Indore doctors plan to return gold medals - Hindu
May 29, 2006

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Indore doctors plan to return gold medals Hindu - 10 hours ago Indore, May 29 (PTI): Agitating city doctors, protesting against the Centre's move to implement 27 per cent quota for OBCs in institutions of higher learing, have decided to "return" their Gold medals to President, APJ Abdul Kalam. Patients suffer as senior doctors go on mass leave Newindpress (subscription) Patients suffer as senior doctors go on mass leave Telugu Portal all 14 related

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FDA approves Merck's vaccine for shingles Asbury Park Press - May 27, 2006 WASHINGTON - A new and more potent version of the chicken pox vaccine has won federal approval to prevent shingles, the often excruciatingly painful disease that can strike the elderly when the chicken pox virus emerges after lying dormant for decades. Shingles vaccine for older adults gets FDA approval Chicago Tribune Vaccine for Shingles Gets FDA Approval Los Angeles Times The Herald - Bizjournals.com - Haber Sağlık - Wilmington Morning Star - all 88 related

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Cigarette packet images vote Guardian Unlimited - May 27, 2006 People are being asked for their views on what kind of picture warnings should be put on cigarette packets. The images, which will be put on packets from autumn next year, include photographs of people with rotting teeth and badly damaged lungs. Picture warnings to appear on packs of cigarettes The Herald Smoking gallery of horror: You choose Manchester Evening News Online - International News Network - all 14 related

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Common skin cancer's reach spreads wider CTV.ca - 56 minutes ago As sun seekers look forward to what forecasters predict will be a hot, dry summer, experts are sounding an alarm about a common and increasingly prevalent form of skin cancer. Protect your skin from the sun Los Angeles Daily News Avoiding an Unseen Danger this Holiday Weekend KTRE Kitsap Sun (Subscription) - News & Observer - Monterey County Herald - NewKerala.com - all 7 related

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Study: 73M have diabetes or are at risk in US USA Today - 2 hours ago Nearly a third of Americans, more than 73 million adults, have diabetes or higher-than-normal blood sugar levels, a new study shows. On the diabetes front the news is not good News-Medical.net Diabetes Timebomb The Common Voice Earthtimes.org - World Fitness - Detroit Free Press - All Headline News - all 16 related

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Fewer dose hope for breast cancer BBC News - 3 hours ago Fewer but larger doses of radiotherapy may be a safe and effective way to treat breast cancer, research suggests. A team of UK and US researchers found giving 13 larger doses was as effective at preventing ... Radiotherapy change can cut hospital visits Telegraph.co.uk Breast cancer radiotherapy could come in bigger doses Scotsman Guardian Unlimited - Forbes - The Age - all 11 related

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Insight into the anti-cancer effect of exercise Reuters - 12 hours ago The anti-cancer effects of exercise are due to increases in a protein that blocks cell growth and induces cell death, according to Australian researchers. Insight into the anti-cancer effect of exercise Khaleej Times How exercise might beat cancer ABC Science Online all 9 related

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Campaign aims to smoke out young addicts People's Daily Online - 1 hour ago Zou Jiushi began smoking at the age of 16, but it wasn't until three decades later when he began suffering from high blood pressure that he realized the habit could ruin his health. No Life in a Puff of Smoke OhmyNews International WHO Says Tobacco Use Is Rising Voice of America Financial Express - ShortNews.com - Earthtimes.org - AXcess News - all 11 related

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FDA OKs shingles vaccine Seattle Times - May 27, 2006 Drug maker Merck won federal approval Friday to market the first shingles vaccine to people 60 and older, a potential market of millions as baby boomers age. Vaccine for Shingles Gets FDA Approval Los Angeles Times Shingles vaccine for older adults gets FDA approval Chicago Tribune St. Petersburg Times - Chicago Sun-Times - The Herald - WTKR Your NewsChannel 3 - all 93 related

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Medical workers want strong regulations on HIV/AIDS Global Fund African News Dimension - 18 hours ago Kampala (AND) The Uganda Medical Workers Union (UMWU) wants President Yoweri Museveni to appoint a financially astute technical minister in the Ministry of Health to manage the HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria Global Fund. New Plan Could Cut Federal HIV/AIDS Fund for California Food Consumer State Could Lose AIDS Funds Under New Plan Los Angeles Times San Jose Mercury News - Earthtimes.org - 365Gay.com - all 14 related

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Poor diet as bad as smoking for health: Dutch report Scotsman - 10 hours ago Eating too little fish, fruit and vegetables is as bad for human health as smoking, a report by the Dutch public health agency said on Monday. Top Health Threats from Food and Diet eMaxHealth.com Poor diet as bad as smoking for health: Dutch report Reuters.uk Food Consumer - Peninsula On-line - all 10 related

