The Rt Hon Andrew Lansley MP and HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust launch a new resource, Life Plus, today, which will transform the way people with HIV manage their…
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Yearly Mammograms From Age 40 Save 71% More Lives
recommendations for breast cancer screening, with data that shows starting at a younger age and screening more frequently will result in more lives saved. The study analyzed the same data looked at…
Study Suggests New Ovarian Cancer Treatment Option
A paper published in the January issue of the journal Nanomedicine could provide the foundation for a new ovarian cancer treatment option – one that would use an outside-the-body filtration device to…
Cervical Cancer Jab Uptake Increases, UK
Over 84 per cent of girls aged 13-14 have helped protect themselves against cervical cancer by getting all three doses of the HPV vaccine and more than four million doses of the…
American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons Stresses Caution Before Participation In Extreme Winter Sports
For many thrill seekers, extreme sports can be a fun way to get an adrenaline rush during these long winter months. Televised events such as the Winter X-Games have led to an…
Depression Risk In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Increased By Low Socioeconomic Status
A recent study confirmed that low socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with higher risk of depressive symptoms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Statistically significant differences in race, public versus tertiary-care hospital,…
Grant To Build First Automated High-Throughput Zebrafish Screening Facility In Canada
Zebrafish are the new fruit flies. And it’s not just because they breed like rabbits. Generations of high school students learned about genetics and developmental biology by breeding and studying fruit flies…
Health Min. inaugurates health drive
UAE Minister of Health Dr. Hanif Hassan Ali, inaugurated the family health festival at Dubai Festival City in presence of health leaders and officials. In remarks at the opening ceremony, the minister…
Stimulating The Brain’s Immune Response May Provide Treatment For Alzheimer’s Disease
A new target for the prevention of adverse immune responses identified as factors in the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has been discovered by researchers at the University of South Florida’s Department…
Biochemical Basis Discovered For Broccoli’s Cancer-Fighting Ability
Scientists are reporting discovery of a potential biochemical basis for the apparent cancer-fighting ability of broccoli and its veggie cousins. They found for the first time that certain substances in the vegetables…
Diabetes Affects Patients’ Well-Being And Also Impacts Spouses
Older patients with diabetes who are not dealing well with the disease are likely to have symptoms of depression, and spouses of older patients also suffer distress related to diabetes and its…
LDR Submits PMA For Mobi-C(R) Cervical Artificial Disc
LDR, a privately held medical device company offering innovative spinal implants for both non-fusion and fusion applications, announced the January 14th submission of its single-level Mobi-C cervical artificial disc PMA to the…
Shockable Cardiac Arrests Are More Common In Public Than Home
Cardiac arrests that can be treated by electric stimulation, also known as shockable arrests, were found at a higher frequency in public settings than in the home, according to a National Institutes…
Reviews In Neurological Diseases Publishes A Study That Demonstrates How Metanx(R) Improves Numbness In Diabetic Neuropathy Patients
PamLab L.L.C., developer and marketer of Metanx®, announced that the results of a study to determine if nutritional management with Metanx® improves numbness in the feet of patients with Diabetic Neuropathy (DN)…
Medical Technology Industry Favours Decentralised Regulatory Oversight
The European medical technology industry association Eucomed restated yesterday its position regarding the upcoming revision of EU medical technology legislation. The industry agrees that the current decentralised system needs to be adapted…