| Bracken sues Cricket Australia for $1m for medical negligence Former Australian pacer Nathan Bracken is suing Cricket Australia for 1.07 million US dollars for failing to adequately deal with a knee injury that finished his playing career.
Bracken has argued... | |
| Heart disease may lead to prostate cancer Researchers have suggested that coronary artery disease may be a risk factor for prostate cancer.
If the relation is confirmed, the malignancy might be combated in part by lifestyle changes such as... |
| Old theory helps discover new targets in fight against breast cancer In a new study, scientists have revived a theory first proposed in the late 1800s and studied organ development in mice to reveal how breast cancers, and possibly other cancers, develop in people.... |
| Latest discovery to help in treating Type 2 diabetes An important step forward has been taken in understanding how insulin secretion is regulated in the body.
This discovery has important implications for drugs currently in development to treat Type 2... |
| Emergency contraceptive sold in Shippensburg University's vending machine The morning-after pills, which are otherwise not available on drug store shelves, can easily be bought by college students at Shippensburg University through a vending machine at the student health... |
| Rumer Willis is handling Demi Moore's health crisis well, says Zac Efron Zac Efron has revealed that Demi Moore's eldest daughter Rumer Willis is coping well with her mother's recent health crisis.
The 49-year-old 'Ghost' actress, who split from husband Ashton Kutcher... |
| Older women at highest risk of dying from breast cancer Among postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, increasing age is associated with a higher risk of death from breast cancer, a new study has found.
Willemien van de Water... |
| Pakistan needs to check medical malpractices: Minister A federal minister has stressed the need to enact laws to check medical malpractices in Pakistan, a country where over 100 patients died after taking a contaminated heart medicine.
Minister for... |
| Senate panel recommends further study of health exchange The debate over health care reform has all but ended in the Virginia General Assembly, but a Senate subcommittee has endorsed a legislative approach for further study. The commerce and labor... |
| Older women more likely to die of breast cancer, study finds Breast cancer is often considered more deadly among younger women, but older women – particularly those over 75 – are actually more likely to die of the disease, according to an... |
| Govt won't budge on health insurance plan Debate on the controversial proposal to means test the 30 per cent rebate is scheduled to resume in parliament's lower house on Thursday.While the Greens support the change, they are opposed to... |
| Sacramento's Sutter Medical Center is first in state to earn atrial fibrillation certification Bee file, 2011. Construction cranes and open steelwork mark the progress of Sutter Medical Center's $724 million expansion program. The project includes renovating Sutter General Hospital and... |
| Web site to aid California businesses with health care issues A group of California business organizations today announced the launch of a website to help the state's business operators understand the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.The... |
| Choose Your Own Health Care Adventure, Part II Strap on the goggles and fire up your DeLorean, it's time to go back to the future of American health care. Unfortunately, Marty McFly's booked. So our traveling companion is Mary -- a... |
| Do not allow loopholes to trip civil servants’ medical insurance cover This much-awaited breakthrough came from least expected quarters; comprehensive unlimited health insurance cover for civil servants valued at an initial ceiling of Sh12... |
| Umbilical Cord Cleansing Vital For Newborn Health And Survival Two recent studies published in The Lancet indicate that cleansing of the umbilical cord during childbirth could substantially reduce the risk of infection and rate of mortality in babies in... |
| Lab-Made Neurons Allow Scientists To Study A Genetic Cause Of Parkinson's Parkinson's disease in lab-made neurons. Their findings, which they write about in the 7 February issue of Nature Communications, reveal some potential new drug targets for Parkinson's and... |
| What Is A Healthy Weight? ideal weight , depends on several factors, including their age, sex, body type, bone density, muscle-fat-ratio, overall general health, and height. Over the last few decades, using BMI (body mass... |
| Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructions - Steep Learning Curve For Surgeons An investigation by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery reveals that individuals who undergo anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction are approximately 4 to 5 times more likely to... |
| Retained Surgical Items - Prevention System Created In order to avoid leaving surgical items, such as needles, sponges, retractors, blades and other items used during operations, in the body, surgical teams have relied on counting and recounting the... |
| Football Withdrawal Coping Tips Millions of football fans will experience withdrawal symptoms now that the Super Bowl and football season is over. When an individual experiences pleasurable activity, such as watching a football... |
| Oscar Robertson dishes on LeBron, the Heat, beating cancer Pro basketball legend Oscar Robertson opens up about his recent prostate cancer surgery and sounds off about today’s NBA. A preview: The Heat is still a piece short of... |
