Parents need to be educated about HPV vaccinations for daughters
London, UK: Parents of young girls may soon be offered the opportunity to have their daughters immunised against a sexually transmitted virus that is the major cause of cervical cancer, the 4th International Conference on Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Medicine heard today (Thursday 30 March). Professor Henry Kitchener told the conference, organised by the Teenage Cancer Trust charity, tha...Simple idea to dramatically improve dengue vaccinations
An innovative new study explains, for the first time, the failure of previous attempts to vaccinate against the four known Dengue viruses, and it suggests a very simple solution ?injecting the four vaccines simultaneously at different locations on the body. A mosquito-born disease, Dengue kills tens of thousands of people per year and sickens 100 million more. Known as "bone-break disease,...Novel therapy combinations gain ground in treating hepatitis
According to recent estimates, hepatitis has become a worldwide health problem, affecting millions of people in the U.S. and abroad. Researchers are experimenting with combinations of anti-inflammatory medicines like interferons to improve hepatitis symptoms. In research presented today at Digestive Disease Week® 2006 (DDW), new combinations of therapies are making significant progress to impro...New study suggests promising drug combinations for sleeping sickness
Results from a clinical trial evaluating new drug combinations for sleeping sickness, carried out by the international humanitarian medical aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), and its research arm, Epicentre, have now been published in the journal PLoS Clinical Trials. African trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness affects many tens of thousands of people each year in sub-Sahara...Failure to meet United Nations sanitation target could affect millions of the world's poorest
Worldwide, billions of people lack access to a reliable source of safe drinking water and basic sanitation facilities. To address the problem, the United Nations established the Target 10 initiative, which aims to halve the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation by 2015. Target 10 was launched in 2000 as part of the U.N. Millennium Devel...Blurb shows that print still captures imaginations
There's no clearer example than . I first discussed Blurb with founder Eileen Gittens when the company was no more than a brief <a href="http://www.office.microsoft.com...When will the Internet be divided among nations?
This fight over ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, is all about a golden key. Without it, the Internet is completely useless. That golden key is a name on the net called a URL. It's all about the master design of a sophisticated key management system so that billions of single domain name identities can offer access to billions of sites...Drug Combinations May Boost Stroke Risk
People who combine different types of serotonin-enhancing medications, such as certain antidepressants and migraine medications, may be increasing their risk of stroke. //The study reports on three patients who developed ischemic strokes related to the use of serotonin-enhancing medications, which include certain antidepressants, anti-migraine drugs, decongestants and diet pills. Ischemic...The Link Between Childhood Vaccinations And Diabetes Questioned
Recent researcher has shown that there is no link between childhood vaccinations and type 1 diabetes.Research conducted // over the past few years has suggested vaccinations that kids get in early childhood to protect them against polio, diphtheria and other diseases might be putting children at higher risk of developing type 1 diabetes. Studies have shown countries where childhood vacc...Research finds new explanations for dyslexia
The dyslexic brain may have problems in forming perception categories for// printed letters and sounds, says a new study. This may lead to the dyslexics finding it difficult to filter out visual disturbances that may obscure the pattern of letters in front of them. The research by the scientists from University of Southern California, US, brings out a new dimension in the nature of the...Myth Of Childhood Vaccinations Linked To Increased Hospitalization Busted
Researchers had shown that the pre-existent belief, of children who had received multiple vaccinations may have to be hospitalized more often for other diseases, is a myth and nothing else. The research report was published in the latest issue of JAMA. During the last 2 decades, more vaccinations have become available and routine vaccination schedules// have become increasingly comple...Breast Cancer Examinations To Be Reviewed In Irish Hospitals
It has now been announced that the British Government would be conducting a separate enquiry into the alleged mis-practices of a consultant radiologist in Ireland. // These clinical decisions by the Irish doctor have come under the scanner and have necessitated the recall of close to 7,000 women to reassess their breast cancer examinations. The enquiry team will be headed by Dr...Occult Blood, Fecal (1-3 determinations)
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