Health News
Amgen Develops Six Cancer Drugs as Anemia Decline Hurts Revenue Bloomberg - 7 hours ago
More research is needed into a US treatment for Alzheimer's that appears to help some patients, experts say.
The Florida Legislature's plans to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from Medicaid programs for the elderly, disabled and poor will put lives at risk and will negatively impact all Floridians, the leaders of Florida's safety net hospitals warned.
The Florida Legislature's plans to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from Medicaid programs for the elderly, disabled and poor will put lives at risk and will negatively impact all Floridians, the leaders of Florida's safety net hospitals warned.
The Florida Legislature's plans to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from Medicaid programs for the elderly, disabled and poor will put lives at risk and will negatively impact all Floridians, the leaders of Florida's safety net hospitals warned.
PNH is a disease so rare that only 25 people in the UK are currently diagnosed with it. George R Vaughan met up with one of the sufferers of this life threatening illness and discovered that even the experts are divided over what it is, how it can be contracted and ultimately if it can be cured at all. (PRWeb Apr 11, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb850074.htm
From suicide prevention, to cancer, to a love for animals, author David Shepherd enables the deeply-etched characters from his novel, Resurrecting Randi, to step outside the pages and contribute to their causes in a tangible way. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the Searchdog Foundation, and Lance Armstrong Foundation to benefit. (PRWeb Apr 11, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb849784.htm
PercipEnz Technologies, Inc., creators of the most widely adopted clinical trials management software system among cancer clinical research centers, has received notice that their flagship product, Oncore, has been awarded the coveted caBIG Bronze Compatibility Certification. (PRWeb Apr 11, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb850874.htm
Senior healthcare professionals voting at a Skills for Health consultation event believe that high level commitment and investment in skills transformation is critical to improving patient care. The consultation - launched on 3rd April by Phil Hope, Minister for the East Midlands and Minister for the Third Sector - centred around the development of a new Sector Skills Agreement (SSA) for Health covering the region.
The Louisiana Legislature has proposed a bill to raise the age of legal tobacco use from 18 to 21 years old.If House Bill 240 passes in the 2008 Regular Session, it will be illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to buy or possess any tobacco products.Walker Hines, D-New Orleans, said he proposed House Bill 240 to reduce health care costs for the state and prolong the lives of Louisiana residents.
In Australia more than one woman dies every fortnight as a result of childbearing - some could be preventable - according a study in published by Wiley-Blackwell in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS), also known as childhood neurotrauma or inflicted traumatic brain injury, is the leading cause of death from childhood maltreatment. Unlike many types of child abuse, the action that causes SBS is known, occurs quickly, and is, theoretically, largely preventable.
Childbirth is painful, yet scientists are still somewhat in the dark about what actually causes the pain. A new doctoral thesis from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet now shows where this pain comes from and opens the way to the development of improved methods of pain relief. In her thesis, obstetrician Berith Karlsson Tingåker has examined the source of pain during childbirth and how uterine sensitivity to pain changes during pregnancy.
Nuffield Hospital Haywards Heath has announced the introduction of the NovaSure® Endometrial Ablation System, an advanced next-generation technology for the treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding, to significantly lighten or even stop periods. This new procedure is transforming treatment for one of the most common conditions affecting women in the UK and now offers patients in West Sussex, who have completed their families, an alternative to major surgery.
Senior healthcare professionals voting at a Skills for Health consultation event believe that high level commitment and investment in skills transformation is critical to improving patient care. The consultation - launched on 3rd April by Phil Hope, Minister for the East Midlands and Minister for the Third Sector - centred around the development of a new Sector Skills Agreement (SSA) for Health covering the region.
Men with serious injuries, such as traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury, must deal with a range of emotions. If these men have strong traditional masculine ideas and abuse alcohol, it becomes even more difficult to help them heal and come to terms with their emotions and situations.
BTG (LSE: BGC), the life sciences company, reports additional details from its positive clinical proof of concept study of BGC20-0166 in subjects with mild to severe obstructive sleep apnea. BGC20-0166 is a novel combination of two marketed serotonin modulating drugs being developed for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA).
Men with serious injuries, such as traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury, must deal with a range of emotions. If these men have strong traditional masculine ideas and abuse alcohol, it becomes even more difficult to help them heal and come to terms with their emotions and situations.
Immigrants are more likely to smoke or drink in pregnancy the longer they have lived in the UK, researchers find.