| 'Great For You' Icon Launched By Walmart After a year of promising a new "front of the pack" label that will help customers distinguish between healthy and unhealthy foods, Walmart, the nation's largest super-market chain,... |
| Wheaton sells stake in Fox Valley health system (4) Comments Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare has sold its stake in Affinity Health System, which operates hospitals in Appleton, Oshkosh and Chilton, to Ministry Health Care. Ministry, a health... |
| Minister complains of health expeditures IMF debt inspector Poul Thomsen arrives at a government building in Athens. AP Photo Greeks are still overspending on unnecessary medicine and hospital tests, burdening social welfare funds as... |
| Website To Aid California Businesses With Health Care Issues A group of California business organizations today announced the launch of a website to help the state's business operators understand the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. ... |
| Landmark ruling over suicide battle The parents of a seriously depressed daughter who hanged herself a day after being allowed home from a mental hospital have won a groundbreaking legal battle in the Supreme... |
| No flu virus mutation has been detected: health director A government health official said that no substantial mutations have been detected in the strains of influenza virus currently circulating throughout the country.Shu Yuelong, director of the Chinese... |
| Gold Coast Health chief under fire THE future of under-fire Gold Coast Health chief Adrian Nowitzke is in doubt following the district's budget blowout.Dr Nowitzke was in hot water this week from Health Minister Geoff Wilson and... |
| Should We Stop Trying To Cure Cancer? (2012), that most of the effort and massive expenditure in combating the major adult diseases like cancer and heart disease are focused on trying to cure the disease. This is a losing battle, argues... |
| The Future of mHealth: Doctors Use Gadgets to Improve Healthcare Doctors and nurses are turning to tablets and smartphones to aid their everyday work, as a new generation of medical professionals lean on gadgets to make healthcare more efficient and... |
| Hospitals to get green light to pay dividends to private investors Health minister Edith Schippers will tomorrow submit draft legislation to parliament allowing hospitals to pay dividend to private sector investors, the NRC reported on Wednesday. At the moment,... |
| Exercise Delivers Eye Care, Medical Capability in Africa By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2012 A small-scale medical exercise under way in Tanzania is having a big impact on the local population and building strong... |
| FDA panel votes against Xgeva for prostate cancer A panel of cancer experts voted against a new use for Amgen's Xgeva in prostate cancer on Wednesday, saying the drug's ability to slow the spread of the disease did not translate into... |
| Health Headlines: Certain foods can jumpstart your exercise routine One expert says you can get fit faster if you add certain foods to your exercise routine. A registered dietitian from "Cooking Light Magazine" came up with this list of the foods and... |
| Fashion Week's first trend: Heart-health awareness NEW YORK — Red is Christie Brinkley's color. The veteran supermodel is set to return to the runway Wednesday night for the Red Dress Collection fashion show, an annual New York Fashion... |
| $140m to put sprinklers in all NSW nursing homes Quakers Hill 2763 The New South Wales Government says it will cost at least $140 million if sprinkler systems are installed across the state's nursing homes, in the wake of a fatal fire in... |
| Indian hospitals using copper to fight superbugs copper surfaces in hospital and surgical rooms - door knobs, taps, bed rails, table tops, IV poles and call buttons - have been found to reduce deadly hospital-acquired infections by almost 50%.... |
| Alberta, Ottawa in talks to route medical flights to Edmonton Garrison EDMONTON - The provincial government is in talks with the Department of National Defence to use the runway at the Edmonton Garrison for medical flights from rural Alberta and the Canadian... |
| Study: Electric boost helps brain to learn better In a small but tantalizing study, participants played a video game in which they learned the locations of stores in a virtual city. They recalled the locations better if they learned them while... |
| School Nurses Become Medical Safety Net NEWMAN, Calif.--When Bernice Arnett accepted a school nurse position with the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District seven years ago, people suggested the job would entail little more than... |
| White Vegetables Offer Health and Culinary Benefits mushrooms my personal favorite! They are one of the most versatile white vegetables you can have in your kitchen. Mushrooms provide a meaty texture, the savory taste known... |
| Study: Tai chi helps ease symptoms of Parkinson's Symptoms of the brain disorder include tremors and stiff, jerky movements that can affect walking and other activities. Medications and surgery can help, and doctors often recommend exercise or... |
| Doctors running out of patients with tourists Angry doctors say the burden effectively pushes Australians down waiting lists.More than 30,000 foreign citizens were treated in Victoria's hospitals in 2010-11, leaving the state's... |
| Government won't budge on health insurance plan HEALTH Minister Tanya Plibersek is staring down the Australian Greens over federal government plans for the private health insurance... |
