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HIV ‘saliva’ test as effective as blood test, study finds
A rapid oral test that collects mouth fluids to diagnose HIV is nearly as accurate as traditional blood tests and could help to curb the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, a new ...
Long hours at work doubles depression risk: Study
WASHINGTON: British white collar workers who spent 11 hours or more at work each day faced double the risk of depression as those who worked seven eight hours a day, ...
Japan winds up HIV/AIDS control project in Tanzania
The government of Japan yesterday commended the Ministry for Health and Social Welfare for promoting HIV/Aids prevention activities through the provision of equipment and commodities. This was said by Japan International ...
Porn stars to wear condoms in LA
London: A new municipal law requiring porn stars to wear condoms during film shoots in Los Angeles is all set to become effective in the US city in the next ...
24 babies at Belfast Royal Maternity ‘clear of infection’
Over the past fortnight, three babies have died after contracting the infection. Four others also got it. One is still being treated, two have recovered, a fourth who was treated, died ...
Swine flu death toll hits nine in Mexico as cases almost double
Health officials have identified 573 cases of A (H1N1), up from 333 instances on Thursday. The strain represents 90 per cent of influenza cases in the country, the health ministry said ...
Sun Exposure Attitudes, Behaviors Change From Age 10 to 13
Attitudes toward sun exposure and behaviors change between childhood and adolescence, researchers have found, suggesting that children in this age bracket may be critical targets for physicians to advise. Among children ...
Antidepressants Two-Fold Risk To Babies In Pregnancy
Pregnancy is when women are meant to bloom, and many do as the levels of progesterone rise. However for women who already have a history of depression and are taking ...
Chef Paula Deen hid diabetes, pushed high-fat food
(AP) Paula Deen, the Southern belle of butter and heavy cream, makes no apologies for waiting three years to disclose she has diabetes while continuing to dish up deep-fried cheesecake ...
Why Doctors can’t predict how long a patient will live
Slender, in her 60s and possessing the stoicism of someone who had single-handedly raised children in the toughest section of the city, our patient faced a difficult challenge of the ...
HIV ‘saliva’ test as effective as blood test, study finds
A rapid oral test that collects mouth fluids to diagnose HIV is nearly as accurate as traditional blood tests and could help to curb the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, a new ... Continue Reading
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Long hours at work doubles depression risk: Study
WASHINGTON: British white collar workers who spent 11 hours or more at work each day faced double the risk of depression as those who worked seven eight hours a day, ... Continue Reading
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Japan winds up HIV/AIDS control project in Tanzania
The government of Japan yesterday commended the Ministry for Health and Social Welfare for promoting HIV/Aids prevention activities through the provision of equipment and commodities.
This was said by Japan International ... Continue Reading
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Porn stars to wear condoms in LA
London: A new municipal law requiring porn stars to wear condoms during film shoots in Los Angeles is all set to become effective in the US city in the next ... Continue Reading
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24 babies at Belfast Royal Maternity ‘clear of infection’
Over the past fortnight, three babies have died after contracting the infection.
Four others also got it. One is still being treated, two have recovered, a fourth who was treated, died ... Continue Reading
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Swine flu death toll hits nine in Mexico as cases almost double
Health officials have identified 573 cases of A (H1N1), up from 333 instances on Thursday.
The strain represents 90 per cent of influenza cases in the country, the health ministry said ... Continue Reading
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