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International community warns India on HIV situation

The International Community has warned India that it is time to treat the HIV situation as a national emergency. Experts attending the Peoples Health Assembly at Dhaka, Bangladesh , have cautioned India not to be complacent about the looming HIV crisis in the country. Rebuffing the optimistic statement of Union Health Minister, Dr.C.P.Takhur, the experts said if corrective measures are no...

South Africa dilly-dallying on AIDS situation

South Africa, which is now the third most affected country by the AIDS virus, HIV, is in an unenviable position. One in every five South African is HIV positive. If this isn’t enough, the government is in the midst of a major controversy, as it refused a huge consignment of one million AIDS detecting kits free of cost estimated around seven million U.S. Dollars. Earlier last year the Sou...

Bird flu situation grave, but neighbours hushing it up: says Turkey

In a new twist to the tale of bird(flu) the country in question, Turkey has pointed out that its neighbouring countries are trying to// cover up the issues. They say that those countries are hiding outbreaks of bird flu, complicating the fight against a virus that has killed four Turkish children. In the words of the Agriculture Minister Mehdi Eker, “It is unofficially know...

Handy Touch - A Wand to Bust Stressful Situations

A path breaking study by Neuro Scientists has revealed that a Husband’s comforting touch can be a perfect stress buster to married women. // According to the study, those who establish instant communication by reaching out and touching their husband’s hands, feel immediate relief. A handy tip on how human touch can alleviate stressful situations, even threatening ones! A note-worthy fea...

Why Are Some People More Depressed Than The Rest When Faced With Similar Situations?

Australian researchers suggest that the answer to the question may lie in one’s genetic make up. They said that some people are genetically predisposed to develop// depression when confronted with stressful life events such as a marriage breakup. The researchers found the influence of adverse life events on the onset of depression was significantly greater for those who inherited a short...

56 New Dengue Cases; Delhi Govt. to Review Situation

More people reported sick with the dengue virus Monday with 56 fresh cases being admitted to city hospitals, taking the total number to 941, and the Delhi government called an// urgent meeting to review the situation. Of the 56 new cases, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) reported 41, taking the total number of patients there to 173. Of the 941 infected w...

Look Out for ICE in Emergency Situations

ICE is a new concept catching up fast in the West. With the tremendous growth in mobile revolution, large numbers of population carry mobile phones with hundreds of names and numbers stored in its memory but yet nobody, other than the users, know which of these numbers belong to the near and dear. In case they (the mobile users) are involved in an accident or had a heart at...

Bird Flu: Bangladesh Situation Serious, Indian on High Alert

The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned against the bird flu situation in Bangladesh and said it is "serious". The country needs a long term strategy to control the deadly H5N1 strain, the FAO said. Though no cases of human infection have been reported in Bangladesh, some 157,000 chickens have been culled and 1.5 million eggs destroyed as the virus sp...

DelSite Working Toward Solving Delivery of Influenza Vaccine in Pandemic Situations

IRVING, Texas, Officials of DelSite Biotechnologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carrington Laboratories, Inc. said the company's novel powder-based vaccine delivery technology may solve most of the key obstacles that delay influenza pandemic preparedness which were discussed by experts at the worldwide "Options for the Control of Influenza VI Conference" held in Toronto, Canada l...