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BBC News

Breast cancer radiotherapy could come in bigger doses Scotsman - 1 hour ago FEWER but larger doses of radiotherapy may be just as effective at preventing a recurrence of breast cancer as a higher number of smaller ones, experts said yesterday. Fewer dose hope for breast cancer BBC News Radiotherapy change can cut hospital visits Telegraph.co.uk Guardian Unlimited - Forbes - The Age - all 11 related

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Insight into the anti-cancer effect of exercise Khaleej Times - 9 hours ago NEW YORK - The anti-cancer effects of exercise are due to increases in a protein that blocks cell growth and induces cell death, according to Australian researchers. Insight into the anti-cancer effect of exercise Reuters How exercise might beat cancer ABC Science Online all 9 related

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ITV.com

Graphic images to deter smokers PakTribune.com - May 28, 2006 ISLAMABAD: The public are being asked to choose a series of picture warnings to appear on cigarette packets from next year. People can give their opinion on a range of images designed to highlight the dangers ... Picture warnings to appear on packs of cigarettes The Herald Cigarette packet images vote Guardian Unlimited Monsters and Critics.com - MedIndia - Manchester Evening News - ic Wales - all 14 related

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Gulf Times

Medicos welcome court appeal but seek written assurance Hindu - 3 hours ago NEW DELHI: The Government said it had gone the full distance trying to meet the concerns of the agitating doctors and medical students, and left it to them to make the next move. Listen, or else... Mumbai Mirror Medicos reject PM's quota proposal CNN-IBN Newindpress (subscription) - Deccan Herald - Outlook (subscription) - The Tribune - all 49 related

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Radiotherapy change can cut hospital visits Telegraph.co.uk - 1 hour ago New ways of delivering radiotherapy to breast cancer patients cut hospital visits by half, reducing NHS costs and the burden on patients. Fewer dose hope for breast cancer BBC News Breast cancer radiotherapy could come in bigger doses Scotsman Guardian Unlimited - Forbes - The Age - all 11 related

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AXcess News

Diabetes could affect 73 million Americans Detroit Free Press - May 27, 2006 The number of Americans diagnosed with type 2 diabetes has topped 19 million, and a new study estimates a third of adults with the disease don't even know they have it. One-third of adults with diabetes still don't know they have it Hindu On the diabetes front the news is not good News-Medical.net The Common Voice - Earthtimes.org - World Fitness - All Headline News - all 16 related

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ITV.com

Cigarette pack deterrence recommended Monsters and Critics.com - May 27, 2006 Cigarette packs should feature graphic pictures of men and women suffering from diseases caused by smoking, according to the British Medical Association's (BMA) Welsh organisation. Graphic images to deter smokers PakTribune.com Cigarette packet images vote Guardian Unlimited MedIndia - Manchester Evening News - ic Wales - all 13 related

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Washington Post

HIV positive children require special attention Daily Times - 57 minutes ago ISLAMABAD: HIV positive children who require treatment are often neglected, according to a report released by seven of the world’s leading child advocacy organizations. Nigeria govt urged to check growing number of kids living with HIV Xinhua 1.8m Nigerian children are HIV/AIDS orphans - UNICEF African News Dimension 365Gay.com - Reuters.uk - Monsters and Critics.com - Christian Post - all 156 related

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Calcutta Telegraph

Fathers to pay the costs for stressed-out pregnant women Pocket-lint.co.uk - 1 hour ago 30 May 2006 - Expectant fathers preparing to cope with the financial burden of their partners taking time off after birth to care for their new baby might have to get used to a reduction of wages before the birth as well. Pregnant women advised to cut time in workplace Scotsman Stressed pregnant women may produce lighter babies Newindpress (subscription) Independent Online - DailyIndia.com - Calcutta Telegraph - all 13 related

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HIV origin traced to Cameroon chimpanzee colonies China Daily - 48 minutes ago Scientists searching for the origin of HIV, the global pandemic infecting more than 40 million people, believe they have finally tracked its original source to two colonies of chimpanzees in a corner of Cameroon. Chimp link to Aids pandemic confirmed SABC News Study confirms virus originated in wild chimps Boston Globe Irish Health - ProgressiveU.org - Wyoming News - ABC Online - all 16 related

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Washington Post

6 more bird flu cases in Indonesia CNN International - 1 hour ago Six more human cases of the H5N1 strain of avian flu have occurred in Indonesia, the World Health Organization has said, citing Indonesia's Ministry of Health. Six bird flu cases in Indonesia Australian WHO confirms two more bird flu cases in Indonesia Reuters.uk News-Medical.net - Ireland Online - Best Syndication - Reuters - all 609 related

