Dementia :: Looking at dementia with optimism
Dementia may be avoidable and doctors should take a more optimistic approach to the condition, according to research involving two UNSW academics.
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Cervical Cancer :: NEJM publishes new data on GARDASIL, Merck’s Cervical Cancer Vaccine
The New England Journal of Medicine is publishing results from two Phase III studies of Merck’s cervical cancer vaccine, GARDASIL [Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (Types 6, 11, 16, 18) Recombinant Vaccine].
Immunity :: Diagnostic Center for Primary Immunodeficiencies at UC San Francisco
Today, the Jeffrey Modell Foundation (JMF), together with Baxter Healthcare Corporation, celebrated the opening of the Jeffrey Modell Diagnostic Center for Primary Immunodeficiencies at the University of California?San Francisco (UCSF).
Child Care :: Global walk to end child hunger
On Sunday, 13 May 2007, hundreds of thousands of people worldwide will walk together over a 24-hour period in each of the planet?s time zones, to deliver a message: child hunger has no place in this world and citizens across the globe can put an end to it.
Child Care :: Pediatricians in Training and End-of-Life Care – Better Prep is Needed
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Children?s Center have found that while most pediatric residents have broached the subject of ending life support in terminally ill children, many feel neither comfortable nor sufficiently trained to discuss it.
Kidney :: Even Mild Kidney Disease Harms Quality of Life
Challenging prevailing wisdom that only children with end-stage kidney disease suffer physical, emotional, social and educational setbacks related to their disease, research led by the Johns Hopkins Children?s Center shows that even mild and moderate kidney disease can cause such problems.
Pollution :: Doctors should assess and advise on risks of outdoor air pollution
If you have some form of lung or cardiovascular disease, has your doctor told you how to check today’s “AQI”?and what to do if it’s over 100? Health care professionals should inform sensitive patients about the risks of exposure to air pollutants and recommend avoidance strategies for days when air quality is low, according to a special report in The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, published by the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.
Health :: Possible viral outbreak at activity centre near Bala
The Gwersyll Yr Urdd (Glan Llyn) activity centre in Llanuwchllyn, Bala has been closed to new arrivals after a number of children developed a mild tummy upset.
Tuberculosis :: TB testing at Gorseinon School
Children at Gorseinon Infant and Junior School will be screened for TB tomorrow (Wednesday 9 May) after a member of staff and her three children were diagnosed with TB last week.
Smoking :: Reduction in nicotine craving predicts ability to quit
The stronger the reduction in nicotine craving after smoking the first cigarette in the morning, the more difficult it will be to quit smoking, according to a Yale School of Medicine study in Drug and Alcohol Dependence.