Women’s Digital Imaging of Ridgewood (WDI) in New Jersey has begun using Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA), to measure body fat in patients who want a more accurate method of establishing goals…
Imaging Technology offer innovative insight to HIV Study
With the advent of new imaging technologies, scientists are exploring exactly how the HIV virus reproduces because they would like to find a way to abort the process. Now, just two years…
Age not a barrier for H1N1 vaccination
RIYADH: With 15,500 cases of swine flu in the Kingdom, including 124 deaths, the Ministry of Health is to vaccinate people of all age groups against the flu at all Primary Healthcare…
Geriatricians Consult Using Telemedicine Technology
Having patient consultations conducted by geriatricians using telemedicine technology is an acceptable alternative to in-person consultations when hospitals are unable to employ a geriatrician to work on site, according to the authors…
Quit smoking,save your vision
There is a saying “the chains of habit are too strong to be broken until it is too light to be felt.”This is the case of millions of smokers round the world.But…
Rapid and efficient assay to differentiate influenza substrains
Researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin, the Children’s Research Institute, and the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin have developed a quick, automated system which can differentiate between various strains of influenza. A…
Bioactive Glass Nanofibers:next generation biomaterial
Bioactive glass is currently regarded as the most biocompatible material in the bone regeneration field because of its bioactivity, osteoconductivity (a scaffold’s ability to support cell attachment and subsequent bone matrix deposition…
More health and safety violations in Qatar’s Umm Salal Ali than in Doha
DOHA: There are more mutton eaters than beef or camel meat eaters in the municipal jurisdiction of Umm Salal Ali. According to statistics available, around 30,000 sheep were slaughtered in the abattoir…
H1N1 vaccination should be made compulsory Saudi Newspaper
Sometimes, some government departments act suspiciously and make decisions in a way that makes citizens feel there is something wrong. I am talking here about the H1N1 vaccine issue, which the Ministry…
Some disease prevention measures can pay off
By Amber Dance for La Times Disease prevention doesn’t take place just in the clinic. The majority of preventive measures — from brushing teeth to wearing seatbelts — happen in the community…
Research Reveals High Levels of Eye Defects in NI Children
Children in Northern Ireland are up to three times more likely to be long-sighted than children living in other parts of the world, according to new University of Ulster research. In the…
Roche plans to tap rural market via public-private partnerships in India
Mumbai: Roche Diagnostics India Pvt. Ltd, India’s largest diagnostics company by sales, plans to partner with state governments to market health services in the largely untapped semi-urban and rural areas. Roche Diagnostics,…
Newswise lists Top ten evolution stories of 2009
An article in Newswise has outlined the top ten evolution/ creationism stories in the year 2009. At number one is the 200th anniversary of famous naturalist Charles Darwin’s birth, which proved to…
Sweetners More Dangerous Than Sugar
Scientists have proved for the first time that fructose, a cheap form of sugar used in thousands of food products and soft drinks, can damage human metabolism and is fueling the obesity…
Stem cell therapy offers new hope
1st Jan 2010 PUNE India: After being bed-ridden for three years due to a paralysis attack, 57-year-old Sushma Wartikar had lost all hopes of leading a normal life till she opted for…