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South Africa to launch massive HIV/AIDS campaign
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 10:39 am
South Africa, which has over five million people with HIV/AIDS, will launch a large nationwide campaign against the disease in April. With a target of reaching 15 million people by 2011, the HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) campaign will be launched April 15 when tests for rape victims, male circumcision and distribution of condoms will be done on a massive scale, the country’s health minister... Read more »
Swine flu probably originated in US, says Mexico
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 12:35 pm
A year after the outbreak of the deadly swine flu epidemic that killed over 14,000 people across the world, Mexico has said it suspects the disease originated in the US. Public health officials in Mexico suspect the disease came from the US when Mexican tourists and emigrants were returning to their country, Jose Angel Cordova, the country’s health secretary said Monday. However, the top health... Read more »
Bird flu still a threat to human health: WHO
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Avian influenza remains a threat to human health despite a decline in cases since a peak in 2006, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned Wednesday. WHO noted that so far this year, 21 human cases of H5N1, including seven deaths, have been reported. “Sixteen of those were in Egypt, including five deaths, four in Vietnam, including one death, and one in Indonesia, who died,” WHO’s... Read more »
Health Care reform Pros And Cons
Monday, March 22, 2010 at 12:53 pm
Health Care reform Pros And Cons: latest news about updates, Asking for the Health Care Reform Pros and Cons: What Does The Health Care Bill Mean to Me? Well for the answers to these query here are some of the basic things you can have with have to know on What Does The Health Care Bill Mean to Me, Followed below will be the list ofHealth Care Reform Pros and Cons so those who are asking for them,... Read more »
Simple lifestyle changes can help you live long
Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 11:24 am
London, March 21: Forget crash diets and obsessive calorie counting. A new study shows that it takes only slight changes to your eating habits to improve your long term health. Cut back on the number of times you shake the salt cellar or grind your salt mill. A healthy adult intake is 6 grams, so even the smallest reduction has an impact on your health. Research shows that dropping your salt intake... Read more »
Apollo plans 32 new hospitals in two years
Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Hyderabad, March :India’s largest private healthcare provider Apollo Hospitals plans to set up 32 new hospitals in the country over the next two years. While 11 new hospitals will come up in the next fiscal year, 20 more centres will open in 2011-12, Apollo chairman Prathap C. Reddy told reporters here Thursday. The chain, which plans to add 1,500 beds in the next fiscal, will open its 52nd... Read more »
Smoking may impair women’s cognition
Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Washington, March 20 :Men and women with a history of alcohol abuse may not see long-term negative effects on their memory and thinking but female smokers do, a new study suggests. In a study of 287 men and women ages 31 to 60, researchers found that those with past alcohol-use disorders performed similarly on standard tests of cognitive function as those with no past drinking problems. The findings... Read more »
Genetically modified mosquitos may help fight malaria
Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 5:38 pm
London, March 20 : Japanese scientists have developed a genetically modified mosquito that vaccinates as it bites and could help prevent the spread of malaria. The research team has created an insect producing a natural vaccine protein in its saliva, which is injected into the bloodstream when it bites. The “prototype” mosquito carries a vaccine against Leishmania, another potentially... Read more »
Now, a gel to end misery of cleft palates
Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 5:38 pm
London, March 20 :Oxford scientists have developed a gel that may soon heal the misery of cleft palates in kids. Although they can be corrected through surgery, those most severely affected can suffer problems with their speech and appearance for years to come. According to researcher David Bucknall, the gel is “significantly better than anything we can do now”. The gel is similar to the... Read more »
Face masks, hand hygiene curb spread of flu
Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 10:37 am
Ordinary face masks and hand hygiene can cut down the transmission of infections during flu season, a new study shows. Researchers from the University of Michigan School of Public Health, (UMSPH) led by Allison E. Aiello, recruited more than 1,400 college students living in university residence halls during the 2006-2007 influenza season. Participants were assigned to one of three groups: those who... Read more »
