In response to the Department of Health White Paper, which sets out plans to shift control of much of the NHS budget to frontline GPs, experts have warned the reorganisation is risky….
Category: News
ME sufferers banned from giving blood
People suffering from the disease, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, are currently allowed to donate blood if they are in remission. But from November 1 ME patients – who can be…
Ultrasound device helps bones heal faster and stronger
Researchers tested the therapy on patients with fractured shin bones, or tibias, which had not properly healed after more than four months. Half the 100 participants were treated with an ultrasound probe…
Limit families to two children to save the planet
Professor John Guillebaud will tell a conference of GPs that a non-rigid guideline should be introduced in Britain that says ‘a two child maximum is the greatest contribution anyone can make to…
Students are more responsible drinkers than adult workers
According to researchers students are more likely to drink less and are less likely to find it acceptable to end up in hospital or have a run-in with the police due to…
Expatriates struggle with poor health care standards
The report by Bupa International, which surveyed 1,034 expatriates, revealed that 44 per cent of expats are not happy with the health care available in their new country. One in five –…
Delia convinces ministers to go frozen
They are looking at extending a voucher scheme that subsidises healthy eating among poorer families, to cover frozen fruit and vegetables, and have cited the chef as their inspiration. Under the Healthy…
No laps for warm laptops; skin damage is possible
People who work with a laptop computer sitting on their lap might want to rethink that habit. Doing it a lot can lead to “toasted skin syndrome,” an unusual-looking mottled skin condition…
Relaxation of rules on advertising may help medical tourism to Malaysia
After much pressure on the Malaysian government to remove advertising restrictions that were harming medical tourism, it has finally relented. Private hospitals and clinics will now be able to advertise their services…
Telemedicine, e-health: Latest path to achieving nation’s MDGs
Over the years, the nation’s health sector has been plagued with the challenge of quality healthcare. To address this anomaly, ALEXANDER CHIEJINA writes that deploying the lates technology (telemedicine) will go a…
Inviragen, PharmaJet awarded NIAID contract to develop needle-free, easy to administer dengue vaccine
Inviragen and PharmaJet announced the award of a five year, $15.5 million dollar contract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH),…
New imaging technique may help in early detection of prostate cancer
Prostate cancer– the most common cancer afflicting American men — may be effectively diagnosed at an early stage without ionizing radiation, using a non-invasive imaging technique known as contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), according…
Novel peptide NX002 demonstrates efficacy in animal model of oral mucositis
NephRx Corporation today announced that a new study has shown that its novel peptide NX002 demonstrated significant efficacy when tested in an animal model of oral mucositis. Mucositis is a debilitating and…
International scientific conference to discuss combating measures for infectious disease epidemics
Swine flu … cancer … bioterrorism and the latest trends in countermeasures to combat these life-threatening diseases and infections are among the topics to be discussed at the upcoming New Cells for…
USPTO issues Patent Notice of Allowance to Cipher for CIP-TRAMADOL ER drug
Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TSX: DND) today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a Patent Notice of Allowance for CIP-TRAMADOL ER, the Company’s extended-release tramadol product for the treatment…