Epidemiologists have unexpectedly found that African Americans had a higher rate of recurrence following prostate cancer surgery than did whites, regardless of whether or not patients received surgery at hospitals or by surgeons who performed a high number of such operations.
Indian medical doctors of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital (LNJP) called off their strike on the third day after Delhi Health Minister Yoganand Shastri assured them that their demand for security would be looked into.
The Irish Hospital Consultants Association has declared not to co-operate the recruitment process for hospital consultants by the Health Service Executive (HSE).
Much of the research surrounding childhood asthma has sought new approaches to managing the disease. However, little was done to address other conditions that often appear along with asthma including depression and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which can negatively affect a child?s ability to cope.
Commenting on the above survey, Dr Jonathan Fielden, Chairman of the BMA?s Consultants? Committee, said:
In UK, more than half of doctors suffer from low morale at work and many blame NHS reforms, a survey suggests.
Researchers at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center have found that nitric oxide plays an important role in tumor cell survival following treatment with radiation therapy.
Fred R. Volkmar, M.D., director of the Yale Child Study Center and a renowned expert in autism and related disorders, will discuss the expansion of the Center?s specialty clinical services to Greenwich hospital on Monday, April 23, 7 p.m. at Greenwich Library, 101 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich.
Intravenous delivery of an approved clot-busting drug remains the most beneficial proven intervention for ischemic stroke, according to updated American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelines published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Monitoring patients’ health by phone can make a real difference to people with chronic heart failure, according to a study published on bmj.com.