Healthcare :: BMA comment on the Health and Social Care Bill, UK
Commenting on the regulation aspects of the Health and Social Care Bill, as announced by the Prime Minister, BMA Chairman, Dr Hamish Meldrum, said:
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Breast Cancer :: Breast cancer gene testing may be appropriate for more young breast cancer patients
Women who have breast cancer before age 50 and who have few female relatives on one side of their family tree should be considered candidates for genetic testing for cancer genes, say a team of researchers at City of Hope.
Kidney :: Kidney failure common among sufferers of hypertension, diabetes
Many people don?t give their kidneys enough serious thought, according to Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, nephrologist at UC.
Healthcare :: Stabilizing population is an essential requirement for promoting sustainable development
Inaugurating the World Population Day Celebrations organized by Jansankhya Sthirata Kosh (JSK) in New Delhi, the Indian Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss said that stabilizing the population is critical for sustainable development and making reproductive health care and family planning services accessible to all is the route to achieve that.
Imaging :: Smaller is better for head and neck imaging
MiniCAT, a flat-panel-display-based (FPD) imaging system, yields head and neck images that are superior to those from much larger and bulkier computed tomography (CT) scanners.
Nursing :: Decision over nurses’ pay has created a Disunited Kingdom, says RCN
Following Northern Ireland Executive?s decision to implement the independent Pay Review Body?s recommendation of a 2.5% pay award for nurses in full, backdated to 1 April 2007, Dr Peter Carter, General Secretary of the RCN, said:
Urinary Tract Infection :: Daily antibiotics not reducing UTI risk in children
The use of prophylactic antibiotics, which involves daily administration of antibiotics to children after an initial urinary tract infection, is not associated with reduced risk of recurrent urinary tract infections, but is associated with an increased risk of resistant infections, according to a study in the July 11 issue of JAMA.
Breast Cancer :: 2 week wait rule is failing breast cancer patients
The ‘two week wait rule’ is failing breast cancer patients and needs to be reviewed urgently say the authors of a seven year study examining the impact of the target, published on bmj.com.
Breast Cancer :: No higher risk from breast cancer gene
Breast cancer patients who possess one of the so-called “breast cancer” or BRCA genetic mutations do not have a higher risk of dying than patients with no BRCA mutations, according to a detailed study by researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and the University of Toronto.
Thermometer :: EU bans sale of mercury thermometers for use in healthcare
New EU mercury regulations passed will help prevent healthcare workers from being directly exposed to mercury and will also reduce mercury pollution in the environment.