A study that includes data on more than 100,000 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery finds that there is wide variability among hospitals in the U.S. on the use of…
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Fast growth expected in Asian Medical Tourism sector
According to our latest report entitled “Asian Medical Tourism Analysis (2008-2012)” health tourism in Asian countries has been growing at a fast pace over the last few years. Countries like Thailand, Singapore,…
New global plan for elimination of TB
Targets are realistic, but a projected shortfall of US$ 4.2 billion per year for TB care and crucial research must be filled.The world could be on its way towards eliminating tuberculosis (TB)…
Hundreds of foreign doctors ‘not checked’
Despite widespread outrage over the case of a German doctor with poor English whose mistake led to the death of a pensioner, less than one in four foreign doctors is currently being…
Antidepressant ‘ineffective and potentially harmful’
They discovered that reboxetine, marketed as Edronax by Pfizer, was no more effective at countering major depression than a placebo sugar pill, after studying all available data on the drug. In the…
Drug could slow onset of dementia
A drug which could stem the onset of memory loss is being developed by scientists at Edinburgh University. Researchers have discovered that the drug can slow down the decaying of brain cells….
Antidepressant reboxetine no better than a placebo
An antidepressant prescribed in the UK over the last 13 years is ineffective and potentially harmful, according to a damning study published today. The drug, reboxetine, which is known in the UK…
Budget cuts force NHS hospitals to stop non-emergency surgery
An NHS primary care trust with a budget of £650m has been forced to announce cuts which will mean non-emergency surgery in local hospitals being barred to patients for a month. Some…
Cebu health center upgrades facilities for int’l clientele
Tourism stakeholders and hospitals in Cebu are pushing for more road shows and improvement of facilities to promote the province’s medical tourism to international tourists. Dr. Potenciano Larrazabal, Jr. announced that the…
‘No checks’ on more than 80% of EU doctors working in NHS
Hundreds of doctors from the EU who are registered to work in the UK have not had checks on clinical competence or language, it is suggested today. Fewer than one in four…
disabled people can’t move out of care
Anna McNaughton fell in love with the West Sussex seaside town of Worthing when she moved there two years ago. It’s a stone’s throw from Brighton, around an hour by train from…
Scientists identify gene that could predict breast cancer patient response to tamoxifen
Scientists have identified a gene which could help predict whether a breast cancer patient will respond to taking tamoxifen. The study, published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday), showed a…
Demand for Quality Healthcare Drives Growth of Russian Private Healthcare Market Finds Frost & Sullivan
Private healthcare expenditure in Russia has been constantly increasing, resulting primarily from insufficient quality of services provided by the public sector. Increasing affluence of the Russian society, its gradual ageing, combined with…
10% of children have serious mental health condition, but only one-third receive treatment
One in ten children has a mental health condition that causes significant impairment and more than half of all lifetime cases begin by age 14, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)…
Kuwait, Algeria sign deals to boost ties
Algeria and Kuwait signed a series of agreements yesterday aimed at increased co-operation on the latest step of the Emir’s North African tour, Algerian media reported. Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and…