UN engages banks to light up rural India; Solar loans, energy access transform life for poor
...and service." The programme involved an interest rate buy-down, marketing support and a vendor qualification process. The commercial interest rate for equivalent loan types at programme inception was 12%. UNEP's subsidy initially brought this rate...Teens can perform CPR as well as adults and should be taught from an early age
...f the technique (correct hand position and correct rate of compressions) just as well as the older children. This suggests that chest compressions can be introduced early in school CPR training programmes, say the authors....New blood test can diagnose and monitor treatment of Parkinson's disease
...types of PD, and to find out if it can measure the rate of progression and severity of the disease. "If the results of our large-scale study are encouraging, this test could be available for clinical use within the next two years," Prof Horne said. "We are now refining the test to make it quicker and ...Syphilis rate on rise in US gay, bisexual men
...philis rates fell by a whopping 90 percent, from a rate of 20.3 cases per 100,000 people to 2.1 cases per ...ine as the decade went by. However, the syphilis rate rose by 19 percent between 2000 and 2003. During that period, the rates among women continued to s...Health gap between social groups widens in later life
...improved with age for all occupational groups, the rate of improvement was slower for low occupational grades, resulting in widening health inequalities in early old age. This gap was explained by better mental health attained by the high occupational grades after retirement. However, retirement was not a...IDSA urges Congress to support Hatch amendments
...of bacteria that has spread rapidly at an epidemic rate within communities. The FDA Revitalization Act can help to protect patient safety and the public health against antimicrobial resistance. IDSA hopes that Congress will take this opportunity to act and the Society applauds Sen. Hatch for offering...Girls born with HIV infection at higher risk for cervical problems
...es, a new study finds. Researchers monitored the rate of first-time pregnancies, genital health and Pap ...ealth. Up to now, small studies have looked at the rate of pregnancy among HIV-positive girls, but there has been little information available on the reprod...New treatment for fungus which causes thrush and sepsis
...ericin B 3mg per kg body weight daily. The success rate both drugs was almost exactly the same 89.6% for micofungin versus 89.6% for liposomal amphotericin B. The effectiveness of either treatment was independent of primary site of infection and the patients immune status, and whether or not a catheter...SCHIP has been successful overall, should be expanded says new health care opinion leaders survey
... for low income children (71%) and in reducing the rate of uninsured, low-income children (65%). Across ...ren and 65% said it was successful in reducing the rate of uninsured, low-income children. A majority (56%) say SCHIP has been extremely successful or suc...Obesity increases workers' compensation costs
...relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the rate of workers compensation claims. Because the BMI takes into account both a person's height and weight, it is considered the most accurate measure of obesity. For Americans, a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 is considered normal; 25 to 29.9 is considered overweigh...US critical care delivery system in critical condition
...l illness among chronically ill elders, the growth rate in elective surgical procedures requiring intensive care unit admission, such as bypass surgery, is growing fastest among this age group," said Amber E. Barnato, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., assistant professor, department of medicine, University of Pittsbur...Head and neck cancer vaccine targets proteins to create immune response
... when diagnosed and have a poor five-year survival rate even after treatment. ...Detection of melanoma by dermatologists linked with earlier tumor stage, higher survival rates
...diagnosed by a dermatologist had a higher survival rate than those diagnosed by a non-dermatologist. "The two-year and five-year survival rates were 86.5 percent and 73.9 percent for the dermatologist group compared with 78.8 percent and 68.7 percent for the non-dermatologist group," the authors write. ...Don't use drains in uncomplicated open cholecystectomy
...g a drain did, however, significantly increase the rate of chest and wound infections. "Our review has shown that routine drain use after open cholecystectomy does not benefit the patient in any way, and does increase their risk of infection; they should no longer be used in this type of operation," say...Study shows that indigenous people are not genetically prone to diabetes
The high rate of diabetes among indigenous people is not due to ...enous people suffer from diabetes at 2-5 times the rate of non-indigenous people", says Dr Paradies. "There is a common misconception that diabetes is 'in...Change in neuroticism tied to mortality rates, researcher says
... Mroczek said. "The link between mortality and the rate of change in neuroticism is similar to the way we think about change in high blood pressure and risk of heart attack. If you have high blood pressure but make sure to lower it, you are likely to reduce your heart attack risk." While those who were ...Clinical studies evaluate potential treatments for mouth ulcers
...zziness, headaches, stomach upset, increased heart rate and nausea. Sixty days after stopping treatment, all patients reported ulcers similar to those they had in the pre-trial phase. "Pentoxifylline did not prevent the ulcer episodes from occurring or result in a long-term cure," the authors conclude....Johns Hopkins develops pancreas cancer risk model
...months of being diagnosed. The five-year survival rate is five percent....Tip sheet Annals of Internal Medicine, April 17, 2007
...ogether for 10 days (Article, p. 556). The cure rate for the sequential treatment was 91 percent compared to 71 percent for the standard treatment. The sequential regimen was also more effective than conventional therapy for patients with certain antibiotic-resistant H. pylori bacteria. How to ...US Senate introduces bill to train more preventive medicine doctors
...public health professionals will grow at twice the rate of all other occupations in the U.S. "This decrease in the number of preventive medicine physicians represents a perfect storm of an aging public health workforce, decreased funds for training, fewer training programs, and fewer medical residents c...