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Lack of scientific evidence in the system of Ayurvedic medicine makes it difficult for the institution to be practised in the US, given the strong malpractice law in the country, the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) has said.

When a medicine is prescribed, the practitioner has to have some back-up studies for his decision especially in view of strong malpractice law in the United States, AAPI President Dr Hemantkumar Patel said in New York.

“You just cannot go by anecdotal evidence,” he added.

That is what happens in the allopathic system where the practitioner has studies to back up his decision to prescribe a particular drug to a patient. Unless the same could be done for Ayurvedic system, the practitioners could be slapped with malpractice suits if a case goes wrong, Patel explained.

No such studies are available in the Ayurvedic system, Patel said, stressing that this is the reason it cannot be practiced in the US, its effectiveness notwithstanding.

Announcing a three-day annual convention of AAPI to be held from June 25 at Las Vegas [Images], Patel also said that Health Minister A Ramadoss will be the key-note speaker at the event.

The meet, which is expected to be attended by about 2,500 of its 42,000 members, will discuss, among other things, how the organisation can more effectively participate and help in the improvement of the healthcare system in India.

It will also discuss the changes needed in the US healthcare system as any change would affect the physicians of Indian origin as much as others, he said addressing a press conference at the Indian Consulate.

Both the likely Democratic and Republican Presidential nominees Barack Obama [Images] and John McCain [Images] have vowed to reform the system which leaves some 45 million working class people out of health insurance system.

Patel said they have been meeting lawmakers to put across their viewpoint which is very close to medical community as a whole.

AAPI, he said, has invited both candidates to address the convention but he was not confident that they would be able find time as they are campaigning hard.

The body, which is already a participant in rural health initiative in Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, is also in contact with Indian medical bodies to develop a partnership, Patel said and is working to offer suggestions for setting up trauma centres along the highways.

From health q&a internet service, people have started shifting from workout to lorazepam, and those used to buy meridia as well as buy diazepam and drugs like cipro are advised to avoid it.

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These days only surgical therapies are used while there is a wide and somewhat confusing range of non-surgical treatments. People who don’t want to receive surgical treatment have countless non-surgical treatment options. Rogaine and Propecia are perhaps the most popular medical hair loss treatments. Similarly, saw palmetto’s dried fruits and He Shou Wu (also known as Fo-Ti) are those natural ingredients that are often used in different alternative hair loss remedies.

The non-surgical hair-loss treatments can be principally broken down into alternative and medicinal treatments and so far the methods of application are concerned, they are divided into topicals, oral some others like LaserComb. etc. Regardless to the above noted breakdowns, hair growth treatments work by stimulating hair growth or blocking the action of dihydrotestterone that is also known as anynandrogens.

Propecia

Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is a biologically-active byproduct of the metabolism of male hormone testosterone and it is also considered the basic reason of male as well as female hereditary pattern baldness. DHT miniaturizes the hair because the hair gets thinner and finer with every new cycle of hair growth till the hair sacs decline to produce other hair at all. It is still not known what is the exact mechanism by which DHT acts on hair sacs but under its trade name Propecia, Finasteride is known better as the only tested and FDA-approved antianderogen which is used to treat male pattern baldness. It prevents the occurrence of DHT in the hair scalp. After the launch of Propecia, there are many other drugs and therapies that claim antiandrogen activity.

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WASHINGTON, June 16—Taking coffee for a long period of time doesn’t increase risk of early death and it may decrease chances of heart disease related death, a new study suggests.

There are many such previous studies as give a mixed picture of health effects from coffee; they suggest many benefits as well as some drawbacks of this well-liked drink. In this new study, people who take caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee were examined.

In this study, Esther Lopez-Garcia of Universidad Autonoma de Madrid in Spain and team followed 41,736 U.S. men during 1986-2004 and 84,214 U.S. women during 1980-2004.

The researchers noted that among the middle-aged subjects regular coffee drinking (up to six cups a day) couldn’t be linked with increased deaths. Contrarily, coffee lovers especially women were noted with a small decline in death rates from heart disease.
Similarly, no link was found between cancer deaths and coffee consumption.

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During 2005 and 2006 age adjusted death rates in the U.S. fell quickly and a record high of 78.1 years life expectancy was noted there, The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‘s latest figures show.

