AIDS Afflicted Children Abandoned
The UN Childrens' Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that as many as 1,000 children in Venezuela may be infected with the HIV virus. The families of 390 children have abandoned them, and they are forced to fend for themselves. // The country’s Health Ministry sources have revealed that there are over 60 non-governmental organizations in the nation that are contributing towards spreading awarenes...Women Afflicted With Dry Eyes As They Approach Menopause
A survey sponsored by the Society for Women's Health Research has found that 62 percent of menopausal and perimenopausal women suffer from dry eye.// This symptom occurs more in women than in men and is directly linked to the hormonal imbalances in menopause. Some of the changes that occur are like burning, itching or scratchiness, of the eyes, blurred vision and sensitivity to light....Two Die, 55 Afflicted With Gastroenteritis And Diarrhea
Two persons died of gastroenteritis and diarrhoea and 55 others were afflicted with the disease in Chhajli village in the Sunam sub-division //. The deaths of an eight-year-old boy and aged woman and illness of others were reported yesterday amidst apprehensions of an outbreak of cholera. Medical teams were pressed into service today. Civil Surgeon S K Bansal said 4-5 teams...High Court Upholds HIV Afflicted BSF Jawan's Termination
The Delhi High Court today upheld the decision of the BSF to terminate the services of a BSF personnel who was found suffering from 50 percent disability on account of contracting the dreaded HIV ailment. // But the court clarified that the termination was being upheld on the ground that the victim was disabled due to the ailment and not because of his contracting HIV. A Di...Young, Obese Adults Afflicted with Disease of the Old
Acute diverticulitis used to be a disease that was commonly seen among patients older than 50 years old. However it is today now being seen in several obese young adults//, according to a study conducted by the University of Maryland Medical Center's department of radiology in Baltimore, MD. Acute diverticulitis is one of the most frequently encountered acute diseases of the colon and...