri Meena, said that we need to have a re-look at our existing strategies in this regard. He said that man-animal conflict is ...

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