According to preliminary results for 2006 the number of deaths in the U.S was 2,425,900 and there was a decrease of 22,117 from 2005.The reason behind this decrease, as the author suggest, was possibly the mild influenza activity during 2006 if compared to 2005.

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The stage in human development that lies between childhood and adulthood is known as teenage. Teenage is in fact the age of growth and development of mind as well as body and usually during teen years the function of a number of body’s system is found at its peak. A healthy diet is important for the people of all age groups but during teens the importance of healthy diet increases manifold as a growing body and developing mind require sufficient food.

If the diet of teenagers is not proper and healthy, they may have to face problems like coronary diseases, obesity, anemia and hypertension. Tiredness and shortness of breath are signs of anemia in teens and this disease can be prevented by taking iron rich foods. Teenagers are suggested to lower down the use of fatty foods as they cause obesity that leads towards hypertension and coronary heart disease. Such food as rich with fiber must be an important part of teenagers’ diet as less intake of fiber can cause intestinal cancer in later life. Milk, eggs and meat must be 20% part of teenagers‘s diet while fruits grain and vegetables must comprise the rest of it.

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To cover the war for NBC news, when 39 years old David Bloom went to Iraq in 2003, his wife was naturally worried about his safety. But it was blood clot that stuck in his lungs instead of bullet, or bomb to end his life.

After sometime Ms. Bloom came to know that her husband had a genetic deformity: factor V Leiden (to be pronounced as factor five) that greatly increased his risk to develop that blood clots.

An out of sight Problem

In the U.S, factor V Leiden is one of the most common hereditary clotting disorders that is found in 2 to 7 percent of white-skinned, in few Hispanics and seldom in Asians and African-Americans.

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Wednesday, June11—Abnormal and disfiguring blood vessels growths in infants that also known as hemangiomas can be shrunk by a blood pressure drug, a new study suggests.
In two infants who had hemangioma, propranolol was used to treat heart conditions and it was found by the French researchers that the color and size of the hemangioma was diminished in both babies just in a day.

“We have accidentally found that propranolol could reduce the growth phase of hemangioma in these two babies,” stated Dr. Christine Leaute-Labreze of the department of pediatric dermatology at Bordeaux Children’s Hospital in France.

In the June 12 publication of the New England Journal of Medicine, the results of the study are going to be published.

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CHICAGO June 10—After federal health officials’ work to find the source of a multistate outbreak of food poisoning due to salmonella, Wal-Mart, McDonald’s and other U.S. chains have pulled over sales of some raw tomatoes.

Some other restaurants like Burger King, Taco Bell and Outback Steakhouse have also excluded tomatoes from their menus after federal recommendations of avoiding red plum, red Roma and round red tomatoes no matter in what state and country they were grown.
On Monday, McDonald’s Spokesperson Danya Proud stated that McDonald’s Corp is no more serving its sandwiches with sliced tomatoes as a preventative measure till the recognition of the source of the food poisoning. She further told that the Oak Brook, III-based Company will keep serving grape tomatoes in salads as no problem has been associated with that kind.

It has not been identified which source of the tomatoes is a factor behind illnesses in 16 states.

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WASHINGTON, June 11 – Reckon yourself a decade older than your real age if you smoke. The chances of death of a 55-year-old smoker are almost same to 65-year-old person who doesn’t smoke. These are the suggestions of newly published charts that were aimed to present some of American people’s biggest health risks.

The concept of risk is difficult to understand as it assimilates math and emotion. People are often flooded with challenging warnings of health risks.

“How big the risk is and how does it compare with other risks, these are the questions that must be addressed in useful messages about health risks.” Dr. Lisa Schwartz of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in White River Junction, Vt. stated.

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Calories intake remains similar in most of such options

“Energy-dense foods must be consumed to a certain limit” this is the recommendation of the latest international report on diet and cancer issued by the American Institute for Cancer Research. The cancer-focused report has been aimed to promote weight control as there are true to life links between several types of cancers and obesity.

In the report such foods as are high in fat, processed carbohydrates and sugar have been categorized as “Energy-dense food”. Usually, food with high fat, carbohydrates and added sugar are replete with calories but some energy-dense foods like nuts or seeds have unprocessed carbohydrates and provide many useful nutrients. It is interesting to note that these foods are not associated to weight gain when they are taken reasonably as a part of fortified diet.

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