Label for first homoeopathic product may be illegal, warns senior scientist
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 10, 2009 |
1 / 5 (2) |
3
The labelling for the first homoeopathic product to get a licence from the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) should be illegal, because they breach Unfair Trading regulations, argues a senior scientist ...
Going to Work When Sick May Lead to Future Absences
Jun 10, 2009 |
2 / 5 (1) |
0
Employees who often go to work despite feeling sick have higher rates of future work absences due to illness, according to a study in the June Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the ...
Group says poker winnings are frozen
Jun 10, 2009 |
1 / 5 (1) |
1
(AP) -- An advocacy group for online poker said Tuesday that the federal government has frozen more than $30 million in the accounts of payment processors that handle the winnings of thousands of online poker players.
Kennedy health plan includes long-term care
Jun 10, 2009 |
1 / 5 (1) |
1
(AP) -- Americans would be able to buy long-term care insurance from the government for $65 a month under a provision tucked into sweeping health care legislation that senators will begin considering next ...
World edges towards official swine flu pandemic
Jun 10, 2009 |
1 / 5 (1) |
0
Health authorities edged towards global swine flu pandemic status Wednesday as the virus wreaked havoc with Australian sports scheduling and Colombia reported its first death.
France moves to bring in carbon tax by 2011
Jun 10, 2009 |
1 / 5 (1) |
1
The French government on Wednesday kickstarted plans for a so-called carbon tax on energy-hungry products, to be rolled out by 2011 as part of France's efforts to slash global warming emissions.
Dioxins in food chain linked to breastfeeding ills
Jun 10, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Exposure to dioxins during pregnancy harms the cells in rapidly-changing breast tissue, which may explain why some women have trouble breastfeeding or don't produce enough milk, according to a University of Rochester Medical ...
Protein linked to Alzheimer's disease doesn't act alone
Jun 10, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A team of U.S. investigators led by neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) are steadily uncovering the role that amyloid precursor protein (APP) - the protein implicated in development of Alzheimer's ...
Caribbean coral reefs flattened
Jun 10, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Coral reefs throughout the Caribbean have been comprehensively 'flattened' over the last 40 years, according to a disturbing new study by the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Variability in pancreatic cancer care found with newly developed quality indicators
Jun 10, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A set of expert consensus-based, quality-of-care indicators identified considerable variability in the quality of pancreatic cancer care among hospitals and may be used to evaluate and identify areas for improvement, according ...
Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with poor sleep in women
Jun 10, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) negatively affect women's sleep, according to new research. Sleep is further impaired by pain, depression and poor adherence to RA medications.
2 studies find patients have lower health-related quality of life after cancer diagnosis
Jun 10, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Cancer patients who are older than 65 years have poorer physical health and, in some cases, mental health when compared with people of the same age group without cancer, according to a study in the June 9 online issue of ...
Older adults less affected by sleep deprivation than younger adults during cognitive performance
Jun 10, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
According to a research abstract that will be presented at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, older adults are able to retain better cognitive functioning during sleep deprivation ...
Genetically elevated levels of lipoprotein associated with increased risk of heart attack
Jun 10, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A genetic analysis of data from three studies suggests that genetically elevated levels of lipoprotein(a) are associated with an increased risk of heart attack, according to a study in the June 10 issue of JAMA. ...
Alzheimer's disease: Newly found peptide offers hope of early test and better treatment
Jun 10, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Researchers in Japan have detected a peptide in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that can show whether a person is developing Alzheimer's disease. Measuring the level of this peptide could show that the disease process has started, ...
