http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Amoebic-Dysentery-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2013. All Rights Reserved. Wed, 22 May 2013 08:44:04 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/heart-attack-patients-have-high-risk-of-death-or-hospital-admission-for-a-month-after-discharge-119088-1.htm A new study presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Scientific Sessions 2013 reveals that the risk of death or re-admission among heart attack and heart failure patients remains high for at least a month after they leave the hospital. "The risks of death and re-hospitalization can extend well beyond 30 days after discharge, the time period used by the federal government for measuring hospital performance," said Kumar Dharmarajan, M.D., M.B.A., lead author ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/heart-attack-patients-have-high-risk-of-death-or-hospital-admission-for-a-month-after-discharge-119088-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-networks-take-over-brains-functions-after-damage-or-injury-119077-1.htm A joint study conducted by researchers from UCLA and Australia reveals that complex new neural circuits take over the function if the brain's primary learning center is damaged with the researchers also identifying the regions of the brain that are involved in the formation of the new networks, which are often far away from the damaged site. The research, conducted by UCLA's Michael Fanselow and Moriel Zelikowsky in collaboration with Bryce Vissel, a group leader of the neuroscience research ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-networks-take-over-brains-functions-after-damage-or-injury-119077-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/affordable-vaccine-for-rotavirus-diarrhoea-developed-118874-1.htm An affordable vaccine that has shown strong efficacy in preventing rotavirus diarrhoea has been developed by Indian scientists. Rotavirus diarrhoea is the most severe and lethal cause of childhood diarrhoea that kills over 100,000 children annually. The vaccine 'Rotovac' is the outcome of public-private partnership between the Indian government's Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and pharma company Bharat Biotech. Once licensed by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), the vaccine will cost around Rs....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/affordable-vaccine-for-rotavirus-diarrhoea-developed-118874-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/haiti-lawyers-give-united-nations-a-deadline-for-cholera-compensation-118610-1.htm Haiti cholera epidemic victims widely blamed on UN peacekeepers gave the United Nations 60 days to clinch a compensation deal or face a lawsuit demand for billions of dollars. The US-based Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti said it is now representing 8,000 victims and families of the more than 8,100 dead from the epidemic that erupted in October 2010. IJDH director Brian Concannon said the suit would be launched in New York if the United Nations did not respond by the deadline, and could also be taken in Europe....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/haiti-lawyers-give-united-nations-a-deadline-for-cholera-compensation-118610-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/switching-to-another-type-of-contact-lens-or-lens-care-product-can-help-in-overcoming-discomfort-from-contact-lenses-118367-1.htm A new study titled Effect of Lens and Solution Choice on the Comfort of Contact Lens Wearers that has been published in the journal Optometry and Vision Science suggests that switch to a different type of contact lens or lens care product can help you overcome the discomfort from your contact lenses. The journal is published byLippincott Williams (and) Wilkins/a, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health/a."Ocular comfort and symptoms in symptomatic contact lens wearers can be perceptibly improved by ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/switching-to-another-type-of-contact-lens-or-lens-care-product-can-help-in-overcoming-discomfort-from-contact-lenses-118367-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/dialysis-or-transplant-is-required-by-over-five-lakh-kidney-patients-in-india-118026-1.htm The Indian Council of Medical Research has said that around 5.5 lakh patients in the country require dialysis or kidney transplant. Dialysis facility is available with central government hospitals like All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Safdarjung Hospital, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, and Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, the Lok Sabha was informed Friday....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/dialysis-or-transplant-is-required-by-over-five-lakh-kidney-patients-in-india-118026-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/stem-cell-therapy-used-in-us-for-treating-neuroblastoma-in-children-more-toxic-than-european-or-egyptian-regimens-117970-1.htm A new study to be presented at the 26th annual meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology in Miami suggests that the current stem cell transplant regimens to treat advanced neuroblastoma in children in the United States is more toxic compared to the regimens used in Europe and Egypt. This and other research informed the recent decision of the Children's Oncology Group (COG) to switch to the busulfan-based regimen used for years in Europe and Egypt, said senior author Leslie E....