Mental health week 2010 will focus on the detrimental impact of untreated mental health disorders on patients suffering from chronic illnesses. ANF federal secretary Lee Thomas said it is alarming that patients…
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Telemedicine speeds treatment of heart ailments
Remote interpretation of pediatric echocardiograms via telemedicine helped speed diagnosis and treatment of potentially serious heart conditions in hundreds of young patients, according to a study presented at the recent American Academy…
Healthcare law needs changes, Manchin says
West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin, in a tough race to succeed Sen. Robert Byrd, said he supports axing the healthcare reform law if it can’t be fixed. Manchin, who’s been falling behind…
Pakistan needs quality paramedics for healthcare system
Pakistan urgently needs more than 3000 nurses and paramedics and at least 1000 competent midwives to improve the country’s healthcare system. According to an article published in the latest edition of Pakistan…
TAU Researcher Takes The Next Step In “Personalized Medicine”
Prescription drugs and their dosages may be standardized, but not every patient reacts to a medicine in the same way. The personal genetic characteristics of individuals and populations can explain why a…
Reducing Blood Transfusions Improves Patient Safety And Cuts Costs
A Loyola University Hospital study has demonstrated how the hospital has improved patient safety and cut costs by reducing the number of blood transfusions. In 2009, the average amount of blood products…
One Of The First Scientific Studies Of Lying And Autism
Children with autism will tell white lies to protect other people’s feelings and they are not very good at covering up their lies, according to a Queen’s University study. The study, conducted…
GE Healthcare Continues Advancements in Nuclear Medicine on Three Continents
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced it has received FDA 510k clearance to market in the U.S. the Discovery™ NM/CT 670, a hybrid imaging platform designed to…
‘Big brother’ health database is cut back to basics in shakeup of 50million patient records
A ‘big brother’ database storing the medical record of almost every patient in Britain has been drastically scaled back amid privacy concerns. The computerised system was set up to give GPs, hospital…
Girl, 7, faces brain damage if she eats anything but fruit and veg
A seven-year-old girl faces brain damage if she eats anything but fruit and vegetables. Borsi Batki from Coventry is forced to watch as the other children tuck into cakes and biscuits at…
Deaf people ‘develop super-vision to compensate’
People deaf from birth may develop a form of ‘super-vision’ that helps them spot and track moving objects, research has shown. Scientists believe the brain adapts to the loss of hearing by…
Drugs advisers to consider qat ban
Home Office ministers have asked the government’s official drug experts to consider placing restrictions on the use of qat, a plant that is widely used in Britain’s Somali, Ethiopian and Yemeni communities…
Smokers ‘more likely’ to binge drink, eat badly and face mental illness
Smokers are much more likely than non-cigarette users to drink heavily, have a poor diet and develop mental health problems, new research shows. They are also at far greater risk of needing…
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,…
India, Iraq talks may lead to expanded pact on flights
India and Iraq are likely to expand cooperation in aviation after a gap of 27 years, allowing their domestic carriers to fly more frequently to tap trade, reconstruction, religious and medical tourism…