Asking women what they want: A step to improve maternal health
August 22nd, 2012 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Was the labour room clean, was the medical staff polite and caring, were the mother and baby looked after properly? These are among questions proposed ... Read more...
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UK: Docs’ ‘basic errors’ killing 1,000 a month
July 13th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new study has revealed that in UK, basic errors by doctors result in the death of almost 1,000 people a month. The London School of Hygiene ... Read more...
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High pollution levels ups heart attack chances
September 21st, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 21 (IANS) Exposure to high pollution levels is not only harmful to overall health, it also increases your chances of a heart attack. But such risk fades after ... Read more...
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Good manners are at the heart of good health
June 7th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 7 (IANS) People with good manners , whether at office or home, are more than twice likely to have a good health, a study has found.Those who are ... Read more...
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Monkeys main reservoir of human malaria in SE Asia
April 8th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 8 (ANI): A study led by an Indian-origin scientist has warned that monkeys infected with an emerging malaria strain are providing a reservoir for human disease in Southeast Asia.It confirmed ... Read more...
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Statins reduce pneumonia death rates: Study
April 5th, 2011 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 5 (ANI): A study by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has suggested that taking statins could help prevent people dying from pneumonia.The researchers found that the ... Read more...
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Heavy drinking in late adolescence linked to long-term alcohol problems
February 9th, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 09 (ANI): Reducing drinking during late adolescence is likely to be important for preventing long-term adverse consequences of drinking, as well as protecting against more immediate harms, says a new ... Read more...
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Why being grossed out by poo is good for you!
January 4th, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 4 (ANI): Imagine seeing maggots. Or worms, or even poo. Disgusted? Probably, but a new study believes that it is good for you to get grossed out by such things.Just ... Read more...
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Doctors to blame for high caesarean rates
October 8th, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 8 (IANS) It's not mothers who are to be blamed for high rates of caesarean births but doctors, says a British study.
A debate has been raging over Britain's ... Read more...
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One degree drop in mercury can bring extra heart attacks
August 11th, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 11 (IANS) A fall in temperature even by a degree on a single day can bring on 200 extra heart attacks, a study says.
Researchers from the London School of Hygiene ... Read more...
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Colder weather ‘increases heart attack risk’
August 11th, 2010 - 10:49 am ICT by ANI
London, Aug 11 (ANI): UK researchers have found that a drop in the average temperature outside is linked to a higher risk of people having heart attacks.They found that each 1 degree ... Read more...
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Alcoholic workers costing Australia $400 mn
August 1st, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Aug 1 (IANS) Colleagues of heavy drinkers in Australia are being forced to do extra work to cover up for their alcoholic co-workers, and this extra labour is costing the economy ... Read more...
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Researchers call for mapping of neglected tropical diseases
July 28th, 2010 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 28 (ANI): Mapping of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is critical to control and elimination efforts, according to a new editorial in an eminent journal.The editorial, "The Global Atlas of ... Read more...
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Key to a longer life is a stroll
July 18th, 2010 - 3:38 am ICT by IANS
London, July 18 (IANS) There is no need to spend hours on a treadmill to become fit, as the key to a longer life could be as simple as taking a gentle ... Read more...
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Taking a gentle stroll for just 30mins daily is the key to longer life
July 17th, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, July17 (ANI): There is no need to spend hours on a treadmill at the gym to get fit, suggests a new study, which found that the key to a longer life ... Read more...
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Simple shot can save lives in accidents
June 16th, 2010 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 16 (IANS) Tens of thousands of accident victims can be saved worldwide every year if they are administered a cheap, widely available and easily administered drug to help their blood ... Read more...
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Vitamin A supplementation ‘does not reduce maternal mortality’
May 5th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 5 (ANI): Vitamin A supplementation does not reduce maternal mortality, a trial in Ghana has shown.The finding contradicts previous findings from a trial in Nepal which showed a 44 percent ... Read more...
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Personal political views shape our interpretation of political messages
April 28th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 28 (ANI): People interpret a politician's statement according to their personal political views, a new British research has revealed.Martin McKee, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and ... Read more...
