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Poultry Ordered Indoors Following Bird Flu Suspicion In Germany

Reports of positive bird flu infection in wild swans have been reported by Germany and Austria. In response to the H5N1 virus detection, // the German government has ordered that all domestic poultry be moved indoors. Four other European nations have reported outbreaks this week and the disease now appears unstoppable, at least among wild birds. The latest suspected infe...

Spurt in hospital admissions following football shoot-outs

England's loss to Argentina in a World Cup match in 1998 ending with a penalty shootout increased heart attack rates by 27 per cent. The fact that extreme stress and emotion// can cause a heart attack in vulnerable people is known to almost everyone.However, research carried out at the the time of a key football match between England and Argentina during the 1998 World Cup has provided further...

Weight gain following smoking cessation not linked to Leptin

Smoking cessation has often been connected to gaining excess weight. It has been debated for long that this weight gain could be related to the hormone leptin, which regulates appetite and controls// weight. These arguments were based on assumptions that leptin levels were high during smoking periods, thus keeping weight down and after one stops smoking, the leptin levels plummet leading to weigh...

Anxiety following heart attacks not adequately managed

A new study by Ohio State University researchers has shown that patients whocomplain of anxiety after a heart attack are not being managed appropriately.The researchers who looked at an experience of 101 heart attack victims havefound that patients' own descriptions of anxiety after a heart attack and theway it is recorded and treated by their doctors do not match. In the group ofpartic...

Reducing Disabilities By Following A Healthy Diet

Consuming enough dairy products, fruits and vegetables in your daily diet may lower the risk of disability, shows a new study.// Researchers say the findings are important because the number of disabled elderly is expected to triple between 1985 and 2050. Obesity, lack of physical exercise, alcohol consumption, and smoking are modifiable risk factors for disability, but little is known a...

Attention! Spells of momentary blindness following visual disturbance

Emotionally arousing violent or erotic images have been known to cause momentary periods of blindness. It has been demonstrated that there are limits to how much information people can hold in their visual short-term memory // . As a consequence of this, we often miss visual images that pass right before our eyes when we are paying attention to something else. But this is n...

Enhanced Gene Therapy Outcomes Following Latest Revolution And Refinement

Investigators and patients alike look forward to the day when it will be possible to correct the effects of abnormal genes by supplying the body with normal ones. Gene therapy refers to the treatment of a genetic disorder by inserting // normal genes into abnormal cells. The hope is that the transferred genes will cure the basic defect rather than merely alleviating its damage. Getting...

Avenues to opened for medical tourists following relaxation of visa regulations

India has always been looked at by outsiders as the land of mystic magic, serine breath taking beauty, and the harmonious central key to getting in touch with the spiritual side of humanity. However there is more to // this large sub-continent then what meets the eye at first glance that cannot be enjoyed without a real time experience. Tourism has been a thriving business in India fo...

People seek reassurance in facemasks following threats of bird flu epidemic

Although there has been an incredible and alarming rise in human cases of bird flu, causing increasing fear of a global pandemic, there seems to be a strong resolve in the scientific community to combat this impending and much // dreaded pandemic. Concern about bird flu has risen since October 5 when scientists from the U.S. Army and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention repo...

Decline in Paternity Rates Following Treatment for Testicular Cancer

A recent study published in the November issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, shows that paternity rates of testicular cancer patients declined after treatment, and patients treated with the higher chemotherapy dose had the lowest chance of becoming fathers. // Germ-cell testicular cancer is the most common cancer among 20-40 year old men. Many testicular cancer patien...

Death Of Woman Following Family Planning Operation Creates Panic

The shocking report of death of a woman in Gopinathpur village after she underwent a family planning surgery at a primary health center camp has created much panic and confusion in the Kendrapara district. // The victim, identified as Jayanti Mohapatra is said to have been operated (tubectomy) as a part of the health camp, held in Badakula village on Monday. According to the victim’s hu...

Boy Refused Compensation For HIV Infection Following Hospital Admission

The case lodged by a 9-year-old Chinese boy against a local health agency for infecting him with HIV virus has ended up in favor of the health concern // , much to the disappointment of the applicant and his family members. The boy is said to have contracted the virus following a post-operative blood transfusion, in a Beijing hospital (Stomatological Hospital). Red Cross blood center...

Increased Risk Of HIV Transmission Following Vaginal Washing

A ten-year study conducted at Kenya has projected alarming results that the practice of internal vaginal washing among sex workers can increase the risk of contracting HIV virus by a margin of three. // This further moves on to a 4 times increased risk if detergents are used for the same according to Washington University researchers. The results of this research can be found in Aids journal, the...

Men More Likely To Die Following Partner's Illness

Although partner illness can have a profound impact on either couple, men seem to be more vulnerable, according to a recent research // conducted by Nicholas Christakis and his research team from Harvard Medical School. The researchers studied the effects of illness of a spouse on the risk of illness in the other partner in a nine-year study on more than half a million elderly couples...

