Botox Approved to Treat Spasticity of Arm Muscles
(Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)...
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 07:31 AM --
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Live Kidney Donation Not Associated with Increased Long-Term Mortality in Donors
(Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)...
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 07:31 AM --
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Good Health Linked to More Sexual Activity in Middle and Older Age
(Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)...
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 07:31 AM --
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GP call to oppose A&E closures
GPs have been urged to oppose controversial plans to close A&E departments in East London, which according to one GP leader risk leaving patients to die ‘in the back of ambulances’. (Source: Pulse)...
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 07:12 AM --
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Federal Funds Support Health Depts., But Leadership Is Key - Study
The surge of funds for bioterrorism preparedness over the past decade does not appear to be improving local public health resources in general, according to research from Purdue University... (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 07:00 AM --
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Male Batterers Consistently Overestimate General Rates Of Violence Toward Partners
Men who engaged in domestic violence consistently overestimated how common such behavior is, and the more they overestimated it the more they engaged in abusing their partner in the previous 90 days, according to new research conducted at the University of Washington... (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 07:00 AM --
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Fashion And IT
Consider this T-shirt: It can monitor your heart rate and breathing, analyze your sweat and even cool you off on a hot summer's day. What about a pillow that monitors your brain waves, or a solar-powered dress that can charge your ipod or MP4 player? This is not science fiction - this is cotton in 2010... (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 07:00 AM --
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GPs set for pay cut after Government overrules DDRB on expenses
Breaking news: GPs in England are to receive an effective pay cut for 2010/11, after the Government chose to ignore the pay review body's recommendation and apply a 'prospective efficiency saving' on GP expenses. (Source: Pulse)...
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 06:48 AM --
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Medical Miracles More Likely, But At What Cost?
The Fiscal Times reports on medical miracles and their place in the national health care reform debate with a likely subheading: high health care costs. "The idea of foregoing heroic efforts and new technologies to save dying patients is anathema for most Americans... (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 06:00 AM --
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Trusts break the bank for polysystems managers
NHS trusts are spending up to £14,000 a month each on managers to advise on their controversial rollout of polysystems, Pulse has learnt. (Source: Pulse)...
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 05:57 AM --
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Male salaried GPs paid more
Male salaried GPs are being paid almost half as much again as their female counterparts, even after age- and sex-related variables are taken into account. (Source: Pulse)...
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 05:13 AM --
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Prime Minister Announces 'Positive' Plan For The Health System, Australia
The Prime Minister's health announcement today represents a significant commitment by the Commonwealth Government to provide a national health system, says the Director of the Menzies Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) at The Australian National University... (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 05:00 AM --
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Assembly Committee To Probe Rescission Settlements
An Assembly committee will question state officials Wednesday about settlements reached with insurers over the thousands of cases in which coverage for patients was cancelled once they got seriously ill and medical bills mounted... (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 04:00 AM --
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BMA demands suspension of Summary Care Record rollout
The BMA has called on the Government to halt the controversial Summary Care Record programme, as outrage over the rollout's acceleration and a huge workload for practices spills over into open rebellion. (Source: Pulse)...
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 03:00 AM --
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Grandfathered Drug For High Potassium Has No Proven Benefit
For more than half a century, products containing ion exchange resins have been used in patients with dangerously high levels of potassium. However, there is no convincing evidence that these products are actually effective, according to an article appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN)... (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 03:00 AM --
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DH targets a further 5% rise in generic scripts
The Department of Health believes generic substitution by pharmacists can drive up generic use by as much as five percentage points, Pulse has learned. (Source: Pulse Today Clinical Updates)...
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 02:30 AM --
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High Hospital Occupancy Linked To Higher Death Rates For Patients
Admission to a hospital when most of the beds are already full can be deadly for patients, according to a new University of Michigan Health System study showing high occupancy increases the risk of dying in the hospital by 5.6 percent... (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 02:00 AM --
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Article: Investigation in chronic lung disease - Too much, too little, just right!
Lung problems are common in general practice. History and examination are invaluable; however considered selection of investigations can assist the clinician to reach a diagnosis. (Source: Australian Family Physician audio)...
POSTED 03/09/2010 at 07:00 PM --
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Scotland backs saxagliptin for type-2 diabetes
People in Scotland with type-2 diabetes now have access to a wider choice of treatments after saxagliptin (Onglyza) was accepted for use within NHS Scotland. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Press Releases)...
POSTED 03/09/2010 at 06:05 PM --
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Symptom impossible: the loss of sexual desire
Sexual medicine consultant Professor Alan Riley covers both sexes in his guide to this heartsink symptom (Source: Pulse Today Clinical Updates)...
POSTED 03/09/2010 at 06:00 PM --
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