Increase in HIV infections among Navajo prompt fears of epidemic

	Increase in HIV infections among Navajo prompt fears of epidemic An increase in HIV infections among the Navajo people in Gallup, N.M. has the medical community concerned over a possible epidemic, the New York Times reported. Among the reservation's population, 47 new cases of HIV were diagnosed in 2012, which ...
	Ban on plantation of Russian poplar trees in Srinagar The local administration has imposed a blanket ban on plantation of Russian poplar trees in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir keeping in view the large scale complaints of allergy being caused by its pollen. District Magistrate Srinagar Farooq ...
	Ginger may relieve asthma symptoms: Study Purified components of the humble ginger have properties that can help asthma patients breathe more easily, a new study has found. Asthma is characterised by bronchoconstriction, a tightening of the bronchial tubes that carry air into and out of the lungs.
	Timing of cancer radiation therapy may minimise hair loss Hair loss in humans from toxic cancer radiotherapy and chemotherapy might be minimised if these treatments are given late in the day, scientists, including an Indian-origin researcher, have found. Researchers found that mouse hair has a circadian clock - a ...
	Indo-Swiss agreement on health care New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) India and Switzerland have firmed up their cooperation in healthcare and would soon ink an agreement on cooperation on non-communicable diseases, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Tuesday said. Azad held discussions with ...
	Ban on tobacco display leads to lower sales: Study THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An international tobacco control survey has found that a ban on tobacco advertisements, especially where tobacco is sold, leads to lower sales of cigarettes. The study was published in Oxford journal 'Health Education Research' ...
	Star's organ drive is halfway there Dave Horner is backing the Star campaign for more people to carry donor cards. He was lucky enough to receive a donor kidney from his wife as he was a sufferer of polycystic kidney disease. Pictured with, from left, daughter Amy, wife Karina and son Kieran ...