April 8, 2008

Dangerous Shortage of Drug for China Hemophiliacs

In it’s efforts to clean up an unsafe blood supply chain, blamed for many HIV infections, China is right now facing a haemophilia drug crisis.
Some

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North Texas Leishmaniasis Outbreak Identified by Dermatologists

Nine North Texas cases of an infectious skin disease common in South America, Mexico and in the Middle East, where it is sometimes referred to as a “Baghdad

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Heart Health Benefits of Estrogen Blocked by Cholesterol Byproduct

Researchers show that a byproduct of cholesterol metabolism interferes with the beneficial effects estrogen has on the cardiovascular system.

This

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Containing Cholera: An Interview

Train health administrators first, says Chennai public health expert Kuganantham.
“There is an urgent need for training Indian public health administrators

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Experts Call for State Subsidy for Cochlear Implants

As per the estimates of the World Health Organization (WHO), there are approximately 63 million people in India suffering from significant auditory impairment.

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A Hospital Error Leads to Patient’s Death


The 54-year-old woman died of a likely embolism on Thursday, two days after undergoing the unnecessary operation, the reports said.

An autopsy was

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Its Heart Rending: Heart Diseases Kill Nearly Two Million Indians

‘Currently India is home to at least 60 million coronary heart patients and nearly two million patients are succumbing to the disease every year,’ renowned

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Job Stress Could Lead to Serious Heart Problems

Generally the medical community has been aware of the adverse impact of stress at work place on one’s heart. The problem could be worse, it turns out.

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Right to Sight - ‘World Sight Day’

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b”The chief handicap of the blind is not blindness, but the attitude of people towards them.

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Coerced Sex Among Young Wives in India

While a survey reveals that coerced sex is the dominant pattern in certain parts of India, a sexologist calls for education to bring about attitudinal changes in the Indian male.

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