Tag: "Health"

Tea is good for heart and brain?

Tea is good for heart and brain?

November 7, 2009 | Comments (0)

New Delhi: Till now people said that taking a lot of tea may not be good for health, but now experts say that if you take 8 cups of tea daily, your heart and brain may be healthy. Though, previous studies have already linked the drink’s healthy antioxidant properties and high flavonoid content to preventing [...]

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Narendra Modi recovering from Swine Flu

Narendra Modi recovering from Swine Flu

November 5, 2009 | Comments (2)

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will be soon back to work. He’s affected with Swine Flu and is recuperating fast, sources said. The Gujarat chief minister was diagnosed with the Swine Flu on October 29 after his return from a trip abroad. The doctors attending Narendra Modi appreciated his patience and willingness to follow [...]

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H1N1 flu vaccine runs low in supply

H1N1 flu vaccine runs low in supply

November 5, 2009 | Comments (0)

Looks like the much in demand vaccine for H1N1 is low in supply in the state of Michigan. The scare of Swine Flu has increased the demand of the vaccine surprisingly high in the recent days. The Michigan State health officials have announced that there are more people waiting for the vaccine than that was [...]

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More 26 cases of Swine flu in capital

More 26 cases of Swine flu in capital

October 14, 2009 | Comments (0)

New Delhi: Another 26 patients were found affected with the deadly virus of swine flu in the capital today. The total number of cases thus turns to 3230. Kiran Walia, health minister Delhi, today said that so far there are 3230 no of cases have come up,among which 1,697 no are of childrens alone. All [...]

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HIV and AIDS awareness centre launched by Sex workers in Bangalore

HIV and AIDS awareness centre launched by Sex workers in Bangalore

October 14, 2009 | Comments (0)

Bangalore: A gesture which took everyone by surprise is that of a group of sex workers came together to launch a regional centre on HIV and AIDS to fight the spread of the disease. Sex workers from across Karnataka came together for the inauguration of Ashodaya Academy. Located in Mysore, the project is a collaboration [...]

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Second wave of Swine Flu could hit within weeks

Second wave of Swine Flu could hit within weeks

October 14, 2009 | Comments (0)

New York: Head of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control’s preparedness and response unit, Denis Coulombier, warned that a second wave of swine flu infections could be expected within weeks. “We had a period of anxiety because the first phase developed very, very quickly and the situation was unclear in Mexico” Denis said. [...]

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US: Asthma in Swine Flu Patients

US: Asthma in Swine Flu Patients

October 14, 2009 | Comments (0)

California: The Swine flu scare isn’t gone yet a recent report says that Asthma conditions dominated in the hospitalized patients in 10 states that too in the severe cases of H1N1 influenza. Also other chronic conditions include anemia, sickle cell cerebral palsy and/or muscular dystrophy among the children having the infection. The Centers for Disease [...]

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Snoring pattern can help diagnose specific sleep disorder

Snoring pattern can help diagnose specific sleep disorder

October 13, 2009 | Comments (0)

Snoring may sound a regular problem, but studies show that it can help diagnose specific sleep disorder. Recently, doctors at University of Queensland and the Princess Alexandra Hospital assessed the snoring pattern of 20 patients with sleep apnoea by first recording it. The analysis is done through a computer programme developed by researchers. It was [...]

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Swine flu death toll reaches to 185

Swine flu death toll reaches to 185

October 7, 2009 | Comments (0)

New Delhi: Eight more people succumbed to swine flu taking the death toll to 359 in the country. 185 fresh swine flu infections have also reported, taking the total number of positive cases to 11,253 in the country according to the Union Health Ministry. One death from Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, two from Maharashtra and [...]

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Little relief from Swine Flu

Little relief from Swine Flu

October 7, 2009 | Comments (0)

Mexican researchers have found evidence that the usual seasonal flu vaccine may offer protection against the new pandemic H1N1 swine flu. They say that people who had been vaccinated against seasonal flu are the least expected to be sick or to die from H1N1. The new H1N1 swine flu virus is a very distant cousin [...]

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