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Cell Phones EMF Affects Brain - Study Finds

...e safe rules for the use of this increasingly more widespread device.' (Source: Eurekalert)...

Effect of ADHD Drugs on the Brain - Study Finds

...nts, and comes amidst deep public concern over the widespread abuse of existing ADHD medicines. 'There's been a lot of concern over giving a potentially addictive drug to a child [with ADHD],' says lead author Craig Berridge, a UW-Madison professor of psychology. ‘But in order to come up with a better drug w...

WHO Warns That Bird Flu Virus Could Mutate Anytime

... 2006 or early 2007," the WHO said. "Moreover, the widespread distribution of the H5N1 virus in poultry and the ...m deaths had occurred in people aged over 50. "The widespread distribution of the H5N1 virus in poultry and the continued exposure of humans suggest that the risk...

Bird Flu May Evolve Into More Transmissible Agent In Humans

...nsmissible agent in humans remains high due to the widespread distribution of the H5N1 virus in poultry and the continued exposure to humans // , according to a study by the UN health agency. The overall case-fatality rate was 56 per cent with the highest rate in persons aged 10 to 39 years, according to the s...

Tourists Face Health Risks by Missing Vaccinations

...rvey was conducted on more than 2,200 adults and a widespread ignorance of the necessity of taking medical precautions when visiting tropical countries was revealed. It was found that seventeen per cent of people who did not take vaccinations nor had their child vaccinated were unaware of its need in the firs...

Researchers Warn That Whooping Cough Is Still Very Prevalent

...ldren, has showed, whooping cough to still be very widespread among young children//. Bordatella Pertussis, a bacterium causes whooping cough, which is also known as ‘Pertussis’. This bacterial infection was once a serious killer with reports of almost 100,000 cases a year, before the vaccine was introduced i...

Community Awareness Is Imperative For Eradication Of Rabies

...ed through effective dog population management and widespread immunization programmes // , Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said. First-aid availability, management of animal bites, pre and post-exposure prophylaxis, dog population management and laboratory diagnosis are the aspects to ...

Prion Disease Agent Causes Heart Damage

...cephalopathy, or mad cow disease, which has caused widespread public concern over the last two decades after it has appeared primarily in cattle in England but also in other countries in Europe, Canada, and the United States. Perhaps the number one reason why a disease that infects cows is of such concern to wo...

New Drugs To Combat Mutant Bugs

...resistance to the existing antibiotics, leading to widespread infections, such as MRSA, in hospitals. The new drug Tygacil is said to be very effective against bacteria. Restrictions on its use, put in place by the Scottish Medicines Consortium, indicates that it can be used only as the second or third line...

‘Biofilms’-Clumped Bacterial Slime Cause Ear Infectin

...at bunch into tough biofilms are the cause for the widespread and persistent ear infections// that irritate kids, which supports the idea that using antibiotics against these conditions is pointless. Otitis media, a condition of middle-ear inflammation is the most common reason for children to visit doctor an...

Delhi to get New Dental Centre to Boost Oral Health

...rvey in India supported by Colgate, tooth decay is widespread among 54 percent of 12 year olds, and 63 percent among 15 year olds. Gum diseases are prevalent in 57 percent of 12 year olds and 68 percent of 15 year olds. (Source: IANS)...

Study finds Smoking Mortality Higher Among Lower Economy Class

...rch Chair in health and development. "This means widespread cessation of smoking would do more than anything else to narrow the inequalities in health between rich and poor," says Jha. (Eurekalert)...

New Method For Measuring Dyskinesia In Parkinson's Being Developed

...e physicians will then prepare a teaching tape for widespread distribution to clinicians. The teaching tape will include segments featuring at least four patients at each level of dyskinesia severity. The teaching tape will have an “answer key” — ratings made by three internationally recognized dyskinesia expe...

Boom In Sexually Transmitted Infections In Senior Scottish Citizens

...sing exponentially in over-50s in Scotland causing widespread concern. Official figures reveal that the rate// of sexually transmitted diseases had more than trebled in this segment of the population. Infections like chlamydia and herpes are also rising rapidly in senior citizens in Scotland. Health workers ...

EHRVA Supports EHR Product Certification

...rate EHR adoption. “EHRVA works to encourage the widespread adoption of EHR solutions for the significant value they provide to patients, providers, purchasers and payers,” said Charlene Underwood, EHRVA Chair and Director, Government and Industry Relations for Siemens Medical Solutions. “We support independe...

Health Ministers Conference on July 30

...ts in the state to check mosquito menace following widespread outbreak of chikungunya. "The administration wants to ensure that panchayats are kept in preparedness to initiate preventive measures against communicable diseases like malaria, filaria and chikungunya," he told reporters here. A sum of Rs 8.40 cro...

Electronic Medical Record For Every American by 2014

...oiding duplicate medical tests. Though there is widespread support for a whole scale revamp of medical records to make them electronic, there is still debate about the financial implications of such an endeavor and on whom it will eventually rest. Patient privacy is another cause for concern that figures on ...

Stress Therapy can Restore Fertility: Study

... reduction could restore fertility, challenges the widespread belief that ovulation cessation is caused by a loss of energy associated with excessive exercise or under nutrition. However, Berga said dieting and exercise are common coping mechanisms for women, who suffered from high-levels of stress. Thus, ...

Obese Children Commonly Experience More Growing Pains

...6 years of age has shown that the problem was more widespread than many believed. Dr Evans said, “As many as 37 per cent of young children are affected by growing pains to the point that some are seeing a health professional or taking pain medication, so the community impact of this condition is clear.” She a...

Insufficent Anti-inflammatoy Proteins Leads to Chronic Pain

One of the most common medical condition, chronic widespread pain is often difficult to treat as well as often ...xamined cytokine profiles in patients with chronic widespread pain and found that they had significantly lower levels of the anti-inflammatory cytokines IL-4 and ...

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