In celebration of National Sleep Awareness Week, March 5 ? 11, Loyola University Health System?s Center for Sleep Disorders is encouraging people who snore loudly, hear themselves (or are told that they) gasp for air at night or wake up groggy to be evaluated for sleep apnea, a potentially deadly, but easily treatable, sleep disorder that raises the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Smt. D. Purandeswari, Minister of State for Human Resource Development, handed over the Commonwealth Education Good Practice Award to CARE India, a renowned humanitarian organization, for their innovative primary education initiative for ?dropouts? and for ?never enrolled girls?.
Tens of thousands of NHS patients in England will get the chance to benefit from the very latest medical treatments at their GP surgery, dental practice or health centre thanks to a ?2 million Government investment each year in a new initiative to widen involvement in clinical studies.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued final guidance that describes FDA?s current approach to communicating drug safety information, including emerging safety information, to the public.
Exposure to hot baths or hot tubs can lead to male infertility, but the effects can sometimes be reversible, according to a new study led by a University of California, San Francisco urologist.
The Emmerdale star looks blooming lovely, in a sea of daffodils, as she launches Marie Curie Cancer Care’s Great Daffodil Appeal, supported by Yellow Pages.
A British MP Grant Shapps says “Access to IVF on the NHS is a lottery, with different areas adopting different rules”, reported by BBC.
A total of 373 new cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) were reported to the Hong Kong Department of Health (DH) last year (2006), the highest annual number ever recorded.
The Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health received notification from the Ministry of Health concerning a confirmed human case of avian influenza H5N1 in Fujian.
ConAgra informed the public that it is recalling all Peter Pan peanut butter and all Great Value peanut butter beginning with product code 2111. The company’s recall extends to products made since December 2005. FDA’s advice to consumers continues to be not to eat any Peter Pan peanut butter or any Great Value peanut butter beginning with the 2111 product code.