Bite prevention week: Why are children the most common victims? The Examiner | May 20 through May 26 is Dog Bite Prevention Week. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) 4.7 million people are bitten by dogs each year. Among these victims, the majority are children. An astounding 400,000 children, indeed, receive medical attention for dog bites each y...
Kashmir horror: 358 kids die in hospital in five months The Siasat Daily May 17: | Rattled by large number of children’s death in Srinagar’s GB Pant children hospital, Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday ordered a high-level enquiry to probe the alarming death rate in the hospital. | The government appointed director of Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Scien...
Soraia Banuls, Samuel Angiuoli The New York Times | Soraia Moraes Banuls, a daughter of Juraci Aparecida Moraes Banuls of São Paulo, Brazil, and the late Manoel Banuls Neto, was married Saturday to Samuel Vincent Angiuoli, the son of Francesca and Anthony Angiuoli of Port St. Lucie, Fla. Deac...
Barkas Hospital cries for attention The Hindu Despite Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy announcing sanction of Rs. 1 crore to the Community Health Centre (CHC) at Barkas a year ago, nothing much has changed on the ground. | The amount was meant for doubling the strength of the 50-bed hospital....
Use of electrical device on state hospital patients draws scrutiny Austin American Statesman | The Department of State Health Services has prohibited the use of a controversial treatment at its public psychiatric hospitals after officials say they learned that a doctor performed unauthorized research on aggressive patients with serious menta...
Nims takes over Rs 130cr new hospital Deccan Chronicle | After more than a year of dilly-dallying, the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, has finally taken over the Rs 130 crore specialty hospital and accident (trauma) and emergency hospital at Banjara Hills in the city from the contract...
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42% of nation to be obese by 2030, study predicts Kypost | After years of rising obesity rates in the United States, recent statistics show the rates may have steadied. But that may not be enough, according to a new report released on Mo...
Watch your eyes Rocky Mount Telegram | The eyes, mirrors to the soul, can actually tell more than you might realize. Did you know that they can also provide insight about your overall health? Highly recommended by eye...
Anti-Aging: 10 Easy Strategies To Slow The Aging Process Huffington Post A new study shows a compound in red wine improves cell functioning and longevity. | Red wine has long been a controversial libation (and not because of cabernet versus malbec battl...
Residents abuzz with special Luxembourg visitor Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Belgium - While Francois Hollande, Angela Merkel and other European leaders were preparing for Sunday's opening of the NATO Summit in Chicago, one of their counterparts escaped to Wisconsin for a side trip. | Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Jun...
St. Thomas knocks out Whitewater to win regional baseball title Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Whitewater - After winning two elimination games in a span of about 12 hours, UW-Whitewater coach John Vodenlich believed his Warhawks entered Saturday playing solid baseball and possessing a bit of mojo on their home field. | The Warhawks, who event...
Prevention pill new phase in AIDS fight Clarion Ledger | CHICAGO - Condoms and other safe-sex practices have accomplished only so much. Now the 30-year battle against AIDS is on the verge of a radical new phase, with the government expected to endorse a once-a-day pill to prevent infection with the virus. | Some doctors are already giving patients the drug, Truvada, to ward off infection. But Food and ...
Mosquitoes are swarming early this year The Columbus Dispatch City won’t spray unless West Nile found, and then not until June | Mosquito-fighting tips | • Eliminate standing water. Pet dishes should be emptied daily and bird baths twice a week. | • Properly dispose of old tires. | • Make sure gutters and downspouts are free of blockage and are draining properly. | • Install or repair window and doo...