Death Due To Measles Plummet By About 50% Following WHO Campaign

World Health Organization and UNICEF conducted an international campaign to reduce the number of deaths occurring due to measles//. The results have proved to be very fruitful and they have established a 50% reduction. The global immunization drive was responsible for half a billion children receive vaccinations across the globe. The death toll, which stood at 871 000 a year in 1999,...

Bad Enzymes Found To Enable Brain Recovery Following Stroke

The same enzymes that cause brain damage following an acute attack of stroke could be beneficial some time later. This finding perhaps highlights that effective treatment // of stroke could be possible if administered few weeks following the stroke, instead of the treatment within couple of hours following stroke. Additionally, it could open avenues for the development of novel stroke treatment s...

Paramedics save more lives following unconventional rules

In a study demystifying traditional methods it ahs been found that survival rates following the most common form of cardiac arrest increased three-fold when emergency medical// personnel used a new form of CPR developed at The University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center. Cardiocerebral Resuscitation, is how this new approach is christened and it is dramatically different from guideline-directed C...

Suicide rates affected by following “goth cult

Children or teenagers fascinate by "goths" — a group fascinated by the darker side of human nature have higher incidence of self harm and suicide attempts.// University of Glasgow in Scotland researchers surveyed more than 1,258 young adults several times throughout their teen years. In the study, 53 percent of teens who said they were goths admitted to self-harm, and 47 percent said...

Suicide rates affected by following 'goth cult'

Children or teenagers fascinate by goths — a group fascinated by the darker side of human nature have higher incidence of self harm and suicide attempts//. University of Glasgow in Scotland researchers surveyed more than 1,258 young adults several times throughout their teen years. In the study, 53 percent of teens who said they were goths admitted to self-harm, and 47 percent said...

Large scale culling of poultry effected at Cote d'Ivoire following bird flu outbreak.

Abidjan markets witnessed large scale slaughtering of chicken, after the confirmation of H5N1 bird –flu outbreak in the West African country of Cote d'Ivoire. // Ghana, its neighbour has also imposed a ban on the entry of poultry and poultry products from this part of West Africa. The infected areas have been segregated and no movement is allowed in this restricted zone. ...

Electrosurgery Ensures Integrity Of Cochlear Implant Following Adenoids Removal

Electrosurgery employed in the removal of tonsils and adenoids does not result in a compromise of the integrity of the cochlear implant device//, a new study has found. The findings of the present study could eventually pave way for a safe, maximal pain-free and effective method to remove tonsils and adenoids in deaf children. Cochlear implant (CI) recipients have been discouraged from...

￡300,000 Compensation For Family After Death Of Daughter Following Deliver

Diane Price, mother of two, aged 24 years, bled to death following delivery of a stillborn baby, five years ago. Her family, which was traumatized// owing to the mother’s death, would now be offered a ￡300,000 compensation for the negligent act. Swansea NHS Trust also admitted liability for breach of duty in her case. She was admitted to the hospital when she was 8 and a half-month preg...

Campaign To Create Awareness For Following A stricter Drug Regime For Osteoporosis

Studies show that though it is of common sense that treatment should be continued over a period of time, it unfortunately is not common practice especially among patients suffering from osteoporosis //. The recent studies conducted by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) found that lack of regime to a prescribed therapy is a ‘worldwide problem of striking magnitude’. They warn that if...

Following A Healthy Lifestyle Can Avert Stroke

Giving up smoking, moderate alcohol consumption as well as a good balanced diet can avert strokes in women, a new study has found. The study started in 1993 with over 37,600 women as participants//. All women were asked to describe their lifestyle habits and were rated on a "health index score." The scores ranged from 0 to 20. Generally, the higher the score, the healthier the woman....

Antibiotic Drug Recalled Following Adverse Effects

An antibiotic injection used to treat bacterial infection has been recalled by the Chinese Ministry of Health following reports of adverse drug reaction// to the injection. The injection produced by a company in the eastern province of Anhui has reportedly led to the death of a six-year-old girl from Harbin. The girl suffering from common cold was given an intravenous injection of cl...

Young Cancer Patient to Receive Pension Following Review

A Centrelink decision to refuse disability support pension to a 16-year-old boy with leukaemia has been reversed by the government.// Matthew Pearce hailing from the Perth suburb of Carlisle, was initially refused payment because his condition was deemed not to be permanent. Matthew was diagnosed with leukemia in June. He applied for the pension following the advice of a staff...

Bladder Control following Weight loss in women with Prediabetes

Urinary continence can be reduced through losing weight by dietary changes and increased physical activity in women with prediabetes, which is a condition where blood glucose// levels are higher than normal but have not yet become diabetic. These are the results of a new study that was published in the February issue of Diabetes Care, of women who participated in the Diabetes Prevent...

