Depression :: Are too many people diagnosed as ‘depressed?’
Is depression over-diagnosed? Are too many people now diagnosed as having depression? Two experts give their views in this week?s BMJ.
Quadruplets :: Identical quadruplets delivered at Benefis
Sunday was a red-letter day for Karen and J.P. Jepp. The couple’s family grew from three to seven between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Cough :: Safety and Efficacy of Pediatric Cough & Cold Medicines
Following is a statement by Linda A. Suydam, D.P.A., president of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), regarding the safety and efficacy of over-the-counter pediatric cough and cold medicines:
Head and Neck Cancer :: A new radiation therapy treatment developed for head and neck cancer patients
Most head-and-neck cancers that recur locally after prior full-dose conventional radiation therapy respond to Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT). These results were obtained in a Phase I/II study at the Helsinki University Hospital, Finland.
Mental Health :: Forums to help open doors for people with mental illness
Living in your own home and an independent lifestyle is something that most people aspire to. For people with mental illness and their families, there are additional challenges to realising this dream.
Foot and Mouth Disease :: Foot and Mouth Disease update – temporary control zones lifted
Based on further negative laboratory results for Foot and Mouth Disease and supporting veterinary advice, the decision has been taken to lift the two Temporary Control Zones in Kent and Surrey this evening.
West Nile Virus :: Number of West Nile Cases Jump
Eleven more cases of West Nile virus have been reported to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) this week, bringing the total cases reported this year to 27.
Childbirth :: $6M grant to fund U-M research on muscle damage during childbirth that causes prolapse, incontinence
A group of researchers from the University of Michigan Health System has been awarded a $6 million federal grant to study the serious injuries that afflict millions of women as a result of childbirth.
Angioedema :: Treatments emerge for a rare and life-threatening disease angioedema
An investigational drug called ecallantide (also known as DX-88 [Dyax Corp., Cambridge, MA]) significantly relieves attacks of a rare, life-threatening disease called hereditary angioedema, report researchers from Children’s Hospital Boston and 25 other study sites.
Lead :: Lead exposure, the facts, Q&A with Children’s Hospital Boston toxicologists
Recent toy recalls may leave you wondering about your child’s exposure to lead. Read on to get the facts from Children’s Hospital Boston’s Michael Shannon, MD, MPH, an emergency physician, toxicologist and co-director of the Pediatric Environmental Health Center at Children’s Hospital Boston and Alan Woolf, MD, MPH, a pediatrician, toxicologist, co-director of the Pediatric Environmental Health Center and director of the Environmental Medicine Program at Children’s Hospital Boston.