http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/premenstrual-syndrome-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 06:57:56 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/women-have-high-sexual-appetite-at-11-pm-on-saturday-night-101183-1.htm A recent survey carried out by a women's magazine has found that Saturday night 11PM is the best time to find a woman feeling frisky. The survey was carried out by Women's Health magazine with more than 1,000 women taking part in the poll. More than 82 percent of women in the south west and from Scotland and 81 percent of women from the north of Britain said that they were satisfied with their sex lives while just over 30 percent of Irish women agreed with their fellow citizens. However it is ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/women-have-high-sexual-appetite-at-11-pm-on-saturday-night-101183-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/women-have-sexual-fantasies-during-most-fertile-period-of-menstrual-cycle-99330-1.htm A recent study conducted by researchers from University of Lethbridge in Canada has found that women were more likely to indulge in sexual fantasies during their most fertile period of their menstrual cycle. The researchers surveyed around 27 heterosexual women aged between 18 and 30 years and who were not in any relationship or on hormonal birth control. The participants were asked to maintain an online diary, noting down their sexual fantasies every day for one month. The researchers found that on average, the women had 0....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/women-have-sexual-fantasies-during-most-fertile-period-of-menstrual-cycle-99330-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/pm-to-inaugurate-two-day-polio-summit-2012-97932-1.htm The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, will inaugurate the two-day 'Polio Summit 2012' at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Saturday. India completed a year without reporting any case of polio in January 2012, a major achievement and unprecedented progress, which needs to be sustained with continued intensive efforts until polio is eradicated. To commemorate India's trailblazing effort and focus on the risks and way forward, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Rotary International ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/pm-to-inaugurate-two-day-polio-summit-2012-97932-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/substance-p-causes-seizures-in-people-with-pork-tapeworm-97331-1.htm A research has found that a neuropeptide called Substance P can cause seizures in patients whose brains are infected with pork tapeworm. "Neurocysticercosis or the tapeworm parasitic infection in the brain, is the major cause of acquired seizures," said A HREF="http:www.bcm.edu/medicine/infectious/index.cfm?PMID=7674"Dr. Prema Robinson/A, assistant professor of medicine - infectious diseases, and corresponding author of the report. "It is particularly important to understand the source of ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/substance-p-causes-seizures-in-people-with-pork-tapeworm-97331-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/pak-pm-received-small-packet-containing-anthrax-last-year-96955-1.htm A Pakistani government spokesman revealed that that country's Prime Minister, Yusuf Raza Gilani received a small packet containing deadly anthrax powder. According to the police, the package was sent by a woman professor at Jamshoro University from the southern Sindh region. The packet was mailed back in October 2011. The police added that no one came in contact with the powder though they are yet to ascertain the motive for sending the packet. Anthrax is receiving close attention from authorities ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/pak-pm-received-small-packet-containing-anthrax-last-year-96955-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Singapore-PM-Eager-About-Year-of-The-Dragon-Baby-Boom-96493-1.htm On Sunday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he 'fervently' hoped Singaporeans would enhance the city-state's obstinate low birth rates in the coming Year of the Dragon. In his Lunar New Year message sent to the media, Lee -- a father of four -- said growing Singaporean families was an "important priority" and that more local born babies were needed to maintain Singapore's national identity "I fervently hope that this year will be a big Dragon year for babies... This is critical to preserve a Singapore core in our society," he said....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Singapore-PM-Eager-About-Year-of-The-Dragon-Baby-Boom-96493-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/PM-Announces-New-Pension-Scheme-for-Overseas-Indians-95999-1.htm Recognizing the role of overseas Indians in the country's development, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that the government and people of India recognized and greatly valued the important role being played by overseas Indian living abroad. He said that the Indian diaspora has much more to contribute to the building of modern India. The Prime Minister told the overseas Indians that the government has decided to introduce and sponsor a new Pension and Life Insurance Fund for overseas Indian workers....