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/stem-cell-therapy-used-in-us-for-treating-neuroblastoma-in-children-more-toxic-than-european-or-egyptian-regimens-117970-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/contaminated-water-in-lebanon-makes-60-sick-117961-1.htm More than 60 students were hospitalized in the city of Tripoli after drinking contaminated tap water. The students, all below 12 years of age, were taken to a hospital after suffering from pain in the abdomen, vomiting, diarrhoea and breathing difficulty. The children are students of Hayy al-Nozha school, Xinhua reported citing Voice of Lebanon radio. A doctor at the hospital, Jalal Abbous, said the kids "will be monitored for 24 hours. The water is also being tested to know the source of the contamination"....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/contaminated-water-in-lebanon-makes-60-sick-117961-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/84-million-people-were-uninsured-for-a-time-or-underinsured-in-2012-survey-117941-1.htm According to the Commonwealth Fund 2012 Biennial Health Insurance Survey eight-four million people, nearly half of all working age U.S. adults went without health insurance for a time last year. The survey also found that the proportion of young adults ages 19-25 who were uninsured during the year fell from 48 percent to 41 percent between 2010 and 2012, reversing a nearly decade-long trend of rising uninsured rates in that age group. This reversal is likely due to a provision in the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/84-million-people-were-uninsured-for-a-time-or-underinsured-in-2012-survey-117941-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/how-to-take-the-right-decisions-while-betting-or-gambling-in-sports-117883-1.htm A recent study has shown that predicting sport outcomes is better if people are not biased with their earlier knowledge and views on the matter. This is an important advice for those who gamble on sports games and now they can employ a new method of predicting outcomes in a foolproof manner. Researchers from the University College London (UCL) and the University of Montreal said that it is better if people did not use their previous knowledge and memory when it comes to making predictions about the game....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/how-to-take-the-right-decisions-while-betting-or-gambling-in-sports-117883-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/in-early-stage-of-arthritis-running-or-jumping-may-worsen-cartilage-damage-117777-1.htm According to MIT engineers, in the earliest stages of arthritis, high-impact exercises such as running or jumping may worsen cartilage damage. Osteoarthritis leads to deterioration of cartilage, the rubbery tissue that prevents bones from rubbing together. By studying the molecular properties of cartilage, MIT engineers have now discovered how the earliest stages of arthritis make the tissue more susceptible to damage from physical activities such as running or jumping. The findings ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/in-early-stage-of-arthritis-running-or-jumping-may-worsen-cartilage-damage-117777-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/haiti-cholera-gene-mutations-may-lead-to-more-severe-disease-117687-1.htm In 2010, the cholera strain that transferred to Haiti has multiple toxin gene mutations that may account for the severity of disease and is evolving to be more like an 1800s version of cholera. This was reported in a new Northwestern Medicine study. The strain, "altered El Tor," which emerged around 2000, is known to be more virulent and to cause more severe diarrhea and dehydration than earlier strains that had been circulating since the 1960s. This study reports the altered El Tor strain ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/haiti-cholera-gene-mutations-may-lead-to-more-severe-disease-117687-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/edible-malarial-vaccine-protects-against-cholera-117655-1.htm Edible malarial vaccine can help protect against a wide variety of viral and bacterial infections, say biologists. In their most recent study, researchers fused a protein that elicits an antibody response in mice against the organism that causes malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, which afflicts 225 million people worldwide, with a protein produced by the bacterium responsible for cholera, Vibrio cholera, that binds to intestinal epithelial cells. They then genetically engineered algae ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/edible-malarial-vaccine-protects-against-cholera-117655-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/who-is-good-at-recognizing-babys-cry-father-or-mother-117554-1.htm Who is better at recognizing baby's cry - mom or dad? Contrary to popular belief that mothers are better at spotting their baby's cry, French researchers found that both mum and dad are equally good at recognizing it. A new study seems to suggest that both men and women are equally good at recognizing their baby's cry in direct contrast to two earlier insights which had said that women are doubly accurate at recognizing the cries of their offspring as compared to men. Experiments carried ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/who-is-good-at-recognizing-babys-cry-father-or-mother-117554-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/steam-or-sauna-either-choice-to-detoxify-117187-1.htm bSauna and steam rooms both use heat therapeutically - they produce the same effect - a good healthy sweat, though in different ways./b Steam rooms date back to thousands of years, it is said that b Pre-Roman civilizations in Portugal/b were using steam baths. Saunas dated back to the 10supth/sup century during the bBronze Age of Britain/b, bearly Vikings/b are said to have developed them. A sauna uses bdry heat/b, whereas a steam bath uses bhigh humidity/b ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/steam-or-sauna-either-choice-to-detoxify-117187-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/do-a-kidney-transplant-now-or-wait-for-a-better-one-117161-1.htm A free, Web-based tool is being created by Johns Hopkins scientists to help patients decide whether it's best to accept an immediately available, but less-than-ideal deceased donor kidney. Or they can wait for a healthier one in the future. Historically, the researchers say, it has been difficult, if not impossible, to accurately quantify the risk of accepting a deceased-donor kidney that may have been infected by hepatitis C, as compared to waiting what could be months or years for a better organ....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/do-a-kidney-transplant-now-or-wait-for-a-better-one-117161-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/exercise-helps-teen-smokers-cut-down-or-quit-smoking-habit-117086-1.htm Teenage smokers who increased the days on which they got at least 30 minutes of exercise were able to quit or cut down smoking, says study. "This study adds to evidence suggesting that exercise can help teenagers who are trying to quit smoking," says lead author Kimberly Horn, EdD, the Associate Dean for Research at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS). "Teens who boosted the number of days on which they engaged in at least 20 minutes of ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/exercise-helps-teen-smokers-cut-down-or-quit-smoking-habit-117086-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/all-patients-do-not-benefit-equally-from-hip-or-knee-replacement-116998-1.htm After surgery, only half of people with arthritis who had a hip or knee replacement reported a significant improvement in pain and mobility. This is according to a new study led by Women's College Hospital and the Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences (ICES). "Many patients with hip and knee arthritis have the condition in more than one of their hip or knee joints," said the study's lead author Dr. Gillian Hawker. "So it's not surprising that replacing a single joint doesn't alleviate ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/all-patients-do-not-benefit-equally-from-hip-or-knee-replacement-116998-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/unicef-launches-new-program-to-contain-diarrhea-among-children-in-india-116888-1.htm Unicef announced the launch of a new program costing around (Dollor) 5 million through which it hopes to provide zinc supplementation and oral rehydration therapy to children in an attempt to contain diarrhea. Unicef Canada and Teck, a mineral company, launched the new program that will save over 150,000 children's lives in India. The program aims to scale up the use of zinc supplementation and oral rehydration salts (ORS) to treat diarrhoea while strengthening health care systems across India. More ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/unicef-launches-new-program-to-contain-diarrhea-among-children-in-india-116888-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/salt-to-add-or-not-to-116865-1.htm Can't resist the bag of salted chips? Here are reasons you should, and ways you can make it easier to lower your salt consumption. Read on bSalt is one of the basic component and nutritional necessity of the body/b. A deficiency of this important substance (though rarely found) can be dangerous, and can create electrolyte imbalance which can lead to many other health problems. It is for this very reason that dehydrated people are advised to replenish their salt reserves by taking electrolyte solutions....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/salt-to-add-or-not-to-116865-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/men-prefer-dark-haired-women-for-a-girlfriend-or-wife-116413-1.htm A recent study has pointed out that men do have their preferences regarding the color of the hair while making a decision to marry. A study of 1000 men showed that 54% of them preferred a brunette for a wife, 16% would choose a lady with light colored hair and 30% were not so sure what they preferred. The research showed that men prefer their future girl friend or wife to have dark hair, as they view them as more sensible than those with blonde hair. Men are of the opinion that brunettes more concerned about the way they look....