49 Kazakh Children Infected With HIV Following Transfusion

Around four babies have died in Kazakhstan after they received blood transfusion thought to be contaminated with HIV. Kazakh health ministry said 49 children have been// infected in the last few months in various hospitals in the country. "The ones who died were all younger than two years old," a ministry official told Reuters. Investigations are focused on 13 suspected donors who are...

Improvement Seen in Fetal Survival Following Preeclampsia

Fetal survival following a preeclamptic pregnancy has improved substantially over the last 35 years in Norway, likely due to a reduction in stillbirths// and improvements in clinical management, according to a study in the September 20 issue of JAMA. Preeclampsia (a potentially dangerous condition that may develop in late pregnancy with symptoms that include high blood pressure, fluid...

History of Brain Surgery Now in a 'Grey' Area Following Archeologists Finding

Bulgarian archeologists claim to have excavated fresh evidence supporting the view that ancient men did perform brain surgeries. // The team of researchers led by Georgi Nehrizov claim to have unearthed a skull which appears to date back to the Thracian period which was 4000 years ago. The skull was found during excavations that were being carried out near the city of Svilengrad in Bulgaria....

Hostility breeds against Homeopathy in England following new regulations

Last month, The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency amended licensing rules pertaining homoeopathic medicines//. With the amendment it is now possible to market homoeopathic remedies with licensed labels which describe the name and therapeutic application of remedies in question. This decision created a furore among conventional medical professionals who have written off homoeopat...

China Issues Bird Flu Alert Following Outbreak in South Korea

China has issued an alert in six provinces to step up vigilance following an outbreak of bird flu in South Korea, according to the agriculture ministry.// South Korea Tuesday reported its second outbreak in two weeks,with 236,000 chickens as well as pigs and dogs culled. Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces are all relatively close to Sou...

HIV Patients Have Increased Risk of Pneumonia, Death Following Surgery

HIV-infected patients undergoing surgical procedures may be more likely to develop pneumonia after surgery //and to die within 12 months than those without HIV, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In addition, HIV patients with a preoperative viral load (number of copies of the virus in the blood) greater than 30,000 per millilite...

Patients Dissatisfied Following Closed Reduction Of Nasal Fractures

A report in the January/February issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, finds that nearly one-third of the patients who underwent closed reduction of nasal fractures //reported dissatisfaction with the outcome and said they would consider further surgery to correct their nasal deformities. Closed reduction, the standard procedure to repair a br...

Experts Warn Against Raw Milk Following Rift Valley Fever Outbreak in Kenya

As concern grows regarding the outbreak of the deadly Rift valley Fever (RVF) in neighboring Kenya, experts here have warned against consumption of raw milk. // This is however despite reports that Tanzanian, even borderline areas, is safe from the viral livestock disease. Consumption of raw milk being peddled door-to-door in Arusha by hawkers from Arumeru has been descr...

Poor People Worse Off Following Heart Attack

People from lower socioeconomic backgrounds who suffer a heart attack come to the emergency department more often, are less likely// to be treated aggressively. They have higher mortality rates a year after the attack, says new University of Alberta research that has important implications for access to cardiac care. Dr. Padma Kaul and a group of U of A researchers investigated 5622 p...

90 Brands of Pet Food Recalled from the Market Following Death of 10 Animals

Pet food is in bad light after the death of 10 animals following the consumption of pet food that caused kidney failure. This event has sparked// a nationwide recall of pet food. Veterinary offices have been at their wits end answering queries from owners of pets. Menu Foods Inc., the manufacturers of many varieties of pet food, marketed under several brand names has recalled 50 bran...

Glucose Causes Death of Brain Cells in Rodents Following Hypoglycemic Coma

It was thought that hypoglycemic coma causes brain damage. On the contrary brain damage occurs only when glucose is given to treat the coma//, as discovered by researchers from San Francisco VA Medical Center, during a study on rodents. The study results may have implications on the treatment of diabetics in hypoglycemic coma, though detailed research is necessary before it can be appl...

Australian State Health Official Sacked Following Poisoning Outbreak in Nursing Home

Following a fatal food poisoning outbreak in a nursing home in the Victorian state of Australia, its chief Health Officer has been sacked. // Opposition parties in Victoria have slammed her handling of the poisoning outbreak in which four lives have been lost till now. The state is situated in the southeastern corner of Australia and is densely populated. Liberal Leade...

Pigs Quarantined in US Farm Following Melamine Contamination

The melamine contamination of pet food continues to takes it toll in the US. Now a hog farm in the Stanislaus county in Calinfornia //was placed under quarantine following detection of the industrial chemical melamine in pig urine in the farm. Additional testing was under way to determine if the chemical was present in the meat produced by that farm since April 3, according to the Calif...