| Alarming number of US kids abused, hospitalised An "alarming" 4,500-plus children subjected to abuse in the US ended up in hospitals and 300 of them died of injuries in a single year, a study reveals.
Researchers from the Yale School of Medicine,... | |
| Divorced, middle-aged women more vulnerable to HIV Newly-divorced middle-aged women are more vulnerable to contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, a study reveals.
It is because they tend to let their guard down with new sexual... |
| Russia tests HIV vaccine Russia has successfully completed the first stage of clinical trials of an HIV vaccine, an official said Monday.
The State Research Centre for Virology and Biotechnology, Vektor, completed the first... |
| Salman to fly to US for health check-up Salman Khan, who is currently shooting with Katrina Kaif for 'Ek Tha Tiger' in Cuba, is reportedly planning to go straight to the US from there for a medical check-up.
The actor will get the size of... |
| Keep promises, establish health centres in Kashmir ... |
| Diabetes during pregnancy 'quadruples birth defects risk' Diabetes during pregnancy increases the risk of birth defects, such as congenital heart disease and spina bifida, by four-fold, researchers say.
National guidelines already recommend having good... |
| 58 Mexicans die of flu A total of 58 people have died of flu in Mexico so far this year. The deaths were caused by different strains of flu virus, the predominant one being swine flu.
As many as 2,815 alive patients have... |
| Wine, beer doubles mouth cancer risk Drinking two large glasses of wine or two strong pints of beer a day triples the risk of developing mouth cancer, Daily Mail reported Sunday.
Drinking over the recommended daily limit for alcohol... |
| More money for Tibet health care China will considerably increase spending on health services in the Tibet region, an official said Sunday.
The expenditure will go up by about 30 percent to 1.4 billion yuan ($225 million) in 2012,... |
| Yuvraj Singh diagnosed with Grade I cancer Cricket all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has been diagnosed with Grade I cancer and is currently undergoing chemotherapy in the United States.
A tumour on his lung was diagnosed as non-malignant late last... |
| Yuvraj's cancer treatment may take 4-6 months, says father New Delhi, Feb 6 : Yuvraj Singh's father and former cricketer Yograj Singh said Yuvraj was responding well to the cancer treatment in the US and may take 4-6... |
| Indian all-rounder Yuvraj battling cancer Thousands of well-wishers including team-mates and politicians sent messages of support on Monday to India's World Cup-winning all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, who has been diagnosed with... |
| Haryana hospitals chosen for pilot programme on burn injuries Chandigarh, Feb 6 : District Hospitals of Gurgaon and Panipat as well as Medical College, Rohtak have been selected for implementation of national level Pilot Programme for Prevention of Burn... |
| 2 cancer drugs latest to hit black market Photo credit: Bruce Gilbert | James Abberton, Senior Director of Pharmacy Services for the North Shore LIJ Health System has two medications: Faslodex and Rituxan, two drugs prescription drug... |
| Disturbing Rates Of Child Abuse And Hospitalizations In one year alone, over 4,500 children in the United States were hospitalized due to child abuse, and 300 of them died of their injuries, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a new study.... |
| Controlling Gene Expression With New RNA-Based Therapeutic Strategies Small RNA-based nucleic acid drugs represent a promising new class of therapeutic agents for silencing abnormal or overactive disease-causing genes, and researchers have discovered new mechanisms by... |
| Football Findings Suggest Concussions Caused By Series Of Hits concussions are likely caused by many hits over time and not from a single blow to the head, as commonly believed. Purdue University researchers have studied football players for two seasons at... |
| Cause Of Metabolic Disease Identified By Whole Exome Sequencing Sequencing a patient's entire genome to discover the source of his or her disease is not routine - yet. But geneticists are getting close. A case report, published this week in the American... |
| Temporary Stent Procedure Improves Stroke Recovery strokes brought remarkably positive results in how those patients recovered from the strokes, according to a study presented at the American Stroke Association's annual conference in New... |
| Insight Into Cell Aging Likely Following Discovery Of Extremely Long-Lived Proteins One of the big mysteries in biology is why cells age. Now scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies report that they have discovered a weakness in a component of brain cells that may... |
| Weight Management Programs For African-American Women Are More Successful If Held In A Church As a brand new year gets underway, people all over America are resolving to better manage their weight and have a more healthy 2012. According to a new study, those starting new weight loss programs... |
| Brain Tumor Eradication And Prolonged Survival Tocagen Inc. has announced the publication of data showing the company's investigational treatment for high grade glioma eradicates brain tumors and provides a dramatic survival benefit in mouse... |
| The Risk Of Colon Cancer Could Be Reduced By Regular Use Of Vitamin And Mineral Supplements colon cancer and protect against carcinogens? A study published in the Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology (CJPP) found that rats given regular multivitamin and mineral supplements showed... |
| Within Weeks Of Smoking Cessation, Coughing And Other Respiratory Symptoms Improve If the proven long-term benefits of smoking cessation are not enough to motivate young adults to stop smoking, a new study shows that 18- to 24-year olds who stop smoking for at least two weeks... |
| New Device Removes Stroke-Causing Blood Clots Better Than Standard Treatment stroke patients dramatically outperformed the standard mechanical treatment, according to research presented by UCLA Stroke Center director Dr. Jeffrey L. Saver at the American Stroke... |
