New finding in diabetes patients on insulin
A new observation of clinical significance in patients on insulin injections twice daily was presented at the 72nd American Diabetes Association convention being held at Philadelphia, U.S.A. from ...
View ArticleSpray tanning could cause cancer docs warn
Spray tans, which are used by many as a safer alternative to sunbeds, may create serious health problems including cancer, scientists have warned. Those seeking a bronzed skin tone without exposing ...
View Article`Hitchhiking` virus kills cancer cells and helps eliminate residues
Scientists have revealed how a promising viral therapy that delivers a double blow to cancer can sneak up on tumours undetected by hitching a ride on blood cells. The work, led by researchers from ...
View ArticleNYs health experts approve big-soda ban
Health experts have reportedly praised New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's super sized soda ban proposition on Tuesday, insisting that the ban should be extended upon other fattening snacks too. ...
View ArticleAzad convenes Child Survival Call to Action Forum with Hillary Clinton
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Ghulam Nabi Azad raised the Child Survival Call at Action Forum with the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. Azad addressed the meeting with Hillary ...
View ArticleUganda UPC Wants Fifty Percent of Budget for Health Education Agriculture
As the country prepares for the reading of the national budget today, the Uganda People's Congress (UPC) party has urged government to consider allocating a half of the overall budget to ...
View ArticleCell Therapeutics names new chief medical officer
Steven Benner its new chief medical officer. The Seattle biotech (NASDAQ: CTIC) said Benner was previously senior vice president and chief medical officer at OncoMed of Redwood City, Calif. ...
View ArticleVideo Offices are bacterial hotspots study
Keep hand sanitizer at your desk: a suggestion from Dr. Holly Phillips, who reports on a new study that shows offices are the worst bacterial ...
View ArticleRep. Deborah Mell says shes been diagnosed with breast cancer
the Chicago Sun-Times she's has Stage 1 breast cancer and is undergoing tests to help determine her treatment options. She didn't give any details. The 43-year-old Chicago Democrat is...
View ArticleNew experimental drug helps insomniacs fall asleep faster and for longer...
US-based pharmaceutical giant Merck announced some good news for insomniacs Wednesday, with trials of a new experimental drug helping patients fall asleep faster and for longer, the company said. ...
View ArticleBenefits of dark chocolate tested on kids
When it comes to chocolate, kids will eat it -- even if it's the dark variety. It will not make them fat, but the jury is out on whether a daily dose of the sweet stuff is the best medicine...
View ArticleBringing cancer to justice
With an iffy white count last week, I was cleared for what we are hoping is my last chemo for this series of treatments. I will undergo a CT scan on Monday and, if the liver metastases have recoiled, ...
View ArticleNine Doctors Convicted in Bahrain Trial
CAIRO - A court in Bahrain on Thursday convicted nine doctors of crimes related to the popular uprising last year, in a case that drew international condemnation and was seen as a crucial test of the ...
View ArticleChildren of immigrant families lack proper health care education
Children growing up in immigrant families - now one in four in the US - are less likely to be covered by health insurance and graduate from high school, says report from Foundation for Child ...
View ArticleHow Broccoli Became a Symbol in the Health Care Debate
What does broccoli have to do with health insurance? Until recently, nothing. But now, perhaps a lot. Broccoli, of all things, came up in the Supreme Court during arguments over the ...
View ArticleEGYPT Poverty culture undermine cervical cancer treatment
Some cancer patients visit a specialist when they are beyond treatment CAIRO, 14 June 2012 (IRIN) - On 30 April the Egyptian government launched a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of cervical ...
View ArticleHEALTH The TB activist agenda
Better treatment needed for drug-resistant TB DURBAN, 14 June 2012 (PlusNews) - TB activists have a lot on their plates - whether it’s affordable access to the latest tuberculosis (TB) ...
View ArticleHealth care law means changes for college health plans
Thousands of college students face serious sticker shock this year if they want school-subsidized health insurance. The cost is expected to be sharply higher at some schools, while others have ...
View ArticleKeep Dad Around With a Healthy Gift for Fathers Day
magazine. Your dad does not need elastic lounge pants camouflaged as jeans or a full-body sleeping cocoon to shield him from bed bugs when he's traveling. These things will only amp up his...
View ArticleHealth Buzz Female Doctors Paid Less
Women physicians are paid less than their male counterparts. That's according to a new study by researchers from the University of Michigan Health System and Duke University, who found that ...
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