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Campaign Welcome Parliamentary Report Exposing Serious Failings In Treatment For Alcohol Dependents Across England
UK Advocates (UKA), a new charitable campaign group dedicated to helping the still suffering alcoholic achieve lasting sobriety, has welcomed the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Alcohol Misuse report published which calls for urgent action to address serious shortcomings in the treatment of alcohol dependents in England.
Psoriasis May Raise Cardiovascular Risks
Title: Psoriasis May Raise Cardiovascular Risks Category: Health News Created: 6/16/2009 Last Editorial Review: 6/16/2009
Call to ban 'deadly' trans-fats
An MSP begins a bid to ban the use of Trans-fats, which are linked to coronary heart disease from food.
Surgeons Describe 1st U.S. Face Transplant
Title: Surgeons Describe 1st U.S. Face Transplant Category: Health News Created: 5/7/2009 Last Editorial Review: 5/7/2009
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'Cholesterol test was crucial for my family'
Flu-hit Mexico to resume business - Reuters
msnbc.com Flu-hit Mexico to resume business Reuters - Alistair Bell , Daniel Trotta By Alistair Bell and Daniel Trotta MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico will resume normal business activity this week after its swine flu emergency eased, but the global flu alert triggered a trade dispute on Monday over bans on Mexican, US and Canadian ... Video: Swine Flu Cases Rise Across the Globe..
Circassia Begins Phase II Clinical Trial With Ragweed Allergy Therapy
Circassia Ltd, a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on allergy, announced that it has initiated a phase II clinical development programme for its ragweed allergy therapy. The treatment for allergic rhino-conjunctivitis caused by ragweed pollen is based on Circassia's ToleroMune(R) technology, which has previously achieved successful phase II results in patients with cat allergies.
Revealing A Surprising Link Between Diabetes And Alzheimer's Disease
Blindness, heart disease, nerve damage, and kidney failure are not the only complications facing the nation's estimated 24 million people with diabetes.
The Return of the Reservoir DES: Nevo Stent Impresses Against Taxus at Six Months
Early results for the novel stent are reviving hopes for a concept that many people agreed was a good idea to begin with--reservoir-based elution of an antiproliferative drug, using a bioerodable polymer. Heartwire
Fovea Reports Positive Results With Prednisporin(TM) In Persistent Allergic Conjunctivitis
Fovea Pharmaceuticals announced positive results from its clinical proof-of-concept trial to assess the therapeutic effect of Prednisporin(TM) (FOV1101) in patients with persistent allergic conjunctivitis.
Internal Audit Of A Comprehensive IMRT Program For Prostate Cancer: A Model For Centers In Developing Countries?
UroToday.com - During the last economic boom of 2003-2007, cancer centers in second and third-tier countries across the globe made significant investments in radiotherapy infrastructure, acquiring state-of-the-art technologies such as intensity modulated radiotherapy, image-guided radiotherapy, proton therapy and stereotactic radiotherapy, to mention a few.
Chemung, Steuben get top marks for state air quality - Elmira Star-Gazette
Boston Globe Chemung, Steuben get top marks for state air quality Elmira Star-Gazette By G. Jeffrey Aaron • jgaaron@gannett.com • Staff Writer • April 30, 2009 While the American Lung Association's 10th annual State of the Air report finds that more than 12.5 million New Yorkers - 65 percent of the state's residents - live in counties ... Air Pollution High in California Cities WebMD 186 ..
What Is Strep Throat? What Is Sore Throat?
Strep throat is a sore throat caused by bacteria known as Streptococcus pyogenes, or group A streptococcus. Sore throat is a term for any situation where the throat feels scratchy, tender, and possibly painful. Strep throat is a type of sore throat. Sore throat may be caused by bacteria or viruses, while strep throat is only caused by bacteria.
Washington man with swine flu dies: health dept - Reuters
AFP Washington man with swine flu dies: health dept Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Washington state resident with the new H1N1 swine flu died last week, state health officials said on Saturday. Swine flu threat fades - for now San Francisco Chronicle Washington state death blamed on swine flu CNN The Associated Press - Columbia Missourian - Xinhua - Bellingham Herald all 337 n..
Urgent kidney patients 'failed'
Doctors have been failing patients who develop emergency kidney problems in hospital, a national inquiry has found.
Look Out! Computer Injuries Spike
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LiveScience.com - Computer geeks and their children are in danger. New research reveals that injuries caused by tripping over computer equipment or taking a hit in the head from a falling monitor are on the rise.
