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Personal Disclosure by Physician may Harm Patients

... about their own family members, health problems, travel experiences and political beliefs. University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry investigation has found these personal disclosures have no demonstrable benefits and may even disrupt the flow of important patient information. The investig...

Thrombosis Risk in Travel Lasting Over Four Hours is Higher: WHO

...hrombo-embolism (VTE) approximately doubles after travel of four hours or more. In a research study of global hazards of travel, the WHO, however, says that the absolute risk of developing VTE, if seated and immobile for more than four hours remains relatively low at about 1 in 6000. According to the s...

Pakistan to Launch World's Biggest Anti-measles Drive

...he UN World Health Organisation. Volunteers will travel to schools and Islamic seminaries known as madrassas to give children the measles jabs, while government-run clinics will be also be used as vaccination centres. Medics will make special plans to reach isolated mountain and desert communities. "T...

Cancer Deaths of Rural Men on the High

...Australians in remote communities cannot afford to travel to major population centers for treatment," Professor Olver said. "Secondly, we need a series of regional cancer centers that could be based around where there are already radiotherapy services. We've got to push the expertise out into the country....

Presidential Commission Wants Proper Care of Wounded Soldiers at Their Homes

...tients to receive care at home rather than have to travel to a veterans hospital. If were patient-centric, we should allow the transition of that patient to occur, Mr. Buyer said. The commission, led by Donna E. Shalala, a Democrat and former secretary of health and human services, and Bob Dole, the Rep...

Dutchman Rebuilds Noah's Ark to Spread His Faith

...ook a few days out from their holiday in Sweden to travel over a 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) the Netherlands especially to see Huibers' ark. "The idea that a man could make an ark, I wanted to see it," Donna Hiesew from Pennsylvannia explained. She said the visit had reinforced her faith. "I can't ex...

Asian Workers Race Against Clock to Avoid Prison

...bt, to the agency who recruited them and for their travel costs to the UAE. Raju is typical. He told AFP he would prefer to commit suicide rather than return to his home, the Indian state of Rajasthan, where he owes the agency money and can't even move back into his house which he rented out to try to mak...

IVF Tourism Marred by Ethical Differences in EU

... University of Ghent, Belgium, thousands of people travel between European countries each year, seeking to take advantage of more liberal fertility laws or cheaper treatment prices. 'The number of movements is increasing because people are more used to traveling and are more informed about policies in other...

DelSite Working Toward Solving Delivery of Influenza Vaccine in Pandemic Situations

...the time, it took only six months for the virus to travel from China to the U.S. With today's faster transportation systems allowing 1.2 million people to enter the U.S. each day, it is anticipated the virus would spread much faster. For containment of disease, a massive and expeditious vaccination program,...

NASA Gets Ready To Address Tough Questions

... radiation astronauts can be exposed to from space travel (No more radiation than the amount that would increase the risk of cancer by 3 percent over the astronaut's career) and the number of hours crew members should work each week (No more than 48 hours). But on other topics -such as steps for disposing...

More Than a Toothache

...ccess is worst in rural areas, where some families travel hours for dental care, Tinanoff says. In the Maryland General Assembly this year, lawmakers are considering a bill that would set aside $2 million a year for the next three years to expand public clinics where dental care remains a rarity for the poo...

Thailand Unfazed As US Worries Over Copyright Violations

... on obtaining cheaper drugs. Mongkol would again travel to Washington on May 21 to explain Thailand's position to US lawmakers and other government agencies, according to official sources. In an annual report released this week, the US trade office said it was concerned by "an overall deterioration in t...

Irish Teenager Fights for the Right to Abort

...or in its early stages. Around 7,000 Irish women travel to Britain each year for an abortion. The case continues....

Childhood Strokes Linked to Whiplash, Other Traumatic Injury

...ad to small tears, which generate blood clots that travel to the brain and cause a fourth of all strokes in children, Jordan says. A common cause of such stroke-inducing neck trauma is whiplash sustained during a car accident. Other causes include injuries from high-contact sports. Symptoms of neck trauma ...

Pregnant Irish Teenager Wins the Right to Abort

...information about foreign abortion services and to travel for abortions in Britain. An estimated 7,000 women travel outside Ireland each year to terminate unwanted pregnancies. But Miss D has been in the care of th...

Mumps Breaks Out In Canada

... has now found its way into Canada. 'It's global travel compounded with vaccine refusal,' he stresses. Dr. Rau is of the opinion that it's difficult to predict how long this disease will last and how far it will spread. About 30 per cent of people who have the mumps show no symptoms. 'It definitely se...

New Food Allergy Clinic Opens at University of Michigan Health System

...e-pressure rooms to ensure that food smells do not travel throughout the clinic, and an educational room with access to specialized information. Nutritionists who specialize in food allergies will assist families in devising menus to prevent allergic reactions....

Out of Reach may Not Always Save You from Catching Cold

...led the myth that viruses emitted from humans only travel a metre in the air. Professor Morawska and a te...r was droplets drying in the air. "A droplet can travel for 10cm before it dries in the air, it doesn't immediately fall to the ground, she said. Professo...

Strife in Kashmir Drives Thousands to Psychiatric Wards

...agar. Farooq hails from Anantnag town and has to travel daily to Srinagar to attend office. Though frisking for him is now routine, he has been taking medicines for anxiety for the past 10 years. Psychiatrists in Kashmir have long been asking for better medical facilities to treat mental illnesses. Apar...

DiCaprio Bites Back Over Eco 'Hypocrisy'

...en a commercial flight from New York. "I try to travel commercial as much as I can," he said. DiCaprio later came back to the reporter, saying that he was irritated with the media for going after prominent environmentalists such as former US vice-president Al Gore (whose own film on global warming An Inc...

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