-44 AIDS cases in state
In all, 44 acquired AIDS cases were reported in Andhra Pradesh besides 939 HIV positive cases during a period of seven years.
- More donor support needed for polio eradication
WHO : The WHO has estimated that the donor support for the polio eradication programme in the South East Asia region needs to be increased by 15 per cent this year and 25 per cent next year to meet the target of total eradication of the crippling disease from the …
- Deadly flu goes Down Under
A deadly flu epidemic which may hit Australia in July could kill up to 2,700 people, Health Minister Michael Wooldridge said on Friday.
Bugs and superbugs
According to research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Johanna Bjorkman, Diarmaid Hughes and Dan Andersson, biologists at Uppsala University and the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control strains resistant to antibiotics are initially less virulent than their susceptible counterparts, as you would expect, but the …
A tiny tender trap
Wilhelm Barthlott and his colleagues report that Genlisea's (a carnivorus plant) traps always seem to be empty because the animals they trap are visible only under a microscope. Genlisea are related to the snapdragon, a common garden plant, and are found in South America and Africa. They seem to prefer …
- Pvt. hospitals cry foul over Jeevan Dayi scheme
Private hospitals have locked horns with the state government by challenging the legal validity of the government's Jeevan Dayi scheme which provides free surgical treatment to poor patients. Claiming that the scheme is legally untenable, the Association of Hospitals has filed a petition in the Bombay high court pleading that …
- Superior blood bag technology
Shriram Institute for Industrial Research has released the technology for superior blood bag to M/s G. Surgiwear on a non-exclusive basis. These blood bags are based on laminated sheets and thus will not rupture like existing blood bags under centrifuge.
Smoking rates jump for black teenagers
For years, public health officials have touted low smoking rates among black teenagers as a hopeful sign that at least some young people were shunning cigarettes. But that optimism has fallen sharply after a new study found that cigarette use among black high school students jumped 80 per cent since …
- Population meet to begin today
" The first parliamentarians' meeting on population and development is being organised here from Saturday by the Indian Association of Parliamentarians on Population and Develpment in collaboration with Asian Population and Development, Tokyo.
- MP to review ban on private medical practice
Chief minister Digvijay Singh on Friday promised to review the ban on private practice by doctors working in government hospitals and medical colleges. The ban was imposed last year. The chief minister told newsmen that a practical review of the implications of the ban would be made soon. He did …
- Home diagnosis for patients
British scientists are developing technology that will allow complete medical check-ups to be carried out in the home within five years. Sensors capable of taking more than one million measurements of a person's body chemistry and transmitting the results down the telephone line are being developed under Prefessor Tony Turner …
Women can reduce children's malnutrition
Participation of the community people, especially women, in interventions can reduce the prevalence of malnutrition in children within a short time. It was observed in an assessment report on the impact of community based nutrition activities of the Bangladesh integrated nutrition project in reducing the prevalence of malnutrition in children …
WHO provides Rs 1-crore aid
In an effort to combat the dreaded disease AIDS in Mizoram the WHO has provided Rs 1 crore as assistance through the National AIDS Control Organisation, New Delhi.
- Gastroenteritis hits B'lore
Gastroenteritis has struck the City in a big way with the Isolation Hospital alone recording over 1,000 cases in the last three months out of which seven persons have died.
Tobacco Bill easily gets Senate Panel's approval
A key Senate committee has given a strong bipartisan vote of approval to legislation that would raise the price of cigarettes in the United States and stiffen controls on tobacco. No other measure before Congress could lead to such fundamental changes in American society.
Panel clears a sweetner for use in U.S.
Dieters got some sweet news as the U.S. government approved the first new artificial sweetner in 10 years. The sweetner, called sucralose, is made by a unit of Johnson & Johnson and could become a major factor in the giant market of sugar free foods and drinks, now consumed by …
'Second-hand smoke causes damage'
Second hand smoke causes blood vessels in animals to constrict abnormally and the effect is seen within minutes, researchers said. A University of California San Francisco study examined 96 rabbits and exposed some of them to second hand smoke for time periods ranging from 30 minutes to six hours. Researchers …
TB, the Asian serial killer
Seven Asian nations have been named among 16 countries that are not doing enough to help halt the global spread of tuberculosis. A World Health Organization (WHO) report says the seven countries are not taking seriously its warning of a looming TB emergency. Without a more committed effort from these …
- New child health project in Haryana
A World Bank-aided Rs. 145.18-crore Reproductive Child Health (RCH) Project was launched by the Haryana Health Minister, Mr. O.P. Mahajan, with the flagging off of 15 ambulances for Bhiwani and Faridabad districts here today.
