According to a news report more than half of Britons who are advised for vaccination against pandemic H1N1 the Swine flu are reluctant to take it. They fear the side effects of…
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Smoking Soon After Waking Could Increase Your Risk Of Lung Cancer
New research from the US suggests that smoking soon after waking could increase even a light smoker’s risk of lung cancer, because the shorter the time between waking and having a first…
Scientists Use Virus To Kill Cancer Cells While Leaving Normal Cells Intact
A virus that in nature infects only rabbits could become a cancer-fighting tool for humans. Myxoma virus kills cancerous blood-precursor cells in human bone marrow while sparing normal blood stem cells, a…
Likely Cause of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Experts believe they have uncovered the root cause of “stubborn” epilepsy that fails to respond to drug treatment. Tests on patients’ brain tissue revealed some seizures are caused by electrical connections between…
Hair fall, allergies: Blame them all on desalinated water
People who live in big middle eastern cities like Doha, Dubai Abu Dhabi etc for a while many of them, including those who are quite young, complain of hair loss and problems…
No Rise In Brain Tumors After Cell Phone Usage
On 4th,December 2009 a study shows that the chances of getting brain tumour which is a life threatning disease does not rise due to the high usage of the cell phone. An…
Key To Healthy Long Life Could Lie In Balancing Protein Intake Rather Than Calorie Restriction
UK researchers studying flies suggest that balancing protein intake rather than reducing calories may be the key to healthy ageing; their findings may explain why calorie restriction, cutting down food intake while…
Medical Defence Union’s Ten Point Plan To Help Hospital Doctors Avoid Medication Errors,
3rd December 2009 London UK: In response to todays publication of the GMC’s study into prescribing errors in hospital1 which revealed that mistakes could be made by doctors at all levels, the…
Blood clot after surgery stays much longer than thought
3rd December 2009 : London BBC report says The risk of a blood clot after surgery is higher and lasts longer than previously thought, say researchers at the University of Oxford. Data…
New Study Finds 70% Reduction in Maternal Deaths and Nearly 50% Decline in Newborn Deaths Are Within Reach
Targeted Investments Can Also Radically Reduce Unintended Pregnancies, Unsafe Abortions and Lower Poverty Levels Maternal deaths in developing countries could be slashed by 70% and newborn deaths cut nearly in half if…
Brain Tumor Cells Made More Responsive to Radiation
Duke University Medical Center researchers have figured out how stem cells in the malignant brain cancer glioma may be better able to resist radiation therapy. And using a drug to block a…
Human Genes Have Adapted to Inflammation, but We Are More Susceptible to Diseases of Aging
In spite of their genetic similarity to humans, chimpanzees and great apes have maximum lifespans that rarely exceed 50 years. The difference, explains USC Davis School of Gerontology Professor Caleb Finch, is…
Mammogram radiation may put some women at risk
Low-dose radiation from mammograms and chest X-rays may increase the risk of breast cancer in young women who are already at high risk because of family history or genetic susceptibility, Dutch researchers…
Half of world’s ICU patients have infections
Half of all patients in intensive care units around the world have infections, and more than 70 percent are being given antibiotics — a trend that could help more drug-resistant superbugs emerge,…
NHS Trust Condemned For Providing Despicable Care: Do Hospitals In GCC Rank Better?
In a startling revelation, filthy conditions in an NHS hospital led to the death of at least seventy patients, without reason. Nursing care at Basildon University Hospital was labelled “appalling” by the…