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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:32:15 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/Taiwan-Proposes-Law-Change-to-Help-Children-of-Abusive-Parents-60527-1.htm Taiwan's government has proposed changing the law to release adult children of abusive parents from the legal obligation]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Taiwan-Proposes-Law-Change-to-Help-Children-of-Abusive-Parents-60527-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Obesity-Causes-100000-Cancer-Cases-Every-Year-in-US-60526-1.htm Obesity causes more than 100,000 incidents of cancer in the US every year, the American Institute for Cancer Research sa]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Obesity-Causes-100000-Cancer-Cases-Every-Year-in-US-60526-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-IDF-President-Calls-to-Turn-Off-the-Diabetes-Tap-and-Turn-Media-On-60525-1.htm Everyday, human beings are bombarded with broadcasts of unhealthy foods on television, radio, newspapers, magazine and o]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-IDF-President-Calls-to-Turn-Off-the-Diabetes-Tap-and-Turn-Media-On-60525-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sam-Pitroda-Favors-Traditional-Healthcare-Model-for-Masses-60524-1.htm National Knowledge Commission Sam Pitroda today said that there is a need to adopt the traditional Indian model in the h]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sam-Pitroda-Favors-Traditional-Healthcare-Model-for-Masses-60524-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/J-K-Blast-Victims-to-Get-Face-Lift-Through-Cosmetic-Surgery-60523-1.htm Sensing the increasing number of militancy related injuries like bomb blasts in Jammu and Kashmir which has left many ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/J-K-Blast-Victims-to-Get-Face-Lift-Through-Cosmetic-Surgery-60523-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Fast-Cheap-Dipstick-Test-to-Identify-Pesticides-in-Foods-60522-1.htm A team of Canadian scientists has developed a fast, inexpensive 'dipstick' test to identify small amounts of pesticides ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Fast-Cheap-Dipstick-Test-to-Identify-Pesticides-in-Foods-60522-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Create-Lung-Tissue-from-Human-Embryonic-Stem-Cells-60521-1.htm In a breakthrough study, scientists from Free University of Brussels, Belgium have successfully created lung tissue with]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Create-Lung-Tissue-from-Human-Embryonic-Stem-Cells-60521-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Paediatric-Oncologists-Turn-to-Religion-in-Times-of-Medical-Crisis-60520-1.htm Paediatric oncologists are likely to accept religion as a resort when medicine has failed the patient, according to a ne]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Paediatric-Oncologists-Turn-to-Religion-in-Times-of-Medical-Crisis-60520-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Insight-into-How-Climate-Change-Will-Affect-Organisms-60519-1.htm In a new research, paleoecologists are offering a new insight into how climate change will affect organisms. ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Insight-into-How-Climate-Change-Will-Affect-Organisms-60519-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Coverage-of-Swine-Flu-by-Indian-Insurance-Companies-60518-1.htm This article has been created to educate the Indian public regarding the stand taken by Indian Insurance Companies vis-a]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Coverage-of-Swine-Flu-by-Indian-Insurance-Companies-60518-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Yoga-can-Reduce-Chronic-Low-Back-Pain-60517-1.htm Yoga may be more effective than standard treatment in reducing chronic low back pain in minority populations, according ]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Yoga-can-Reduce-Chronic-Low-Back-Pain-60517-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Booming-Economy-Sends-Syphilis-Rates-Skyrocketing-in-China-60516-1.htm China's rapidly developing economy is the driving force behind boosting number of syphilis cases over the past d]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Booming-Economy-Sends-Syphilis-Rates-Skyrocketing-in-China-60516-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Obesity-Significantly-Reduces-Chances-of-Successful-Pregnancy-60515-1.htm For overweight women looking forward to becoming a mum, here's some bad news: a new study has shown that obese women are]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Obesity-Significantly-Reduces-Chances-of-Successful-Pregnancy-60515-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Shorter-Radiation-Therapy-is-Safe-for-Women-Who-Had-Lumpectomy-Study-60514-1.htm Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center found that radiation treatment for women who had a lumpectomy for early-stage bre]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Shorter-Radiation-Therapy-is-Safe-for-Women-Who-Had-Lumpectomy-Study-60514-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Cancer-Patients-Want-Honesty-Compassion-from-Their-Oncologist-60513-1.htm What do patients want from their radiation oncologists? The most significant preference is that more than one-third of f]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Cancer-Patients-Want-Honesty-Compassion-from-Their-Oncologist-60513-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Increasing-Number-of-Asian-Women-Getting-Boobs-Bigger-to-Improve-Self-Esteem-60512-1.htm An increasing number of Asian women are going for boob-boosting surgeries to improve their self-esteem. Th]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Increasing-Number-of-Asian-Women-Getting-Boobs-Bigger-to-Improve-Self-Esteem-60512-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Pakistan-Reeling-After-Wave-of-Blasts-60511-1.htm The