| How To Boost The Power Of Pain Relief, Without Drugs Placebos reduce pain by creating an expectation of relief. Distraction - say, doing a puzzle - relieves it by keeping the brain busy. But do they use the same brain processes? Neuromaging suggests... |
| Memory And Silence - A Complex Relationship People who suffer a traumatic experience often don't talk about it, and many forget it over time. But not talking about something doesn't always mean you'll forget it; if you try to... |
| In Heart Failure Treatment, Warfarin And Aspirin Are Similar heart failure patients with normal heart rhythm, according to late-breaking research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012. "Although there... |
| Rare Mutations May Help Explain Aneurysm In High-Risk Families aneurysms , predisposing them to brain bleeds, according to preliminary late-breaking research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012. For the... |
| Disability Among Stroke Patients Not Improved By New Drug stroke patients, according to late-breaking research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012. After a stroke and other types of brain damage, the... |
| Clopidogrel With Aspirin Doesn't Prevent More Small Strokes, May Increase Risk Of Bleeding, Death strokes and may increase the risk of bleeding and death in patients with subcortical stroke according to late-breaking research presented at the American Stroke Association's International... |
| When Caring For Older People, Dignity Counts Older people feel that their health problems pose a challenge to their sense of independence, dignity and identity and sometimes the health care they are given makes things worse. According to... |
| Two big glasses of wine a day triples cancer risk REGULARLY drinking two large glasses of wine or two strong pints of beer a day triples the risk of developing mouth cancer, research has shown.The findings came as it emerged that cancer was... |
| Yuvraj Singh should resume training in 10 weeks: Doctors Yuvraj Singh's father Yograj Singh lamented that his son's treatment was delayed a bit and that the dashing left-hander had not taken seriously his advice to get himself checked up two... |
| Dead fish, health problems emerge as Chevron rig off Nigeria continues to burn after accident LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — As a fire at a Chevron Corp. gas rig off Nigeria's coast continues to burn, locals say they're seeing signs of its effects on the environment and the health of... |
| State officials offer tips for kids' dental health State health officials are offering tips for children's dental care. February is National Children's Dental Health Month. It started decades ago with the mission of helping parents,... |
| Under 10s have eating disorders A number of children under 10 have been treated in hospitals in Northern Ireland for eating disorders. The Department of Health has not published the exact number, but up to 12 children were... |
| Cancer patients attack Welsh Government over dodgy breast implant pledge ANGRY cancer patients denied funding for life-extending drugs have criticised the ';hypocrisy'; of ministers for paying for cosmetic breast implants to be removed and replaced. The two... |
| Welsh Government launches shock advertising campaign to stop parents smoking in cars with children A HIGH-PROFILE campaign to encourage adults not to smoke in cars when children are present will be launched today in Wales. It could be followed by a ban on smoking in cars if it fails to reduce... |
| Why doctors are opposed to public sector pension plans IT SHOULD not be surprising that doctors are so concerned about the attack on the NHS pension scheme. The proposals by UK Government would see NHS employees working in physically and mentally... |
| Why the Ely inquiry changed healthcare forever WHEN scandal broke at Ely Hospital, in Cardiff, in August 1967, the building was already more than 100 years old. It had just marked its centenary, having been opened in 1862 as a Poor Law... |
| Small steps can go a long way to preventing mouth cancer AWARENESS of mouth cancer has reached unprecedented levels, boosted by extensive media interest in the growing threat of the human papilloma virus (HPV), writes Alison Lowe. Indeed, HPV was... |
| Songs To Spin To, From A Fitness Guru reached out to someone who makes workout mixes for a living. Justin Rubin teaches spin classes at Equinox Fitness in Los Angeles, where dozens of riders fill a dark room, pedaling against varying... |
| Doctors 2.0 & You - May 23-24 2012 - The HealthCare Social Media And Web 2.0 Conference! Over a full two day programme, including a Cocktail Soire in a private, historical venue, Doctors 2.0 & You will highlight: how doctors and other healthcare professionals, patients, hospitals,... |
| Gender Specific Behavior Traced To Hormone-Controlled Genes In The Brain Men and women may be equals, but they often behave differently when it comes to sex and parenting. Now a study of the differences between the brains of male and female mice in the Cell Press journal... |
| Home-based Dialysis For Kidney Failure Gaining Popularity In Developing Countries Home-based dialysis treatments are on the rise in both the developing and developed worlds, but developed countries appear to be turning to them less often, according to a study appearing in an... |
| Multiple Exposure To Anesthesia Increases Risk Of ADHD In Young Children Mayo Clinic researchers have found that multiple exposures to anesthesia at a young age are associated with higher rates of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder... |
| Study Of Identical Twins Reveals Mechanisms Behind Aging In a recent study led by Uppsala University, the researchers compared the DNA of identical (monozygotic) twins of different age. They could show that structural modifications of the DNA, where large... |
| Racial Disparities Likely Reduced By Sickle Cell Anemia Stroke Prevention Efforts The disparity in stroke-related deaths among black and white children dramatically narrowed after prevention strategies changed to include ultrasound screening and chronic blood transfusions for... |
| For Atrial Fibrillation Patients, Rivaroxaban Has Less Risk Of Brain Bleeding In Patients At High Risk For Stroke strokes while minimizing the risk of causing a bleeding stroke. The research was presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012. The finding stems from a... |
