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Jaipur Girl’s Rare Feat: The Youngest To Pass Class 12 At The Age Of 1

... of this Rajasthan capital. What has fetched her widespread admiration is that fact that she has never received special guidance or coaching. "She has always been a studious and brilliant girl. Three years ago she cleared her Class 10 exam from open schools with 53.50 percent marks, after which she sought adm...

Merciless Lathi Charge of our Meritorious Medicos

The widespread protest by medical students across the country sho...turn and the student force and resentment can have widespread implication for the future of any government in this country. There are ample examples of this in th...

Even Hospitals Not Drug Proof

... is that there are no national figures showing how widespread illegal drugs are on psychiatric wards. Peter Phillips, a former nurse, found that about 50% of the patients in hospitals admitted to taking illegal drugs prior to admission. Of which about 83%, admitted to drug use on the wards. Chris whose name is ...

Arjun Singh Softens Stand on Quota But says Reservation Irrevocable

... with a balanced solution." Meanwhile there were widespread protests in the country on the issue of reservations and now the IIT’s are also planning to join the protests. The anti-reservation sentiment has engulfed many states and medical students have resorted to various unique ways of protesting. In some ci...

Vermont Witness To A Progressive Health-Insurance Law

...second in the whole of the nation to enable almost widespread health-care insurance// , which will cover nearly 96 percent of its residents by the year 2010. This is definitely relief for the 46 million Americans who are not under insurance cover. With employer insurance cover on the decline and costs of insu...

Pregnancy and Mode of Delivery May Be A Cause For Pelvic Floor Disorders

...ally. Lukacz stressed that there should not be a widespread effort to steer women toward Cesarean sections because of the associated medical and surgical risks that could be life-threatening. “Cesarean section should be a careful decision made between a woman and her doctor where risks to both mother and ba...

Prostate Cancer Risk Linked To Early Estrogen Exposure

...he hormone action of estrogens (xenoestrogens) are widespread in the environment. One of these agents is bisphenol A (BPA), used in the manufacture of plastics and epoxy resins. The United States alone produces over 1.6 million pounds of BPA annually. BPA, which can also leach from plastics when heated, turns u...

New Study Conducted To Evaluate The Success Of The Federal governments Funds For HIV/AIDS

...er the past 10 years, the investigators concluded, widespread adoption of HAART regimens, in addition to prophylaxis, led to at least 3 million years of life saved in the United States. Moreover, since approximately 25 percent of those infected with HIV in the United States are estimated to be unaware of their ...

Sleeping Computers Yield Clues About Genetic Disorders

...ional computers using the EGEE computer network, a widespread European network. (Source: Newswise)...

Number of Children, Teens Being Treated for Mental Disorders is on Rise

...and disruptive behavior disorders. In light of the widespread and growing use of these medications, there is a pressing need to increase and extend the experimental evaluation of these medications in children and adolescents.' (Source: Newswise)...

What to do with the Dead if a Flu Outbreak Happens?

... not prepare people for the emotional toll of such widespread death.’...

Global Threat of Measles Outbreak

...tion. People under 30 grew up when vaccination was widespread and reliable. When the measles vaccine was introduced in the 1960s infants were often made to receive vaccination at 4-6 months of age. However doctors realized that babies at such a young age have lots of disease fighting cells from their mothers,...

Acupuncture to Relieve Fibromyalgia Symptoms

...isabling by many, and is characterized by chronic, widespread musculoskeletal pain and symptoms such as fatigue, joint stiffness and sleep disturbance. No cure is known and available treatments are only partially effective. Mayo’s study involved 50 fibromyalgia patients enrolled in a randomized, controlled tri...

Research Finds, Risk Of Pulmonary Disease Increases With Wrinkled Smokers

...sample had no or very few facial lines, and 25 had widespread wrinkles. Forced expiratory volume in 1 second, which measures lung strength, was significantly lower in those with extensive wrinkling than it was in those whose faces were only minimally lined. And those with lined faces were five times more li...

Only 50% support for kids' hospital at Mater

... that the new hospital comes up at Mater. There is widespread opinion that the whole process began on a wrong note, and now the opposition parties have requested the Health Minister to relook at the issues independently. ...

Depression Could Quickly Grow Into UK’s Biggest Proble

...axpayer’s expense. This would partly be due to the widespread failure to distinguish between depressions as a da...but not pathological. Explaining that there is a widespread taboo about mental illness and a common presumption that people should be able to heal their own min...

Acupuncture Links Positively With Fibromyalgia Cure

...nknown cause, characterized by episodes of chronic widespread aches and pains, fatigue and sleep problems. So treatment generally involves a combination of painkillers, antidepressants and exercise therapy. About 50 fibromyalgia patients participated in the study (for 2 to 3 weeks) conducted by the researcher...

Cancer Drug to Treat Scleroderma Lung Disease

...hird or less of scleroderma affected-patients have widespread disease, while the remaining two-thirds mainly suffer from skin symptoms. If the lungs are affected scarring takes place with restricted breathing because the lungs can no longer expand as they should. Doctors measure breathing capacity with a devi...

Scientists Discover Non-dietary Therapy For Celiac Diseases

...prevent various symptoms and complications of this widespread disease. People with celiac sprue, also called celiac disease, cannot tolerate the protein gluten in their diet. Gluten is present in grains like wheat, barley, and rye. When gluten is ingested by a celiac patient, it sets off an inflammatory react...

Abnormal Abeta - Protein Level in Human Brain Trigger Alzheimer's Risk

...toms, which occurs after Alzheimer's has inflicted widespread and largely irreversible damage to the brain. 'We hope to study whether we can develop ways to identify potential Alzheimer's patients on the basis of a metabolic imbalance between Abeta synthesis and clearance rates,' Bateman says. The test co...

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