anxious wives were on the phone again to their husbands in the Pakistani garrison town of Rawalpindi, a terrorist ta]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Pakistan-Reeling-After-Wave-of-Blasts-60511-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Russian-Leech-Therapy-Meets-Rising-Medical-and-Cosmetic-Demand-60510-1.htm Natalya Lepyoshkina smiled as she fed her three-week-old "children" a meal of warm cow's blood, rinsed them off with wat]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Russian-Leech-Therapy-Meets-Rising-Medical-and-Cosmetic-Demand-60510-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Morbidly-Obese-Kids-Could-Opt-for-Lap-Band-Surgery-60509-1.htm Researchers have found that lap band surgery may be effective in improving the health of morbidly obese adolescents. br]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Morbidly-Obese-Kids-Could-Opt-for-Lap-Band-Surgery-60509-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Cure-For-Parkinson-Closer-To-Reality-After-New-Discovery-60508-1.htm A possible cure for debilitating Parkinson's may not be as far away after scientists from Iowa State University recently]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Cure-For-Parkinson-Closer-To-Reality-After-New-Discovery-60508-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/History-of-Brothels-Researched-in-the-Archaeologist-of-Erotica-60507-1.htm The sign hung at 12, rue Chabanais, in the days when the building housed the most prestigious of Paris' infamous bordell]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/History-of-Brothels-Researched-in-the-Archaeologist-of-Erotica-60507-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-and-Late-Night-Work-Combo-a-No-No-60506-1.htm Researchers opine that coffee breaks clubbed with moonlight work shifts aren't going to help your sleep pattern one bit.]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-and-Late-Night-Work-Combo-a-No-No-60506-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/911-Responders-Twice-as-Likely-to-Have-Asthma-Study-60505-1.htm New data presented by Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers has it that rescue workers who were exposed to dust and]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/911-Responders-Twice-as-Likely-to-Have-Asthma-Study-60505-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Renting-Clothes-To-Save-the-Earth-60504-1.htm Cutting carbon dioxide emissions is not meant only for factories and money-making corporates. You can do it too, says th]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Renting-Clothes-To-Save-the-Earth-60504-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Stop-Eating-Junk-Your-Body-Automatically-Gets-Healthier-60503-1.htm The results of a new study are now giving you another reason why you should leave that packet of fries untouched. Reduci]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Stop-Eating-Junk-Your-Body-Automatically-Gets-Healthier-60503-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Human-Body-Regeneration-Closer-to-Reality-With-Molecular-Breakthrough-60502-1.htm Body part regeneration is a natural power possessed by some animals though not humans. Now a recent study of zebrafish h]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Human-Body-Regeneration-Closer-to-Reality-With-Molecular-Breakthrough-60502-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Tinnitus-Patients-Are-Told-Nothing-Can-Be-Done-To-Ease-The-Condition-60501-1.htm Reports say despite the fact that tinnitus is a very distressing condition, not enough is being done to support patients]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Tinnitus-Patients-Are-Told-Nothing-Can-Be-Done-To-Ease-The-Condition-60501-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Weightlifting-Builds-Self-Esteem-Among-Breast-Cancer-Survivors-60500-1.htm A new study by researchers has revealed that in addition to building muscle, weightlifting is also a prescription for se]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Weightlifting-Builds-Self-Esteem-Among-Breast-Cancer-Survivors-60500-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/How-Clean-Is-The-City-Air-For-Walking-60499-1.htm Links between city walkability and air pollution exposure has revealed that some neighborhoods might be good for walking]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/How-Clean-Is-The-City-Air-For-Walking-60499-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/More-Effective-Treatment-Than-Chemotherapy-For-Pancreatic-Cancer-60498-1.htm Ohio State University scientists have designed tumor-penetrating microparticles (TPM) may offer treatment hope for those]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/More-Effective-Treatment-Than-Chemotherapy-For-Pancreatic-Cancer-60498-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Reduced-Physical-Activity-May-Not-Be-The-Cause-For-Obesity-Among-US-Adolescents-60497-1.htm According to a study reduced physical activity may do little in explaining the increase in obesity rates among U.S. adol]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Reduced-Physical-Activity-May-Not-Be-The-Cause-For-Obesity-Among-US-Adolescents-60497-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Blood-Pressure-Blood-Sugar-Obesity-Could-Be-Killer-Combo-For-Early-Death-60496-1.htm People having obesity, high blood pressure and high blood sugar simultaneously are twice likely to have a heart attack a]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Blood-Pressure-Blood-Sugar-Obesity-Could-Be-Killer-Combo-For-Early-Death-60496-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Brain-Responds-Strongly-To-Facial-And-Vocal-Expressions-Of-Emotion-60495-1.htm According to researchers at the University of York, a region of the brain, called the posterior superior temporal sulcus]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Brain-Responds-Strongly-To-Facial-And-Vocal-Expressions-Of-Emotion-60495-1.htm