| PETA urges people to avoid fish-eating in Tamil Nadu Activists of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) are running a campaign to appeal people in Tamil Nadu to desist from the habit of eating fish, as it is a risk to human health for the chemical toxins, besides suffering of the... | |
| NHRC to review mental health care in southern region The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will hold a southern region review meeting on mental health on March 12 at the Y.W.C.A. in... |
| Brit nurse who 'bedded three cancer victims' husbands' sacked A nurse has been fired from a UK hospital amid claims she bedded three men whose cancer-stricken wives she cared for in their final... |
| Scientology views putting lives at risk, says Australian of the Year Australian of the Year Pat McGorry is extending support for a Senate inquiry into Scientology, saying that its views on mental health are putting lives at... |
| Obesity associated with poor colon cancer prognosis According to a new study, obese colon cancer patients are at greater risk for death or recurrent disease compared to those who are within a normal weight... |
| Skin transplant raises hope for vitiligo patients Doctors at Henry Ford Hospital have shown that skin transplant surgery is safe and effective for treating... |
| Reovirus may help fight prostate cancer Scientists in Canada are working on a new way to treat prostate cancer using a... |
| Genetic variant raises lung cancer risk for light smokers Individuals who carry a particular genetic variant are at much higher risk of developing lung cancer from exposure to second-hand smoke than others, even if they rarely come into contact with it, according to a new... |
| Healthier men enjoy more years of good sex Healthy individuals are almost twice as likely to be interested in sex compared to those in poor health, says a new... |
| Irritable bowel syndrome patients not at increased colon cancer risk Irritable bowel syndrome patients are at no greater risk of having polyps, colon cancer or inflammatory bowel diseases than fit individuals undergoing colonoscopies, according to a new... |
| Papaya may harbour cancer cure The humble papaya is gaining recognition in Western medicine for its anticancer powers, with a University of Florida researcher claiming that the power fruit thwarted growth of cancer cells in lab... |
| Pelosi: Dems Close On Health Care Agreement People opposed to health care reform demonstrate before the arrival of President Barack Obama at St. Charles High School Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in St. Charles, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff... |
| Obama Continues Push For Health Care Reform del.icio.us President Barack Obama traveled to St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday, continuing his outreach to Americans to support approval by the U.S. Congress of legislation to reform the U.S. health... |
| Public Health, Good Nutrition Go Hand In Hand WINFIELD -- Experts say good nutrition and learning go hand in hand. At Winfield High School, fruits, vegetables, and salad are part of daily menu. "I think they would rather have sub sandwiches or... |
| Pyng Medical Corp. Announces Election Of Directors And Officers At 2010 Annual General Meeting And Issuance Of Stock Options To A Director (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:PYT) announced today that at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the shareholders held on March 9, 2010, the following persons were elected as directors: Robert ("Bob")... |
| Telecare Program Now Serving Clients As Part Of Optum Health Pierce County Regional Service Network TACOMA, WA--(Marketwire - March 10, 2010) - The Telecare Pierce County Evaluation and Treatment Program is now serving clients as a member of the OptumHealth Pierce County Regional Service Network,... |
| Who Releases New Malaria Guidelines For Treatment And Procurement Of Medicines , and the first ever guidance on procuring safe and efficacious anti-malarial medicines. In recent years a new type of treatment called artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACTs) has transformed... |
| Ag Groups Weigh-in On Supreme Court Case For Biotech Alfalfa The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a lower court acted hastily and incorrectly by banning the cultivation of biotech alfalfa despite extensive scientific evidence documenting the safety of... |
| Obama Decries Washington In Health Care Push In St. Charles THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Missouri! It is good to see you. I know you guys have been a little bit here; it's a little bit warm in here -- you're all fanning yourself off, whoo! It is good to see... |
| Heavy On This May Lead To Lighter Hangovers , an academic journal, and researchers concluded that "enhanced dissolved oxygen concentrations in alcohol may reduce alcohol-related side effects." Researchers at Chungnam National University in... |
| Fitness On The Fly If your job keeps you on the road, you know how hard it can be to find time for a workout in between conferences, sales meetings and business dinners. But for travelers who make regular exercise a... |
| Obama Decries Waste, Fraud In Gov't Health System (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)President Barack Obama speaks at St. Charles High School in St. Charles, Mo., about health care reform Wednesday, March 10,... |
| N.y. Health Insurers To Offer Virtual Doc Visits announced today that they will offer their members and employers virtual physician visits beginning this summer, making New York the fourth state to provide these types of services. BlueCross... |
