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Transfusions infected some Pakistani children with HIV-Report
According to Pakistan’s health ministry, it was investigating a report that 10 children had been infected with H.I.V. after receiving blood transfusions. The children have thalassemia, a disease of the blood that requires regular transfusions, and reports of the H.I.V. […]
Obesity reduces life span by 8 years – study
Obesity and extreme obesity can reduce life expectancy by up to eight years and deprive people of as much as 19 years of good health, according to a study recently published. The research – a mathematical model based on US […]
Cases of influenza predicted to increase: CDC
TAIPEI, Taiwan – With this week’s sudden drop in temperatures, and based on statistical data gathered in past years, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) yesterday said that many cases of influenza may be expected in the near future. The […]
Vitamin E deficiency linked to high miscarriage risk among poor women
In Bangladesh, pregnant women with low levels of the most common form of vitamin E are nearly twice as likely to have a miscarriage than those with adequate levels of the vitamin in their blood. This is according to new […]
Anti-HIV drugs supply to increase in Myanmar
Myanmar’s health ministry plans to increase the supply of anti-HIV drugs from 60 percent to 95 percent for people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus by 2015, officials said Tuesday. According to a survey, about 120,000 patients carrying HIV do […]
How does warm salt water gargling help with cough and cold?
‘Gargle with warm salt water!’ An advice given to us by our mothers at the slightest hint of a sore throat. But how effective is it? In case of a sore throat, the tissues of the throat get swollen or […]
Throat lozenges for sore throat — do they work?
Popping a throat lozenge to get immediate relief from sore throat is a practice followed by many. But have you ever thought whether or not these tablets really work? Today, there are so many brands of lozenges available in the pharmaceutical […]
Traditional Chinese medicinal plant may treat metabolic diseases and obesity
A component found in the plant, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, may prevent the development of metabolic disorders by stopping the activation of NLRP3, a protein involved in the disease process. Specifically, the researchers identified isoliquiritigenin as having the ability to attenuate high-fat, […]
WHO Stresses value of vaccine in preventing cervical cancer
GENEVA – Cervical cancer, a preventable sexually transmitted disease, kills an estimated 270,000 women each year, 85 percent of whom live in developing countries, the World Health Organization said. More than a half million women each year become infected with […]
Toy figurines and jewelry pose health risk
Too small Disney figurines and toxic Hello Kitty jewelry are among toys that pose a risk to children this shopping season, according to a report Monday by an American consumer organization. The US Public Interest Research Group expressed alarm that […]
