Health (General) – Newsletter for November 24, 2010

Transgenders at higher risk of HIV infection: UN

NEW DELHI – Transgenders are at a higher risk of contracting HIV infection, said a UN report on AIDS epidemic released Tuesday.

The 2010 UNAIDS report on the global AIDS epidemic found among the high risk group that got HIV infection in India in 2009 — 9.2 percent were those using injected drugs, 7.3 percent …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

50 pc drop in HIV cases in India in 10 years: UN

NEW DELHI – India has shown a 50 percent drop in the number of new HIV infections in the last 10 years as the AIDS epidemic is beginning to reverse globally with a decline in the newly-infected HIV cases and AIDS-related deaths, says a United Nations report released Tuesday.

The 2010 UNAIDS Report on the … Original source on Gaea Times at : 50 pc drop in HIV cases in India in 10 years: UN.

Super-speciality hospital to come up in Himachal

SHIMLA – Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Gulam Nabi Azad will lay the foundation stone of a super-speciality hospital in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh Wednesday, a state minister said here.

“The hospital will be constructed with an outlay of Rs.150 crore in the Rajendra Prasad Medical College campus in Tanda,” health minister Rajeev …. Source  : Super-speciality hospital to come up in Himachal.

14 more dengue cases push Delhi total to 6,190

NEW DELHI – The national capital reported 14 more cases of dengue Tuesday, taking the total number of people in the city infected with the vector-borne disease to 6,190, an official said.

According to a Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) official, Shahdara (North) zone is the most affected with 868 cases, followed by Rohini zone … Read more : 14 more dengue cases push Delhi total to 6,190.

Corruption needs to be uprooted: Baba Ramdev

GORAKHPUR – Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has said corruption is India’s biggest problem and needs to be uprooted.

Speaking during the Bharat Swabhiman Yatra here, Baba Ramdev said corruption has created a hole in India’s economy, and has further deepened the difference between the rich and the poor.

“Rupees … Original article on : Corruption needs to be uprooted: Baba Ramdev.

More than 50pc of depressed patients give up their treatment

WASHINGTON – With the number of depression cases going up every year, a study has underlined that more than half of the patients give up their treatment before the prescribed time.

The research from Catalan researchers stated that most patients who take anti-depressants leave their treatment in less than six months, which is the minimum period …. Original source  : More than 50pc of depressed patients give up their treatment.

A pill to erase painful memories in offing

LONDON – Scientists in the US believe they may be able to help people erase painful memories with the help of a pill.

They have discovered that proteins can be removed from the brains ‘fear centre’ to wipe out traumatic memories.
The US research has parallels to the plot of the science fiction film “Eternal …. Source  : A pill to erase painful memories in offing.

Pakistan to enlarge pictorial warning on cigarette packs

ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan government will increase the size of the pictorial health warning on cigarette packets from 30 to 50 percent, a media report said Tuesday.

The size of the text message on cigarette packets will also be increased from the existing 10 percent, following the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) of … Read : Pakistan to enlarge pictorial warning on cigarette packs.

Indo-Canadian minister expelled by party in Canadian province

TORONTO – An Indo-Canadian deputy minister in Alberta province was Monday thrown out of his party for slamming health policies of his own government after poor emergency care given to his critically ill father.

Indian-born Raj Sherman, who moved to Canada as a child and served as Alberta’s deputy health minister, paid for lashing … Read more >>>.

A quarter of overweight women think they’re normal

LONDON – A quarter of obese women don’t think they have a weight problem at all, a study shows.

Young mothers are particularly at risk of obesity, but fail to recognise they are still carrying the pounds put on during pregnancy, US researchers say.
However, this encourages denial of health-related problems caused by obesity such …. Read the original article  : A quarter of overweight women think they’re normal.