| Va Oks 1st Bill Banning Mandated Health Coverage Virginia's General Assembly became the first in the nation Wednesday to approve legislation that bucks any attempt by President Barack Obama and Congress to implement a national health care overhaul... |
| U.s. Genetic Researchers Win $500k Albany Medical Prize ALBANY, New York (AP) Three American scientists who contributed to the mapping of the human genetic blueprint — an advance that continues to give the medical world a better understanding... |
| Food Product Recall Jumps By 1.7m Pounds Over Salmonella Fears The recall of products containing a potentially salmonella-tainted flavoring ingredient ballooned this week with the addition of 1.7 million pounds of ready-to-eat beef taquito and chicken quesadilla... |
| Objects Left Inside Patients: Hospitals Cracking Down Utah hospitals continue to mistakenly leave equipment such as sponges inside patients -- many of them women undergoing obstetrical or gynecological surgeries, according to data released Wednesday. ... |
| Hodgkin's Lymphoma Breakthrough Puts Bc Cancer Agency Research On World Stage B.C. Cancer Agency researchers Dr. Randy Gascoyne, left, and Dr. Joseph Connors. The New England Journal of Medicine is saying research as the Hodgkin’s lymphoma “breakthrough we have been... |
| Braid's Buzz: Zwoz Whacks The Health Board - Again Twice in three days, Health Minister Gene Zozdesky has whacked the health superboard over its collective head, trying to pound in the notion that a new age has dawned. And twice the board has seemed... |
| B.c. Cancer Researchers Make Lymphoma 'breakthrough' VANCOUVER — Cancer researchers in British Columbia have made a new breakthrough in lymphoma treatment, discovering a way to predict which patients will be cured and which ones will likely... |
| Buckie's Making Big Bucks Down South Figures released yesterday showed Buckfast is now the best selling fortified wine in the UK with annual sales worth £31 million – a rise of 40 per cent in a year.This means Buckfast now sells more... |
| Ordinary Drinkers 'have Nothing To Fear' From Minimum Alcohol Pricing As both the Scottish and Westminster parliaments debated the issue, the chair of the House of Commons health select committee, Kevin Barron, called for the measure to stem increasing rates of... |
| Fife Diet Goes Down A Treat As It Beefs Up The Local Economy Now, two and a half years later, almost 1,000 people have followed their lead, in a local-eating campaign that organisers say has transformed the local economy.The Fife Diet has led to new businesses... |
| Check-ups Key To Curbing Kidney Disease A blood pressure check could catch the disease in its early stages and save lives, according to Kidney Research UK.High blood pressure can damage kidneys and is the second most common cause of kidney... |
| Stressful Effects Of Nhs Parking Problems finding a space, cost and battling confusing payment systems are among the problems facing hospital visitors, consumer watchdog Which? said.A survey found 67 per cent of people who had used... |
| Problems Found In Disease Drug Scientists found that bisphosphonates improve quantity at the expense of quality. Although the medicines helped preserve bone, over time they appeared to impair its structure.Two new US studies by... |
| Bladder Blunder Surgeon Told She Can Keep Working The actions of Pierina Kapur went beyond mere negligence and crossed the threshold to misconduct, a disciplinary panel had ruled.However, the panel said yesterday it did not merit being struck off... |
| Doctors Fail To Cut Cholesterol Enough A medical technician draws a blood sample to screen for glucose and cholesterol at a free health screening as part of the National Urban League's Economic Empowerment Tour in Dallas, Texas June 13,... |
| Number Of Cancer Cases 'set To Double' AUSTRALIA could see the number of cancer cases double within 20 years if we don't change our poor lifestyle habits, a world expert has... |
| Obama Takes Health-care Pitch To Missouri WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- President Barack Obama took his pitch for a health-care overhaul to Missouri on Wednesday, telling a crowd in St. Charles that he's making a new push to go after fraud in... |
| Fiorina: More Competition Needed For Health Care SACRAMENTO (AP) — The federal government should promote choice and competition to lower health care costs while rejecting a wholesale overhaul of the nation's medical system, Republican U.S.... |
| "personal" Study Shows Gene Maps Can Spot Disease WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two studies published on Wednesday show it is possible to sequence the entire gene maps of families with inherited diseases and pinpoint the offending bit of... |
| U.s. Says "drugged Driving" Growing Threat (Reuters) - Motorists under the influence of drugs are a growing threat on U.S. roads, while the number who drink and drive has fallen thanks to education and law enforcement, a top U.S. drug control... |
| Fda Rules Out Bisphosphonate, Thigh Fracture Link BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators said on Wednesday they have found no link between oral bisphosphonate osteoporosis medications such as Merck & Co Inc's Fosamax and certain thigh bone... |
| Obama Takes Health Care Overhaul Push To Missouri S T. CHARLES, Mo. — President Barack Obama denounced waste, inefficiency and downright fraud in the government’s health care system Wednesday as he sought to rally public support for his... |
