Zambia aims to have 12,000 children on AIDS drugs by year end
Lusaka, Zambia - The southern African country of Zambia said Monday it hoped to have 12,000 out of an estimated 40,000 HIV- positive children on life-prolonging antiretroviral treatment (ARVs) by the end of the year. Zambia first began distributing A...
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Cocoa, but not tea may help lower blood pressure, German experts say
Hamburg, Germany - Foods rich in cocoa appear to reduce blood pressure but drinking tea may not, according to a team of German researchers. The findings, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), do not indicate a widesprea...
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Angioplasty after heart attack boosts survival chances
Munich - Heart attack victims who immediately receive an angioplasty have a higher survival rate than those treated with fibrinolytic drugs, which is the usual procedure in many places, according to a report by the Munich-based DMW Deutsche Medizinis...
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Prozac may benefit patients with multiple sclerosis
Amsterdam - Prozac can delay the symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study by Dutch researchers from the Royal University of Groningen published in the British Medical Journal, Dutch media reported recently. The researchers tested the...
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Alzheimer's cure still years off, despite German breakthrough
Hamburg, Germany - Tests in laboratory animals have resulted in a major breakthrough in Alzheimer's research, though the German scientists involved in the tests warn that a cure is still years off. The scientists at Germany's Max Planck Institute syn...
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Beware of 'miracle healers' on the web
Berlin - Many Germans no longer take the standard piece of advice on medicines: Ask your doctor or pharmacist about risks and side effects. When they have health problems or questions about medical treatment, they consult internet portals like Netdo...
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Avoid lotions for treating dried out noses
Neumunster, Germany - Avoid lotions when treating dried out noses. Most lotions can cause the cilia - the small hairs in a nostril - to stick together and prevent them from removing unwanted substances. The cilia clear the nostrils by pushing particl...
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Philippines raises alarm over dengue fever, 108 dead so far
Manila - The Philippines' health department on Sunday raised alarm over dengue fever in the country, where 108 people have died so far of the disease. The number of fatalities recorded from January 1 to April 5 was 46 per cent higher than 74 deaths i...
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Asia-Pacific health officials finalize plan to combat dengue
Singapore - Health officials from the Asia-Pacific region have finalized a plan to combat dengue following a five-day meeting in Singapore. National plans will be guided by 38 specific recommended activities under the regional initiative, participant...
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Fathers spend half as much time with kids as mothers do
Taipei - Fathers love their kids just as mothers do, but fathers only spend half as much time with their small children as mothers do, a survey showed on Saturday. According to the Taipei Times, a survey by the Bureau of Health Promotion found that t...
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