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/PM-Announces-New-Pension-Scheme-for-Overseas-Indians-95999-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/2012-Declared-as-National-Mathematical-Year-by-PM-95351-1.htm Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Monday declared year 2012 as "National Mathematical Year" as a tribute to mathematical genius S. Ramanujan. Inaugurating the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of Ramanujan at the University of Madras, Dr. Singh said: "As a tribute to the great mathematician, our government has decided to declare his birthday, that is December 22, as the National Mathematics Day and the year 2012 as a whole as the National Mathematical Year." " India has a long and glorious ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/2012-Declared-as-National-Mathematical-Year-by-PM-95351-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Mood-Swings-From-PMS-Easily-Treatable-Claim-Experts-95257-1.htm Scientists have claimed that women who battle monthly mood swings, irritability and insomnia as a result of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) could soon find relief as it may be easily treatable. Research in to premenstrual syndrome, which affects up to eight percent of women, showed that the affliction was due to a hormone that occurs naturally in the body. Women suffer the physical and emotional symptoms of PMS depending on their sensitivity to the hormone, allopregnanolone. The hormone ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Mood-Swings-From-PMS-Easily-Treatable-Claim-Experts-95257-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/155-Pm-is-the-Happiest-Time-on-Christmas-Day-94962-1.htm A new study says that the happiest time on Christmas Day for most people is early afternoon, at 1:55 pm. It emerged that people are completely happy only after presents have been opened, dinner has been cooked and served, and the children are busy with their toys. Despite the initial stress, over half of those polled say Christmas Day is their favorite holiday and a third say it's the happiest day of the year. The study, which included over 2000 people, was commissioned by Three Barrels Brandy....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/155-Pm-is-the-Happiest-Time-on-Christmas-Day-94962-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/British-PM-Says-may-Open-Up-State-Health-to-Industry-94349-1.htm Plans which could allow patient records held by the nationalized health service to be shared with private firms are all set to be unveiled by British Prime Minister David Cameron. Cameron was set to make a speech outlining the government's strategy for the life-science industry, in which he was to insist on "opening up" the National Health Service (NHS) in order to make health a "huge magnet" for economic growth. "We're going to be more flexible, more competitive, more hungry for your business ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/British-PM-Says-may-Open-Up-State-Health-to-Industry-94349-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Brit-PM-Cameron-Plans-to-Criminalize-Forced-Marriages-91974-1.htm British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that forcing someone to marry against their will could be seen as a criminal offence in the country in the future. Cameron announced he was making it a criminal offence to breach an order issued by the courts to prevent a forced marriage, adding that he has asked Home Secretary Theresa May to consult on whether the practice should be made an offence in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, The Mirror reports. The cross-party Commons Home ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Brit-PM-Cameron-Plans-to-Criminalize-Forced-Marriages-91974-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Guilt-free-Chocolate-Eases-PMS-Pain-87852-1.htm U.S. firm Xan Confections, have introduced the dark chocolate CocoPMS truffles, which claim to ease the pain of pre-menstrual syndrome thanks to two anti-inflammatory compounds - chasteberry and bilberry, reports the Daily Mail. As well as helping to reduce stomach cramps and headaches, the ingredients give the chocolates a berry flavour. 'We are very excited to be leading the way in the niche market of healthy chocolate by combining high-quality truffles with nutrients we are personally ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Guilt-free-Chocolate-Eases-PMS-Pain-87852-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Menstrual-Cycle-Linked-to-London-Prejudice-86913-1.htm Women's bias against male strangers increases when women are fertile, suggesting prejudice may be partly fueled by genetics, has been found in a study by Michigan State University psychology researchers. "Our findings suggest that women's prejudice, at least in part, may be a byproduct of their biology," said Melissa McDonald, a doctoral student and lead author on the paper. The researchers conducted scientific studies with two groups of women that investigated how women's implicit attitudes toward men change across the menstrual cycle....