The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) was recognized today for its efforts in cervical cancer prevention, receiving the ?Women in Government Presidential Leadership Award for a Commitment to the Elimination of Cervical Cancer? from the non-profit, bi-partisan organization that represents women state legislators in the United States.
The Department of Health warns consumers not to buy or use six brands of health products that contain acetildenafil, which can cause side effects.
A new optical imaging technique, developed at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, can provide three-dimensional microscopic views of the inner surfaces of blood vessels and gastrointestinal organs.
Fall-related death rates for men and women 65 years and older increased significantly from 1993 to 2003, according to a report released today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
Clinical signs and pathological changes in guinea pigs following an aerosol challenge with acute Q fever were similar to those seen in human acute Q fever indicating an effective animal model of human disease say researchers from Texas A&M University. They report their findings in the November issue of the journal Infection and Immunity.
A new therapeutic method using human antibodies to neutralize toxins was found to prevent Clostridium difficile-induced de ath in hamsters say researchers from New Jersey and Massachusetts. They report their findings in the November 2006 issue of the journal Infection and Immunity.
The University of Maryland School of Medicine has created a Program in Minority Health and Health Disparities Education and Research (PMHHD). The goal of the program is to educate current and future health professionals about issues related to health disparities, to support relevant multidisciplinary research and to foster quality clinical care for minorities and diverse populations.
Current Issues in Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) – this event will be hosted in Manchester at the Victoria and Albert Hotel on Tuesday 21 November 2006. This conference will aim to assess the latest trends in asthma and COPD. and the keynote speech will be given by Professor Peter J Helms, ‘Chair of CHM Resp & Allergy Expert Advisory Group”.
National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has restricted the use of Alzheimer’s drugs in the National Health Service, recently.
Women who smoke carry high levels of the hpv virus that associated with cervical cancer, and they are 27 times more likely to develop the most common form of cervical cancer, a new study show. The findings of the study are published in the November issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.