Is Ibuprofen the key to a longer life? Study finds it may provide 12 extra years of good health

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USA,Fiona Macrae 21 December 2014:-To those with a headache, it already works miracles. But ibuprofen could also hold the key to a long and healthy life. In a series of experiments, the popular painkiller extended the life of yeast, worms and flies by around 15 per cent. What is more, the extra years were healthy […]

Medicine prices have reduced: Ananth Kumar

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New Delhi,19 December 2014(IANS):-The government Thursday insisted that the prices of medicines had come down under the Narendra Modi government over the last six months and said that it was committed to encourage the use of generic drugs. "In the last six months, no prices of medicines have been hiked. There is no question of sky-rocketing medicine […]

Skipping meals makes kids obese: study

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London,17 December 2014 CNS:-Children who skip meals are more likely to have excess body fat and an increased risk of diabetes, heart disease or stroke as early as 6 years of age, according to a new Finnish study.  A higher consumption of sugary drinks, red meat and low-fat margarine and a lower consumption of vegetable oil are […]

E-cigarettes less addictive than tobacco cigarettes: Study

 E-cigarettes are less addictive than tobacco cigarettes, finds a research, adding weight to the argument that vaping could help quit smoking. "We found that e-cigarettes appear to be less addictive than tobacco cigarettes in a large sample of long-term users," said Jonathan Foulds, professor of public health sciences and psychiatry at Pennsylvania State University College […]

Prakash singh Badal orders probe into eye camp tragedy NGO sponsored medical camp in Gurdaspur district in which 60 people lost their eyesight

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Punjab​ chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday ordered a high level probe into an NGO sponsored medical camp in Gurdaspur district in which 60 people lost their eyesight. Badal has asked principal secretary health Vinnie Mahajan to personally conduct an inquiry into all the aspects of this unfortunate incident, an official spokesman said here. […]

Pakistani children test positive for HIV after blood transfusions

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ISLAMABAD​​ :-At least 10 Pakistani children who received blood transfusions have tested positive for HIV, officials said Thursday, with a leading medic predicting the discovery could be just the "tip of the iceberg". The children were receiving regular transfusions for the blood disease thalassaemia, said Professor Yasmin Rashid, the secretary general of the Thalassaemia Federation […]

HIV losing its edge, evolving into milder form, study finds

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One of the world's most feared virus is losing its edge. HIV is evolving to become less deadly and less infectious, according to a major scientific study led by British scientists. The team at the University of Oxford has shown that it was taking longer for HIV infection to cause AIDS. The rapid evolution of […]

HIV: Northern Ireland has largest proportional rise in UK

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Ireland, 1st December 2014:-Northern Ireland has had the largest proportional increase in new cases of HIV in the UK since 2000. In its annual report the Public Health Agency (PHA) said more than 700 people in Northern Ireland received care for the infection last year. The PHA's Dr Gillian Armstrong said they would like to see more […]

World AIDS Day 2014: Tamil Nadu CM Panneerselvam urges people to support HIV/AIDS patients

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With the slogan ‘Let us create an AIDS-free society,’  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, urged people in the state to support HIV infected patients in the state, just a day before the the World AIDS Day. Mentioning that the state government is making efforts to raise awareness about the HIV/AIDS in the state, he urged everyone to […]

Glaxo’s experimental Ebola vaccine passes early safety test

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New York: 27 November2014:-An experimental Ebola vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline caused no serious side effects and produced an immune response in all 20 healthy volunteers who received it in an early-stage clinical trial, scientists reported on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The trial, which began on 2 September and will monitor the […]

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