Naprapathy :: Scientific breakthrough for naprapathy
Naprapathy works better on back and neck trouble than recommended and proven effective advice from doctors, according to a new study from Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet.
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MRI :: FDA Requests Boxed Warning for Contrast Agents Used to Improve MRI Images
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked manufacturers to include a new boxed warning on the product labeling of all gadolinium-based contrast agents which are used to enhance the quality of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Cancer :: Panel offers guidelines on skin reactions to new class of cancer drugs
Skin reactions to a powerful new class of anti-cancer drugs are frequent, but manageable through a simple and rational treatment approach — usually without the need to reduce the dose or interrupt treatment with potentially life-prolonging chemotherapy, according to an article in the May issue of “The Oncologist.”
Healthcare :: Indian Govt for quality healthcare for poor, women, children
Underlining focus on HIV/AIDS, polio and affordable and safe medicines, the Indian government said with National Rural Health Mission it has set in motion an improved access to quality healthcare for people, especially those living in rural areas, poor, women and children.
Healthcare :: WHO report highlights inequality in health resources
Highlighting vast inequality in health resources between developed and developing countries, a new UN report has said the deaths caused by non-communicable diseases among ageing populations in the world are rising.
ADHD :: In utero exposure to smoking by mother may increase risk of ADHD
Women smokers who become pregnant have long been encouraged to reduce or eliminate their nicotine intake. A new study being published in the June 15th issue of Biological Psychiatry provides further reason to do so, as it presents new evidence that in utero exposure to smoking is associated with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) problems in genetically susceptible children.
Healthcare :: New Method for Crossing Blood-Brain Barrier Patented
Researchers at the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute have patented a new way of safely transporting medicine across the blood-brain barrier.
BMA :: MTAS crisis – BMA steps up pressure on UK government
The senior leaders of the BMA renew their pressure on the UK government in the fight for junior doctors? careers.
Blood Transfusion :: Renal failure reported with Novartis’ Exjade
Novartis and FDA notified healthcare professionals of changes to the WARNINGS and ADVERSE REACTIONS sections of the product labeling for Exjade, a drug used to treat chronic iron overload due to blood transfusions (transfusional hemosiderosis) in patients 2 years of age and older.
Stress :: Improving communication with families of dying patients reduces stress, anxiety and depression
Hospitals that use a simple strategy of enhancing communication with family members of patients dying in the intensive care unit can greatly reduce post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression after their loved one dies, according to a study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference in San Francisco on Monday, May 21.