Medical News

RSS

Urgent need for increased awareness about lupus

The S.L.E. Lupus Foundation believes that significantly raising awareness about lupus, both among women who may be at risk, as well as physicians, whose accurate diagnosis could be a matter of life or death, is critical.

11 May 2004

$Trial of a drug derived from the puffer fish for treatment of refractory cancer pain$

Trial of a drug derived from the puffer fish for treatment of refractory cancer pain

Investigators involved in the pivotal clinical trial of TectinTM enrolled and dosed the first of up to 150 patients that will participate in the study. It is one of the largest Canadian clinical trials to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a drug for treatment of medically refractory cancer pain, and will take place in up to 25 treatment centres across Canada.

11 May 2004

Fat fighting undermined by over active eating pacemaker

They have revealed a set of pacemaker nerve cells in the brain that appear to underlie the drive to feed which itself feeds on a complex web of signals.

11 May 2004

CMS announces 2005 Medicare Advantage payment rates

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released the Medicare Advantage (formerly Medicare + Choice) payment rates for 2005.

11 May 2004

The British Home Secretary has called on police to renew efforts to tackle drug abuse

He urged police chiefs to redouble their efforts and make sure that new measures and resources are being used. Tools to help the police do their job include the Criminal Justice Interventions Programme which targets offenders who commit crimes to fund their drug habit. It is receiving £447m funding over three years.

11 May 2004

NHS trainees get childcare help

Students who are being funded by the NHS to train in areas like nursing, midwifery or physiotherapy could get help with childcare costs from September.

11 May 2004

What's the fourth biggest killer in America? Over 51% of Americans don't know either

More than half of Americans (51 percent) have never even heard of a disease that is the fourth leading killer in this country, according to results of a nationwide survey released today by the National Women’s Health Resource Center (NWHRC).

11 May 2004

GenoMed adds to management team

GenoMed, Inc., a Next Generation Disease Management™ company that uses its expertise in genes to improve patient outcomes, said today that it has hired three additional full-time employees: a Chief Financial Officer, a Vice President for Marketing, and a Chief Technical Officer.

11 May 2004

Scientists tackle the decline in male fertility

This week, Australian scientists will gather at The University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) to discuss the causes of an alarming decline in male fertility in Australia and worldwide.

11 May 2004

Male pedestrians account for 70 percent of cost to the community from deaths and injuries on the road

Males are involved in 60 percent of all road accidents involving pedestrians yet they account for an even greater part of the injury bill, according to UNSW behavioural psychologist Dr Julie Hatfield, who conducted the study.

11 May 2004

Equipment that can see anthrax inside envelopes or explosives in luggage

Equipment that can ‘see’ anthrax inside envelopes or explosives in luggage by recognising the distinctive shape of their molecules will be developed by researchers in the newly-built terahertz lab at Leeds, England.

11 May 2004

World’s first clinical images acquired using a 64-slice CT system

Siemens Medical Solutions today released the world’s first clinical images acquired using a 64-slice computed tomography (CT) system, which were acquired at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.

11 May 2004

Study shows men keen to be involved in child birth and early parenting

Contrary to some people's opinions most men are keen to be involved in the birth and early parenting of their child and midwives can play an important role in supporting that, a PhD study at Southern Cross University (SCU), Australia by Kay Burton has found.

11 May 2004

Online Chinese medicine guide being developed

Chinese medicine researchers, practitioners and members of the public will have access to one of Australia’s most comprehensive Chinese medicine databases, currently under development at RMIT University.

11 May 2004

Substance misuse an increasing problem on acute psychiatric wards in Glasgow

It is already known that substance misuse is a common problem on acute psychiatric wards in the UK, and leads to disruption for patients and staff alike. Whilst having an agreed policy on how to deal with ward substance misuse might be expected to help guide staff, evidence suggests that existing policies are often inconsistent in application.

11 May 2004

Young entrepreneur will import low cost, high quality cosmetic surgical products from China

A young entrepreneur who wants a share of the multi-million pound cosmetic surgical and products market has won the second University of Nottingham Student Business Venture Challenge.

11 May 2004

68 percent of smokers want help quitting

According to a study just published in Preventive Medicine, 68 percent of smokers who were offered free cessation treatment at their regular clinics took advantage of the invitation.

11 May 2004

Low-level personnel un-trained in decision-making end up making discretionary medical choices

With no requirement for healthcare providers to care for uninsured patients seeking routine medical attention, frontline staff -- from clerks to insurance verifiers -- are the gatekeepers, deciding who is seen by the physician and who is turned away, according to research conducted at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

11 May 2004

Tips on getting a good nights kip

Stress. Work. Kids. Managing a household. These are just a few of life’s daily obstacles that keep people from getting enough sleep. On top of the tasks that prevent you from going to bed are the worries that keep you up once you get there, such as relationship issues, family illness or financial stress.

11 May 2004

Increasing number of cases of wet age-related macular degeneration

Nearly all retina specialists are greatly alarmed by the increasing number of cases of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of severe vision loss and blindness in people over the age of 50, and believe the disease will have a serious impact on the public.

11 May 2004

Medical News

Urgent need for increased awareness about lupus

Trial of a drug derived from the puffer fish for treatment of refractory cancer pain

Fat fighting undermined by over active eating pacemaker

CMS announces 2005 Medicare Advantage payment rates

The British Home Secretary has called on police to renew efforts to tackle drug abuse

NHS trainees get childcare help

What's the fourth biggest killer in America? Over 51% of Americans don't know either

GenoMed adds to management team

Scientists tackle the decline in male fertility

Male pedestrians account for 70 percent of cost to the community from deaths and injuries on the road

Equipment that can see anthrax inside envelopes or explosives in luggage

World’s first clinical images acquired using a 64-slice CT system

Study shows men keen to be involved in child birth and early parenting

Online Chinese medicine guide being developed

Substance misuse an increasing problem on acute psychiatric wards in Glasgow

Young entrepreneur will import low cost, high quality cosmetic surgical products from China

68 percent of smokers want help quitting

Low-level personnel un-trained in decision-making end up making discretionary medical choices

Tips on getting a good nights kip

Increasing number of cases of wet age-related macular degeneration

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

Latest News