ENT And Allergy Initiates A 'First Of Its Kind' Self-Insured Medical Malpractice Program
ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP (ENTA), is pleased to announce the formation of OASIS (i.e., Otolaryngology, Allergy Specialty Insurance Services), a separate company that will be a vehicle to provide Otolaryngology and Allergy Specific medical malpractice coverage.
Trinam(R) Phase III Study Enrols First Patient
Ark Therapeutics Group plc ('Ark' or the 'Company') announces that the first patient has been enrolled into the US Phase III study for Trinam®. Trinam® is Ark's novel gene-based medicine to prevent blood vessels blocking in kidney dialysis patients who have undergone vascular access graft surgery.
Norway Chooses The Four-Type HPV Vaccine Gardasil(R) For The National Vaccination Programme
The four-type (6,11,16,18) human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Gardasil®, has been chosen by the Norwegian authorities for the national vaccination programme after the assessment of a variety of criteria, including efficacy in the prevention of cervical cancer, safety and evidence of long-lasting protection.
Health Reform Bill Should Include Clinical Preventive Services, Businesses And Health Advocates Urge Congressional Leaders
More than a dozen health advocacy organizations and businesses from across the country Monday urged congressional leaders to provide coverage and incentives for clinical preventive services such as immunizations, disease screenings, and behavioral counseling as part of health reform legislation.
Roche To Commence Phase III Trials With Innovative Treatment Designed To Lower Cardiovascular Risk In Diabetes Patients With Recent Heart Attack
Roche announced it will start Phase III clinical investigations for aleglitazar, its innovative PPAR co-agonist R1439 which is uniquely designed to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in high risk patients with type 2 diabetes.
In Achilles Tendon Rupture Surgery May Not Be Necessary
The two ends of a ruptured Achilles tendon are often stitched together before the leg is put in plaster, in order to reduce the risk of the tendon rupturing again. However, a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, now suggests that surgery may be unnecessary. Patients who do not undergo surgery have just as good a chance of recovery.
Medtronic Highlights New Advances In Development Of Closed-Loop System For Diabetes Management
Today, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced new developments in its long-standing goal to create a "closed-loop" diabetes management system designed to closely mimic the insulin delivery of a normal pancreas.
Watching Parents Fight May Fuel Later Mental Health Problems
Research shows that children who grow up in homes where parents are violent towards each other are at increased risk of depression, conduct disorder, and alcohol dependence in adulthood, regardless of exposure to other forms of domestic violence and related psychosocial stressors. Reuters Health Information
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries
"Blog Watch" offers readers a roundup of health policy-related blog posts.Appropriately, the last of the Senate Finance Committee's three major public roundtables on health reform issues was on finance. Keith Hennessy lauds economist Kate Baicker's testimony (.pdf) and says it helps connect reform ideas to a system of third-party payment.
New Psoriasis Clinical Trial Demonstrates No Sustained Benefit Of Adding Topical Ointment To Abbott's HUMIRA(R) (adalimumab)
Abbott has announced new data showing that HUMIRA® (adalimumab) is as effective in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis at 16 weeks with or without the concurrent use of topical therapy.1 The data also confirm that patients who did not have success with other systemic treatments were able to achieve a high response with HUMIRA.
Excess Oral Doses Of Acurox(R) Tablets Are Disliked By Subjects With A History Of Opioid Abuse
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: KG) and Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACUR) presented the results from an oral abuse liability study of Acurox® (oxycodone HCl/niacin) Tablets, AP-ADF-111 (Study 111), at the American Society of Addiction Medicine's (ASAM) Medical-Scientific Conference. The results of Study 111 demonstrate that Acurox® Tablets are disliked among people..
DHS Issues 'Interim' Swine Flu Guidelines - Washington Post
ABC News DHS Issues 'Interim' Swine Flu Guidelines Washington Post A Customs and Border Protection agent wears a protective mask while interviewing the driver of vehicle entering the United States at the San Ysidro Border Crossing in San Diego on Monday. Questions Surface About Worker Protections at Border, Airports ABC News Border agents want permission to wear flu masks San Jose Mercury..
New Labor Ads Focus On Health Benefits Tax
"Much of the TV advertising on health care so far has focused on the controversial public, or government-run insurance program that Democrats say would compete with private insurers and Republicans say would drive them out of business," but the Laborers' International Union of North America "will be
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