South Africa labour boss slams Mbeki on AIDS
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South Africa’s top trade unionist has attacked President Thabo Mbeki in the latest sign of discord between the ruling party and its labour allies, accusing him of failing to stem a raging AIDS pandemic.
“This lack of government leadership on HIV is a betrayal of our people and our struggle,” Zwelinzima Vavi, secretary general of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), was quoted as saying in local newspapers on Monday, prompting an angry reaction from the health ministry.
Hungary says it could make 50 million bird flu vaccine doses
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Hungary could make 50 million doses of vaccine for bird flu, mostly for export, the health authority chief said after he and the health minister became the first participants in the country’s human trials of the vaccine.
“We are not feeling as though our ears were growing and our nails are fine,” Health Minister Jeno Racz joked after he got the jab for the H5N1 strain of the virus on Monday.
Soy Protein Not Only For Women??
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Soyabean is the highest protein contributor in the plant kingdom among pulses. Besides providing the body with a good quality plant protein it is also known to have numerous other health benefits. It is nicknamed as the super food, shown to lower cholesterol, slow the development of diabetes, and improve overall health.
Sometime back it was supposed to be extra beneficial for women in the Post menopausal period but now men have a reason to cheer about!
Soy protein has been shown to reduce the risk of prostate cancer.
Indian Researcher Discovers Reason For Malignancy of Skin Cancer
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An Indian origin researcher and his team have discovered one of the reasons why melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer, is so malignant.
Piyush Gupta, lead author of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology research team, found that melanoma, unlike other cancers, is born with its metastatic (spread of cancer cells) engines in full operation.
New Study Will The Look Into The Effects Of Synthetic Steroids
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Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have begun a study project to look into the effects of using synthetic steroids to prevent premature babies.
Premature infants frequently suffer health problems because their lungs are not fully developed. Currently the best treatments are to give the mother synthetic steroids and to prolong the pregnancy for as long as possible.
Scorecard to help in diabetic risk assessment of the Indian Population
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A new scorecard to enable easy identification of diabetics has been developed as a joint venture by researchers in India, Britain and Australia.
This venture has been materialized following the initiative of the International Diabetes Federation, and the WHO centre for diabetes and the M.V. Hospital for Diabetes.
Changing Your Style to Lose Weight
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Most weight loss programs recommend dietary and exercise changes, often neglecting the eating style of an individual. When looking at the overall profile of weight loss seekers, there does appear to be a typical lifestyle pattern that those who have difficulty losing weight tend to fall into. Consider the following trend:
Do you tell your doctor about the supplements you take?
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The use of complementary and alternative medicine has been steadily rising since the mid-twentieth century. We are discovering that a healthy lifestyle, a good diet, proper supplementation, exercise and a good attitude go a long way toward preventing disease. More and more we look to naturopathic doctors, acupuncturists, nutritionists, doctors of traditional Chinese medicine, homeopaths, integrated medical doctors, chiropractors and many other licensed health care practitioners for treatment alternatives.
Steps To Manage Your Child??
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It is no secret that the number of obese and overweight children is a new and concerning epidemic that parents, health care professionals and teachers have to face. Physical inactivity, the rise in processed and refined foods, the increase in sugar intake and fast foods are all contributing factors that must be addressed. As our children are now showing evidence of ???adult-like disease processes??? such as type 2
diabetes, high blood pressure and depression attributed to excess weight, action must be taken immediately to start controlling this health-risk situation.
Largest Trial of Vitamin E Shows Heart Health Benefit for Women
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The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) said today it was encouraged by the results of a new study involving nearly 40,000 healthy women-the longest and largest trial ever conducted on vitamin E-that found that vitamin E significantly reduced the risk of death from cardiovascular disease-the #1 killer of women in the United States.
The study, published in the July 6 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association, also confirmed that vitamin E is safe, reporting that taking 600 IU of vitamin E supplements every other day did not increase total mortality in healthy women. In reaching the conclusion, the Women’s Health Study (WHS) contradicts a recent meta-analysis that reviewed studies of people already ill with cancer, heart disease or other serious medical conditions.
Corporate Toronto rides hard for diabetes research
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More than 5,000 people, made up of employees from some of Canada’s top corporations, put their pedal to the metal today in support of the 2005 Ride for Diabetes Research held at Nathan Phillips Square to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).
In its 17th year, the Ride for Diabetes Research is a unique fundraising event where each of five members of a corporate team rides a stationary bike in eight-minute intervals within an hour. Last year, the Ride for Diabetes Research raised nearly $1.2 million. This year, Ride participants are on track to surpass that figure and raise $1.4 million.
Exercise your Type 2 Diabetes
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My colleagues in graduate school used to laugh at me when I would explicitly mention Type 2 Diabetes as my favourite illness. I was not making light of this illness that has been on the rise for the past 10 years and which is beginning to affect young children and teenagers. Type 2 Diabetes is my favourite illness because I know exercise can have a positive impact on preventing, managing and even reversing the disease.
“Hygiene hypothesis” linked to heart disease risk
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Early childhood viral infections might reduce the risk of developing heart disease later in life by as much as 90 percent, researchers from Sweden and Finland reported here on Wednesday at the IV World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery.
According to the investigators, “improved hygiene in early childhood might partially explain the greatest epidemic of the 20th century—coronary heart disease.”
Low-fat vegan diet may spur weight loss
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A diet free of animal products and low in fat may help trim the waistline without the task of strict calorie watching, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that of 64 postmenopausal, overweight women, those assigned to follow a low-fat vegan diet for 14 weeks lost an average of 13 pounds, compared with a weight loss of about 8 pounds among women who followed a standard low-cholesterol diet.
Scientists implant human chromosome in mice
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Scientists have transplanted a nearly entire human chromosome in mice in a medical and technical breakthrough that could reveal new insights into Down’s syndrome and other disorders.
The genetically engineered mice carry a copy of the human chromosome 21. It is the smallest of the 23 pairs of human chromosomes with about 225 genes.
