| Malay court tells doctors to get female patients' consent before taking pictures of private parts The Malaysian High Court has told surgeons in the country to obtain their female patients' consent before taking pictures of their intimate... | |
| Michael Douglas says smoking and booze game him throat cancer Michael Douglas has blamed smoking and drinking for his recently diagnosed... |
| Hugh Jackman makes cameo appearance in cancer patient's moving video Hugh Jackman has made an emotional cameo appearance in a video tribute for an Australian cancer patient's... |
| Richard Gere nursing dislocated shoulder after getting injured on film set Richard Gere has dislocated his shoulder rehearsing a fight scene for his upcoming film 'The... |
| Azad meets Delhi Health Minister, reviews rise in dengue cases Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad held a meeting with Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia on Friday to review the situation arising out of rise in dengue cases, which has become a concern for the Government prior to the 2010 Commonwealth... |
| Vended snacks 'lead to chronic health problems in kids' A new study has revealed that school children who eat foods purchased in vending machines are prone to chronic health... |
| Drugs to fight bone thinning double cancer risk Hundreds of thousands of women taking drugs to reverse bone thinning could be doubling their oesophagus (gut) cancer... |
| 'I [heart] Boobies' cancer bracelets cause mayhem in US schools One-inch thick rubber bracelets, saying "I [heart] Boobies", have caused quite a stir in schools across the US, despite the positive message its wearers believe it... |
| Mistaken alcohol use kills baby during surgery A seven-month-old baby died after doctors at a hospital in the US flushed his system with alcohol instead of saline solution during a heart... |
| More evidence that light at night ups cancer risk A new study has found an additional link between Light At Night (LAN) and... |
| 'No change' in LiLo after jail and rehab Lindsay Lohan has not changed even after 14 of her 90-day sentence behind bars at Lynwood County Detention Center, followed by almost a month of intense court-ordered rehab at UCLA medical center, say... |
| Chemical in chili peppers linked to skin cancer A new study has linked capsaicin, a component of chili peppers, to skin... |
| Osteoporosis drug 'doubles cancer risk' A new study has shown that people who take oral bisphosphonates for bone disease over five years may be doubling their risk of developing oesophageal cancer (cancer of the... |
| Malaysian woman wins invasion of privacy case against doctor A Malaysian woman writer has won a legal battle against her doctors who photographed intimate parts of her body prior to a... |
| How fish oils work against diabetes Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered why eating fish may be a great idea to ward off chronic inflammation and insulin... |
| Nursing homes broaden offerings to turn a profit By MATT SEDENSKYASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER MIAMI -- Seniors amble the nursing home's halls, while children from around the world visit for biofeedback treatments. One floor down from the hospice,... |
| Why Fish Oil Works Against Diabetes Posted on: Friday, 3 September 2010, 12:49 CDT Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified the molecular mechanism that makes omega-3 fatty acids so... |
| School Children Who Eat Vending Machine Foods Face Increased Risks for Chronic Health Problems, Poor Diet Vended foods and beverages may be linked to obesity, diabetes and coronary artery disease, U-M study finds ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- School children who consume foods... |
| Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada Launches its Second Annual Public Service Announcement Contest . PURPOSE OF THE CONTEST: The contest is intended to increase public awareness of the benefits of the primary prevention of colorectal cancer as well as the benefits of being screened through... |
| Important Breakthrough In Origins Of Aggressive Breast Cancer breast cancer patients, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Cell Stem Cell. The scientists say this is the first study to show that the most aggressive cancers probably arise... |
| Every Rose Has Its Thorn; Legionnaire's Disease In The Garden Quite an unusual case of Legionnaire's disease arose in 2010 and is now being thoroughly investigated. Why so strange? A healthy 67 year old man contracted Legionnaire's through a cut on his hand... |
| Minister Harney Launches The Findings Of The All-Ireland Traveller Health Study 0 posts Mary Harney, Minister for Health & Children, yesterday (Thursday 2nd September, 2010) welcomed the publication of the findings of the All-Ireland Traveller Health Study, which she launched in... |
| Marco Rubio postpones national debate due to father's ailing health WASHINGTON -- A nationally-televised debate Sunday between U.S. Senate candidates Marco Rubio and Kendrick Meek has been postponed due to Rubio's ailing father. A spokesman for the Miami Republican... |
| ADA 2010 Annual Session Features Latest Products, Technologies In Dentistry American Dental Association's (ADA) 151st Annual Session and World Marketplace Exhibition. It takes place Oct. 9 - Oct. 12 at the Orlando (Fla.) Orange County Convention Center. The ADA Annual... |
| Need For Cancer Information And Support Expected To Double, UK Macmillan Cancer Support and Boots UK today officially launched a groundbreaking new three-year partnership, which aims to help provide the two million people living... |
| Commitments To Global HIV/AIDS Programs Falter For 'First Time In 15 Years,' UNAIDS Chief Says UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe "said Thursday that global contributions to fighting [HIV/AIDS] are dropping off for the first time in 15 years amid tough economic... |
