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Malaria Epidemic Forces Assam Rebels Out Of The Jungle

...e out of their hideouts. "We are keeping a close watch on hospitals where we suspect ULFA cadres hit by malaria have been admitted for treatment," said a senior police official. At least 90 people have died of a malaria epidemic in Assam since the disease struck the state last month. The ULFA, fight...

Tequila-The Real Stuff or Not

...d in other countries outside the strict regulatory watch of the Mexican government, Lachenmeier says. Using ion and gas chromatography, scientists analyzed 31 tequila samples of the 100 percent Agave category and compared the results to 25 mixed-tequila samples. The pure Agave tended to have significantl...

New Technique Destroys Kidney Tumors By Freezing Them

... the course of about 30 minutes. "We can literally watch the evolving ice-ball grow from the cryoprobes and encompass the tumor. The freezing temperatures destroy the tumor cells and, based on short-term follow-up, results in complete destruction of the tumor in over 95% of cases," said Dr. Atwell. Howe...

Image-Guided Biopsy Can Alter Clinical Decisions In Kidney Patients

...ng guidance (either ultrasound or CT) allows us to watch our needle as it enters the mass, decreasing the risk of damage to adjacent structures and ensuring that we are sampling the correct tissue," said Katherine Maturen, MD, lead author of the study. According to the researchers, these procedures are p...

Safety Measures Pose an Added Expenditure for the Airlines

...s that it can check their names against government watch lists. But the airline is doubtful whether it will be able to shoulder the cost of the new safety measures....

Reliability of Pacemakers and Defibrillators to be Improved

....S. Food and Drug Administration has increased its watch of such heart devices. Maisel’s study found the annual replacement rate for pacemakers in the United States due to malfunction was 4.6 per 1,000 implants. For defibrillators, the rate was 20.7 per 1,000 implants. The annual replacement rate for pac...

Australian Kids High On Television And Low On Sleep

...y spend in front of the television. Children who watch TV or indulge in video games are more likely to be...ology as the culprit. Although girls were found to watch less TV and play less video game compared to boys of their age, they were more likely to use the Int...

Watching TV Blamed for Weight Gain

...alled on the Government to recommend that children watch less than two hours of television a day. According to him the lack of Government guidance on this is one of the biggest problems with the obesity issue....

Chirps of Wisdom: Taking a Leaf out Of Vietnam’s Bird-Flu Sag

... in the past few years I've learnt a lot and now I watch the news to see where else it's spread." So what are the lessons that other countries can learn from Vietnam? How did farmers like Mr Danh manage do to get rid of bird flu - and can poultry producers in Europe, with their huge bird farms and modern...

Viewing TV During Lunch Affects Children's Food Intake

...chtime, ate comparatively less if they are made to watch TV shows. Dr. Lori Francis, assistant professor of biobehavioral health and first author of the recently published paper on the study, "The study shows that TV viewing can either increase or decrease preschool children's food intakes and suggests th...

Teething Problems – Fight Sugar For Children’s Dental Healh

...esenting AAPD "Most parents know that they need to watch what their kids eat and make them brush regularly. Unfortunately, many are not aware that letting kids sip on sugary drinks for hours or putting them to bed with a bottle of milk can be just as harmful. These habits can expose teeth to sugar for exte...

Living In The Past Indicates Dissatisfaction With Present

...rent affairs. "Old people should read a newspaper, watch the news, make dates and then discuss it all." However, old stories should not be lost under any circumstances. "Young people should ask older people to write down their experiences and impressions," advises Lehr. After all, telling old stories f...

Bangladesh Bans the Import of Indian Chickens Due To Fear of Bird Flu

...virus. Health ministry official said that a close watch on the borders and within the country was kept to monitor all poultry farms. He said that so far there is no sign of any outbreak of bird flu. Bangladesh has about 150,000 poultry farms with an annual turnover of $750 million dollars. Despite all the...

Reminiscing Into The Past Makes You Dissatisfied With The Present

...rent affairs. "Old people should read a newspaper, watch the news, make dates and then discuss it all." However, old stories should not be lost under any circumstances. "Young people should ask older people to write down their experiences and impressions," advises Lehr. After all, telling old stories f...

Older Women Who Are Avid Watchers of the Tube Have Cognitive Difficulties

...iversity// of New York said that elderly women who watch daytime soap operas and talk shows are more likely to suffer from cognitive impairment. Researchers do not point out that TV watching is the sole cause of weak brainpower and that another explanation might be at work. But there is a definite lin...

Deadly 'abortion pill' takes two more lives

...The Food and Drug Administration warned doctors to watch for a rare but deadly infection previously implicated in four deaths of women who had taken RU-486. In the four California cases, the second course of pills was administered vaginally, an "off-label" use that studies have shown to be effective and ...

Good news for kids in love with TV: it may not cause kids' attention disorders

...overly active children are more likely to let them watch TV to give themselves a break, and not that TV itself leads to attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. The results were made following data from a survey of parents and teachers of 5,000 U.S. children over a two-year period, to determine ...

Avastin, anti-Cancer Drug leads to Blindness and Other Complications

... the patients, said that doctors should keep close watch for the syndrome in patients whose blood pressure rises during treatment with Avastin. This results in the lesion formation in the brain which resembles a stroke leading to permanent vision loss and other complications if not treated immediately. T...

Mind your looks for Bush visit, as world is watching

...ook right was important, it was equally crucial to watch every word. According to sources, the officer sai... better trained". "They would be keeping a close watch on our work so we must do our job well and ensure no complaints are made against us." The American...

Haryana Denies Bird Flu Infection

...ion. With the Government officials keeping a close watch over the bird flu situation in India, bird flu is unlikely to occur in a state, which is fully prepared to manage the bird flu crisis....

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