The prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is relatively low in Qatar, though officials estimate many undiagnosed patients are living in the country. Taking the lower frequency as an advantage, Qatar is…
Month: December 2010
Controversial power cut blamed for patient’s death
Health officials received Tuesday a Civil Defense report about a recent power cut at a Makkah hospital that may have caused the death of a woman while being treated in the surgery…
HIV-free generation is achievable – UNICEF
A generation of babies could be born free of AIDS if the international community stepped up efforts to provide universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and social protection, the United Nations said…
Children With Heart Disease Risk Factors Have High Risk For Atherosclerosis As Adults
Measuring heart disease risk factors in children at or after age 9 helped predict the likelihood of atherosclerosis in adulthood, according to a study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association….
Obesity Gene Variants Revealed By New Genomic Technique
Obesity is highly heritable, but so far genetic association studies have only explained a small fraction of this heritability. Now, in a study published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Genome Biology,…
Evidence of evolutionary protection against inbreeding in women?
Through an innovative use of cell phone records, researchers at UCLA, the University of Miami and Cal State, Fullerton, have found that women appear to avoid contact with their fathers during ovulation….
Canadians at increased risk for flu complications not aware of all the facts
New survey shows two-thirds of at-risk Canadians don’t think the flu is a “big deal” and are putting their health in jeopardy. It starts with a headache, chills or that all-over-achy feeling….
Largest remote health monitoring project in the world launched in China
Canada-based IDEAL LIFE and China’s Shandong NovaTech Biological Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer and medical products distribution network in China, announced the launch of the largest remote health monitoring project…
Gene Linked To Common Birth Defect In Male Genitalia
King’s College London, in collaboration with Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre in The Netherlands, has discovered a new gene associated with Hypospadias, the congenital malformation of the male genitalia. The research was…
New Approach May Help Dialysis Patients Fight Anemia
A new drug called FG-2216 can stimulate production of the hormone erythropoietin (EPO) in dialysis patients-possibly offering a new approach to treatment of kidney disease-related anemia, according to a study appearing in…