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Cervical Cancer Vaccine Twice As Effective Before Onset Of Sexual Activity

The cervical cancer vaccine, Cervarix, appears to work best in young girls aged 10 to 14, according to its manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). The vaccine targets the human papilloma virus, which has // been implicated in cervical cancer. And although it works pretty well in the 15-25 age group as well, the immune response in young girls was twice as high as that found in this group. Thi...

Inadequate labeling in sandwiches sold at UK supermarkets

As per an accusatory report by a consumer group UK supermarkets have been exposed due to inadequate nutritional labeling.// The claims made by the group include that UK supermarkets and high-street stores bulk out the chicken in pre-packaged sandwiches with a combination of water, starch and preservatives while boosting flavour with chicken stock and artificial flavorings. The...

Nature Cures The Best, Say WIC Clinic Clients

Under nourished Latini Children in WIC Clinics, belonging to the low income group are often administered with herbs by care givers for common // ailments like colds, rash, stomach aches , according to the findings by Penn state researchers.. Approximately 48% of Latinos used herbs for common ailments while 31.4 % of non Latinos in WIC clinics, also used herbs during their childhood i...

Bone Density Can Be Beefed Up With Twice-a-year shots

Boston - Make no bones about it – For those troubled with low bone density, now you can do something concrete about it. According to a study, Amgen Inc.'s experimental drug Denosumab taken twice a year can rejuvenate the density of bones present in the spine. // The New England Journal of Medicine has reported the effect of this drug after two years of use and observation, which has for...

Sandwich Royale, Adorns Shelves of Selfridges in London

Selfridges can now boast of a hugely expensive sandwich, which true to its name can cause a potential customer, to feel sandwiched between its capacity// to create more pocket space on the one hand, and be a taste buds tickler on the other! This famously rich sandwich, meant perhaps only for the rich and famous, will make it’s consumer rich by 2000 calories. Well, as they say, you wi...

An infected worker of as sandwich chain spreads it!

According to federal health officials reports a single employee of a sandwich chain joining work early after suffering from a stomach virus infected more than 100 // office workers who ate party-sized submarine sandwiches last year. The cause of infection as per the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was a a norovirus passed on to three separate office parties in Kent Count...

Proposal to revamp WIC food package

Park Ridge: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made available a proposal to revamp the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program// for Women, Infants and Children, called the WIC in short. The USDA's proposal will look at reducing the quantity of eggs, milk and juice that form a part of the food packages. The proposal has indicated that the monthly quota for eggs be broug...

Think Twice Before Punishing Unruly Kids

If you are thinking of punishing your unruly kids for rule-breaking, stealing, lying and disobedience, think twice because you could just be penalising yourself!// Psychologist David Hawes and his colleagues at the University of New South Wales evaluated a child-management training programme and found that four-year- to eight-year-old boys who have "callous-unemotional" (CU) temperam...

Trail Users Twice as Likely to Get Enough Exercise

People who walk, bike or hike local trails at least once a week are twice as likely to get the recommended amount of daily exercise as those who rarely hit the trails, a new// study concludes. Yet nearly half of those who didn’t use the trails said they would be in favor of more public places to exercise, and many even said they would be willing to pay more taxes to build more trails...

Dairy Farmers, Cheesed Off Over Revenue Loss from WIC Program

Many dairy farmers, are perturbed because of the government’s move to buy lesser stock of dairy products from these farmers.//The government, intends to acquire more agricultural products in order to provide low income group families more veggies to balance their nutritional requirements. The Department of Agriculture has decided to add vegetables, fruits and whole grains to the Women...

Once-daily Nevirapine Has More Side-effects Than Twice-daily Dose

Once-daily nevirapine (Viramune) is associated with a higher risk of rash, leading to treatment discontinuation or interruption//, than twice-daily dosing of the drug, according to Canadian research published in the January edition of HIV Medicine. The investigators also found that individuals who took nevirapine once daily were more likely to experience liver complications than patients...

Think Twice Before Loading on Vitamins, Say Experts

Too much of a good thing can actually kill you. Scientists seem to have proven this adage, at least in the case of vitamins. // Researchers who published their findings in the Journal of the American Medical Association, have revealed that taking vitamin supplements like those of A and E as well as other anti-oxidants like beta-carotene, to improve your health, can actually increase...

Sex Offender Honored Twice by Texan Lawmakers

There were a lot of red faces among Texan lawmakers on Friday as they learned that a Fort Worth doctor, twice honored as the "doctor of the day," was a registered sex offender and convicted of an illicit relationship with a 17-year-old. The "doctor of the day" is on call to assist legislators, their staff members and the public with medical needs. Dr. Nilon Tallant, 75, was...

Zeta-Jones is 'obsessed' With Smoked Salmon Sandwiches With Crushed Potato Chips

Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has revealed that she has weak moments when it comes to food, for she is 'obsessed' with smoked salmon sandwiches with crushed potato chips . Speaking, at a press conference for her new film 'No Reservations', the actress said that it is one of her 'comfort foods'. "This sounds so crazy but I'm obsessed with smoked salmon sandwiches on grou...

Pre-packed Sandwiches Saltier Than Crisps

Pre-packed sandwiches bought from shops contain as much salt as seven bags of crisps. Many a times it has more salt than an adults daily dose requirement . The survey was conducted by the Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH), an alliance of doctors and scientists that lobbies the food industry to use less salt. They surveyed 140 readymade sandwiches made for BBC and found that...