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More than half of Britons being offered vaccination against pandemic H1N1 flu are turning it down because they fear side-effects or think the virus is too mild to bother, a survey of doctors showed on Wednesday.

London, Nov 18 (ANI): A survey of 107 GPs in the UK has found that the public is avoiding the swine flu vaccine, with only 46 percent patients, including pregnant women and those with chronic ailments like asthma, accepting it.

New Delhi, Nov. 18 (ANI): The world's first vaginal birth control ring, NuvaRing, was launched in India on Wednesday.

Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): A new research has shown that some obese people misperceive that their body size is normal and think they don't need to lose weight.

Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): A new study has revealed that daily physical exercise at school can significantly improve well-being of students from low socioeconomic background.

Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): Expectant mothers consuming prescription drugs are at an increased risk of suffering miscarriage or give birth to kids with major congenital abnormalities, reveals a Canadian study.

Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): Depression is as much of a risk factor for mortality as smoking, according to a new study.

Women can safely wait until age 50 to start getting them, an expert panel says. Get ready for the fireworks.

London, Nov 18 (ANI): Almost half of the British women might be lacking an important source of vitamin A due to previously undetected genetic defect.

Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): Alternative health remedies have gained immense popularity in the health care marketplace. Now, a new study sheds light on how people choose among the various available remedies.

Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): Heart disease patients who are receiving folic acid and vitamin B12 treatment might be at an increased risk of cancer and death from any cause, suggests a new study.

Maharashtra will soon have its second infectious disease hospital at Aundh in Pune. With the second wave of swine flu expected this winter, the state government is putting final touches to a proposal for starting a 200-bed hospital in Pune on the lines of Mumbai?s Kasturba Hospital, which is currently the state?s sole centre for treatment of infectious diseases.

Texting people to remind them to wear sunscreen daily actually works, research shows.
Researchers found people who got text messages each morning with a weather report and prompt like "slap on some sunscreen today" were twice as likely to use sunscreen.

This month the daughter of Edward "Ned" Johnson III, lord of the world's largest mutual fund company, took charge of the board governing the company's fixed-income and asset-allocation funds. She now oversees 161 funds with more than $650 billion in assets.

Guwahati, Nov. 17 -- For the first time in 30 years of its existence, the banned militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa) has raised its voice against Bangladeshi migrants settled in Assam.

Washington, Nov 17 (ANI): Walking while talking on the cell phone makes a person more vulnerable to accident, according to a new study.

Washington, November 17 (ANI): Text messages or reminders on cell phones can prove useful in improving healthy habits amongst people, according to a new study.

Incredible as it may seem, most people are gluttons for dietary advice. Even people who eat everything in sight have an opinion on Kareena Kapoor?s size-zero veggie diet and Madonna?s macrobiotic salmon diet coupled with a 2-hour workout. If it is food, fibre and calories, with a dash of celebrity thrown in, most people are hooked.

An interesting combination of textures which is dressed with vitamin A enriched flavourful muskmelon dressing.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) An official says that a South Korean worker at a joint factory park in North Korea has tested positive for swine flu.