Russia tests HIV vaccine
February 6th, 2012 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 6 (IANS) Russia has successfully completed the first stage of clinical trials of an HIV vaccine, an official said Monday.The State Research Centre for Virology and Biotechnology, Vektor, ... Read more...
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African immigrant girls face sexual mutilation threat
February 6th, 2012 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Feb 6 (IANS/EFE) In Spain, thousands of African immigrant girls are facing the danger of becoming victims of female genital mutilation, an ancestral practice that sub-Saharan immigrants have brought ... Read more...
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HIV drug now available as oral powder for children
January 29th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The HIV drug Viread will now be available in powder form for HIV positive children after its approval by the US Food and Drug Administration ... Read more...
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Mexican swine flu outbreak kills 29, infects nearly 1,500
January 28th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- An ongoing swine flu outbreak in Mexico has left at least 29 people dead and nearly 1,500 others infected, health officials confirmed on Saturday. Thousands more are ... Read more...
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28,000 die of HIV/AIDS in China
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:02 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 21 (IANS) A total of 28,000 people died of HIV/AIDS in China in 2011, the health ministry said Saturday.The number of people living with HIV/AIDS rose by 40,000 ... Read more...
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Herb shows promise in counteracting hangover
January 9th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) A compound of an ancient herbal medicine called dihydromyricetin, isolated from the plant Hovenia, counteracts acute alcohol intoxication and consequent hangover, a research team in the ... Read more...
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Faster body metabolism renders TB drugs ineffective
January 4th, 2012 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) Tuberculosis (TB) which becomes resistent to multi-drugs is not caused by irregular doses, as is widely believed, but by speedy drug metabolism, according to a US ... Read more...
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Alcohol consumption drops in Russia
December 29th, 2011 - 8:02 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has seen a fall in alcohol sales over the past two years from 18 liters to 15 liters per capita a year, a minister ... Read more...
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India faces polio threat from Pakistan: Minister
December 20th, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) India faces the threat of importing the polio virus from Pakistan and is taking steps to prevent it, Minister of State for Health Sudip Bandyopadhyay ... Read more...
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‘No study on depression cases in India’
December 16th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) There is no study on whether number of depression cases in the country have increased or not, even as a mental health programme has been ... Read more...
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Margaret Chan is sole candidate for WHO chief
November 22nd, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, Nov 22 (IANS) Margaret Chan, the incumbent chief of the World Health Organization (WHO), has become the only candidate proposed by members to compete for next term of the ... Read more...
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Hundreds form human chain to protest child abuse
November 19th, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 19 (IANS) More than 500 people representing various sections of society formed a human chain here Saturday and launched a signature campaign in Odisha to protest child abuse.Various ... Read more...
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Experts, victims plead for asbestos ban
November 14th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Nov 14 (IANS) International experts at the Second Asian Ban Asbestos Network Conference here Monday highlighted the dangers of exposure to asbestos and the plight of thousands of labourers ... Read more...
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Philippines greets world’s 7 billionth baby
October 31st, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Oct 31 (IANS) The Philippines said one of the symbolic seven billionth babies in the world was born shortly after midnight Sunday in a hospital in Manila, according to ... Read more...
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Antibiotic shows promise in silencing resistant bugs
October 30th, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 30 (IANS) Antibiotics are still the primary mode of overcoming infections but they are becoming less and less effective against bugs causing them, new research says.A University of ... Read more...
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WHO urges sufficient health budgets despite economic plight
October 20th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Rio De Janeiro, Oct 20 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on all governments to keep up sufficient health budgets despite the current economic woes.Speaking at the World ... Read more...
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Cardiovascular diseases to cause most deaths by 2020: Azad
September 28th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Cardiovascular diseases will be the largest cause of death and disability in India by 2020, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said here Wednesday.He said increasing ... Read more...
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Women more prone to heart problems than men: Doctors
September 28th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Women are equally if not more prone to heart attacks even though traditionally they were thought to be relatively immune to cardiac ailments, doctors say. ... Read more...
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Two million die of air pollution each year: WHO
September 27th, 2011 - 5:47 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, Sep 27 (IANS) Two million people worldwide die from air pollution each year, the Geneva based World Health Organization (WHO) has said.According to data collected by the WHO from ... Read more...
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Families refuse polio drops in Bihar
September 21st, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 21 (IANS) At a time when Bihar is on the verge of eradicating polio, more than 400 families here refused to immunise their children against the disease, saying ... Read more...
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India fighting against non-communicable diseases: Azad
September 20th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 20 (IANS) As the UN General Assembly adopted the political declaration on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), India's Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has ... Read more...
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UN commits itself to fighting diabetes, cancer
September 20th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The UN General Assembly has adopted a political declaration on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, heart ailments and cancer which ... Read more...
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Most Delhi slums without proper toilets: Study
August 30th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Most slum dwellers in Delhi do not have access to household toilets, while the community toilets are in a pathetic condition, a World Health Organization ... Read more...
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Now, treat chronic migraine with Botox
August 30th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) The anti-ageing drug Botox was until now an answer to your beauty concerns, but now the treatment can also benefit sufferers of chronic migraine, a neurological ... Read more...
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Lead poisoning in developing world alarming
August 15th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 15 (IANS) Children living near battery manufacturing units in the developing world had 13 times more lead traces in their blood than US children, says a new study ... Read more...
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WHO raises alarm over nutrition
August 9th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Millions of children dying or falling ill due to malnutrition in the Asia-Pacific region is leading to dire socio-economic consequences, the World Health Organization (WHO) ... Read more...
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Depressed? Be kind, compassionate
July 31st, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 31 (IANS) Rather than taking anti-depressants, people suffering from depression have an inexpensive way out - practising acts of kindness and compassion, new research claims.Acts of ... Read more...
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‘Good’ cholesterol drug may help diabetics
July 19th, 2011 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 19 (IANS) A drug designed to improve levels of "good" cholesterol may also help control blood sugar in diabetics who are on cholesterol-lowering drugs.
Researchers stumbled on this ... Read more...
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Unusual genes behind schizophrenia identified
July 11th, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 11 (IANS) Scientists have stumbled upon unusual genetic configurations that explain why more schizophrenic patients tend to have them than normal people.
'De novo' mutations are genetic errors ... Read more...
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Bollywood celebs slam Azad’s comments on MSM
July 5th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Bollywood celebrities like Celina Jaitley and Onir, who are quite vocal about supporting India's gay community, are shocked at Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's comment ... Read more...
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Diabetes affects about 350 mn adults globally
June 26th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 26 (IANS) The number of adults with diabetes reached a staggering 347 million in 2008, more than double the number in 1980, according to a major international study.Diabetes ... Read more...
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WHO panel sees potential link between cell phones, brain cancer
June 1st, 2011 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An expert panel by the World Health Organization (WHO) has established a potential link between the use of mobile phones and brain cancer, the organisation ... Read more...
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Today is ‘World No Tobacco Day’
June 1st, 2011 - 1:46 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Today, 31st of May is the ‘World No Tobacco Day’. This day has been specially earmarked to spread awareness about the negative effects that arise in ... Read more...
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‘Small pox virus may become poor man’s atom bomb’
May 28th, 2011 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 28 (IANS) The resolution by the World Health Organization (WHO) to hold on to the two last known remaining stocks of the smallpox virus for "crucial research" raises ... Read more...
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At least 2 deaths and over 200 cases of E. coli in German outbreak
May 27th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by BNO News
BERLIN, GERMANY (BNO NEWS) -- With over 200 cases in Germany due to an E. coli outbreak, the European Commission's Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed identified organic cucumbers from two ... Read more...
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