Healing :: Demonic possession and miraculous healing
Latest research into health in medieval Europe — taking in everything from demonic possession to miracles of healing — is to be revealed at the University of Nottingham.
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Aging :: The art of aging – New journal unites humanities and gerontology
With the release of its inaugural double issue this June, the Journal of Aging, Humanities, and the Arts (JAHA) seeks to create a dialogue between the humanities, medical science, and the social sciences around issues of aging, according to journal editors Anne Wyatt-Brown and Dana Burr Bradley.
Obesity :: Overweight children not being managed
Children with weight problems are rarely managed by their family doctors, and doctors are missing a vital opportunity to redress the obesity epidemic, new research from the NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity has found.
Flu :: HHS Pandemic Leadership Forum Mobilizes Employer, Faith-Based, Health Care and Civic Leaders
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today assembled 100 influential leaders from the employer, faith-based, civic and health care communities to participate in a forum to help Americans become more prepared for an influenza pandemic.
Psychology :: The 5 dimensions of online gifts
Every day, more and more people join online communities, such as MySpace, FaceBook, and Second Life, and use file sharing systems like BitTorrent. In these virtual spaces they can reinvent themselves, make new friends, and share information and resources with others. Understanding how people give and receive digital gifts online is key to understanding the successes and failures of these communities.
Alcohol :: European Commission, businesses and NGO’s create Forum to battle alcohol-related harm
More than 40 businesses and non-governmental organisations, responding to a European Commission initiative, agreed today to take action to protect European citizens from the harmful use of alcohol.
Cancer :: CSIRO scientists join fight to save Tassie devil
CSIRO scientists have joined the battle to save Australia?s iconic Tasmanian devils from the deadly cancer currently devastating devil populations.
Multiple Myeloma :: Revlimid data presented at ASCO stands to change the way physicians treat multiple myeloma
Findings from a Phase III study by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) were presented yesterday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in Chicago and demonstrate the impressive survival benefits of using Revlimid (lenalidomide) with reduced doses of the steroid dexamethasone.
Mental Health :: Millions suffering from mental illness need better care
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) called on countries to provide a network of community health services to alleviate the hardships faced by the nearly 54 million people around the world suffering from mental disorders as well as those caring for them.
Mental Health :: WHO for community mental health services
The UN health agency has asked countries to provide a network of community health services to alleviate the hardships faced by nearly 54 million people around the world suffering from mental disorders.