WALES has one of the most serious underage drinking problems in the UK, a leading charity said today. Alcohol Concern Cymru said Welsh teenagers are developing a taste for alcohol fuelled by…
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Mass medicine conf. opens with global health security
The Jeddah Hilton hosts from Saturday the First Global Forum on Mass Gathering Medicine 2010 with the theme of the three-day event being “Implications and Opportunities for Global Health Security”. 12 ministers…
Wright Medical launches PRO-STIM Injectable Inductive Graft
Wright Medical Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WMGI), a global orthopaedic medical device company, is pleased to announce the full commercial launch of PRO-STIM™ Injectable Inductive Graft. PRO-STIM™ graft is a novel composite grafting…
GE Healthcare to Acquire Clarient for $580 Million
GE Healthcare announced today that it will acquire Clarient, Inc. for $580 million. Clarient is a leading provider of comprehensive, cancer diagnostic laboratory services used for the characterization, assessment and treatment of…
School staff taught to spot drug users
The Education Department in Al-Ahsa is holding Saturday an awareness training program for secondary and intermediate pupil counselor guides in how to spot drug addicts. According to Al-Hayat Arabic daily, “How to…
Inactive children in UAE face heart disease risk
Cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabetes are common afflictions among older people all over the world. But in the UAE, these metabolic diseases are now affecting many young children because of the lack…
Cancer screening is cheap and effective
Preventive screening as well as the treatment of cancer is not completely free-of-charge for expatriate patients at Tawam Hospital, a leading oncology centre in the UAE. The hospital, which operates in association…
Promoting Mental Health Could Reduce The Incidence And Prevalence Of Mental Illness
In a new study from the American Journal of Public Health, researchers found that a change in the level of positive mental health can be a predictor of future risk of mental…
Risk Gene For Severe Heart Disease Discovered
Research led by Klaus Stark and Christian Hengstenberg of the University of Regensburg identified a common variant of the cardiovascular heat shock protein gene, HSPB7, which was found to increase risk for…
ARIKACE™ Demonstrates Sustained Benefit In Multiple Studies And Over Multiple Cycles Of Treatment Of Pseudomonas Lung Infections
Transave, Inc., reported positive clinical trial results on its lead investigational drug, ARIKACE™ (liposomal amikacin for inhalation), an antibiotic that is entering Phase III development for the treatment of chronic lung infections….
Simple Blood Test Helps Predict Chronic Kidney Disease
Measuring three biomarkers in a single blood sample may improve physicians’ ability to identify patients at high risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in an upcoming…
Gene Therapy May Be Powerful New Treatment For Major Depression
In a report published in the Oct. 20 issue of Science Translational Medicine, researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center say animal and human data suggest gene therapy to the brain may…
Progress In The Development Of New Parkinson’s Drugs
The side effects of the standard medication for Parkinson’s disease have long been a preoccupation of brain researchers. Now Daniella Rylander has presented new findings in a recently defended PhD thesis at…
Culinary Expert Nathan Fong Challenges Canadians Living With Diabetes To Enter First Ever OneTouch(R) Breakfast Challenge
Rise, test, shine! Each morning provides an opportunity to start the day off right, and for people living with diabetes that may mean making lifestyle choices like checking blood glucose levels and…
A Common Virus May Be Harnessed To Attack Cancer
A common virus that can cause coughing and mild diarrhea appears to have a major redemptive quality: the ability to kill cancer. Harnessing that power, researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center,…