Health (General) – Newsletter for December 10, 2010

Don’t block affordable Indian medicines, EU urged

BRUSSELS – As leaders from India and the European Union (EU) meet for a bilateral summit in the Belgian capital, health activists Friday urged the 27-nation bloc not to prevent access to affordable Indian medicines.

In a statement before the 11th India-EU summit opened, Mdecins Sans Frontires (MSF) – a global NGO that provides emergency …. Read the original article  : Don’t block affordable Indian medicines, EU urged.

Sex advice on mobiles for teens causes uproar

WASHINGTON – Under a controversial National Health Service (NHS) scheme, children as young as 13 are being sent sex advice by text message.

They are being encouraged to send in questions about losing their virginity, where to get the morning-after pill and how to get tested for infections.

Within minutes they receive a detailed reply from a … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Sex advice on mobiles for teens causes uproar.

Estrogen alone can cut risk of breast cancer

WASHINGTON – A new study has suggested that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) utilizing estrogen alone helps in reducing breast cancer risk.

“Our analysis suggests that, contrary to previous thinking, there is substantial value in bringing HRT with estrogen alone to the guidelines. The data show that for selected women it is not only safe, but potentially …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Just one puff of cigarette is enough to trigger a heart attack!

LONDON – Think a single puff won’t harm you? Well, you may be wrong, as smoking even one cigarette is sufficient to block your arteries and trigger a heart attack, warns scientist.

The 700-page the US Surgeon General’s report has found there was no safe level of exposure to cigarette smoke-whether you deliberately inhale or breathe …. Source  : Just one puff of cigarette is enough to trigger a heart attack!.

Obama said ‘yes, we can’ – and quit smoking

WASHINGTON – Barack Obama became US president on a campaign of “yes, we can” but he has struggled hard for three decades to stop smoking. Now, going by his press secretary’s word, he may have finally kicked the habit.

“I have not seen or witnessed evidence of any smoking in probably nine months,” Robert …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

1 in 3 Brits believe cancer is down to fate

LONDON – A new UK research has found that more than a third believe cancer is down to fate and there is nothing they can do to avoid it.

Cancer Research UK stated that one in five men and women feared cancer ahead of debt, knife crime, Alzheimer’s disease and losing their job whereas 34 percent … Original source on Gaea Times at : 1 in 3 Brits believe cancer is down to fate.

Kerala math announces relief package for pesticide victims

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – Amritananda Mayi Math, the organisation of “hugging saint” Amritananda Mayi, Thursday announced a relief and rehabilitation package for the endosulphan pesticide victims in more than 250 families in Kerala’s Kasargode district.

Addressing the media here, the math’s second in command, Swami Amritaswaroopananda said that they would require the support of the state government …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Heart Disease in Teenagers can be predicted Now

KOLKATA, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com) — A new study has revealed anew score to determine risk of heart diseases in teenagers. This could prove very effective for the GP (general practioners) to predict the heart health of youngsters.
The study is carried out in University of Nottingham. This new score has the potential to identify younger people … Read more >>>.

Obesity Rate Found Higher in Europe

NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com) — A recent study by the European Commission and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) stressed the fact that almost 50 percent of adults living in Europe and Britain suffer from obesity and are overweight.
It may be surprising but true that UK is filled with the highest number of …. Source article  : Obesity Rate Found Higher in Europe.

HIV-positive porn star calls for compulsory condom use in films

LONDON – Adult film star Derrick Burts, who tested positive for HIV, is calling for mandatory condom use in the industry.

The 24-year-old performer, who is known as Derek Chambers in gay films and Cameron Reid in straight films, admitted that he was the unnamed actor …. Original source  : HIV-positive porn star calls for compulsory condom use in films.