Health (General) – Newsletter for November 13, 2010

For these HIV kids, life is all questions, no answers (Nov 14 is Children’s Day)

NEW DELHI – They are chirpy, confident and full of the energy – like all children are – but for one difference. They are HIV-positive, and some are even afflicted with AIDS.

“My father died in 2005, I was very young,” says David Ramso, a 10-year old boy from Manipur.
“My mother told me …. Source article  : For these HIV kids, life is all questions, no answers (Nov 14 is Children’s Day).

Curable diseases caused 1.5 m child deaths in India

NEW DELHI – Five curable diseases accounted for nearly 1.5 million child deaths in India in the year 2005, a study said Saturday.

The study, published in an online journal, said: “Most deaths in India occur at home and without medical attention. Five avoidable causes of death, that is curable diseases, were responsible …. Original source  : Curable diseases caused 1.5 m child deaths in India.

Britain’s fattest man has weight reduction op in India

LONDON – Britain’s fattest man, who weighed 50-stone, has undergone surgery in India after doctors in the UK told him that he was too fat for the operation to be conducted there.

Zac Smith, 35, who had to be placed on two mammoth operating tables for the procedure, had ballooned on a diet including curry and …. Original article  : Britain’s fattest man has weight reduction op in India.

India, Rwanda to cooperate in health care

NEW DELHI – India and the eastern African nation of Rwanda Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the fields of health and medicine.

The MoU, signed by Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and his Rwandan counterpart Richard Sezibera, covers multiple fields like integrated disease surveillance, medical research, emergency … Original article on : India, Rwanda to cooperate in health care.

Chinese permitted to donate sperm only once in lifetime

BEIJING – Chinese men are allowed to donate sperm once in their lifetime – and the selection process is gruelling.

Ministry of Health regulations state that only healthy men between the ages of 22 and 45 can give their sperm once in their lifetime, China Daily reported Friday.
It bars gay men and foreign nationals …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Chinese permitted to donate sperm only once in lifetime.

Elephant undergoes dental surgery in Kerala

TRIPRAYAR – An elephant in Kerala’s Tripayar town underwent cosmetic dental surgery.

The elephant was suffering from a crack in its tusk for the past five years, which was causing an accumulation of water and dirt.

A dental surgery using nano-fillers was performed on … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Elephant undergoes dental surgery in Kerala.

Expired cosmetics ‘put women’s health at risk’

LONDON – A new study has revealed that women are putting their health at risk by using cosmetics that have gone off.

In the research, many admitted that they completely ignore use-by dates on make-up and toiletries – sometimes keeping items for several years too long.

Even when the products start to smell or become discoloured, women …. Source  : Expired cosmetics ‘put women’s health at risk’.