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Menstrual-Cycle-Linked-to-London-Prejudice-86913-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/If-Menstrual-Cycle-Stops-Athletic-Girls-More-Likely-to-Have-Impaired-Bone-Structure-86068-1.htm New research indicates that young female athletes who have stopped menstruating have a weakening in the quality of their bone structure that may predispose them to breaking a bone, despite getting plenty of weight-bearing exercise. The results will be presented Sunday at The Endocrine Society''s 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston. "Given the high number of young women and girls involved in athletic activities and the fact that up to 24% of young female athletes may lose their periods, this finding ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/If-Menstrual-Cycle-Stops-Athletic-Girls-More-Likely-to-Have-Impaired-Bone-Structure-86068-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Womens-Voices-Do-Not-Change-During-Menstrual-Cycle-83547-1.htm A new study has stated that women's voices remain steady throughout their menstrual cycle and the hormonal changes do not make any difference to the voice quality. This study contradicts previous studies which say that the tone of women's voices rises as ovulation approaches. May be this difference was due to the difference in the study approach. Previous researchers analyzed single vowel tones, but we speak in sentences and not in single vowels. However, during the recent study scientists ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Womens-Voices-Do-Not-Change-During-Menstrual-Cycle-83547-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Vitamin-B-Helps-in-PMS-82242-1.htm The risk of pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) decreases by being on a diet rich in vitamin B, say researchers whose study appears in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Interestingly, they discovered that while foods that have a high level of the vitamin like spinach and fortified cereal bring the risk down by 25 per cent, vitamin supplements do not seem to have the same effect. Researchers also warned that taking the vitamin, that includes thiamine and riboflavin, is not the only thing to do to resolve the problem....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Vitamin-B-Helps-in-PMS-82242-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Britons-Love-to-Unwind -With-A-Drink-At-7.11pm-81727-1.htm Unwinding in the evening with a drink is an everyday habit for 25% of Brits. They love to relax after a hard day's work with a favourite drink at a favourite time - 7.11 pm being the average time. Wine was found to be the most preferred drink, beating beer hollow. Some of them confessed about going overboard, and some also admitted they could not sleep without their evening tipple. What is more, a recent survey of more than 6000 UK and European travelers, conducted by TripAdvisor, revealed ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Britons-Love-to-Unwind -With-A-Drink-At-7.11pm-81727-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Why-PMS-Can-Make-Women-Anxious-Depressed-and-Irritable-80923-1.htm For centuries, the mystery of why women are irate and anxious during 'that time of the month' has flummoxed many but a new study finds the exact reason for this odd behaviour. Researchers at University of California, Los Angeles, have said that brain cells called GABA receptors are to blame for some women's monthly mood swings, reports New Scientist. To investigate potential mechanisms behind PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder), Andrea Rapkin used a PET scan, which shows where glucose ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Why-PMS-Can-Make-Women-Anxious-Depressed-and-Irritable-80923-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/PM-Expresses-Concern-Over-Prevalence-of-Malnutrition-in-India-80713-1.htm Expressing serious concern over the problem of malnutrition in India, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh on Thursday said there is a need to address the issues of absorption of nutrition, health and hygiene, which in turn depend on many other factors such as the availability of clean drinking water, sanitation and also on the education and status of women in society. Addressing the Conference on 'Leveraging agriculture for improving nutrition and health' here, Dr....