<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><rss version="2.0">
<channel>
	<title>Health News | Health Care News | Health Articles | Latest News on Health Science Studies.</title>
	<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/health/</link>
	<description>Latest News updates about Health and Medicines. Health News Articles and Health News Updates. News from Health Science and Medicines. Articles and Recent Health News With Recent Health Study Results</description>
	<language>en-us</language>
	<copyright>Copyright , Prokerala.com</copyright>
	<webMaster>contact@prokerala.com (Prokerala.com Webmaster)</webMaster>
	<lastBuildDate></lastBuildDate>
	<category>Daily News</category>
	<category>Latest News Feed by Prokerala.com</category>
	<ttl>15</ttl>
	<skipHours>0</skipHours>
	<skipHours>1</skipHours>
	<skipHours>19</skipHours>
	<skipHours>20</skipHours>
	<skipHours>21</skipHours>
	<skipHours>22</skipHours>
	<skipHours>23</skipHours>
	<image>
		<url>http://www.prokerala.com/images/logo.gif</url>
		<title>Health News | Health Care News | Health Articles | Latest News on Health Science Studies.</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/health/</link>
		<width>144</width>
		<height>35</height>
	</image>
	<item>
		<title>Tibetan medicine popular among Chinese too: Dalai Lama</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94726.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[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.
&#8220;There is a lot of interest in Tibetan...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94726.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:14:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94726.html#comments</comments>
	</item>	<item>
		<title>Psychotherapy may be an effective way to boost happiness</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94724.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Psychotherapy could be 32 times more cost effective at making you happy than simply obtaining more money, according to a new study.
The research has obvious implications for large compensation awards in law courts but also has wider implications for...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94724.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:14:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94724.html#comments</comments>
	</item>	<item>
		<title>Swine flu scare hits Chandigarh school attendance</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94699.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A swine flu scare among students here has led to a sudden fall in attendance in schools and colleges in this union territory.
Screening of students is done every morning by their class teachers and suspected cases are sent home. Over 500 students...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94699.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:40:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94699.html#comments</comments>
	</item>	<item>
		<title>Top Indian hospitals woo medical tourism from Canada (With Image)</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94694.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[India has launched a big initiative to woo medical tourism from Canada, showcasing the country's high-end and much cheaper healthcare industry to Canadians.
The Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA) launched the three-day 'India: Medical Tourism...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94694.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:07:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94694.html#comments</comments>
	</item>	<item>
		<title>Bihar doctors continue strike despite rights panel's threat</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94671.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bihar's junior doctors, whose strike for increased stipend entered its 12th day Saturday, have decided to continue the stir despite the state human rights commission's threat to file criminal cases against them.
The doctors said the strike would...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94671.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:05:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94671.html#comments</comments>
	</item>	<item>
		<title>Particles from car brakes can harm your lungs</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94669.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tiny particles released by car brake pads can harm lung cells, according to new research.
Researchers found that heavy braking, as in an emergency stop, caused the most damage, but normal breaking and even nearness to a disengaged brake resulted in...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94669.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:45:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94669.html#comments</comments>
	</item>	<item>
		<title>New micro-endoscope may help detect tumours early</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94667.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Physicians currently insert camera-equipped endoscopes into patients to hunt for visible abnormalities, such as tumours, on internal organs. Now, a researcher is designing one that is capable of seeing deeper and may even help detect tumours at...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94667.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:38:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94667.html#comments</comments>
	</item>	<item>
		<title>US health reforms face biggest test yet in Senate</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94653.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Another month, another milestone: US President Barack Obama's long struggle to enact far-reaching health reforms faces another hurdle Saturday in the US Senate.
It is perhaps the most important vote to date, yet just another step in the hugely...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94653.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:37:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94653.html#comments</comments>
	</item>	<item>
		<title>Uttar Pradesh to run new medical colleges under PPP</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94636.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The six new medical colleges and two para-medical colleges coming up in Uttar Pradesh would be run under a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement.
A decision to this effect was taken by the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Mayawati here...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94636.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:32:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94636.html#comments</comments>
	</item>	<item>
		<title>India to have guidelines for probiotic food by 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94629.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Scientists Friday said that the government was in the process of formulating guidelines for regulation of probiotic foods, which have flooded the Indian markets, and the guidelines would be in place by January 2010.
A task force set up by the Indian...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94629.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:46:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94629.html#comments</comments>
	</item>	<item>
		<title>CII launches toll free helpline on HIV/AIDS</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94578.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[In a bid to spread awareness on HIV/AIDS, the Confederation of Indian Industriy (CII) Friday announced the launch of a toll free helpline in four languages.
