Heart hazards of woeful wives. Depression ties marital strain to cardiovascular risks in women, not men. – Women in strained marriages are more likely to feel depressed and suffer high blood pressure, obesity and other signs of “metabolic syndrome,” a group of risk factors for heart disease, stroke and diabetes, University of Utah psychologists found.
Health Minister invites diaspora to join in developing healthcare – Indian Health Minister Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss has called for public-private partnership in health sector to meet the gap between supply and demand.
Kroger?s family of stores to invest $3 million for breast cancer awareness. National Campaign features 38 employees who are breast cancer survivors. – The Kroger Co.’s (NYSE: KR) family of stores, in partnership with key suppliers, has committed $3 million in donations for local breast cancer initiatives across the country to support National Breast Cancer Awareness month in October.
Study finds men who hold traditional views of women earn more than men who don’t, and women with egalitarian views don’t earn much more than those with traditional outlooks. – Men who believe in traditional roles for women earn more money than men who don’t, and women with more egalitarian views don’t make much more than women with a more traditional outlook, revealed by researchers.
Couples with fertility problems where the man is over 35 have increased difficulty in conceiving – Pregnancy rates decrease and miscarriages increase when a father is over 35 years of age, a scientist will tell the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology on Monday 7 July.
Fresh poultry bird flu reported in Jiaganj and Raghunathganj-II blocks of Murshidabad district of West Bengal, India. – Indian Department of Animal Husbandry has notified fresh poultry deaths in Jiaganj and Raghunathganj-II blocks of Murshidabad district of West Bengal on 9th_March, 2008 which has been confirmed as H5 infection of bird flu.
Fighting with your spouse can actually be good for your health with people who bottle it all up found to die earlier. – A good fight with your spouse may be good for your health, research suggests. Couples in which both the husband and wife suppress their anger when one attacks the other die earlier than members of couples where one or both partners express their anger and resolve the conflict, according to preliminary results of a University of Michigan study.
West Bengal government’s delayed action contributed to the rapid spread of bird flu in West Bengal, India.
– The Indian Central Govt. hinted that the West Bengal government’s delayed action contributed to the rapid spread of bird flu even as it allayed fears about the disease spreading to humans in the state.
An outbreak of bird flu in India’s most densely populated state could spiral out of control as the disease spread to a seventh district. – As per latest information received, a total mortality of 1,13,796 poultry birds has been reported from Birbhum, Dakshin Dinajpur, Murshidabad, Nadia, South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, Burdwan & Bankura districts of West Bengal.
The West Bengal Government on Saturday sent 79 more samples to the High Security Animal Diseases Laboratory at Bhopal to check samples for avian flu. – As per latest information received, a total mortality of 98,254 poultry birds has been reported from Birbhum, Dakshin Dinajpur, Murshidabad, Nadia, South 24 parganas, Burdwan and Bankura districts of West Bengal.
