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| Indian Govt. launches hunts for 2,000 passengers from Mexico |
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 Indian government has started the process of tracking down 2,000-odd passengers who are known to have arrived from Mexico, the worst-hit country. This is the biggest manhunt ever in Indian history.
Central government health officers will trace these passengers to their local addresses and check thoroughly for symptoms of swine flu infection. This step is a part of a huge exercise to prevent outbreak of the deadly flu within the country.
This group is part of t... |
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| Daily dose of aspirin can slash cancer risk in 40s age group |
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 According to a new study, a daily dose of aspirin in the age group of 40s can cut the risk of developing cancer later in life.
The study was published in Lancet Oncology. It suggests that taking aspirin at any age before cancer begins to develop %u2013 and for at least ten years %u2013 would make the most of the drug`s potential to prevent the fatal disease.
As per the researchers, the drug blocks the effects of the COX enzymes, proteins involved in inflamma... |
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| PET Plastic bottles may become risky for human health |
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 A new study has revealed that drinking water from bottles made of PET plastic may pose a human health risk. The study found that estrogenic compounds trickle into the water in bottles made from PET (polyethylene terephthalate).
According to lead researcher Martin Wagner, Goethe University, Frankfurt, a doubt has aroused on the safety of the PET plastic water bottles. Some yet-to-be-identified chemicals in these plastic bottles seemed to have the potential to interfere with est... |
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| Obese people are at higher risk of urinary tract infections |
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 Researchers have found that obese people are at higher risk of getting urinary tract infection (UTI).
The researchers studied insurance claims of 95,962 people over a five-year period (from 2002 through 2006) to identify whether obesity is associated with a UTI diagnosis. As per the study results, BMI (body mass index, measure of one`s weight in relation to height) increased the frequency of being diagnosed with a UTI increased as well, according to the American Urological Ass... |
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| Intl passengers to be screened from today for swine flu |
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 Swine flu has created havoc all over hence all international passengers will be screened on arrival at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport from early hours of Wednesday. Passenger health checks will be done at the international arrivals near Gate 34B.
According to a GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited spokesperson, arrangements have been set up in case of an emergency.
The process of medical checks will start even before passengers get down from the... |
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| Kids` eczema can be treated by Bleach baths |
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 According to a new study, the simple household bleach can be an effective treatment for kids` chronic eczema.
Eczema is characterised by severe itching, which is so bad that kids may break the skin from scratching and get chronic skin infections that are difficult to treat, especially from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
The researchers from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have found that diluted bleach baths could... |
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| Diet Soda may cut risk of Forming Kidney stones |
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 A new research study has revealed that the citrate and malate content in commonly consumed sodas may be helpful to inhibit the development of calcium stones.
A research team from the University of California, San Francisco has conducted the study. As per this, increased alkalinity is proven to augment citraturia, a known factor for calcium stones. Malate increases the amount of alkali delivered. Researchers measured the citrate and malate content of 15 popular diet sodas. The... |
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| E-mosquito to replace invasive methods of drawing blood samples |
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 Electrical engineers at the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary have patented a device named the Electronic Mosquito or e-Mosquito, which will replace the invasive methods of drawing blood samples from diabetics to check glucose levels.
Electronic Mosquito is a patch around the size of a deck of cards which contains four micro-needles that `bite` successively at programmed intervals.
The common method of drawing blood from fingertips... |
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| Vitamin B1 may be effective treatment for common cause of blindness |
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 According to a discovery, vitamin B1 could become a new and effective treatment for one of the world`s leading causes of blindness.
As per the scientists, uveitis, an inflammation of the tissue located just below the outer surface of the eyeball, produces blindness globally. The inflammation is normally treated with antibiotics or steroid eye drops.
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) offered some prominent results, which they achiev... |
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| Worrying for age-related memory loss turns it worse |
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 According to a new study, people who often think their memory will deteriorate with age actually become more forgetful later in life.
The scientists at North Carolina State University have conducted the study. They have warned people who are in the habit of thinking that their memory will fail with increasing age are actually more likely to go through memory loss than those who never think about having a diminished memory.
The research team included U.S. psy... |
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