Under normal circumstances, adult stem cells reside in muscle tissue, where they can differentiate into a number of different cell types. After an injury (or even a tough workout), muscles are inflamed…
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Bloodstream Infection Surveillance Inconsistent Between Institutions
A new study looking at how hospitals identify pediatric patients who develop catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CA-BSI) found significant inconsistencies in the methods used to report the number of patients who develop them….
Potentially Harmful Stimulant Found In Slimming Beauty Capsules
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration advised consumers who have Slimming Beauty Bitter Orange Slimming Capsules not to use the product. FDA warns that Slimming Beauty Bitter Orange Slimming Capsules contain the…
Abbott Laboratories Agrees To Withdraw Its Obesity Drug Meridia
Abbott Laboratories has agreed to voluntarily withdraw its obesity drug Meridia (sibutramine) from the U.S. market because of clinical trial data indicating an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, the U.S….
Ethicon, Inc. Introduces Two Innovative Devices For Minimally Invasive Hernia Repair During American College Of Surgeons (ACS) Annual Meeting
Ethicon, Inc., a worldwide leader in surgical care, announced the launch of ETHICON SECURESTRAP™ 5mm Absorbable Strap Fixation Device, the first fixation device to feature an absorbable “strap” design, and ETHICON PHYSIOMESH™…
Physical and mental illness often coincide
The link between chronic illness and mental health problems is being stressed today – World Mental Health Day. Marking World Mental Health Day, Hugh Kane, CEO of the Mental Health Commission, said…
NHS admits computer error saw kids wrongly labelled fat
Thousands of parents could have wrongly been told their child is overweight because of a computer glitch, NHS bosses said yesterday. Up to 2,500 youngsters who took part in the National Child…
Scientists Develop Method to Detect Early Signs of Lung Cancer
Scientists announced that they have developed a method to detect early signs of lung cancer by examining cheek cells in humans using pioneering biophotonics technology. Early detection is critical for improving cancer…
Tributes to cancer victim
TRIBUTES have been paid to Bahrain resident Mary Hamilton Fellowes who lost a three-year battle against cancer. A bursar at the British School, the 59-year-old passed away at Bristol Royal Infirmary in…
Iranian Researchers Make Breakthrough in Treating Pulmonary Infections
Iranian researchers at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and Tarbiat Modarres University collaborated in providing better chances for the patients suffering from cystic fibrosis lung infections. The…
US researchers develop less-free telemedicine microscope
Los Angeles, Oct 10 (PTI) American researchers have developed a portable, light-weight and lens-free telemedicine microscope for fertility testing. Announcing their finding, scientists at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA)…
Baby born from embryo frozen 20 years ago
Preserving embryos by freezing has become commonplace in fertility treatment to allow women to attempt multiple cycles without repeatedly creating new embryos. Now scientists have announced that a baby boy was born…
Medical travel business slows in U.S.
Reluctance by health consumers to spend discretionary money and jitters about impending health reforms have stalled the medical travel business in the United States. While hundreds of thousands of Americans continue to…
Medical tourism seen as ‘big business’ for RP
It seems a far-fetched claim to make, but if you listen to the Department of Tourism’s Betty Nelle, she has a compelling argument for how the country’s plastic surgeons will help reverse…
Nuclear medicine comes to Willcox
Northern Cochise Community Hospital’s nuclear medicine department will go live on Saturday. Nuclear medicine is a sub-specialty within the field of radiology, certified nuclear medicine technologist Margaret Balobeck said. Nuclear medicine uses…