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/men-prefer-dark-haired-women-for-a-girlfriend-or-wife-116413-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/sexually-abused-or-neglected-adolescent-girls-face-higher-risk-of-becoming-teenage-moms-116412-1.htm Abused or neglected teenage girls become teenage mothers at nearly five times the national rate of teen motherhood, a new US study reveals. A new Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center study, published in the eFirst pages of the journal iPediatrics/i, shows that teen childbirth rates are more than 20 percent for abused and neglected teens. This compares to the national teen childbirth rate of approximately 4 percent. The finding holds true even after taking into account such ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/sexually-abused-or-neglected-adolescent-girls-face-higher-risk-of-becoming-teenage-moms-116412-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/canadian-study-assesses-who-is-taking-aspirin-to-prevent-heart-attack-or-stroke-116174-1.htm A large population of healthy people are taking Aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease, a new study out of the Faculty of Medicine (and) Dentistry shows. This trend is prevailing despite the fact that new literature shows it is not as beneficial as once thought. Olga Szafran and Mike Kolber, in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta, surveyed patients over the age of 50 at two clinics in Alberta. They found that more than 40 per cent of people who don't suffer from cardiovascular ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/canadian-study-assesses-who-is-taking-aspirin-to-prevent-heart-attack-or-stroke-116174-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-proves-coffee-tea-caffeine-energy-drinks-or-tablets-help-prevent-road-crash-risk-116051-1.htm Those who say coffee, tea or caffeine energy drinks or tablets help prevent dangerous drowsiness at the wheel have been proved right by recent research among long-distance commercial drivers in Australia. Investigators looked at crashes between 2008 and 2011 in New South Wales and Western Australia that involved vehicles of at least 12 tonnes. They compared 530 drivers who had crashed while on a long trip with 517 drivers who had not had an accident in the previous 12 months. After factoring ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-proves-coffee-tea-caffeine-energy-drinks-or-tablets-help-prevent-road-crash-risk-116051-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/hip-or-knee-replacement-surgery-improves-sexual-function-115996-1.htm Sexual function was found to be improved after total hip (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR) surgery in patients with osteoarthritis, say researchers. In the study, 147 patients under age 70, scheduled for primary THR or TKR, agreed to participate in a study requiring the completion of questionnaires prior to surgery, at six months post surgery, and at one year post surgery. Sixty-five percent of patients returned all three surveys. The group of patients included 68 men and 78 women with a mean age of 57....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/hip-or-knee-replacement-surgery-improves-sexual-function-115996-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/arrhythmias-or-brain-aneurysm-treatment-is-the-same-115904-1.htm For the very first time, a technique normally used to treat brain aneurysms, is now used to treat life-threatening arrhythmias. This unique use of the method helped stop ventricular arrhythmias - which cause "electrical storms" - that originated in the septum, the thick muscle that separates the heart's two ventricles. This area is virtually impossible to reach with conventional treatment. The research is published in the February issue of iHeart Rhythm/i, the official journal of ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/arrhythmias-or-brain-aneurysm-treatment-is-the-same-115904-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/dont-eat-snow-or-pancakes-russias-health-official-advises-115841-1.htm Gennady Onishchenko, Russia's chief public health official advises Russian to avoid eating snow or too many pancakes. "In essence, snow is distilled water. Salts and contaminants have been boiled out of it," Onishchenko, who heads the consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, said at a press conference in Moscow. "But our air is polluted with gases, and the water has absorbed many bad substances, so the snow should not be eaten." However, he said that drinking tea made of melted snow ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/dont-eat-snow-or-pancakes-russias-health-official-advises-115841-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/high-levels-of-antibacterial-protein-in-genetically-modified-goats-milk-aids-diarrhea-treatment-115794-1.htm Milk obtained from genetically modified goats could be used to treat diarrhea in children, suggests a recent research. Nearly 1.8 million children around the world succumb to diarrheal diseases. Scientists genetically modified a goat to increase the levels of lysozyme in the goat's milk. Lysozyme is an antibacterial protein found in human breast milk. It helps prevent bacterial infections in the gastrointestinal track. James Murray from the University of California, Davis and his colleagues, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/high-levels-of-antibacterial-protein-in-genetically-modified-goats-milk-aids-diarrhea-treatment-115794-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/risk-of-death-or-rehospitalization-not-reduced-by-combination-therapy-for-heart-failure-115748-1.htm Combination therapy is thought to help patients with heart failure avoid the risk of heart-related death or of rehospitilization. However