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Tag: "winter" at medical news

WHO Warns That Bird Flu Virus Could Mutate Anytime

...006. // Since the human infections have peaked in winter and spring months, the WHO also warned that the same could happen towards the end of this year or early next year. "If this pattern continues, an upsurge in cases could be anticipated starting in late 2006 or early 2007," the WHO said. "Moreover, the...

Role of Vitamin D in Preventing Cancer

... the sun's UVB rays for short periods of time. But winter season and application of sunscreen blocks vitamin D production by more than 90 %. On the other hand unprotected sun exposure helps the body to make vitamin D, but it also increases the risk of skin cancer. Multivitamins generally provide 400 IU of v...

Footwear The Hot Pick Of Summer Fashion In The West

... summertime freedom. After torturing your toes all winter with high-heeled, pointy boots constricting your feet it's finally time to give them some time on flat ground and your toes a chance to breathe in the spring air,' says Thanga. And thus, shoe stores and shoe garages all over America and some parts ...

Australian Children Not Being Exposed To Enough Sunlight

...s of Melbourne sunlight in summer or 52 minutes in winter outside peak radiation times....

Bird Flu Swan In Scotland Was A Migratory Bird

...hich is a migratory bird, which spends most of the winter in Britain and Europe. The dead swan is the only wild bird in Britain so far to have the H5N1 virus. Scotland's chief medical officer h has asked people to stay calm since the risk of bird flu pandemic is very low. Scientists fear that the virus migh...

Fair-Skinned People Need Minimal Sun Exposure To Produce Vitamin D

...nutes of exposure to the sun even in the middle of winter generated adequate quantities of vitamin D. The researchers used ultraviolet radiation readings from seven cities around the country to calculate how much sun exposure would be needed to produce an adequate dose of vitamin D. Their work was based a...

‘Natural Spring’ Starts A Week Ahead Now Than Before: UNH Scientit

... in the Northeast noted that the average Northeast winter temperature has increased 4.4 degrees Fahrenheit from 1970 to 2000. During that same period, the growing season increased by 15 days and days with snow on the ground decreased by 16. For the coastal parts of the region, sea surface temperatures and l...

'Winter Blues' Treated by Breakthrough Lighting Technology

Almost 10 to 12 million suffer from winter depression, of which 8 to 10 million are females from 17 to 35 years of age.// Current research indicates that the absence of sunlight triggers a biochemical reaction that may cause symptoms such as loss of energy, fatigue, lethargy, decreased acti...

UN Formulates Action Plan for Relief to Recovery in Quake-hit Areas of Pakistan

...on. //The main aim of this plan form the remaining winter month is to improve sanitation and to prevent the outbreaks of diseases in the spring. Commenting on this plan, the UN Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator (RC/HC) in Pakistan, Mr. Jan Vandemoortele said, "In order to avoid a gap between the end of re...

WHO Says Travelers Could Spread Avian Flu in NZ

...rutiny of people showing influenza symptoms in the winter months. ...

PFCAs Detected in the Artic

...cause there are many sources in the home. In the winter of 2002-2003, Harner and colleagues found that there was an increase in the brominated flame retardants in Ottawa. They also found a type of fluorinated polymers known as FOSEs, whose concentrations were 10 to 20 times higher than in the outdoor air....

Schoolchildren Hit By Vomiting And Flu Bug

...with sixty of them being hit by an outbreak of the winter vomiting virus and flu. // About 20 schools in Birmingham, Sandwell and Dudley were closed due to this problem. Staff and children at these schools were suffering from violent vomiting, diarrhoea and high fevers. The illness has affected 106 childre...

Sunny Side Up - Vitamin-D deficiency linked to Schizophrenia

...zophrenia being more common amongst people born in winter or spring. Though it is still a little premature in the day to recommend pregnant women with Vit D supplements , the day might not be far off once this study proves conclusive. Psychiatrist Philip Mitchell, of the University of NSW has expressed int...

Snowmobile accidents, on the rise in Canada

...y. Snowmobiling accounted for 41 per cent of all winter sports-related accidents. The study said that abou...easures due prevent any kind of mishaps during the winter sports. Usually it is the children in the age group of 15 and 19 years are seen in some of the wo...

Pet Dogs Also Require Exercise

...oblems'. Outdoor pets need more calories in the winter to help them stay warm, but Corriveau says indoor ...fewer calories because they are less active in the winter months. A good estimate of what the ideal, or optimal body weight for a dog or cat is the weight the...

Turmeric And Cabbage effective against prostate cancer

...nd abundantly in cauliflower, cabbage, watercress, winter cress, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, kohlrabi and turnips. PEITC and turmeric (curcumin), alone or in combination is very effective in the treatment of prostate cancer in the laboratory mice. Ah-Ng Tony Kong, a professor of pharmaceutics told ...

Soccer club visit to turkey, cancelled

...er clubs, which had previously planned to do their winter training, had selected other venues due to the bird flu scare. Poli Timisoara, Rapid Bucharest, FC Vaslui and Dinamo Bucharest are the four soccer clubs who now plan to travel to Cyprus, Italy and Spain. But Gloria Bistrita, the first division cl...

Cafe Established To Overcome Winter Blues

...cience Museum, which is targeted at overcoming the winter blues//. A dose of light is given to the customers...med at countering the effects produced by the dark winter days in the country. The seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is reportedly afflicting about 500,000 pe...

Ambulance queue before hospitals with emergency patients

... number of patients attending the hospitals during winter has been the cause of delay in attending the patients and assured that appropriate action would be taken to avoid any delay in attending an emergency patient. In some instances there are queues of ambulances lined up before the hospital with emerge...

Enjoy The Winter Season

Experts at the prude university say that the long winter might make people depressed and hence provide them with useful tips that will keep away their winter blues//. Jane Kinyon, a clinical professor in the School of Nursing, reports that it is very commo...

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