Heart Attack :: 2 out of 3 heart attacks and strokes in Asia
New research has revealed that high blood pressure causes up to 66 percent of cardiovascular diseases, such as heart disease and stroke, in the Asia-Pacific Region.
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Fertility :: RCOG statement on the BBC Panorama programme IVF Undercover
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) promotes good practice in the field of reproductive medicine through its own guidelines, and supports those recently published by NICE. It provides formal subspecialist training programmes in reproductive medicine through which additional highly specialised training is received by specialist gynaecologists, who are expected to practice to the very highest standards in infertility provision.
Ear :: Treatment guidelines for ear infections
Researchers at Children?s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC have launched a major National Institutes of Health-funded study to develop definitive treatment guidelines for the most common pediatric illness ? ear infections.
Cancer :: GM hens lay cancer drug protein
UK scientists have developed genetically modified chickens that can lay eggs containing hard-to-generate proteins used to treat cancer. The flock of hens, developed at Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute, could cut the cost of drug production. Roslin researchers made history in 1997 when they created Dolly, the first cloned animal.
Cancer :: Bristol scientists target cancer spread
Researchers at a medical research firm affiliated to the University of Bristol say that they have identified a new method of fighting the spread of cancer. The scientists looked at the natural life cycle of cells, one of the key biological processes linked to cancer growth. In particular they focused on a molecule known as protein kinase B (PKB) that is found in all cells.
Obesity :: Natural gut hormone offers hope for new obesity drug
A hormone found naturally in the gut is the basis of a new drug to tackle obesity to be developed through one of three inaugural awards under the Wellcome Trust’s Seeding Drug Discovery initiative. The drug is being developed by one of the world’s leading obesity experts, Professor Steve Bloom at Imperial College London’s Hammersmith Hospital campus.
Ear Tube :: Ear tube implants for normal learning disputed
Developmental impairments in children have been attributed to persistent middle-ear effusion in their early years of life. Previously, researchers reported that among children younger than 3 years of age with persistent middle-ear effusion, prompt as compared with delayed insertion of tympanostomy tubes did not result in improved cognitive, language, speech, or psychosocial development at 3, 4, or 6 years of age.
Melanoma :: Develop Nanotechnology for Melanoma Skin Cancer
A unique collaboration between electrical engineers, mechanical engineers and cancer researchers may be the perfect combination to improve diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with melanoma.
Health Care :: More aid required for chronic conditions in low income countries
Chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease and cancer result in more deaths and account for more years of healthy life lost than most communicable diseases, and yet little international aid is focused on preventing or treating these conditions. Cardiovascular disease causes 30 percent of all deaths globally and 27 percent of deaths in low income countries. By comparison, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, combined, account for 10 percent of all deaths globally and 11 percent of death in developing countries.
Esophagitis :: Clues to the cause of difficulty with swallowing in children
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) is disease that was first described in children only 20 years ago, but has shown a rising incidence in both children and adults. An inflammatory condition of the esophagus, its symptoms including vomiting, heartburn and difficulty in swallowing.