Making the announcement at a discussion organised by the International Labour Organisation...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94578.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:23:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94578.html#comments</comments>
	</item>	<item>
		<title>Rs.9.2 bn to promote Indian systems of medicine</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94573.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The health ministry will spend Rs.9.2 billion this financial year for promoting Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) - the Indian systems of medicine - in the country, Minister of State for Health S. Gandhiselvan told...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94573.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:52:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94573.html#comments</comments>
	</item>	<item>
		<title>Nearly 50 percent of Indian women marry before 18: Unicef</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94572.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[India has a legislation prohibiting child marriage, but latest household surveys indicate that 47 percent of women, who are now aged 20-24 years, were married before the legal age of 18, a Unicef report released Friday said.
The survey also found...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94572.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:52:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94572.html#comments</comments>
	</item>	<item>
		<title>Diabetes testing being made mandatory in India: Azad</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94569.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Blood tests to detect diabetes are likely to be made compulsory at health centres across India following the internationally followed "opportunistic screening" norm. The scheme was in its pilot stage in 10 states, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94569.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:46:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94569.html#comments</comments>
	</item>	<item>
		<title>Rs.332-cr budget to check swine flu: Azad</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94562.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The central government has committed Rs.332.92 crore in various health measures to check the spread of Influenza A (H1N1), more commonly known as swine flu, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Friday.
The first case of swine flu in the country was...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94562.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:38:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94562.html#comments</comments>
	</item>	<item>
		<title>Laser therapy can worsen skin cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94514.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Pain relieving, anti-inflammatory 'cold laser' causes increased skin tumour growth, says a new study.
Jan M. Bjordal from Bergen University College, Norway, worked with a team of Brazilian researchers to carry out experiments in the lab and in...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94514.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:46:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94514.html#comments</comments>
	</item>	<item>
		<title>India working well on child issues, but too slow: Unicef</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94512.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Progress on child issues is slow even though India has accomplished a great deal in ensuring the rights of children almost two decades after it ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), Unicef India representative Karin Holshof said...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94512.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:46:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94512.html#comments</comments>
	</item>	<item>
		<title>25 new dengue cases reported in Delhi</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94481.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[With 25 new dengue cases reported in the capital Friday, the total number of people affected with the vector borne disease touched 970, health officials said.
According to the Delhi health department, the dengue cases are likely to come down within...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94481.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:28:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94481.html#comments</comments>
	</item>	<item>
		<title>Bottling up negativity can lead to ill health</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94453.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[People who keep their negative experiences bottled up are more likely to suffer from ill health.
Aline Pelle of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NOSR) discovered that heart failure patients with a negative outlook seldom voiced...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94453.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:28:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94453.html#comments</comments>
	</item>	<item>
		<title>Three Chandigarh students get swine flu</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94451.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Three students of different schools here have tested positive for influenza A (H1N1) virus, an official said Friday.
"We had collected the throat and nasal swab samples of these students yesterday (Thursday) and their reports have come positive. One...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94451.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:12:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94451.html#comments</comments>
	</item>	<item>
		<title>Maternal depression can worsen asthma in kids</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94440.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Maternal depression can worsen asthma symptoms in children, says a new study.
Analysing data from interviews with 262 mothers, Johns Hopkins investigators found that children whose mums had more depressive symptoms had more frequent asthma symptoms...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94440.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:38:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94440.html#comments</comments>
	</item>	<item>
		<title>Malaysian woman loses nipples in botched sex change surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94407.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A Malaysian woman, in a bid to become a man by removing her breasts, lost both her nipples after botched sex-change surgery, reports said Friday.
The 36-year-old woman, who wished to be known only as Sam, also suffered a serious infection and...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94407.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:35:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94407.html#comments</comments>
	</item>	<item>
		<title>Police seize illicit medicines from web merchants</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94386.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Wiesbaden (Germany)/Washington, Nov 20 (DPA) Police in 24 nations raided illegal internet pharmacies this week, intercepted parcels at mail depots and seized stocks of illicit medicines, German police and US officials said.
The raids, which began...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94386.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:22:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94386.html#comments</comments>
	</item>	<item>
		<title>India's swine flu toll touches 537, over 16,000 affected</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94339.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Three swine flu deaths, two from Rajasthan alone, were reported Thursday, taking the toll in India to 537, health authorities said here.
Also, 118 new cases were recorded in the country, taking the total number of people affected by the contagious...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94339.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:19:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94339.html#comments</comments>
	</item>	<item>
		<title>32 new dengue cases take total to 945 in Delhi</title>
		<link>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94267.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The national capital Thursday reported 32 new dengue cases, taking the total number of people infected with the vector-borne disease to 945, health officials said.
"In the last 24 hours, we have recorded 32 new dengue cases in the capital. The...]]></description>
		<guid>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94267.html</guid>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:09:01 +0530</pubDate>
		<comments>http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a94267.html#comments</comments>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>