World Health Organisation: New rapid tests for multi-drug resistant TB The Guardian | A drive backed by substantial funds to tackle the tide of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) spreading around the world was announced by the World Health Organisation yesterday. | Diagnostic tests which take two days instead of three months will be introduced in developing countries where ...
Health Canada tests reveal lead in lipsticks Canada Dot Com | Health Canada has found lead in some lipsticks in Canada, but the agency says the levels do not pose a risk to consumers. | The government decided to test lipsticks after the U.S. group Campaign for Safe Cosmetics released a report last October titled A Poison Kiss: The Problem of Lead in Lipstick...
Medical tests all clear for Ingrid Betancourt The Australian | FORMER Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt said she was given a clean bill of health today. It follows a series of medical tests at a Paris military hospital. | "The doctors showered me with good news. I have had a number of concerns all these year...
Betancourt undergoes health tests Bahrain Tribune PARIS (AFP) | Initial results of medical tests on Ingrid Betancourt following her six years as a hostage in the Colombian jungle were "reassuring," her sister said yesterday. | "The results of the first examinations are rather reassuring, but the doc...
Betancourt undergoes medical tests Canoe By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt reacts as she arrives to pull down her portrait hanging from the Paris City Hall facade, Friday, July 4, 2008. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Thibault Camus | PARIS - Ingrid Betancourt has undergone a ...
Betancourt undergoes health tests BBC News | Ingrid Betancourt, the former hostage sprung from the grip of Colombia's Farc rebels this week, has checked into a hospital in Paris for medical tests. | The checks are to establish whether she is suffering any health complications after her six ye...
Tests again negative for deer disease in Md. Examiner ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Map, News) - The Maryland Department of Natural Resources says samples from nearly 1,000 deer killed during the 2007-2008 hunting season all came back negative for Chronic Wasting Disease. | The neurological disease is similar to "Mad...
2 squirrels test positive for bacterial disease San Diego A six-man cycling team left San Diego yesterday morning for a 33-day tour across the United States to raise money for the Lance Armstrong Foundation. | The team took off from Ye Olde Bicycle Shoppe in Rolando and is to ride 3,300 miles along the sout...
New medical tests for expats Bahrain Tribune DUBAI | The expatriates in Dubai and Abu Dhabi will have to undergo a new set of medical fitness screening tests before acquiring their residency or employment visas, reports Khaleej Times. | According to the new Government Federal Law, people renewi...
When should you stop going to therapy? CNN | There's no lab test or imaging study like a CT scan or an MRI to measure how much progress you've made in therapy. But there is a strong movement away from endless navel-gazing -- the Woody Allen stereotype of therapy going on for years, even decades, without resolution. | "It's unrealistic to expect a cure for depression symptoms after four to s...
Green Tea Lowers Risk Of Heart Disease CBS News Drinking green tea rapidly improves the health of the delicate cells lining the blood vessels and helps lower one's risk of heart disease. | Researchers writing in the latest issue of the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation have found that people who drink green tea have better blood vessel function just 30 minutes late...
Now, hospitality feeling the heat of rising crude prices The Times Of India | NEW DELHI: Now hospitality too is feeling the heat rising crude prices. There are clear signs of an occupancy dip for all star hotels which in turn will result in falling tariffs in the months ahead, say industry sources. The fall in the tariffs could be in the range of 10-25% on existi...
