Researchers from the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro have received a grant of -337,000 to carry out a two-year study with partners in Glasgow and Norwich into a rare form of Hepatitis…
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For NY Diabetes Patients, Help Is a Phone Call Away
Each day, nurse Susan Lehrer cares for 20 diabetes patients, many of whom also have cardiac problems related to the debilitating condition. They’re mostly high-risk, low-income patients who have struggled for years…
Abu Dhabi sets eyes on best in medical care
Growing government support and increased private sector participation point to a bright future for the health sector in Abu Dhabi, Dr Ahmad Al Mazroui, Chairman of Health Authority Abu Dhabi (HAAD), said…
Lifestyle changes pushed to prevent killer diseases
Through its Weqaya (precaution) Screening Programme, the Health Authority Abu Dhabi (HAAD) expects to reduce the number of heart attacks and strokes among Emiratis by 75 per cent within the next 10…
Nobel Laureate to speak on new type 2 diabetes treatments in Abu Dhabi
The 1985 winner of the Nobel Laureate for Medicine, Dr Michael Brown, will speak about his new findings in the treatment and possible cure of Type 2 diabetes at a conference in…
Surgeons saved my baby’s life – by freezing her to death
A baby was ‘frozen to death’ for more than 20 minutes in pioneering surgery to fix a life-threatening heart defect. Samaa Zohir, who was born with blood vessels to her heart connected…
British fertility device as effective as IVF
The DuoFertility system, pioneered by former students at Cambridge University, measures the tiny changes in body temperature that indicate when ovulation occurs. The scientists claim the £495 device is more accurate than…
Control Of Neglected Tropical Diseases Is Feasible
The misery and disability caused by a group of chronic infectious diseases, found almost exclusively in very poor populations, can now be substantially reduced, according to a new report released today by…
International Operation Combats The Illegal Online Supply Of Counterfeit Medicines
Forty-five countries across the globe have taken part in an international enforcement operation targeting the online sale of counterfeit and illegal medicines to raise awareness of the dangers of buying medicines online….
Making Clean Hands A Priority For More Than Just A Day, Global Handwashing Day Partners Lather Up With Millions Around The World
For the third annual Global Handwashing Day, more than 200 million schoolchildren, parents, teachers, celebrities and government officials around the world will lather up, but at the end of the day, they…
Tri-Council For Nursing Calls For Collaborative Action In Support Of The IOM’s Future Of Nursing Report
The Tri-Council for Nursing announces its strong endorsement of the new Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on The Future of Nursing and calls for collaboration among stakeholders to advance the report’s recommendations….
MOH and UOS sign memorandum of mutual cooperation
The Ministry of Health (MOH) and the University of Sharjah (UOS) signed today a memorandum of mutual cooperation in order to improve UAE’s health services and to serve patients, students and employees…
The Right Mix Of Branded Medicines And Generics Vital For Cost-Effective Care Says ABPI
As Government decides against generic substitution in the NHS, the ABPI reiterates its support for the right mix of generic and innovative medicines in these times of financial constraint, and welcomes Government’s…
Experts Rally To Get European Commitment To Halting The Hepatitis B And C Epidemic
In an unprecedented move to address the public health threat that viral hepatitis represents across the European Union (EU), leading physicians, scientists and patient groups demanded policy action[i] from EU officials at…
CSA Renounces Court Ruling That Puts Patients’ Lives At Risk
The motion filed by the California Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA) and the California Medical Association (CMA) to require California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger withdraw his June 10, 2009 letter to the Centers for…