Disabilities :: Workers with disabilities can now buy medicaid benefits
Texas workers with disabilities now can apply for extended health insurance benefits even if their income exceeds traditional Medicaid limits.
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Ageing :: Implementation of $1.5 billion aged care package underway
The Australian Government is working closely with providers and recipients as it implements its $1.5 billion aged-care package.
Nanotechnology :: Nanotechnology has potential to generate enormous health benefits
“Nanotechnology has the potential to generate enormous health benefits for the more than five billion people living in the developing world,” according to Dr. Peter A. Singer, senior scientist at the McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health and Professor of Medicine at University of Toronto.
Pancreatic Cancer :: Threshold pancreatic cancer drug glufosfamide fails in trial
Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: THLD), announced that a Phase 3 trial of glufosfamide did not show a statistically significant improvement in overall survival compared to best supportive care (BSC) in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer who had relapsed after gemcitabine chemotherapy.
Gene Therapy :: Gene therapy shows promise as treatment for diseased limbs
New research suggests that gene therapy is a safe treatment method to explore in patients whose lower limbs are at risk for amputation because of poor circulation caused by blocked blood vessels.
Heart Disease :: Painkillers raise heart disease risk
Many doctors should change the way they prescribe pain relievers for chronic pain in patients with or at risk for heart disease based on accumulated evidence that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), with the exception of aspirin, increase risk for heart attack and stroke, according to an American Heart Association statement published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Obesity :: Obese child Conor may be taken into care
Conor McCreaddie of Wallsend, North Tyneside, an eight year old British boy, who weighs 14 stone (over 90 kg), more than three times the average for a child of his age, could be taken from his family and placed into care for health reasons.
NHS :: McConnell opens Stracathro treatment centre
A controversial health centre where NHS patients will be treated by a private company has been opened.
Breast Cancer :: Racial differences in breast cancer incidence
African and African American women are more likely to die of breast cancer than their white counterparts because they tend to get the disease before the menopause, suggests new research from the University of East Anglia and the Children’s Hospital Boston in collaboration with researchers in the US and Italy.
Diabetes :: Growth hormone to boost athletic performance risks diabetes
Use of growth hormone to boost athletic performance can lead to diabetes, reports a study published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.