a new study indicates otherwise. Among patients hospitalized for heart failure (HF) with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF; a measure of how well the left ventricle of the heart pumps with each contraction), initiation of the medication aliskiren in addition to standard therapy did not reduce cardiovascular death or HF rehospitalization at 6 ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/risk-of-death-or-rehospitalization-not-reduced-by-combination-therapy-for-heart-failure-115748-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-finds-babies-choose-sides-early-and-determine-who-is-friend-or-foe-115719-1.htm University of British Columbia-led study suggests babies have a dark side under their cute exteriors. The study finds infants as young as nine months embrace those who pick on individuals who are different from them. While previous research has shown that babies generally prefer kind actors, the new study - published by the Association for Psychological Science - is the first to suggest that infants condone antisocial behavior when it is directed at individuals who are dissimilar. "Our ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-finds-babies-choose-sides-early-and-determine-who-is-friend-or-foe-115719-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/advance-in-re-engineering-photosynthesis-to-make-drugs-compounds-or-ingredients-115584-1.htm An advance in re-engineering photosynthesis to transform plants into bio-factories that manufacture high-value ingredients for medicines is being reported by scientists. They report on the research in the journal iACS Synthetic Biology/i. Poul Erik Jensen and colleagues explain that photosynthesis does more than transform carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen and generate energy. That process also produces a wealth of natural chemical compounds, many of which have potential ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/advance-in-re-engineering-photosynthesis-to-make-drugs-compounds-or-ingredients-115584-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/buying-or-selling-alcohol-in-new-jersey-is-punishable-115543-1.htm Buying or selling alcohol anywhere within New Jersey city limits is punishable with jail time. So anyone who wants a beer in Haddonfield, New Jersey had better be ready for a drive. Since long before Prohibition -- the 13-year national ban on alcohol that started in 1920 -- Haddonfield has been a "dry town." And the borough, just a stone's throw away from the big city of Philadelphia, has kept the laws on the books ever since. Downtown in this burg of 11,500 people, founded by Quakers, a ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/buying-or-selling-alcohol-in-new-jersey-is-punishable-115543-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/cashless-or-reimbursement-health-policy-115339-1.htm iBuy a policy which suits your needs./i In a cashless health insurance policy it is exactly that - cashless. The policy holder makes no payment and the insurance company settles the bill. In a reimbursement plan the policy holder pays the bills and the insurer pays him when he files a claim. With a cashless health policy the choice of hospitals is limited, as you have to be admitted to a hospital which comes under the insurer's network. When you choose a hospital within ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/cashless-or-reimbursement-health-policy-115339-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/making-left-hand-turn-or-talking-on-hands-free-phone-cannot-be-handled-by-drivers-brains-115190-1.htm Making a left-hand turn requires a huge amount of brain activation and involves far more areas of the brain than driving on a straight road or other maneuvers, says a new research. This may explain why most serious traffic accidents occur when drivers are making a left-hand turn at a busy intersection. When those drivers are also talking on a hands-free cell phone, "that could be the most dangerous thing they ever do on the road," said Dr. Tom Schweizer, a researcher at St. Michael's Hospital....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/making-left-hand-turn-or-talking-on-hands-free-phone-cannot-be-handled-by-drivers-brains-115190-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/test-of-your-breath-could-tell-that-you-are-stressed-or-not-115117-1.htm Scientists say that what you breathe out could also be used to understand whether or not you are under stress. Deep breathing is recommended for stress busting. Paul Thomas, professor at Imperial College London, who led the study, said: "If we can measure stress objectively in a non-invasive way, then it may benefit patients and vulnerable people in long-term care who find it difficult to disclose stress responses to their carers, such as those suffering from Alzheimer's." Six markers in ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/test-of-your-breath-could-tell-that-you-are-stressed-or-not-115117-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/being-overweight-or-obese-could-affect-your-childs-heart-115057-1.htm Obese or overweight moms could be the reason for heart disease in newborns. The arterial thickening occurred regardless of the child's weight at birth, according to the paper, published in a specialist edition of the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood. Doctors in Melbourne asked 23 expectant mothers to take part in the investigation. The women's body mass was measured, and within seven days of birth, the doctors measured the baby's abdominal aorta, the body's main artery, using ultrasound....