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/PM-Expresses-Concern-Over-Prevalence-of-Malnutrition-in-India-80713-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Have-More-Babies-in-Year-of-Rabbit-Says-Singapore-PM-80350-1.htm Singaporeans were urged to have more babies in the new Year of the Rabbit by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Wednesday as he said additional children would bring "more joy" to families. Lee, a father of four, said in his Lunar New Year message that getting Singaporeans to produce more babies has been a challenge but he hoped more would be born during the Rabbit year. Singapore's resident fertility rate -- the number of babies born per woman -- fell to an all-time low of 1.16 in 2010 during the Year of the Tiger....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Have-More-Babies-in-Year-of-Rabbit-Says-Singapore-PM-80350-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/As-NHS-Reform-is-Debated-British-PM-Goes-on-Defensive-80244-1.htm The coalition government's proposed reforms of the NHS in England were defended by the British Prime Minister David Cameron even as lawmakers began their first debate on the bill. Amid increasing criticism from health unions, the Conservative leader rejected claims that the reforms would amount to privatisation of the service, free at the point of delivery since its founding in 1948. Under the plans, family doctors will be responsible for buying in patient care from 2013, with a new NHS commissioning board overseeing the process....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/As-NHS-Reform-is-Debated-British-PM-Goes-on-Defensive-80244-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Essential-Oil-Supplementation-Can-Prevent-PMS-Symptoms-79576-1.htm A capsule containing a cocktail of essential oils could make premenstrual syndrome (PMS) less painful for millions of women, according to a study. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal IReproductive Health/I tested the tablets by carrying out a randomised, controlled trial in 120 women. Edilberto Rocha Filho worked with a team of researchers from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil, to conduct the tests. He said, "The administration of 1 or 2 grams of essential ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Essential-Oil-Supplementation-Can-Prevent-PMS-Symptoms-79576-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/1238-Pm-is-the-Magical-Time-on-Saturday-When-We-Unwind-from-Work-Stresses-of-the-Week-77095-1.htm After a hectic work week , when do you actually unwind and switch off into a relaxed mode ? Researchers have found the average adult doesn't fully unwind from the stresses of the week until 12.38pm on Saturday afternoon. And even as they begin to enjoy the weekend, the Sunday blues - when the mind turns to work again - usually kick in at 3.55pm the following day. This means the typical worker only gets to enjoy 27 hours and 17 minutes of their weekend - less than half the time they are off, reports The Daily Mail....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/1238-Pm-is-the-Magical-Time-on-Saturday-When-We-Unwind-from-Work-Stresses-of-the-Week-77095-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Survey-Finds-1-in-10-Dentists-in-UK-Earning-More-Than-PM-72965-1.htm More than one in ten dentists in the UK are earning more than the Prime Minister - and hundreds are taking home more than 300,000 pounds, new research has indicated. The number of dentists smashing through the 300,000 pounds barrier has gone up by 10 per cent in the past year as their pay continues to soar on the back of 'botched' contracts. A total of 410 now earn above 300,000 pounds, while 2,410 are on more than 150,000 pounds. David Cameron's salary is 142,500 pounds, reports the Daily Mail....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Survey-Finds-1-in-10-Dentists-in-UK-Earning-More-Than-PM-72965-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Japan-PM-Vows-to-Minimise-Unhappiness-In-a-Bid-to-Cut-Nations-Shocking-Suicide-Rate-71118-1.htm More than 100 people showed up and thousands more listened via the Internet to a recent suicide prevention workshop in Japan, a country where over 30,000 people kill themselves every year. "Please, wait a minute before you hang yourself or start mixing chemicals and pills," Koji Tsukino pleaded with his audience. "Save just a tiny bit of energy to make that one click on the Internet or one phone call to seek help." The Tokyo event was called "Stop Suicide! Starting from Rock Bottom", and Tsukino knows what he is talking about....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Japan-PM-Vows-to-Minimise-Unhappiness-In-a-Bid-to-Cut-Nations-Shocking-Suicide-Rate-71118-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Iceland-PM-Ties-the-Knot-With-Long-time-Partner-Following-Legalisation-of-Gay-Marriage-70604-1.htm Iceland Prime Minister, marries her long-time partner following the legalisation of homosexual marriages. According to a RUV broadcaster, the 68-year-old PM officially married Jonina Leosdottir, a writer, after the couple submitted a demand for their civil union to be converted into matrimony. The parliament of Iceland collectively adopted legislation permitting same sex marriage, in a law that came into force on Sunday.igurdardottir, born in 1942,took the office in February 2009, reports the Telegraph....