Pope Benedict XVI is greatly concerned by HIV pandemic and considering about use of condoms to fight against HIV / AIDS, Vatican sources confirms. The Vatican’s office for health care has concluded a study on the use of condoms in the fight against AIDS, and a long-awaited report on it is now being examined by the Vatican’s doctrinal watchdog, a senior cardinal said.
Geologists from the UK and US, led by the University of Leicester, have made an unusual discovery from over 425 million years ago … hard boiled eggs!
People who opt for surgery to treat chronic back and leg pain from a slipped disc / herniated disc may do slightly better when compared with non-surgical treatments, but the difference is not significant, U.S. researchers say.
There is a strong link between panic episodes and increased complications from diabetes, according to a study conducted at Group Health Cooperative, a Seattle-based health system. The work appears in the November issue of General Hospital Psychiatry. Of the 4,385 patients surveyed, 193 reported experiencing recent episodes of panic. Panic episodes were associated with higher blood sugar levels, increased diabetic complications and symptoms, greater disability and lower self-rated health and functioning.
On the occasion of National Child Day, the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, announced that Health Canada is developing pilot projects to establish and test Patient Wait Times Guarantees (PWTGs) for specific federal health services on reserve, beginning with pilot projects for prenatal care in a number of First Nations communities. Minister Clement made this announcement before the Canadian Institute where he was speaking on patient wait times guarantees in Toronto.
Donald A.B. Lindberg, MD, Director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced that the NLM is awarding 18 five-year grants, totaling more than $75million, for research training in biomedical informatics, the discipline that seeks to apply computer and communications technology to the field of health.
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) today announced the results of the recent competition for support of its three large-scale sequencing centers, strengthening efforts to use the power of DNA sequencing to unlock the genomic secrets of human diseases. Also today, NHGRI and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), both part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced that all three sequencing centers will devote a significant part of their efforts to The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Pilot Project, which is testing the feasibility of a large-scale, systematic approach to identify important genomic changes involved in cancer.
After a doctor sees a patient, he or she often prescribes medications. But what if such a doctor also wants to direct a patient to up-to-date, reliable, consumer-friendly information about a genetic condition, or an explanation of the basics of genetic science? Under a new program launched today, practitioners are being encouraged to refer their patients to Genetics Home Reference, a free, patient-friendly Web site of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), at http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov.
GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK), one of the world?s largest vaccine manufacturers, today announced it has been awarded a contract to supply pre-pandemic vaccines to the US strategic national stockpile. The company has received an initial $40 million order under the contract from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for bulk H5N1 antigen – the substance in the vaccines that will help produce an immune response.
Today Charmin unveils the first ever, fully-staffed, deluxe public restrooms in New York City’s Times Square just in time for the holiday season. Doris Roberts, America’s favorite mom from TV’s “Everybody Loves Raymond,” will inaugurate the stalls with the ceremonial “first-flush” and ribbon cutting.