The Waikato District Health Board (DHB) is expecting more cases of measles after the outbreak of measles at Te Awamutu.
There are confirmed and suspected cases of measles have been recorded at Te Awamutu college and it is said there were three confirmed and up to seven suspected cases so far.
DHB has already started advising the parents to get immunized against measles to their children. The Board said that measles may have symptoms of cough, fever, eye sore and rashes on the skin.
DHB has warned that immunization against measles is …

According to a recent research, the snacks that are sold at cinema theatres are having shocking levels of calories and fat.
The research recently conducted by the magazine” WHICH” infers that the favorite weightless snacks like popcorns are having much more calories and fat content which makes you obese.
It detailed the calories levels of certain snacks which is shocking to all.
1. A tub of sweet popcorn contains 1,260 calories and 79.6g of fat.
2. A small portion of nachos contains 3.1g of salt,1,030 calories and 56.5g of fat.
3. A small bottle of cola issued …

The Pune-based Jehangir Hospital suddenly stopped admission of psychiatric patients and this decision has created surprise among psychiatric doctors of the city and public.
It is remarkable that Jehangir Hospital has served a lot for the psychiatric patients in the past.
It was brought to notice of the public when one Dnyaneshwar said DNA on Saturday about the refusal of admission to his wife Ishwari Wakte of Shrirampur. Dnyaneshwar said DNA, the refusal of admission in Jehangir hospital had come as a rude shock.
Dnyaneshwar told that his wife was suffering from convulsions …

A latest Danish study on cell phone and its long term use do not show any link of brain tumor. It found that a type of vestibular tumor called schwannomas do not leave any clue for its development by cell phone.
The study revealed that about 2.9 million Danes, who participated in the study, have the habit of using cell phone for more than 11 years and they show no evidence for the development of brain tumor.
The participants seemed not likely to develop these tumors, known as vestibular schwannomas, than those …

Aerophagia definition:
Aerophagia is a condition, in which a person swallows excess of air that goes into stomach causing abdominal bloating, gastric discomfort, flatulence, belching and pain. . It is also called as aergophagy.
Aerophagia symptoms:
Aerophagia, the act of air swallowing leaves symptoms of excessive belching. The people who swallow excess air are affected with aerophagia have constant belching or burping.
Aerophagia causes:
Aerophagia causes are associated with smoking, chewing gum, wearing loose dentures. Aerophagia is also having its association with the habit of eating too fast, cervical spinal blockages and CPAP-too high …

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday that HIV/AIDS infection have been reduced by 50 percent and mortality rate also has been reduced in the last decade.
Singh said that the AIDS control programme at India is able to reduce the infection and mortality rate successfully.
Mr.Singh said that the government is aiming at formulating a strategy to the disease at the next phase and he added that Panchayat Raj Institutions and social and development programmes are functioning well and have markedly higher impacts.
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The country has developed a two-pronged strategy to counter …

A COVENTRY young woman of aged 25, Samantha Haworth who was fitted with gastric band to reduce her weight, eventually fought for life as the gastric band slipped into stomach and turned septic and her stomach could not cope any more it burst.
The gastric band found success for the first two years and she slowly shed 14 stones.
After two years she felt chest pain and her dietician advised her to go to get advice from her doctor before which time her stomach ruptured.
Surgeons at the City’s University Hospital raced and …

Hands and fingers tell more about other parts of the body than commonly thought. It is more applicable in men than women.
A study conducted at South Korea detailed its findings that people who have the shorter index finger (second finger) than the index finger (fourth finger) will have a longer stretched penile length.
The study was led by Tae Beom Kim at the urology department of Gachon University Gil Hospital in Incheon, South Korea.
The study conducted by Tae Beom Kim focused on both finger length and its link with penile …

Yeast infection –definition:
Yeast infection could be defined by over growth of yeast or fungi which may affect both external and internal parts of the body and it could affect the skin-called yeast rash, nails, digestive tract, diaper, mouth (thrush), esophagus, vagina (vaginitis) and other parts of the body. Yeast infection is a common infection that occurs in women.
Generally yeast affects the warm and moist surfaces of the body. Most common type of yeast is candida albicans that most frequently affect human being and other yeasts are also involved in …

A new research has revealed that the chances of stroke are higher in people who are living in deprived suburbs than their counterparts who live in wealthy areas. The research adds that people who are living in suburbs are having 70 percent of chances to have stroke.
The study also revealed that the people who are living in poorer areas had strokes even in their younger ages.
Dr.Emma Heeley, the senior researcher at The George Institute for Global Health said that socioeconomic status plays an important role in increasing the chances of …