Vietnam shuts down dog meat shopsKUALA LUMPUR - Vietnam has closed about 60 dog meat restaurants and slaughterhouses after cholera bacteria was found in some of the animals. Here’s how to stay healthy in monsoonNEW DELHI - It’s monsoon time and so, enjoy the rain, but don’t forget to keep the mosquitoes at bay or to wash your hands frequently to ward off infections. For, the humid conditions and moderate temperatures create perfect conditions for the spread of diseases. Reducing HIV infections, increasing access to care are goals of new national strategy on AIDS
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Four new cases of dengue in DelhiNEW DELHI - The number of people suffering from the dreaded dengue fever is slowly rising, with four new cases being reported from the capital. Barbara Walters says she’s fully recovered from heart surgery but will take rest of summer off
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Now, a jab that may halt the most deadly forms of cancerLONDON - In a major breakthrough to prevent cancer, scientists have created an injection that would help killing the most deadly cancers including breast, bowel and cervical tumours. Johnson & Johnson paying $480 million for Micrus Endovascular, stroke and aneurysm treatments
Johnson & Johnson paying $480 million for Micrus Weight Watchers diet does help in shedding pounds, say expertsLONDON - Recent studies have revealed that the Weight Watchers diet could help the NHS tackle obesity-related health problems. Docs can influence when parents wean their kids from the bottleWASHINGTON - A new study by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have found that, family doctors and pediatricians can influence when parents wean their children from the bottle, thereby helping to reduce tooth decay, obesity and iron deficiency. Tea, exercise and Vit-D cut dementia riskNEW DELHI - A daily cuppa of tea, along with physical exercise and Vitamin D could help prevent dementia, revealed new studies. Meghalaya to complete cancer awareness, detection by March 2013NEW DELHI - The entire population of Meghalaya will be covered by a cancer awarness and detection drive through India’s first fully equipped mobile cancer detection unit by March 2013. Prolonged bottle-feeding linked to iron deficiencyTORONTO - Family doctors and paediatricians can influence when parents wean their children from the bottle and help reduce iron deficiency. Hot cuppa after exercise could boost mental health in elderlyLONDON - A hot cuppa after a gruelling exercise session might just be the perfect mix for the brain in old age, according to a research. Eight Jodhpur kids found to be HIV positive after blood transfusionJODHPUR - Eight children in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, have been found to be suffering from thalassaemia and, have been declared HIV positive. Obese mums putting babies’ health at riskMELBOURNE - Obese mothers are risking the health of their babies - they are more likely to have miscarriages and give birth to malformed babies, according to new Australian research. Cell phone towers don’t increase cancer risk for newly bornWASHINGTON - A recent study has revealed that children born from mothers, who lived near cell phone towers when they were pregnant, do not have an increased risk of cancer. Malaria stricken Cheryl to miss ‘X Factor’ startLondon, July 12 49(ANI): Cheryl Tweedy will miss the start of reality TV show ‘X Factor’ as she is suffering from malaria. Four dead monkeys in Agra hospital’s water tankAGRA - Unable to bear the stench from the water they had been using for several days, employees of the district hospital here decided to look into the matter and got a shock when they found four dead monkeys in the overhead tank. Advances in finding Alzheimer’s disease show the need for drugs to stop or slow its course
Childrens Hospital Faces Police Investigation One in four Chinese men impotent: StudyBEIJING - Over 26 percent Chinese men face the problem of erectile dysfunction, a study has said. |
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