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Iceland-PM-Ties-the-Knot-With-Long-time-Partner-Following-Legalisation-of-Gay-Marriage-70604-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Australian-PM-For-Sustainable-Population-Strategy-70546-1.htm Prime Minister Julia Gillard has declared she is not one to dream of a "big Australia," but would rather work on a sustainable population strategy. The 49-year-old Wales-born Gillard took over the country's reins in a "bloodless coup" last week, following fears among her Labour Party leaders that it was in for a severe thrashing in the yearend national elections. The ousted Kevin Rudd used to speak passionately of a big Australia, encouraging immigration, though essentially of the skilled workers, in order to ensure industry did not suffer....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Australian-PM-For-Sustainable-Population-Strategy-70546-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Australian-PM-Faces-Challenges-On-Health-Front-70425-1.htm Ms. Julia Gillard might have ousted Mr. Kevin Rudd in a bloodless coup to become Australia's 27SUPth/SUP Prime Minister and the first woman to hold the job. But there are several challenges facing her, particularly on the environmental and health fronts. She has to grapple with the emission trading scheme in order to bring down carbon dioxide emissions - Mr. Rudd's failure to pilot the scheme through the parliament proved his undoing in a way. Ms. Jillard might to have to do some tightrope walking ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Australian-PM-Faces-Challenges-On-Health-Front-70425-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Danish-PM-Gets-into-a-Japanese-Robo-suit-66143-1.htm Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen took a leap into the robotics future in Japan on Monday, trying out a power-assisted robo-suit dubbed HAL or Hybrid Assistive Limb. "That's amazing!" Rasmussen gasped as he tried out the exoskeleton device, which mimics movement with amplified power and can be used to help paralysed people walk or to assist carers carrying patients. The inventors, robotics venture Cyberdyne Inc., last Friday set up a unit in Denmark and plan to provide four robotic ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Danish-PM-Gets-into-a-Japanese-Robo-suit-66143-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Cambodia-PM-Warns-Women-of-Cosmetic-Surgery-Dangers-65822-1.htm Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday warned women to beware of dubious standards in the country's booming cosmetic surgery industry, in which doctors often practise without licences. Despite a sluggish economy in Cambodia from the global financial crisis, health experts say the business of cosmetic surgery, including nose jobs and breast enlargements, has doubled or even tripled in recent years. However Hun Sen said health officials needed to more stringently monitor lax standards ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Cambodia-PM-Warns-Women-of-Cosmetic-Surgery-Dangers-65822-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/PM-Says-Country-Has-Lost-92-Million-Productive-Years-Due-to-Heart-Disease-65795-1.htm Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has revealed that India has lost around 9.2 million productive years of life due to heart disease. Speaking at a a conference of heart surgeons, Dr Singh said heart disease posed a formidable challenge to the country's resources. "There is growing consensus within the medical fraternity that urgent measures need to be taken both from the preventive point of view as well as in relation to cardiac surgical care," he added. "The primary long-term strategy to cope with ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/PM-Says-Country-Has-Lost-92-Million-Productive-Years-Due-to-Heart-Disease-65795-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Racist-Attacks-Indian-Envoy-Blasts-Victoria-But-State-PM-Says-Not-To-Worry-64607-1.htm India continues to talk tough on racism in Australia. It is warning of serious consequences if not enough is done to rein in the thugs and protect the Indians in the country. Barely a day after the Prime Minister of Victoria John Brumby jibed at the "unbalanced" comments of the Indian officialdom over racist attacks in Australia, Indian envoy Sujatha Singh called on Australia's Governor-General Quentin Bryceto express her country's unhappiness over the situation. Citing more than 100 incidents ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Racist-Attacks-Indian-Envoy-Blasts-Victoria-But-State-PM-Says-Not-To-Worry-64607-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Quebec-PM-Urged-By-Indian-Activists-to-Stop-Exporting-Asbestos-to-India-64427-1.htm Quebec PM Jean Charest, arriving in India today, is being pressed by environmental activists to stop mining and exporting asbestos. Occupational Health and Safety Centre of Bombay and the Occupational Health and Safety Association