US doctors plan to quit or cut back :cause overwork

Well this is fatigue of overwork or financial maket collapse syndrome time will tell, but the US healthcare will suffer, as it depends heavily on immigrated doctors.The refusal to recommend medicine as profession will have very bad effect on the mindset of the...

Are Diabetes and Tuberculosis Linked?

Researchers at University of Texas School of Public Health have found evidence that patients with Type 2 diabetes may be at increased risk of contracting tuberculosis. The cause is compromised immune systems, leading to difficult to treat lung infections.

Drug may reverse MS brain damage

There is good news for the people suffering from multiple sclerosis. New medical discovery have shown that a drug had halted and reverses debilitating effects of disease. This new finding has rekindleded hopes for thousands of people suffering from the disease. The disease...

Guarded Optimism for Experimental MS Drug

A very close friend of mine has MS. When she got the diagnosis she thought her world had come to an end. We'd gone to high school together Lori played basketball and softball with one of my sisters....

Asthma Inhalers may up heart death risk

AsthmaAsthma Inhalers, many use them daily to breath. Our cities more and more air polluted cause a big demand in such inhalers. Now a study found out they can cause heart problems. Categories of Inhalers:Blue or...

How the scent of lavender can ease those fears about going to the dentist

Now this study shows that if you're a little nervous or scared of the dentist drill, take a whiff at some lavender and it'll cure that anxiety right up. The study provides us with numbers in anxiety levels from 10.7...

FDA Okays Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Treat Depression

"The device delivers focused, MRI-strength magnetic pulses to the brain. The procedure, typically administered daily for four to six weeks, takes about 40 minutes and is done on an outpatient basis."

American Association for Cancer Research: Clinical Trial Awareness

American Association for Cancer Research Aims to Raise Awareness about the Importance of Clinical Trial Participation. Most Americans with cancer would be receptive to participating in clinical trials if they knew...

Cause of 'Treeman's' barklike growths revealed

"(CNN) -- For 20 years, the warts studding Dede Kosawa's hands and feet multiplied and sprouted like gnarled roots. ...

Spain moves to allow Medical Marijuana for treating Multiple conditions

" The Spanish Health Ministry is expected to give its blessing to a Catalonian plan to allow doctors to prescribe marijuana to patients in need. The London Independent on Sunday reported on Feb. 6, 2005 ( "Spain's Health Ministry To Allow Doctors To Prescribe ...

Fire Crews at Famous London Hospital

Firefighters are fighting a blaze at the Great Ormond Streest Hospital, a famous London hospital. The fire was caused by an explosion in the cardiac wing of the hospital, which is said to have come from a gas...

Statins 'prevent artery ageing'

"Drugs given to heart patients to lower cholesterol may have an additional benefit - keeping their blood vessels feeling younger. Advanced heart disease patients have arteries which have effectively aged faster than the rest of their bodies. University of Cambridge...

Federal Court Rules Against Federal Subversion of State Medical Marijuana Laws

"Federal Court Rules Against Federal Subversion of State Medical Marijuana Laws by ACLU Blog of Rights (03 Sept, 2008) The court battles over medical marijuana and state versus federal laws continues For the first time, a court has recognized that a concerted effort...

Breast cancer vaccine hope raised

As the UK launches it nationwide free vaccination programme against HPV the virus associated with cervical cancer we get news of a possible vaccine against breast cancer. Early days yet but if the results in mice can...

Prognosis Split for Hip Fracture and Hip Replacement in the Elderly

As the United States along with the rest of the Western population continue to age, hip fractures and hip replacements will become a more serious concern for patients, families, and healthcare systems. Elderly...

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