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Pneumonia vaccine offers protection to HIV patients
March 4th, 2010 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 4 (ANI): A vaccine for pneumonia and meningitis has been found to be effective in offering protection against re-infection in HIV-infected adults, according to a new study.The clinical trial in ... Read more...
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‘Brit Govt could save millions by formally promoting health tourism to India’
January 17th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan. 17 (ANI): The British Government could save tens of millions of pounds and slash the waiting lists if some National Health Service (NHS) patients were treated in India, according to ... Read more...
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Assessment of insecticide-treated net program in Tanzania
January 12th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 12 (ANI): A program in Tanzania, which supplies insecticide treated nets to prevent malaria in pregnant women, successfully delivers the intervention to only 30 percent of women, according to a ... Read more...
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Eat less meat to save Earth and your heart
November 26th, 2009 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 26 (ANI): In a new research, a team of scientists has determined that eating less meat may help save planet Earth, as well as reduce the risk of heart attacks ... Read more...
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Genetic changes blamed for Clostridium difficile infections rise
September 28th, 2009 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 28 (ANI): British researchers have attributed the recent rise in Clostridium difficile infections to genetic changes rather than dirty hospitals.The researchers compared an historic strain and a strain from the ... Read more...
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Swine flu pandemic may spark heart attacks
September 22nd, 2009 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 22 (ANI): Doctors have warned that failure to control swine flu may increase the rates of heart attacks.The caution is especially alarming as the pandemic is predicted to surge this ... Read more...
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UK Govt. awareness program to cut teen pregnancies ineffective
July 8th, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 8 (ANI): A government awareness program in England, devised to cut down teenage pregnancies, drunkenness or cannabis use, had no impact, suggests a study.Lead authors Meg Wiggins of the ... Read more...
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Financial crisis could send suicide and homicide rates soaring: Lancet
July 8th, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 8 (ANI): Financial crisis may turn out to be a major killer, and could send suicide and homicide rates soaring, says a new Lancet study.Researchers at London School of Hygiene ... Read more...
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Britain’s first homoeopathic product’s labelling may be illegal, warn senior scientists
June 10th, 2009 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 10 (ANI): A senior British scientist says that the labelling for the first homoeopathic product to get a licence from the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) should ... Read more...
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‘Developing countries ill-prepared for swine flu outbreak’
April 29th, 2009 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, April 29 (IANS) Low and middle-income countries are less prepared than developed nations to fight an outbreak of swine flu, health experts say."Of particular concern is the ability ... Read more...
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Stay slim, keep our planet healthy
April 20th, 2009 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 20 (IANS) Staying slim is good news for the environment as it helps to keep our planet healthy. Food output is directly linked to global warming, and a leaner population ... Read more...
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Stay slim to save the planet
April 18th, 2009 - 11:04 am ICT by ANI
London, Apr 18 (ANI): Staying slim is not only beneficial for you but it's also good for the planet, say scientists.Scientists at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine's department of ... Read more...
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Leishmania parasites undergo sexual reproduction in sand flies
April 10th, 2009 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 10 (ANI): In a landmark discovery, scientists have found that the parasites responsible for leishmaniasis does reproduce sexually, and that they do it inside sand flies - a natural vector ... Read more...
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No clear evidence that fish oil can ward off dementia in old age
March 9th, 2009 - 11:44 am ICT by ANI
London, Mar 9 (ANI): A new study, conducted by British researchers, has cast doubt on claims that fish oil can ward off dementia in old age.Initially, data from a trial ... Read more...
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Ultra-quick, low cost TB screening system to be launched in India
February 16th, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 16 (IANS) An innovative TB breathalyser, the outcome of an intensive six-year programme, will be ultra-quick and most reliable yet cost effective mode of detecting early stage tuberculosis.The breathalyser ... Read more...
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People with cataract-induced blindness are poorer than those with normal sight
December 16th, 2008 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 16 (ANI): People who have lost their eyesight because of cataract are more likely to live in poverty than those with normal sight, according to a new study.The study ... Read more...
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Pakistan introduces vaccine to protect millions of children
November 1st, 2008 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 1 (IANS) Pakistan is introducing a vaccine that will protect children against the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae type b or Hib and four other common childhood diseases. Hib, that can cause ... Read more...
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