of Ahmedabad are believed to have requested a meeting with him, but it is not clear whether he has agreed to meet them. Protest demos are on the cards during his economic mission. Over 100 scientists from 28 countries have already appealed to Mr. Charest to acknowledge ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Quebec-PM-Urged-By-Indian-Activists-to-Stop-Exporting-Asbestos-to-India-64427-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/PM-Urges-Ozzies-Aging-Population-to-Become-More-Productive-63868-1.htm Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned, Australians must become more productive or risk losing their famously relaxed lifestyle as the population ages and the workforce shrinks. While Australians were urged in the past to "populate or perish", Rudd said the country now needed to boost productivity as the population becomes increasingly elderly and the tax revenue from workers falls. "It is productivity growth that must play the central role in building Australia's future economic growth," ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/PM-Urges-Ozzies-Aging-Population-to-Become-More-Productive-63868-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Population-Boom-Prediction-Welcomes-By-Oz-PM-Rudd-59923-1.htm A top Treasury official's prediction that the country will not be able to sustain a forecast population boom of 60 percent by 2049 has not been taken seriously by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Rudd said he welcomed a "big Australia" as a sign the huge but sparsely peopled country was continuing to develop. Australia's current population of 22 million is predicted to surge to 35 million in the next four decades. "I actually believe in a big Australia, I make no apology for that. ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Population-Boom-Prediction-Welcomes-By-Oz-PM-Rudd-59923-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/PM-Stresses-Need-to-Develop-Skills-Knowledge-in-the-Science-of-Climate-Change-59407-1.htm Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Tuesday underlined the importance of developing our own skills, knowledge and capacities in the science of climate change. Dr. Singh was speaking in the national capital while presiding a meeting of the National Council on Climate Change to give shape to the National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change. Dr. Singh said: "As we find ourselves having to engage with the global community on climate change, it is necessary to ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/PM-Stresses-Need-to-Develop-Skills-Knowledge-in-the-Science-of-Climate-Change-59407-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Australian-MP-Assaulted-by-Her-Partner-PM-Consoles-Her-56939-1.htm Tasmanina MP Jodie Campbell has been assaulted by her partner. The incident has created ripples in Australia. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and others have denounced the attack. The MP's boyfriend, 36-year-old Roland Kurt Small, punched her, twisted her fingers and hit her in the stomach, police said. He was produced before a court, but he did not enter a plea. He will reappear in court next month. He has been released on bail. An interim family violence order has been imposed. Ms Campbell has confirmed ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Australian-MP-Assaulted-by-Her-Partner-PM-Consoles-Her-56939-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Zealand-PM-Faces-Revolt-on-Child-Smacking-Law-56932-1.htm New Zealand Prime Minister John Key moved Monday to defuse a public revolt over a law which bans the smacking of children. Preliminary results released Friday from a referendum showed 87.6 percent of those who took part wanted changes to a 2007 law which removed the right of parents to use "reasonable force" to discipline their children. Key said the so-called "anti-smacking law" was working and would remain, but that he would add safeguards to reassure parents they would not be prosecuted for trivial assaults on their children....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Zealand-PM-Faces-Revolt-on-Child-Smacking-Law-56932-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Centre-Coordinating-With-States-to-Control-Swine-Flu-Threat-PM-56413-1.htm The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Saturday said that the Central Government is coordinating with the state governments in controlling the swine flu situation, and added that there is no need for panic or disrupt daily life. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort for the sixth consecutive year on the occasion of the country's 63rd Independence Day, Dr. Singh said some parts of India are facing increased cases of swine flu, but there was no need to panic. "The ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Centre-Coordinating-With-States-to-Control-Swine-Flu-Threat-PM-56413-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Australian-Senate-Rejects-Emission-Limiting-Plans-Future-At-Risk-Warns-PM-56283-1.htm As Australian senate rejected a legislation limiting greenhouse gas emissions, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd warned the opposition had put the future of the country at risk. The Australian Greens say the government's 2020 emissions reduction targets - between an unconditional five per cent and a highly-conditional 25 per cent - are too timid. The coalition and Independent senator Nick Xenophon want the government to consider an alternative scheme, based on a model they commissioned from Frontier Economics....