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HIV/Aids: Why were the campaigns successful in the West?

The legacy of the 1980s HIV/AIDs ad campaigns

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Health Tip: Parenting a Disabled Child (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Parenting a disabled child can be quite a challenge, but there are plenty of programs and services that can help.

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Hospital care at weekends 'risky'

Patients at England's hospitals are more likely to die if they are admitted at weekends, analysis suggests.

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AP IMPACT: More kids skip school shots in 8 states (AP)

AP - More parents are opting out of school shots for their kids. In eight states now, more than 1 in 20 public school kindergartners aren't getting all the vaccines required for attendance, an Associated Press analysis found.

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VIDEO: Hospital death rates 'up at weekends'

Patients who are admitted to hospital at the weekend are more likely to die than those admitted during the week, according to a study.

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In Study, Drug Delays Worsening of Breast Cancer, With Fewer Side Effects

Known as T-DM1, the drug delayed the progression of cancer by three months in a late-stage clinical trial of 991 women with metastatic breast cancer.

Richmond Journal: Richmond, Calif., Seeks to Tax Sweetened Beverages

The link between obesity and poverty is close and complicated, as leaders in one city learned when they tried to make high-calorie beverages more expensive.

Painkillers Add Costs and Delays to Workplace Injuries

Narcotic painkillers, which can mask rather than treat pain, can increase disability payouts and expenses by delaying an employee’s return to work.

Study Backs Continuous Prostate Cancer Treatment

Another study said a pill might help more prostate patients if it is used earlier.

Novelties: Geneticist’s Research Finds His Own Diabetes

The benefits of human genome sequencing may be enhanced with detailed blood tests — as found in a case study involving a geneticist’s own Type 2 diabetes.

BBC Health News

Early birth 'risks mental health'

Being born prematurely is linked to an increased risk of a range of mental health problems later in life, according to researchers.

AUDIO: Should CPR be the first response?

BBC Radio 5 live heard about the traumatic experience a woman had when paramedics insisted to revive her dead husband.

Lower pay for NHS staff suggested

South West NHS staff could face pay cuts and have to reapply for jobs if regional pay is introduced, a leaked document suggests.

Hospital fined after data stolen

A hospital trust is fined a record £325,000 after computer hard drives containing confidential information on thousands of patients were stolen.

VIDEO: 'Hard-working' doctors earn pensions

Broadcaster and journalist Victoria Coren defends doctors right to take industrial action over proposed changes to their pensions.
 

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   Let us understand that our world is not merely a physical entity, with merely the rivers and mountains. It is not merely castles, palaces or huts and slums. It is not merely the technological wonders or cultural panorama. It is not merely our family and our relatives. Besides all these; our world is actually and in essence; an incessant ongoing search and realization of ambrosia of Truth throughout the millennia! The seers; known and unknown to history have made this omniscient, eternal and…See More
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Dr. A. K. Pawar Institute of Obstetrics,Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine (AKPI); provides latest diagnostic and treatments options through…Continue

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Started by Dr. Samir Pawar in women's health May 9.

IVF Treatment - An Option For Couples Experiencing Infertility Problems

IVF Treatment can be an option for couples who are experiencing infertility.  Because for those who are desperately trying to have a baby, In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Treatment might be the solution…Continue

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Affordable Joint Replacement | Total Hip Replacement | Total Knee Replacement | Orthopedic Surgery

 A total hip replacement is a surgical procedure whereby the diseased cartilage and bone of the hip joint is surgically replaced…Continue

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Dental Treatments - Solving Tooth Problems

Are you looking for a good dental clinic or dentists in Mumbai for dental treatments?Since 1972, equipped with the Latest Dental Surgery Equipments,…Continue

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Dental Care & Treatment in Mumbai

Since 1972, equipped with the Latest Dental Surgery Equipments, Om Dental Clinic in Khar (W) has been beautifying smiles in Mumbai.Om Dental…Continue

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Let us understand that our world is not merely a physical entity, with merely the rivers and mountains. It is not merely castles, palaces or huts and slums. It is not merely the technological wonders or cultural panorama. It is not merely our family and our relatives.

 

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(IVF)In Vitro fertilization: Successful, Productive, Affordable

IVF - In Vitro fertilization – Successful, Productive and Very Affordable

In vitro fertilization, popularly known as IVF, is a process by which egg cells are fertilized by sperm outside the body. In other words, it is the process of joining of a woman’s egg and a man’s sperm in a laboratory dish.

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Study: 'Smart bomb' drug attacks breast cancer

FILE - This undated file image provided in 2007 by the Duke University Department of Medicine shows a right breast MRI from a 55-year-old woman with extreme breast density. The superimposed arrow points to a 2 cm rapidly enhancing lesion which was later confirmed by biopsy to be invasive breast cancer. Doctors have successfully dropped the first "smart bomb" on breast cancer, using a drug to deliver a toxic payload to tumor cells while leaving healthy ones alone, doctors plan to report Sunday, June 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Duke University Department of Medicine, File) Doctors have successfully dropped the first "smart bomb" on breast cancer, using a drug to deliver a toxic payload to tumor cells while leaving healthy ones alone.


Study: 'Smart bomb' drug attacks breast cancer

FILE - This undated file image provided in 2007 by the Duke University Department of Medicine shows a right breast MRI from a 55-year-old woman with extreme breast density. The superimposed arrow points to a 2 cm rapidly enhancing lesion which was later confirmed by biopsy to be invasive breast cancer. Doctors have successfully dropped the first "smart bomb" on breast cancer, using a drug to deliver a toxic payload to tumor cells while leaving healthy ones alone, doctors plan to report Sunday, June 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Duke University Department of Medicine, File) Doctors have successfully dropped the first "smart bomb" on breast cancer, using a drug to deliver a toxic payload to tumor cells while leaving healthy ones alone.


Follow-up Avastin shown to benefit colon cancer patients

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Colorectal cancer patients treated with a follow-up round of Avastin fare better than those given chemotherapy alone after their disease has worsened, according to results of a large clinical trial. Avastin, sold by Roche, is approved as a first-line or second-line treatment for colorectal cancer, but not for both. Sales of the drug, also known as bevacizumab, totaled $5.3 billion Swiss francs ($5.5 billion) last year. ...

Armed antibody delays spread of certain breast cancers

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A study of Roche's experimental "armed antibody" found it extended the length of time breast cancer patients lived without their disease getting worse, marking the second successful pivotal trial in this new class of cancer drugs. The drug, TDM-1, uses Roche's antibody drug Herceptin to deliver a potent cell-killing payload developed by ImmunoGen directly into cancer cells, with the aim of boosting drug response while lowering the risk of side effects. ...

Allergies Linked to Higher Cancer Risk: Study

By JESSICA YARBER, M.D. Can allergies increase your risk of cancer? A new study out of University of Washington Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center suggests this may be the case. Specifically, the study found that patients with allergies may have a higher risk of developing...

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