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Two Sessions Of Exercise A Week Could Help Elderly Patients

Researchers studied men and women, 60 to 96 years old, who suffered from loss of body mass and strength, otherwise known as sarcopenia.// The individuals trained for eight to 12 weeks and showed an average increase in muscle strength ranging from 113 percent to 174 percent. A recent study shows older people can minimize muscle loss by incorporating a weight training routine into their lif...

Rhode Island legalizes use and possession of Marijuana

Rhode Island is situated in the heart of New England and the Rhode Island House and senate has passed the bill giving permission to patients with cancer, multiple sclerosis, AIDS and other chronic // diseases the use and possession of Marijuana to ease pain in these patients. The new bill allows patients to have possession of Marijuana under medical prescription, as earlier the possessi...

AIDS Organization Invited To UN Special Session By S.A

The South African government has invited a representative of the Treatment Action Campaign, to be part of the official country delegation to the U.N. General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS in May.// Sibani Mngadi, the Health Ministry spokesman told press that he hopes that this invitation to join the official South African delegation to the United Nations will resolve a dispute...

Brainstorming session for Bihar legislators on AIDS

Alarmed by the rising cases of HIV positive patients in Bihar, a high profile meeting of members of both the houses of the state legislature and those connected// with AIDS awareness programme has been called to discuss ways and means for a more forceful drive against the dreaded disease, official sources said today. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will inaugurate the day-long brainstormin...

New Law On HIV/AIDS To Be Implemented At The Monsoon Session Of Parliament

The monsoon session of Parliament is to pass a law that would protect HIV/AIDS patient's rights to privacy, work, and admission in a hospital, along with the right// for a woman with the right to seek an HIV test from a prospective groom before marriage. India is supposedly the country with the highest number of HIV/AIDS patients reportedly around 57 lakh in the world and this bill is...

Saddam to Miss Court Session for Health Reasons

Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein will miss the court session of his trial Monday due to his deteriorating health condition as a result of a hunger strike, a court// source said. "Saddam will not come to today's session because of his severe health condition after he was hospitalised for mounting a hunger strike for more than two weeks," a source at the Iraqi Criminal Court told D...

Yoga Session at North Carolina State University

The Hindu Students Council chapter at North Carolina State University held a prayer and yoga session during the weekend . "It's a concentrated dose of culture, friendship and a lot of learning together," said Kanchan Banerjee, founder of the first chapter of the Hindu Students Council, after the event Saturday. It has been 17 years since the Council first organised the...

Love Says Chanting Helps Decides About Cobain's Possessions

Rocker Courtney Love revealed that she chants as she decides what to do with her late husband Kurt Cobain's possessions. Chanting is used by many Buddhists celebrities including Tina Turner to help her overcome sorrow and be happy. Love reportedly wrote on her website: "I chanted two hours tonight and really thought about where the money should go." She is dec...

Al Gore's Son Charged With Possession of Controlled Substance

Former US Vice-President Al Gores son has been charged with two felony counts of possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanour charges of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and possession of marijuana, and a speeding infraction in connection with the pull over of his vehicle on July 4. A law enforcement source revealed on Friday that 140 Vicodin pills...