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A key dementia charity backs the electronic tagging of sufferers to stop them wandering too far from home.
Some liver damage caused by heavy drinking or hepatitis could be halted or even reversed, claim researchers.
A four-year-old boy dies of bird flu in Vietnam - the country's fifth reported victim of the virus this year.
DiagnosisONE's clinical decision support (CDS) system is being used to analyze cancer occurrences in Massachusetts to help physicians direct appropriate medical attention to patients. Cancer surveillance can draw upon multiple sources of information, including existing diagnoses and procedures, genetic predisposition, environmental and behavioral risk factors, and a patient's screening practices. (PRWeb Dec 26, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/SG9yci1Db3VwLVpldGEtUHJvZi1UaGlyLVplcm8=
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Children whose mothers have a history of abuse by intimate partners have higher health care needs than children whose mothers have no history of abuse, according to a study conducted at Group Health, a Seattle-based health plan.These needs - expressed in terms of the cost of providing care and use of health services - were higher even if the abuse occurred before the children were born, the research team found. [click link for full article]
Teamworking and other modern employment practices can put as much strain on a woman's family relationships as working an extra 120 hours a year, an extensive study of the British workforce funded by the Economic and Social Research Council suggests.The research finds that while British employers have maintained long-term career relationships with employees in spite of competitive market pressures, they have devised ways of extracting more effort and higher performance. [click link for full article]
This article might appeal to the beleaguered hospital intern or the college student during finals week, both of which must at times combat sleep deprivation. The loss of the hypothalamic neurons that produce orexin-A causes narcolepsy, and the administration of orexin-A produces arousal and increased attention. This week, Deadwyler et al. provide further evidence that orexin-A can counteract the effects of sleep deprivation. [click link for full article]
Elderly nursing home residents receive relatively few cancer care services, including screening, surgical treatment, or hospice care. Few studies have examined cancer treatment and care among elderly patients residing in nursing homes. Yet as the U.S. population ages, more people will move into nursing homes, many of whom will later be diagnosed with cancer. Cancer risk increases as people age. Cathy Bradley, Ph.D. [click link for full article]
Almost 3,000 people have died in the past three years after suffering serious side-effects or allergies to their medicines, official figures show.
Cancer Patients Doubled in 6 Years Korea Times, South Korea - 2 hours ago
Gene-targeting therapies could one day offer relief from allergies such as hayfever, claim UK and Swiss scientists.
New Year's is on the way, with parties, food, and alcohol. I'm not here to throw a wet blanket on your celebrations, rather I want to make sure you're...
Scottish scientists are developing a "nose" which will help cut the time it takes to develop new medicines.
What constitutes a medical myth ? A myth is an untruth; not really a lie, but a story that has no medical validity. Thanks to the Internet, medical untruths develop a life of their own. Regardless of the source, there are some people that believe virtually anything they read or hear about. Some myths are created generations ago by some well-meaning grandparent. The grandparent tells the child. When the child becomes a mother, she will tell the story to her child; and the dance continues. Some medical myths have deep cultural routes. Invisible germs (viruses, bacteria, etc.) cause most of our illnesses, but some cultures do not believe in these microorganisms. In many cultures, diseases are caused by spirits. In other cultures, diseases are caused by environmental incidents, like cold air or wet hair. Even bathing was felt to be a cause of illness in generations past.