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New Delhi, Nov. 21 -- Popular brands of toys such as Barbie, Disney and Dora the Explorer had high levels of toxic lead in them, showed tests done by the California-based The Center for Environmental Health. Lead causes mental and growth retardation in children.

Kuala Lumpur, Nov 23 (IANS) Malaysia's Penang state government will send a dietician and counsellor to visit obese Nurhaniza Ahmad, weighing 170 kg, to offer her help.

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) With seven new cases of dengue reported in the national capital Saturday and Sunday, the total number of people infected with the vector-borne disease has touched 999, a health official said.

REUTERS - Democrats in the U.S. Senate cleared the first procedural hurdle for sweeping healthcare reform on Saturday by voting to open debate on the historic legislation.

Chandigarh, Nov 22 (IANS) The health department here has directed the school and college authorities to compile data of students who took off from the educational institutions due to swine flu, an official said Sunday.

Bangalore, Nov 22 (IANS) Folk healers Amchi Wangtak from Ladakh and Gemma Brirford from Tanzania may not follow each other's language, but their concern is the same - revival of their age-old methods of traditional medicine which are facing a survival crisis.

Buenos Aires, Nov 22 (EFE) Argentine singer-songwriter and actor Sandro is 'stable' and recovering 'favourably' from the complex surgery of a heart and lung transplant, doctors have said.

London, Nov 22 (ANI): The US Food and Drug Administration has announced that drinks, which contain a combination of alcohol and caffeine, will be banned within months if proven to be unsafe.

Washington, Nov 22 (ANI): A new study has revealed that doctors often fail to detect high blood pressure in kids with chronic kidney disease, thereby increasing a child's risk for serious heart problems.

Shimla, Nov 22 (IANS) A two-year-old child of a migrant family from Uttar Pradesh, staying in Himachal Pradesh, has tested positive for polio, an official said Sunday.

Patna, Nov 22 (IANS) Junior doctors of two government-run hospitals in Bihar resumed work Sunday following a 12-day strike over an increase in their stipend, officials said.

Washington, Nov 22 (ANI): The Department of Dermatology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is now offering a new non-invasive skin tightening procedure.

Washington, November 22 (ANI): Older people have to drink more than the younger ones in order to get the same level of high, a new study claims.

A sweeping healthcare overhaul narrowly cleared its first hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Saturday, with Democrats casting 60 party-line votes to open debate on the biggest healthcare changes in decades.

New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) As many as 10 swine flu deaths were reported Saturday in the country, including four in Maharashtra alone, taking the toll in India to 553, health department officials said here.

Bangalore, Nov 21 (IANS) Wipro Technologies has developed a medical gateway solution for remote healthcare management on real-time basis through mobile, broadband and dial-up networks, the IT bellwether said Saturday.

Patna, Nov 21 (IANS) Bihar's junior doctors called off their 12-day strike Saturday evening following an assurance that the state government will pay the increased stipend promised to them in August, officials said.

New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) About 20,000 patients in India could be at risk of getting infected blood -- unknown to them and even the donors. Doctors at the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here Saturday advocated a special test to detect Hepatitis B and C and HIV so that blood transfusion becomes a lot safer in India.

Washington, Nov 21 (IANS) Psychotherapy could be 32 times more cost effective at making you happy than simply obtaining more money, according to a new study.

New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Tibetan medicine is sought after the world over now and even officials in Communist China are keen followers of the system of treatment, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said here Saturday.