| Regional Director Of WHO Africa Warns Of Impact Global Financial Situation Will Have On Health Systems, MDGs the 60th session of the Africa Committee of the WHO how the global economic situation could impact funding for health programs in Africa and the ability for countries to reach U.N. Millennium... |
| U.N.-NGO Meeting Concludes With Participants Calling On World Leaders To Do More For MDGs U.N. forum in Melbourne, Australia, on Wednesday with a call for world leaders to step up their commitments to achieving the U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),... |
| IPS Examines Agricultural Funding In Africa G8 pledged $22 billion to in July 2009. According to the article, the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), which seeks to increase African spending on agriculture to foster... |
| Opinions: Pakistan's Rebuilding; Kenya's Constitution; Development Financing; Africa's Black Market For Malaria Drugs Washington Post editorial encouraging the U.S. to generously support Pakistan as it recovers from major flooding, states: the "humanitarian interest is heightened by Pakistan's centrality to... |
| Also In Global Health News: Congo Security Warnings; Niger Food Crisis; Drug Cost In Developing Countries; Measles Vaccination In China Associated Press reports. The Walikale Civil Association "first sounded the alarm on July 25," in a meeting with the Congolese army and local authorities and first warned the U.N. on July 29,... |
| Banner Health Cardon Children's Medical Center and GetWellNetwork Collaborate to Tackle Pediatric Asthma Care GetWell Town ™. The Asthma Care Plan helps improve patient outcomes by engaging patients and their families by teaching them to successfully manage the disease at home, leading to fewer... |
| International Experts Gather To Address Pressing Threats To Food Security From catastrophic floods in Pakistan that have left millions homeless and hungry to the aftermath of Haiti's devastating earthquake, relief efforts are under way in many parts of the world where... |
| NSF-Funded Study Of Creative Collaborations To Focus On Networks Of WoW Gamers, Etsy Crafters Using two of the planet's largest, creative online communities -- World of Warcraft gamers and Etsy artists -- as their laboratory, two Indiana University Bloomington researchers hope to understand... |
| NIH Awards Grants To Support Biomedical Research In Space The National Institutes of Health has announced that it has awarded the first new grants under the Biomedical Research on the International Space Station (BioMed-ISS) initiative, a collaborative... |
| Moussa B.H. Youdim Wins The 2010 ECNP Lifetime Achievement Award Award presentation at the 23rd Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology in Amsterdam, The Netherlands The European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) is pleased to... |
| Selection to start for new Public Health Trust members The selection of five new members of Jackson Health System's governing board will start Tuesday when the PHT Nominating Council meets in the County Commission chambers at 10 a.m. A total of 71 people... |
| Research Initiatives Collaboration Between SRNL, Chernobyl Laboratory Under a recently signed agreement, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and the Ukraine's International Radioecology Laboratory (IRL) will collaborate on... |
| Nearly 1 In 10 Doses Of Prescribed Medication Missed In Hospital, UK 0 posts New research based on a study at Bradford Teaching Hospitals, shows that hospital inpatients are, on average, likely to miss out on almost 10% of their medication doses. The study, will be... |
| Models Suggest Treatments For Fractures That Won't Heal bone fractures don't heal properly, and how these cases may be treated to restart the healing process. Results of the model, published September 2 in the open-access journal PLoS Computational... |
| NHS Money Wasted On Unused Medicines, UK A new study suggests that patients can play an important part in reducing medicines wastage by ensuring unused medicines are removed from their repeat prescriptions. Unwanted medicines returned to... |
| Study Shows Cost Effectiveness Of Self-Care Schemes In Community Pharmacies, UK A new study, to be presented at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's annual conference 5-6 September 2010, shows that treating minor ailments such as coughs, colds... |
| New Safety Advice Issued On Electric Gates, UK 0 posts Installers, designers, maintenance firms and manufacturers of electric gates, are being urged to seriously consider new safety advice issued by the Health and Safety Executive today,... |
| East Midlands Farmers Urged To Strap Up During Harvest, UK Farmers across the East Midlands are being reminded to wear safety straps when driving their tractors, especially during the busy harvest period. Not wearing a lap strap or seat restraint puts... |
| Minister Moloney Welcomes Additional Funding For Suicide Prevention, Ireland Mr John Moloney T.D., Minister for Disability and Mental Health noted the publication of the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) Annual Report for 2009. The Report details the initiatives... |
| New Antimalarial Compound Shows Promise For Drug Resistant Malaria malaria parasite) infection after a single dose, according to an article published in the journal Science. Scientists say the antimalarial candidate, called spiroindolone NITD609 has a novel compound... |
| Nurse stabbed for breaking South Africa strike health authorities said.The attack came as unions representing over 1 million public servants, who have been on strike since August 18, defer until Monday their final answer on government's latest... |
| Trainers Build New Afghan Health System By Judith SnydermanEmerging Media, Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 2010 For hands-on medical professionals it is very difficult to stand back and watch others deliver care. Yet,... |