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/being-overweight-or-obese-could-affect-your-childs-heart-115057-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/text-messages-help-combat-cholera-in-mozambique-114732-1.htm Aid agencies are pioneering the use of mobile phones to distribute aid in Mozambique which is hit by worst flooding in more than a decade. Mozambican flood refugee Rose Makavela's cell phone beeps. A text message confirms she can get a free bottle of chlorine at a roadside stall near her refugee camp to prevent cholera. Shopkeeper Delsio checks a matching message on his own phone, then hands her the chemical -- one of 150 bottles he's given away in only two weeks. "It's easy. Even a ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/text-messages-help-combat-cholera-in-mozambique-114732-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/ive-never-had-to-rely-on-diet-or-exercise-to-stay-slim-naomi-campbell-114731-1.htm According to supermodel Naomi Campbell, she has never had to rely on diet or exercise to stay slim. She mentors aspiring models on new US TV show "The Face." However, she admits she loves to eat good food. "I don't really know about weight or age. Weight was never something that was part of my time and I worked everyday. I have never struggled with weight and I think food is pleasurable," Campbell told people.com. She is 42, and considers herself blessed to be still working in such a competitive industry....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/ive-never-had-to-rely-on-diet-or-exercise-to-stay-slim-naomi-campbell-114731-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/haiti-cholera-damages-claim-rejected-by-un-114730-1.htm Massive damages claims filed by lawyers after UN peacekeepers were accused of introducing a cholera epidemic to Haiti were formally rejected by The United Nations on Thursday. About 8,000 people have died in the epidemic but UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said the global body had told lawyers the damages claim was "non-receivable" under a 1946 convention laying out the UN's immunities for its actions. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon telephoned Haiti's President Michel Martelly on Thursday ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/haiti-cholera-damages-claim-rejected-by-un-114730-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/antioxidants-in-your-diet-may-not-reduce-risk-of-stroke-or-dementia-study-114639-1.htm According to a recent study published in Neurology, the total level of antioxidants in a person's diet is not related to their risk of developing stroke or dementia. "These results are interesting because other studies have suggested that antioxidants may help protect against stroke and dementia," said study author Elizabeth E. Devore, ScD, of Harvard Medical School in Boston and Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands. "It's possible that individual antioxidants, or the main foods ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/antioxidants-in-your-diet-may-not-reduce-risk-of-stroke-or-dementia-study-114639-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/freemasonry-a-secret-society-or-a-society-with-secrets-114638-1.htm Among the many secret fraternal brotherhoods in the history of mankind, Freemasonry seems to be an easy target for criticism by the skeptics, mostly because freemasons have a policy of remaining immune to all the accusations imposed upon them. Freemasonry was virtually unknown to most people, especially Indians. With the release of the popular bestselling novel 'The Lost Symbol' by Dan Brown, there was a considerable statistical increase in the number of people intrigued by Freemasonry....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/freemasonry-a-secret-society-or-a-society-with-secrets-114638-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/three-year-old-mylee-may-have-survived-dehydration-if-she-was-given-timely-fluids-114489-1.htm A three-year-old child, Mylee Ward, was unable to survive severe dehydration, after a doctor who examined her, did not even carry out the basic tests on the child. Mylee had to be rushed into emergency care after she was so sick and could not eat anything for three days. The doctor, who examined her at the emergency, Dr Mushfikur Rahman, did not even examine her on a hospital bed. Instead, she was made to lie across chairs during the fast and cursory examination. The doctor prescribed antibiotics and sent the child back home....