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Alzheimer's Disease Caused By Insulin Increase

...itus, hyperinsulinaemia and insulin resistance are widespread conditions that affect many non-diabetic adults with obesity, impaired glucose tolerance, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension. Our results provide a cautionary note for the current epidemic of such conditions, which, in the context of an aging p...

Encephalitis Spreads to Nepal

...opulation lives in the southern plains. There was widespread criticism of the government in May and June this year for its failure to procure anti-encephalitis vaccines in time. The government then promised that the procurement of the vaccines would be expedited. Radio Nepal quoted the district public health ...

Brain Plays Vital Role In Maintaining Bone Density

...bone structure, he said. Osteoporosis is the most widespread degenerative disease in the Western world. It is characterised by the loss of bone density and consequent structural weakening of the skeleton. Osteoporosis sufferers are highly susceptible to fractures, in some cases leading to severe physical dis...

Dengue fever in Delhi after the Monsoon

...e disease is occurring with increased frequency. A widespread outbreak of disease occurred in Delhi and its surrounding areas during 1996. Similar outbreaks were also reported from the neighboring state of Haryana. In October 1996, a suspected dengue/DHF outbreak was reported from Ludhiana city of Punjab state....

Journal Recommends How To Improve The Performance Of Health Workers

...alth workers. Poor health-worker performance is a widespread problem for // low and middle-income countries. In the current issue of The Lancet researchers had reviewed the existing performances and made recommendations for how high-quality health-worker performance can be achieved. Millions of children and a...

Scientists Have Found A Way To Make Junk Food Healthier

...o be palatable and safe, and as such is already in widespread use by the food industry as a gelling agent, to reconstitute powdered foods, and to thicken the frothy head of premium lagers. Studies have shown that eating high-fibre diets can help reduce the incidence of diseases such as bowel cancer. Good sour...

Hazards of Electromagnetic Fields for children

...e phones away from the head and body. Because of widespread use of mobile phones and relatively high exposures to the brain among children and adolescents, investigation of the potential effects of RF fields on cognition and the development of childhood brain tumors was considered particularly urgent. The art...

People seek reassurance in facemasks following threats of bird flu epidemic

...ion of the virus affecting Asia could trigger new, widespread outbreaks. In a latest news release in Taiwan, the Center for Disease Control said that if visitors from Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam show symptoms of bird flu, such as fever, coughing, or a sore throat, the visitors should immediately...

Tigecycline – New Generation Tetracycline With Broad Spectrum Antibacterial Activit

...nd gram negative bacteria. Following their initial widespread use, a high incidence of tetracycline resistance among many bacteria has led to tetracyclines being relegated to second- or third-line therapy. As increases resistance to tetracycline have developed there are lot of approaches to restore the potentia...

Herbal remedies to be tested by Zambia for AIDS treatment

In response to the global burden imposed by the widespread incidence of AIDS, Zambia has initiated clinical drug trials involving herbal medicines. //It has been estimated that one in every six Zambians are afflicted with the disease. The initiative would focus on the efficacy of herbal remedies in the tre...

UV- Light Tanning As A Type Of Substance-Related Disorder

...chers report. The finding may explain why, despite widespread campaigns to alert people to the dangers of ultraviolet (UV) radiation, many people continue to sunbathe or use tanning booths. The authors conclude that individuals who chronically and repetitively expose themselves to UVL to tan may have a novel t...

Diagnostic Procedure For Tuberculosis Made Easy

...imple laboratory finding and applying it to meet a widespread clinical need. It's just what Alexander Fleming did in 1928 with Penicillin," said Davies Paul Sommerfeld, of the charity TB Alert, said he was "very excited" by the test, but more finance was needed to develop it further. --IANS...

Human Bird Flu Cases Total 130: WHO

...ly have reported human cases of bird flu since the widespread outbreaks began in poultry almost two years ago. ... quickly worldwide, causing millions of deaths and widespread economic and social disruption. br>...

Height of ignorance in people!

...gnorant to the potential side effects. Despite the widespread use of store-bought and prescription painkillers, also known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), this is the first study to look at the characteristics of the population who frequently uses painkillers and their attitudes and behaviour...

Harsh British Winter Could Kill Upto 90,000 Pensioners

...company Scottish Hydro Electric warned of possible widespread damage to the electricity network and has deployed extra engineers into strategic points throughout Scotland, including the Western Isles. Conservative leader Michael Howard accused the Tony Blair government of 'inefficiency and incompetence' over ...

More Married Women In India Are Getting Infected By HIV

...ation, low status of women, injecting drug use and widespread stigma and misconception that AIDS only affects men who have sex with men strengthens and perpetuates existing discrimination, the World Bank report stated. The multilateral body is among several global bodies assisting India in tackling the burden ...

Surgeons Not Happy With Treatment Offered To Their Patients

...ion levels much below 20%. In addition, there is widespread disparity in the allocation of health care services to different categories of patients. The quality of care was found to vary over specific geographic locations across the country, with West Lothian scoring highest and the Borders scoring lowest. ...

Widespread Commercialisation Of Human Organ Donation In China

...the issue for a long time, have admitted about the widespread prevalence of such an inhuman act. Despite reports of poor survival rates of grafts transplanted from total strangers (were paid for their donation) and transmission of HIV, such instances of commercialisation of human organs continue to expose the...

Financial Allowances Being Offered To Poor Vietnamese HIV Carriers

...tinence, Being faithful and Condom use) to prevent widespread HIV transmission. Warning notices are also being issued. The main mode of transmission of HIV is through heterosexual contact with more men contracting the disease following sexual intercourse with infected prostitutes or sharing of needles for inj...

Link Between Hepatitis C And Liver Cancer Unraveled By Scientists

...totally unaware of the infection. This facilitates widespread damage to the liver following the initial episode of infection. Under these circumstances, a liver transplant may be the only source of hope left for survival. The currently available therapy with interferon represents the only effective treatment....

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