Less educated people more vulnerable to H1N1

November 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - About a decade back, the age group of women most vulnerable to breast cancer was 50 and above. But with changing times and a faster lifestyle, younger women are becoming more susceptible to the disease, say doctors.

November 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Healthy pregnant women tend to develop a strong immune response following just one dose of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine, according to initial results from an ongoing clinical trial. Sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health, the trial involved a preliminary analysis of blood samples taken 21 days post-vaccination from a subgroup of 50 pregnant women.

October 28th, 2009 Census: 'Brain gains' for high-tech citiesWASHINGTON — Many college graduates are passing up industrial centers and former hotspots in the Southwest, which have been hit hard by the recession, in favor of life in urban, high-tech meccas. Their moves are fueling a resurgence of brainiacs in parts of California, North Carolina and Texas.

October 27th, 2009 BANGALORE - Members of the medical fraternity across Bangalore's hospitals are undergoing special screening tests for the H1N1 virus, after seven doctors in the city tested positive for swine flu recently. The seven are from Victoria Hospital and Bowring Hospital, informed a health department official.

October 22nd, 2009 SYDNEY - Well-educated women and those who live alone are emotionally the hardest hit by breast cancer, according to new findings. The study, undertaken by Monash University Medical School (MUMS), found that older women tended to experience lower levels of overall well-being compared to women of similar age in the community two years after their diagnosis.

October 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - While the entire world is traumatised by the news of swine flu pandemic, it is the native people who are suffering a swine flu infection rate four to five times higher than that of the general population, says a recent report. The world's indigenous people-tribes and other groups who inhabit the lands where, as far as anyone knows, their ancestors arose-are at greatest risk from the swine flu pandemic, according to native-rights groups.

October 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have launched a trial to test the efficacy of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine in HIV-infected pregnant women. The vaccine, manufactured by Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, contains inactivated 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, so it is impossible to become infected with the virus by receiving the vaccine.

September 28th, 2009 BEIJING - Chinese Health Minister Chen Zhu has said that no "serious adverse reaction" has been reported from people being immunized with the China-made A/H1N1 flu vaccine. Zhu's comments follow reports of Beijing announcing 14 cases of adverse reaction out of 39,000 residents, who were inoculated with the vaccine.

September 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As HIV infections among India's rural women show an increasing trend, the government is reaching out to them to reduce their vulnerability to AIDS, targeting 40 districts identified across nine states. "There is an increasing prevalence of HIV among women, especially rural women.

September 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Swine flu may slow growth in key industries in America, says a health economist. Dr. Bryce Sutton, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Business, reckons that H1N1 influenza may stall already-weak GDP growth in the third and fourth quarters of 2009.

September 24th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Seasonal flu shots may increase the risk of catching Influenza A (H1N1), warn Canadian scientists. The caution follows an analysis of preliminary findings from some studies, involving about 2,000 people from four Canadian provinces, which showed that people who had received the seasonal flu vaccine in the past were more likely to get sick with the A(H1N1) virus.

September 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Doctors have warned that failure to control swine flu may increase the rates of heart attacks. The caution is especially alarming as the pandemic is predicted to surge this autumn.o reduce the risks, doctors are advising heart patients to take the H1N1 vaccine as soon as it becomes available in October.

September 10th, 2009 LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II has reportedly been advised to keep distance from the Royal Family's favourite school after 118 students reported sick with suspected swine flu. The Monarch was to attend the opening of a new sports hall at Gordonstoun, in ­Morayshire, Scotland, which has educated three generations of royalty.

September 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Children suffering from asthma are at an increased risk of contracting H1N1 virus, warns an expert. While talking to students and their parents at Thurgood Marshall Elementary, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius highlighted the work of the Philadelphia MCAN project as a model for childhood asthma management.

September 4th, 2009 TORONTO - Well-educated heart patients tend to have less faith in their cardiologists, says a Canadian study. The study by York University here shows that patients who reported greater trust in their cardiologist tended to be less educated, with higher blood pressure, and also perceived greater control over their heart condition.