Thursday, June 23, 2011

Deadly Delays

Delay in decision to seek care, Delay in reaching care, Delay in receiving care,these three phases of delay rarely operate in isolation, and delay leading to maternal death is often multifactorial. Indeed the factors are likely to be interactive and multiplicative. Thus barriers and poor care encountered at Phase 2 and 3 feed back into subsequent decision-making at Phase 1. Interventions to reduce maternal mortality must address each of the Three Delays in order to have the greatest effect.
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OUR NUTRITION

Nutrition  is a very confusing topic for most people these days. If you pick up a woman’s magazine or watch any morning television programme you are likely to find that an article or presentation about nutrition is trying to convince you that a particular fad diet, or a particular group of nutrients, will be the one secret that positively changes your life forever. Yet, the more you read magazine articles or watch television shows, the more you are likely to be in the dark as to which advice to follow, because many of them are contradictory;
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OUR NUTRITION

 Nutrition   is a very confusing topic for most people these days. If you pick up a woman’s magazine or watch any morning television programme you are likely to find that an article or presentation about nutrition is trying to convince you that a particular fad diet, or a particular group of nutrients, will be the one secret that positively changes your life forever. Yet, the more you read magazine articles or watch television shows, the more you are likely to be in the dark as to which advice to follow, because many of them are contradictory. 
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

WHO Group Says Cell Phones 'Possibly' Carcinogenic

Electromagnetic radiation generated by cell phones is "possibly carcinogenic" to humans, the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer concludes.
According to a WHO press release, an international working group of 31 scientists analyzed hundreds of studies and found — on the basis of "limited" evidence — a positive association between wireless telephone use and glioma. The group cited one study that showed a 40% increased risk for glioma among the heaviest users (people who reported using their cell phones 30 minutes daily over 10 years). However, chance, bias, or confounding could not yet be ruled out, so electromagnetic radiation was given the "2B" classification as being possibly carcinogenic.
IARC director Christopher Wild said that further research needs to be done on heavy, long-term use of cell phones. Until those results are published, he added, "it is important to take pragmatic measures to reduce exposure such as hands-free devices or texting."

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