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Homeopathy :: 60 percent of doctors’ surgeries prescribe homeopathic or herbal remedies

60 percent of Scottish doctors’ surgeries prescribe homeopathic remedies according to a study of nearly two million patients. Homeopathic prescribing is most prevalent among babies under 12 months and older people aged 81-90. The authors have called for a critical review of prescribing. The paper is published as leading UK scientific institutions voice concerns about changes to homeopathic labelling rules that came in in September 2006.

Healthcare :: GE Healthcare Re-Imagines Radiology at RSNA Conference

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), today kicked off its participation in the 2006 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference in Chicago with a focus on the company?s ‘Radiology Re-imagined’ theme along prominent displays of breakthough products that highlight the company?s exhibit booth.

Healthcare :: Violence in GP practices

A campaign aimed at tackling violence and aggression towards staff in GP practices has been launched today.

Diabetes :: PhRMA Launches New Campaign To Improve Diabetes Awareness

With nearly 21 million Americans today suffering from diabetes and as many as 6.2 million unaware that they have the disease, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) launched a new multi-media national health education campaign on diabetes awareness.

Healthcare :: Review of Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime – CAMR

The Government of Canada took the first step in reviewing Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime (CAMR) with the release of a consultation paper. The purpose of the paper is to focus dialogue on how CAMR might better meet its humanitarian objective of facilitating access to medicines in the developing world, while respecting international trade obligations and maintaining the integrity of the domestic patent system.

Healthcare :: New private clinics in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia’s Tory government opened the door for private clinics to provide more public health care in the province with a bill to regulate the private system.

Healthcare :: Ultrasound makes central venous catheterisation safer, quicker and easier

Ultrasound-guided central venous catheterisation is easier, quicker and safer than the traditional method using landmarks, and should be the method of choice when treating critical care patients. In an article published today in the journal Critical Care, researchers report the results of a prospective randomised controlled trial comparing the use of ultrasound to guide catheterisation to the traditional method using physical landmarks. The researchers report a success rate of 100% for ultrasound-guided catheterisation of the internal jugular vein. They show that the method is less likely to result in blood stream infections or complications, such as puncture of an artery, than the normal catheterisation procedure.

Healthcare :: More funds for diagnostic and pathology services

The Australian Government will provide more than $70 million in additional funding to Medicare for diagnostic imaging and pathology services.

COPD :: Home Oxygen Therapy for COPD – Clinical Trial

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is launching the largest randomized clinical trial of the effectiveness and safety of long-term, home oxygen therapy for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). The six-year, $28 million project will study patients with moderate disease.

Healthcare :: FDA Hosts Inaugural International Summit

On the occasion of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Centennial year, the FDA hosted an inaugural international summit of heads of medical products regulatory agencies in Washington, D.C., November 16-17, 2006.