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Australian-Senate-Rejects-Emission-Limiting-Plans-Future-At-Risk-Warns-PM-56283-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Albania-PM-Legalizes-Gay-Marriages-55653-1.htm Albania's recently re-elected Prime Minister Sali Berisha held out the possibility of legalizing gay marriages despite hostility in the Balkan country. "A law that could provoke debates and reactions aims to put an end to discrimination and will allow civil unions between same-sex persons," Berisha said in a government statement. Berisha said there was "a certain hostility towards minorities" in Albania and called on citizens to respect "the standards of other European countries." Albania, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Albania-PM-Legalizes-Gay-Marriages-55653-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Aussie-PM-Says-Gay-Marriage-Ban-Will-Remain-55567-1.htm Despite moves to have a ban on gay marriage overturned, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Wednesday said Australia's ban on same sex marriage would remain. Rudd, who considers himself a moderate Christian, won the 2007 election on a platform that supported the former conservative government's legal definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Rudd said his government's position remained unchanged amid media speculation that he will face a groundswell of support for same-sex marriage ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Aussie-PM-Says-Gay-Marriage-Ban-Will-Remain-55567-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Australian-PM-Promises-50000-Green-Jobs-But-Opposition-Skeptical-55499-1.htm Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has promised 50,000 green jobs and apprenticeships. But the opposition is skeptical. Unveiling a (Dollor) 94 million package at the Labor's national conference in Sydney today, he said the new clean energy jobs of the future will arise from the introduction of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, the renewable energy target and energy efficiency measures in the future. "Specifically, these fifty thousand positions will be made up of: . 4000 disadvantaged job seekers ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Australian-PM-Promises-50000-Green-Jobs-But-Opposition-Skeptical-55499-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Health-Regulator-Says-NHS-Risks-Repeat-of-Baby-P-Case-54774-1.htm The Care Quality Commission has warned that there is a real risk of the NHS having to face a repeat of the infamous Baby P case. This was due to the lack of training, poor monitoring and high workloads in the 392 trusts surveyed by the regulator in England. "Immediately after the Baby P tragedy, everyone agreed that everything possible must be done to prevent a recurrence," said CQC chief executive Cynthia Bower. "This must not prove to be hollow rhetoric." The Baby P case held the country captive ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Health-Regulator-Says-NHS-Risks-Repeat-of-Baby-P-Case-54774-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Report-On-Aboriginal-Conditions-Devastating-Australian-PM-53942-1.htm Conditions of Australian aboriginals are worsening, a new report says. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the findings are devastating. Aborigines, the country's original inhabitants, account for 2.5 percent of the 21 million population. They are Australia's most impoverished minority, with a lifespan 17 years shorter than the national average and disproportionately high rates of imprisonment, heart disease and infant mortality. The federal government has now released a report that showed indigenous ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Report-On-Aboriginal-Conditions-Devastating-Australian-PM-53942-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Thai-PM-Urges-Against-Swine-Flu-Panic-52933-1.htm Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva Sunday urged the country not to panic about swine flu, after the number of cases suddenly soared and a cluster emerged in a key tourist hub. Health authorities reported 106 confirmed cases of the A(H1N1) virus late Saturday, which was nearly seven times the number just three days earlier and includes a number of foreigners. Officials last week said 21 of the new infections were found among nightclub workers in the coastal city of Pattaya, who were tested ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Thai-PM-Urges-Against-Swine-Flu-Panic-52933-1.htm