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Prozac effect on brain pinpointed PakTribune.com - May 28, 2006 ISLAMABAD: Researchers have discovered how the widely prescribed drug Prozac acts on the brain to counter depression. A team at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Long Island, New York, found the drug triggers ... Birth of neurons in the brain Deccan Herald Study: Prozac jump-starts brain cells Boston Herald MedIndia - all 6 related

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FDA Approves Shingles Vaccine WTKR Your NewsChannel 3 - May 27, 2006 The agency cleared the vaccine - known as Zostavax - for use in adults age 60 and older; studies showed it can prevent shingles roughly half the time. FDA approves first shingles vaccine St. Petersburg Times Shingles vaccine for older adults gets FDA approval Chicago Tribune Houston Chronicle - Chicago Sun-Times - Bizjournals.com - Los Angeles Times - all 108 related

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Five injured for each bed as disease fear swamps hospitals Times Online - 1 hour ago TWO days after the earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people on Java, the international aid effort shifted yesterday from the hunt for buried survivors to the struggle to prevent sickness and hunger among hundreds of thousands of homeless survivors. RP doctors to fly 12 tons of supplies to Indonesia INQ7.net InterAction Members Respond to those Affected by the Earthquake in ... Reuters AlertNet NDTV.com - Reuters AlertNet - Reuters AlertNet - all 19 related

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Six bird flu cases in Indonesia Australian - 1 hour ago THE World Health Organisation confirmed six new human cases of bird flu in Indonesia overnight and said three of the infected people had died. 6 more bird flu cases in Indonesia CNN International WHO ships Tamiflu to Indonesia just in case News-Medical.net Ireland Online - Reuters.uk - Reuters - Food Consumer - all 607 related

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Novel methods being used to fill up nursing vacancies Earthtimes.org - 2 hours ago The American Hospital Association has revealed that there is a shortage of 118,000 nurses around the country. And the staffing shortage is so acute that health care facilities have resorted to unique ways in which to get nurses to work for them. Nurse shortage prompts aggressive recruitment strategies MSNBC For Want of a Nurse New York Times Boston Globe - Santa Fe New Mexican - INQ7.net - AXcess News - all 10 related

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Voice of America

Over 17 per cent schoolchildren in UAE use tobacco Khaleej Times - 17 hours ago It's quite alarming to say the least. About 17.1 per cent of schoolchildren in the UAE consume different types of tobacco products, according to the startling findings of ... Survey: Tobacco use by teens common worldwide Turkish Daily News (subscription) Tobacco use by teens common worldwide: Survey Zee News Macon Area Online - TVNZ - Voice of America - Food Consumer - all 11 related

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Uganda: MOH launches TB, HIV/Aids control strategies African News Dimension - May 28, 2006 The Minisry of Health has launched a National Tuberculosis-HIV Policy and Communication strategy in an effort to reduce both epidemics by 70 percent by the end of next year. Uganda launches new health programme to tackle TB infections Monsters and Critics.com Uganda launches TB, HIV/AIDS co-control strategies Xinhua People's Daily Online - all 4 related

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Birth of neurons in the brain Deccan Herald - 1 hour ago Researchers have succeeded in understanding how the anti-depressant Prozac functions on the brain cells. Prozac has been on the market for 18 years, yet scientists have been unable to explain much about how the popular anti-depressant works. Prozac effect on brain pinpointed PakTribune.com Study: Prozac jump-starts brain cells Boston Herald MedIndia - all 6 related

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Abortion pill use doubles in 12 months Telegraph.co.uk - 21 hours ago Demand for the abortion pill in Britain has reached an all time high with 10,000 pregnant women undergoing the procedure last year, the latest figures have revealed. Abortions at home for 10,000 Times Online 'Abortion pills' taken by 10,000 Monsters and Critics.com BBC News - World Fitness - PhysOrg.com - DailyIndia.com - all 34 related

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Gulf Times

Talks on quota deadlocked Deccan Herald - May 28, 2006 Striking medicos on Sunday vowed to continue their anti-reservation agitation until the government met their demand for an independent commission for a comprehensive review of the quota system. Govt proposes, medicos dispose; bandh on May 31 Newindpress (subscription) Govt vows to double seats, medicos not impressed CNN-IBN Navhind Times - India Daily - NewKerala.com - all 48 related

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RP doctors to fly 12 tons of supplies to Indonesia INQ7.net - 1 hour ago THE PHILIPPINES will send a 20-member medical contingent with 12 tons of supplies and medicine to Indonesia where a deadly earthquake on Saturday left more than 5,100 dead and 200,000 others homeless. InterAction Members Respond to those Affected by the Earthquake in ... Reuters AlertNet UPDATE: Relief International Deploys Jakarta Team to Earthquake ... Reuters AlertNet Reuters AlertNet - Reuters AlertNet - Times Online - all 20 related