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Researchers at the University of North Carolina say many people
vaccinated against smallpox more than 35 years ago are still
immune to the disease.The findings published in Thursday's edition of the New
England Journal of Medicine refute the widely-held belief by
doctors that the vaccine lasts no more than 10 years. |
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Seven doctors at an Indian hospital have
contracted HIV while treating infected patients in emergency wards.
One of the doctors is known to have got infected when blood from an
HIV-positive patient splashed on the mucous membrane of his eye.
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In the U.S. alone, diabetes -- the inability of a
body to control its blood sugar -- is diagnosed
in 2,200 people a day. |
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The average life expectancy
in Japan is 84 years for women and 77 years for
men. |
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Tuberculosis on rise in
Japan |
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Being overweight is the second leading cause of
preventable death in the United States. |
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Smokers not only are more
prone to lung and heart disease than non-smokers,
they also are more vulnerable to diseases of gum. |
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The cocktail therapy for
HIV patients costs $ 15-20,000 a year per
person.The prophylactic use of AZT to reduce the
risk of vertical transmision to infants during
birth costs $ 50 per women. The annual per capita
health budget in many countries especially the
poor countries is only $ 10-20. |
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In wealthy countries, infected
mothers typically receive five months of AZT, a
treatment that can cost more than $1,000. Doctors
reported that a far less intensive kind of
treatment works reasonably well, even though not
as effectively as the standard U.S. approach. |
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Smokers not only are more
prone to lung and heart disease than non-smokers,
they also are more vulnerable to diseases of gum |
