Australia’s largest study of eating habits has found that traditional Mediterranean foods may prevent cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke. A 10 year study into the dietary patterns of about 40,000 Melburnians has just been published in the latest American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Playing the popular Chinese tile game mahjong can lead to seizures, Hong Kong researchers say, calling the phenomenon “Mahjong induced seizures” or ‘Mah-jong epilepsy’.
Health Secretary Alan Johnson today endorsed the offer of an improved pay package worth ?52 million which will see enhanced pay and training opportunities for NHS staff but which keeps this year’s pay increases in line with the Government’s public sector pay policy.
New Mental Health Minister Ivan Lewis in his first major announcement, signalled the Government’s commitment to lead a radical change in the way mental health services are delivered. He today gave the go-ahead for eleven new projects which will allow people with anxiety and depression better access to psychological therapies.
In an effort to find a better therapy and improve the lives of people with epilepsy, the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Epilepsy Service is participating in the RNS? System Pivotal Clinical Investigation, a study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a responsive brain stimulation device in reducing the frequency of uncontrolled seizures. MGH is one of only 28 centers across the country participating in this study.
The American Medical Association applauds the U.S. Senate for passing legislation that will protect the health of America’s kids. Bill will renew Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
The BMA is delighted that the Joint Committee has said that the Government?s plans to merge the HFEA1 and the HTA2 to form one organisation, RATE3, are ill-conceived and should be rejected. The BMA has expressed serious concerns about this plan since it was first proposed, as part of the Government?s review of arms length bodies, in 2004.
The last-minute scramble to fill junior doctor posts in England means more operations will be cancelled, the BMA warns. Thirty thousand junior doctors are starting new jobs in England* today, and a catalogue of new problems are emerging, such as:
Two new large-scale genomic studies have honed in on the main genetic pathway associated with multiple sclerosis, while also uncovering new genetic variations in the disease and suggesting a possible link between multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases.
For every man with a migraine, three women are struck by the severe headaches that often come with nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, and aura. That means a staggering 18 to 25 percent of women suffer from migraines, making it one of the most common disabling conditions faced by women around the globe.