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/three-year-old-mylee-may-have-survived-dehydration-if-she-was-given-timely-fluids-114489-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/build-up-of-abnormal-protein-in-the-brain-could-be-a-sign-of-als-or-frontotemporal-dementia-114343-1.htm A new study published in the journal Neuron reports on the discovery of an abnormal protein that is initially formed as a result of genetic abnormalities but later on builds up in the brains of a large number of patients suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). "In identifying the novel protein that abnormally accumulates in the brains of affected patients, we have uncovered a potentially new therapeutic target and biomarker ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/build-up-of-abnormal-protein-in-the-brain-could-be-a-sign-of-als-or-frontotemporal-dementia-114343-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/egyptian-pm-causes-outrage-for-blaming-unclean-breasts-for-diarrhoea-epidemic-114130-1.htm The Egyptian Prime Minister, Hisham Qandil, has come out with a bizarre reason for the diarrhoea outbreak in the rural areas of the country, blaming the epidemic on women who do not keep their breasts clean. Qandil said that he had witnessed children suffering from diarrhoea immediately after they had been breastfed because their mothers hadn't cleaned themselves probably, the Daily Mail reported. He added that many women in rural Egypt don't even bother to clean their breasts at all before feeding their youngsters....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/egyptian-pm-causes-outrage-for-blaming-unclean-breasts-for-diarrhoea-epidemic-114130-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/rights-of-three-or-more-gay-parents-debated-by-dutch-government-114098-1.htm Simon, 6, squirming with his brother Joaquin, 3, on the the knees of their four gay parents said, "I think my friends are a little jealous because I've got two mummies and two daddies and they've only got two parents." While Britain and France in the last week plodded ahead with gay marriage draft legislation, the first country in the world to legalise same-sex unions, the Netherlands in 2001, is already one step ahead. The Dutch justice ministry is about to commission a report examining ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/rights-of-three-or-more-gay-parents-debated-by-dutch-government-114098-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/vibrating-pen-can-alert-you-about-spelling-or-grammar-mistakes-113953-1.htm A vibrating pen is being designed by a German company that is capable of picking errors in spelling or letter formation in real-time, by delivering a warning vibration to the writer's hand. Users can choose between two functions that are Calligraphy Mode - pointing out flaws of form and legibility or Orthography Mode - detecting orthographic and grammatical mistakes, the Daily Mail reported. Sensors built into the pen, which is at the prototype stage, detect variations in the way in which ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/vibrating-pen-can-alert-you-about-spelling-or-grammar-mistakes-113953-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/mediclaim-or-health-insurance-facts-everybody-should-know-113824-1.htm There are so many options for mediclaim in the market for policy holders to choose from, that, they - policy holders are confused by the variety. Mediclaim or health insurance is the most basic insurance after life insurance and it is an important responsibility, so one has to be extra cautious when they opt for a mediclaim policy making sure they don't miss the main points. bPremium:/b This is where a person can go wrong. People usually assume the cheaper and more affordable policy will be best....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/mediclaim-or-health-insurance-facts-everybody-should-know-113824-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/spiritual-people-mentally-ill-or-meaningful-life-113646-1.htm Spirituality is concerned with people finding meaning and purpose in their lives, as well as the sense of belonging. It involves belief in an all powerful force - the Supreme Being or God or Higher Self. Neurobehavioral scientists define spirituality as 'the pursuit of an altered state of consciousness that enables the mystic to become aware of cosmic realities that cannot be grasped during normal states of consciousness. Most of us, if not all, follow some spiritual leaders, be it the more ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/spiritual-people-mentally-ill-or-meaningful-life-113646-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/bpa-or-bps-both-could-spell-trouble-113310-1.htm Manufacturers of water bottles, food containers, and baby products had a big problem a few years ago. A key ingredient of the plastics they used to make their merchandise, an organic compound called bisphenol A, had been linked by scientists to diabetes, asthma and cancer and altered prostate and neurological development. The FDA and state legislatures were considering action to restrict BPA's use, and the public was pressuring retailers to remove BPA-containing items from their shelves. The ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/bpa-or-bps-both-could-spell-trouble-113310-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/emphysema-severity-may-indicate-high-risk-of-respiratory-or-cardiovascular-mortality-113186-1.htm A new study conducted by Norwegian researchers has found that the severity of emphysema, which can be measured with CT scans, can be a strong indicator of cardiovascular and respiratory mortality in smokers even if they do not have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). "Ours is the first study to examine the relationship between degree of emphysema and mortality in a community-based sample and between airway wall thickness and mortality," said lead author Ane Johannessen, PhD, post-doctoral ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/emphysema-severity-may-indicate-high-risk-of-respiratory-or-cardiovascular-mortality-113186-1.htm