2015年2月19日 星期四

2015-02-20 Pakistan Health


DAWN.com
   
Private schools refuse measles vaccine   
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: As many as ten leading private schools in the capital have refused to allow their students to be vaccinated, following a scare regarding the measles vaccine that is being administered to children as part of a new government inoculation drive.
Measles vaccine 'reactions': Children ate rat poison, doctor says   The Express Tribune
There's more than one way to persuade people to vaccinate   Science News (blog)
Voices in the vaccine debate - Part 3   The Catholic Review (blog)
Scientific American   
CBC.ca   
Huffington Post   
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Daily Times
   
GAVI Global commits $825m for child immunisation   
Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: A high level delegation led by Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation, Chief Executive Officer, Dr Seth Berkeley and World Health Organization, Regional Director, Dr Ala Alwan met the National Health Services Minister Saira Afzal Tarar ...

Vaccination crisis   DAWN.com
Punjab government strengthening routine immunisation under EPI   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)

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RT
   
Nano 'drones' could help prevent certain type of heart attack - study   
RT
Targeted nanomedicines 1000 times smaller than the tip of a human hair may be able to deliver anti-inflammatory drugs to arterial fat deposits in order to combat atherosclerotic plaque buildup, thus preventing heart attack risk, according to a new study.
Nano-drones may knock cholesterol out of bloodstream: study   Daily Times

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NJ.com
   
Why I Don't Like The Term 'Mental Illness'   
Huffington Post Canada
I have to admit something embarrassing. I am a registered psychologist working in private practice and I don't know what the term mental illness means. Well, on a general level I know that it refers to psychological problems, but I don't know exactly what is ...

Mental Health Bill Command Paper   Vox Online News
Auto Mental-Health Care Needs a New Delivery Model   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Local Elected Officials Discuss Mental Health at Turning Point Town Hall Meeting   Chicago Tribune
NJ.com   
Business Standard   
Daventry Express   
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Toothpaste-mouthwash combo effective against harmful bacteria, study says   
The Globe and Mail
A study of mouth microbes finds that antibacterial toothpaste and mouthwash with essential oils work much better in combination than separately to banish bacteria that cause gum disease. Researchers looked at bacteria clinging to wires used in dental ...


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Issue guidelines for edu institutions, coaching centres: CCA   
Kashmir Reader
Srinagar: The Coaching Centres Association (CCA) Wednesday castigated the government for “mishandling of swine flu cases” in the Valley. In a statement, CCA chairman G N Var termed the situation as grave and said government must immediately publish ...

CCA accuses govt of 'mishandling' swine flu   Rising Kashmir
CCA criticizes government handling of swine flu cases   Kashmir Watch

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Catholic Online
   
Unbelievable: Secret to success may lie in your sleeping habits   
Catholic Online
Reports show many of the world's most successful people get very little sleep at night. Traditional research advises people between 18-64 years old get seven to nine hours of sleep for a healthy lifestyle. New studies are showing that some of the most ...

Are you getting enough sleep? Why a post-lunch power nap could be good for you   BT.com
Snoozing habits of the world's most successful people   The Nation
Infographic: Sleeping habits revealed of world's most successful leaders   International Business Times UK
CITY A.M.   
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Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
   
Getting cholesterol under control   
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – When many people hear the word “cholesterol” they likely have a negative reaction. It's true that cardiologists often spend their days counseling patients to lower their cholesterol, but many patients are surprised to learn that HDL ...

Do you know your cholesterol count? Only 13 percent in Alabama do.   AL.com
Poll highlights cholesterol knowledge gap   Medical Marketing and Media
Can Statin Drugs Increase Your Risk for Diabetes?   EmpowHer
fox13now.com   
Drug Discovery & Development   
Raw Story   
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New York Times
   
New approach to blocking HIV raises hopes for AIDS vaccine   
The Guardian Nigeria
A NEW compound has blocked Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) infection so well in monkeys that it may be able to function as a vaccine against Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), the scientists who designed it reported midweek. The study ...

San Diego researchers working on break-through drug for HIV/AIDS   San Diego 6
HIV strain found in Cuba could be most aggressive ever studied in humans   The Independent
Scientists Discover A New Way To Block HIV   TechCrunch
OregonLive.com   
Business Standard   
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NBCNews.com
   
UN Ebola chief cautions Liberians against complacency despite progress   
Xinhua
MONROVIA, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The head of United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed cautioned Liberians against complacency as new cases are emerging in the country despite progress made. The UN ...

More unsafe burials in Ebola-hit states   Independent Online
Liberia Ebola fight success hailed   Irish Examiner
Ebola in Guinea   The Economist
Kansas City Star   
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