Vaccine :: Importance of immunization – a back-to-school review
Even though you may think of whooping cough as one of those ailments from Grandma?s day, the truth is it?s still around and plaguing people of all ages.
Health Insurance :: APHA commends Senate for voting to protect children’s health by reauthorizing SCHIP
American Public Health Association Commends Senate for Voting to Protect Children’s Health by Reauthorizing SCHIP. Statement by Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (E), Executive Director, American Public Health Association:
Aspirin :: Coated aspirin can still harm stomach
Some people take aspirin without ever having a problem with their stomach. Others develop low-grade stomach pain or get an ulcer. A few develop gastrointestinal bleeding severe enough to require a transfusion. But coated or buffered aspirin doesn?t do much to help, according to a four-page special report on aspirin in the August 2007 issue of the Harvard Heart Letter.
Drug :: Sex drugs seized by medicines regulator, UK
UK Enforcement officers from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) seized approximately ?350,000 worth of unlicensed medicines on 01 August 2007 at a secure lock-up facility in Uxbridge, West London. The medicines seized were Kamagra tablets and sachets, Lovegra and Apcalis. These are unlicensed medicines used to treat male impotence.
Health Insurance :: US Senate approves legislation to expand SCHIP by $35B
The US Senate on Thursday voted 68-31 to approve legislation (S 1893) that would reauthorize SCHIP and expand funding for the program by $35 billion over five years. SCHIP expires on Sept. 30.
Antioxidant :: Native fruits bear sweet antioxidants
Twelve native Australian fruits that are exceptional sources of antioxidants have been identified in research published in the journal Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies.
Dementia :: New hope in caring for people with advanced dementia
Researchers predict as many as one in four people aged over 65 years will be diagnosed with dementia by 2020. To confront this looming health problem, a team of health care researchers led by the University of Western Sydney’s Professor Esther Chang, has been working on a series of related projects which aim to improve the lives of people with advanced dementia, their carers and families.
HIV :: HIV and Syphilis Prevalence Survey Report, South Africa
The annual Antenatal Survey of women attending public health facilities, which is designed to give general trends in HIV infection over time, shows that in 2006, there are pleasing signs of changes in the right direction even though HIV remains an important public health challenge in South Africa.
Kidney :: Molecular mechanism of common forms of kidney disease identified
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have identified a key mechanism underlying proteinuria – excess protein in the urine which signifies a breakdown in the kidney’s filtering process. They have discovered that a protein called dynamin is required for the function of a critical filtering structure called a podocyte and that a specific enzyme’s processing of dynamin will cause podocytes to break down, allowing protein to leak out of the bloodstream.
Autism :: Diagnosing Autism early
It’s the things a young child doesn’t do that may give the clues to the presence of Autism. Because early symptoms of Autism are often characterised by an absence of normal behavioural development rather than the presence of unusual behaviour, diagnosis and early intervention can be crucially delayed.