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Patient Safety Not Addressed by NHS

...and minority ethnic groups". It said, "Often these complaints are about a lack of compassion and attention from staff, such as leaving patients in obvious discomfort and not giving them enough privacy." Jo Webber, deputy director of policy at the NHS Confederation, said: "More than one million people are tre...

Doctors Protest against Regulation Changes

...etting up an independent tribunal to judge serious complaints made against doctors. In its response to the CMO, it said, "Any transfer of adjudication from the GMC could only be properly considered once the credentials, funding and accountability of any new body were established." Although the GMC still has...

Doctors, Nurses Face Sexual Harassment At Work Place

...lines on sexual harassment and none had heard of a complaints committee for redressal of their grievances. Source-IANS...

Novel Plans Of FDA To Monitor Safety Of Medical Devices

... They also plan to revamp computer databases where complaints and problems faced by clients are registered and submission of complaints of defects on paper will be completely reverted to digital processing and expand present real time b...

Chronic Pain- A Daily Struggle for Most Americans

...led that lower back pain was among the most common complaints in addition to migraine or severe headache, and joint pain, aching or stiffness. Lead researcher, Amy Bernstein said, 'We chose to focus on pain in this report because it is rarely discussed as a condition in and of itself — it is mostly viewed as ...

Complaints Against US Federal lab Over-ruled by Panel

...at length. The eight-person panel investigated the complaints against the National Animal Disease Center. The panel met in Ames on Friday to report its findings. "It is highly unlikely for animals and humans to be exposed in such a way to cause transmission and disease," was the summary of the report. The fin...

Toys With Tiny Magnets Recalled

...ission took this action after receiving around 170 complaints reporting that small magnets fell out of the dolls and their accessories in the Polly Pocket sets. They have also circulated alerts urging the shoppers to avoid buying toy sets with small magnets as gifts for children under six. The toy company adv...

Alcohol Dependence For Sleep Perceptions May Result In Alcoholism

...cian should pay attention to the alcoholic's sleep complaints as the complaint of poor sleep predicts relapse. Previous studies had shown that PSG findings predict relapse; this study now shows a complaint is sufficient." Conroy explained that poor sleep quality can lead to mood disturbances. "If a recovering...

Memory Complaints Are Associated With Alzheimer's Disease

...l Center. The researchers have found// that having complaints about memory problems is associated with changes i...d a strong link between their self-reported memory complaints and brain pathology associated with Alzheimer's disease,' said Lisa L. Barnes, PhD, from the Rush Al...

Poly-pill – A Single Drug For Multiple Complaint

A single drug for multiple complaints like cholesterol, blood pressure and cardio-vascular problems is being designed at Dr Reddy’s the Hyderabad-based laboratory//. Pharmacists at Dr Reddy’s have come up with a combination of four drugs — a cholesterol-lowering statin, two blood-press...

Exertion Incontinence - A Common Postnatal Problem

... the operation has its own dangers. Other common complaints after delivery were fatigue, headaches, and neck, shoulder or lower back pain. Pain from the caesarean operation, pain during intercourse and haemorrhoids were common after two months, but for most women these problems had ceased after a year. Desp...

Some Brands of Ready Meals Recalled After Glass Scare

...r with the US rice supplier. The recall follows complaints from Britain consumers, about tiny rounded pieces of glass, in the purchased meals from the same manufacturer; however, nobody seems to have sustained injuries from the glass. Tesco Ireland alone is withdrawing 20,000 packages and the company is un...

Natural Remedies Ineffective to Ease Menopausal Symptoms:study

...es and night sweats but raises the risk of cardiac complaints and breast cancer. Black Cohosh, a dietary herbal supplement, was considered an effective alternative to hormone therapy,by many women .But a recent study has proven that Black Cohosh and certain other herbal supplements are ineffective in reducing...

Health Care Suffers at Los Angeles Jails: Report

...s been walking the county's cellblocks documenting complaints for the American Civil Liberties Union. "I basically saw grown men crying because they were in such pain," Kent said. Sander Peck, chief physician in the jail system says: "I could have every doctor in the county of Los Angeles here, and it still...

Private Health-care Clinics Mushroom in Ontario

...plaints. Ontario government witnessed widespread complaints last year, against the Cope man Healthcare Centre which opened in Toronto and began to levy an annual membership fee. The ministry invoked the 2004 Future of Medicare Act and disallowed the opening of the health care center. "My understanding is th...

Children's Killer Preyed On Victims For Two Years

...re callous in their attitude to the missing person complaints they had filed as they were poor. The businessma...men," he said. The indifference of the police to complaints of 38 children going missing in the area is in sharp contrast to their alertness during the abductio...

Got AIDS – Try Pranayam

Swami Ramadev is a busy man today; fielding complaints from the public, a notice from the Union Health Ministry and threats of being taken to court, from an NGO.// The yoga guru had created public furor recently when he claimed to hold the key to curing AIDS by performing yoga and using his medicines. ...

Stomach – Most Affected During Festive Seaso

...e, tooth ache and coughs lead the nation's medical complaints calls received during the festive period. NHS Direct got more than 250,000 calls during the ten-day Christmas and New Year holiday. Statistics reads the total number of enquiries as 6.5m calls, which is 15 per cent lower than last year, but the num...

Getting Nosey About Cold

...g blow in the form of a $12 million lawsuit due to complaints of side-effects from another product, nasal spray.For the moment, researchers assure that if you have a cold, just take lots of rest, consume plenty of fluids, take OTC drugs for fever and to clear the congestion. They promise that good diet, exercis...

Meningitis Case Dismissed as Viral Infection Proves Fatal for Child

...handra Gulati, when she noticed the high fever and complaints of body ache. The doctor allegedly sent them home with painkillers As Wesley developed a rash that evening, NHS Direct advised Diane, to take the child to hospital. He was taken to Doctor Payne of Royal Infirmary Manchester, who likewise diagnos...

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