The entire Latin America region needs to take preventive measures to prepare for what promises to be a ?difficult year? for dengue fever following an outbreak of the mosquito-borne infection in Paraguay, United Nations health officials have warned.
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Preliminary testing of two silver-eared mesias found dead in Mong Kok has indicated a suspected case of H5 avian flu, the Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department says.
The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday examined how hospitals nationwide are “mining patient satisfaction surveys to identify patient pet peeves and service problems” and using those findings to “adopt the family-centered-care approach, which advocates building strong partnerships with patients and their families to improve care.”
Allergy shots are effective and safe for reducing symptoms of hay fever, according to a new review.
An international team of cancer specialists and imaging experts has developed standardized guidelines for assessing lymphoma response to treatment.
The collaborative work being performed by professionals across medical disciplines in the promising area of molecular imaging — from research scientists to nuclear medicine physicians, urologists, radiochemists and even veterinarians — provides encouraging news in fighting prostate cancer. This type of progressive — or translational — research can be seen in two papers published in the January issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
Health of working aged Finns pet owners tend to be more unhealthy and overweight (with more body mass index BMI) than others, revealed in a research from the University of Turku, Finland. Perceived health of pet owners was weak more often than that of those not having a pet.
A common perception is that pet owner is a young person who is full of action, exercises a lot, and actively plays with a pet, particularly with a dog. The reality is different, however.
A new imaging molecule that can detect and map plaques and tangles in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease could eventually lead to earlier diagnosis of the devastating disease, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles report in the Dec. 21, 2006, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.