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Brain disorders caused by Industrial chemicals

...ultural communities than their counterparts in the urban communities. This was due to the increased level of exposure to pesticides. Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases in adults could also be a delayed consequence of exposure to toxic chemicals.Steps have been taken by bringing abou...

Indian radiologist spearheads cure for osteoarthritis sans surgery

... been affected due to hazardous occupations in the urban environment, coupled with static postures while watching television or using computers for long hours," Vasishta said. Increasing urbanisation and changing lifestyles due to growing consumerism have shown osteoarthritis becoming an epidemic in the ...

Equal Opportunities For HIV-Positive Women Urged

...6,224 non-HIV households spread over the rural and urban areas of six high prevalence states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur and Nagaland. Of the 2,386 positive cases nearly 44 percent were women. The present study reiterates the general perception that women are disproporti...

Prime Minister Calls For Early Warning System On Epidemic Outbreaks

... and senior officials of the ministries of health, urban development, panchayati raj and department of drinking water. The health ministry has also been instructed to issue regular health alerts and bulletins to create public awareness for pre-emptive action at the level of community and households. Manm...

Massive expansion of Anti-AIDS programme in Southern Africa

... expand these life-prolonging interventions beyond urban centres to the all too often overlooked rural communities," Mandisa Kalako-Williams, president of the South Africa Red Cross Society, commented. GY...

Obesity in Delhi school children on the rise

...han the government school students.'28 per cent of urban children have Syndrome X, one step away from diabetes and two steps away from heart disease. Junk food aggravates the problem,' said Dr. Sharma. The World Diabetes Foundation based in Denmark is supporting the Diabetes Foundation of India to carry ...

Emotional Problems Common Among Children With Developmental Disabilities

... were ages 5 years to 19.5 years, from 6 rural and urban regions in Australia, and were followed up for 14 years. Data were obtained from 507 participants, with 84 percent of the initial participants being followed up in 2002-2003. The researchers analyzed various measures, including the Developmental Beha...

Obesity in Teens on the Rise

...s much higher at 20 percent. "About 28.9 percent urban children in India have Syndrome X, which is one step away from diabetes and two steps away from heart disease," said Misra. "These children also have a high risk for development of early heart disease since 13 to 25 percent of them showed high leve...

Scourge of Obesity

..., Japan and some African nations is obese, in some urban zones of Samoa, and 45% among certain demographic groups in the United States, notably among African Americans the number of obese exceeds 75%. Even within China, over 20% of the people in certain cities are classified as seriously overweight. Bo...

New Asthma Medicine Targeting Vulnerable Inner-City Children Tested

... to investigate treatments and causes of asthma in urban children. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. and Genentech, which are providing about $8 million toward the study, are also donating an additional $6 million in medication. The balance of funding will be provided by the National Institute of Allergy and ...

University to Campaign Against Female Foeticide in Punjab

...udents of these colleges will fan out to rural and urban areas to bring the message to the people that female foeticide and drug addiction were causing irreversible damage to the society in Punjab. Source-Newswise...

Sit-Ups and Sundaes Don't Mix: Diet With Exercise Works Best

...dies for fresh fruit and vegetables, or even smart urban planning that eschews fast-food restaurants and builds in walking trails and green spaces, she said. Source-Newswise RM...

When Her Lot is maligned by HER-2, Staying Abreast is Imperative

...r increased to about 80,000 in 2002. In India, the urban areas are portraying a higher incidence of breast cancer compared to the rural areas. What makes HER 2 dangerous and challenging is that the tumors progress at a very rapid rate. The chance of a relapse of the tumor is also very high, enhancing the ...

Decrease in AIDS prevalence rate in Kenya

...ta, according to which, the HIV prevalence rate in urban areas is 9.6 % whereas in rural areas it is 4.6%.A variety of programs like Voluntary Testing and Counseling (VCT) and projects preventing pregnant HIV-positive mothers from passing the virus to their babies, are responsible for this marginal drop sa...

Healthy Lifestyle can Control Diabetes: Wasim Akram

...d: "Recent studies have indicated that children in urban areas, especially in developing countries, are at ...ly due to changing lifestyle, physical inactivity, urban food habits and a genetic predisposition. There is therefore an urgent need to create awareness abou...

Free Medicines, Health Insurance for Poor Soon: Paswan

...to offer health insurance to the poor in rural and urban areas. "In addition to the proposed hike in health allocation, there is the Prime Minister's Relief Fund, the Health Minister's Relief Fund and other contingency funds that can be utilised to provide facilities for the poor," said Paswan. Another...

Delhi CM Launches Health Mission

...n would also focus on improving health services in urban slums. It will receive funds under the National Rural Health Mission (NHRM) from the central government. Source-IANS...

Local Health Care Limited for Rural Children

...ties of the United States are hospitalized in more urban areas, according to a new study //by HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and other authors published in the September-October 2006 issue of Ambulatory Pediatrics. The study, which was led by AHRQ’s Frances Chevarley, Ph.D., analyzed acces...

Obesity – Made in China

...three men and one in eight boys, especially in the urban areas are positively obese. The obesity rate hovered around 9.3% for Chinese male adults with 33.2 percent, depicting the overweight rate. It was also observed that obesity shot up with age, 40 -44 age group being the most vulnerable. It was als...

India may Lose Over $230 bn from Heart Diseases

...he prevalence of coronary heart diseases among the urban population was more than three times compared to t... on physical exercise and growing work pressure in urban setups are contributing to the spread of this menace," he added. He said every year 25,000 coronar...

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