The study, by researchers in Korea, aimed to determine attitudes towards end-of-life care, as most previous studies looked only at euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. The researchers surveyed 3840 people, including 1242 cancer patients, 1289 family caregivers, 303 oncologists from 17 hospitals from across the country and 1006 members of the general Korean population.

“In this survey of attitudes toward critical interventions at the end of life of terminally ill patients, the most interesting finding was that most of the participants in each of the four study groups — patients, family caregivers, oncologists and members of the general public — showed a positive attitude toward the withdrawal of futile life-sustaining treatment and active pain control,” writes Dr. Young Ho Yun, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea, with coauthors.

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Taiwan earlier this month issued a major recall of products, including more than 460,000 bottles of sports drinks and fruit juice, over fears they contained the chemical widely used in manufacturing PVC products.

Taipei warned Manila last week that DEHP could have been illegally added to food products that were exported to the Philippines, Cirunay told AFP.

“Our government has asked Taiwan for a list, and we are tracking these products,” she added.

Cirunay did not name the brands on the list, saying no traces of DEHP contamination have been found and there have been no reports of people falling ill in the Philippines.

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A recent iOS based service called Skin of Mine assists in recognizing several skin conditions.

With the help of an iPhone, iPad, or the iPod touch, photo of any abnormality on the skin is taken. A dermatologist review of the abnormality of the skin will guide the patient in the right direction.

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In his opinion, climbing plants of certain types act as good insulators outside a building.

Air temperature drops due to transpiration as plants photosynthesize.

Source-Medindia

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A recent interesting study evaluated the association between the intake of total fluids and specific beverages and the risk of kidney cancer or renal cell carcinoma in middle-aged British women. The fluids assessed included not only water and other nonalcoholic beverages but also the alcohol.

Kidney cancer in women accounts for only 2% of cases and is quite rare. Lifestyle factors such as smoking, obesity and hypertension play an important role in its development. Renal cell carcinoma comprises of about 80%-90% of all kidney cancers thus accounting for the majority of cases. “Renal cell carcinoma” is also known as “Hypernephroma” or “Adenocarcinoma of the kidney”. It is described as the presence of cancer cells in the lining of the very small tubes or tubules in the kidney. Most cases of renal cell cancer are detected quite late or by accident by the radiologist! While early detection can help in its cure by surgery, late detection can be lethal as it is radiotherapy and chemotherapy resistant.

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She has conceded that people who stick to the firm’s dietary plans lose weight but claimed the majority then pile it back on again.

“You are not realistically going to live on those products forever. It doesn’t educate you how to change your lifestyle,” Scotsman.com quoted the Aberdeen University-based research fellow as saying.

“Unless you want to carry on giving WeightWatchers money you have got to come back to a normal, non-supported diet and you are likely to regain the weight that you lost,” she said.

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The device is powered by rechargeable batteries, which can be topped up by vehicles or even solar panels. They can last up to eight hours on one charge.

A Peltier plate consists of a junction between two metals. When an electric current passes through the junction, metal on one side heats up and on the other side it cools down, explained Vistakula.

The climate-controlled jacket that weighs a little more than 1kg has been successfully tested by the Indian army in the Siachen glacier where temperatures are as low as -40C in winter.

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Australian Lauren Clair, one of the organisers of the Melbourne event, said about 2,500 people showed up to march through the city’s streets.

“I think that’s because it’s a global issue, it’s not just something that happens in Canada; it’s something we see in our society every day of our lives,” Clair, 27, told AFP.

While women were often judged on how they dressed, it was wrong to suggest that only those who wore provocative clothes were the victims of sexual assault, she added.

“It’s a big myth that women can protect themselves against sexual assault and rape by dressing modestly,” she said.

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