Diabetes :: Easter is a feast ? even for diabetics
Chocolate bunnies and candy eggs, roast lamb and gateaux on Sunday ? the Easter holidays are a feast of tempting delights. Can I join in or do I have to refrain from enjoying myself?
Healthcare
Prostate Cancer :: In UK prostate cancer patients getting unnecessary hormone therapy
A senior UK oncologist Chris Hamilton admitted that thousands of men with prostate cancer are being given unnecessary and potentially harmful drug treatment to clear hospital waiting lists in UK.
Medical Negligence :: US patient has wrong testicle removed
An American Air Force veteran has filed a federal claim after an operation at a Veterans Administration hospital in which a healthy testicle was removed instead of a potentially cancerous one.
Pet :: FDA warns Pet Chews contaminated with Salmonella
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers not to use American Bullie A.B. Bull Pizzle Puppy Chews and Dog Chews manufactured and distributed by T.W. Enterprises, Ferndale, WA, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, which can cause serious infections in dogs and cats, and, if there is cross contamination, in people, especially children, the aged, and people with compromised immune systems.
Tai Chi :: Tai Chi boosts immunity to shingles virus in older adults
Tai Chi, a traditional Chinese form of exercise, may help older adults avoid getting shingles by increasing immunity to varicella-zoster virus and boosting the immune response to varicella vaccine in older adults, according to a new study publishsed in print this week in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Healthcare :: Key components of public health emergency preparedness
A panel of experts convened by the RAND Corporation has recommended actions that communities around the United States should take to be better prepared to deal with bioterrorist attacks, pandemic flu outbreak and other large-scale public health emergencies.
Heart :: Approval to start US BTT pivotal trial
Ventracor has received approval from the US Food & Drug Administration to begin enrolment in the US Bridge To Transplant (BTT) Pivotal Trial of the VentrAssist Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD).
MRI :: New technology offers hope of safe MRI exams
As the diagnostic capability of MRI continues to advance, and as the availability of MRI machines increases worldwide, so should the availability of implantable devices that are MRI safe. This advance is urgently needed says one executive.
Healthcare :: UC research shows rapid decline in geriatric medicine studies
The older population may soon be facing a medical care crisis as numbers of students studying geriatric medicine continue to decrease rapidly, say researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC).
Colorectal Cancer :: Almac Diagnostics announces pioneering genetic research on colorectal pre-malignancies
Today Almac Diagnostics announced a major study analysing colorectal polyp tissue samples using its novel Colorectal Cancer DSA? microarray. The DSA? research tool focuses on the transcriptome of an individual disease, in this case colorectal cancer, and contains significant additional data, relevant to the disease of interest that is not available on other generic microarrays.