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Medical mishaps – to be revealed or not

... aware of the error is not ethically defensible or consistent with required standards”, say the authors. They say that these figures are really a cause of concern. Most of the doctors do not reveal due to the fear of legal action, says Dr Rosanna Capolingua, chair of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) e...

HIV Prevention through Abstinence-only Programs

...about the efficacy of condoms, it did not decrease consistent condom use and it did not decrease condom use at last sexual [encounter]." The study was conducted on teens ranging from ages 10 to 15 with half of them being girls. Twenty-three per cent of the youngsters said that they had had sexual intercourse ...

Yellow and green vegetables for better eyesight

...zen Moeller said: "This exploratory observation is consistent with a broad body of evidence from the observational and experimental studies that suggest that these carotenoids may protects against AMD.” But when the same study was carried out on women in the age group 75 – 79, the effect vanished! There ma...

Community-associated MRSA: Most Common Cause Of Skin Infection

...tion. 'However, none of these risk factors were consistent enough to help doctors identify cases of MRSA -- it appears now that everyone is at risk,' Moran said. 'So if you think you have a spider bite or other type of skin lesion that is not healing, you want to see your doctor to make sure it's not an infe...

Chinese Men Putting Wives at Risk of Early Death by Smoking

...ecially lung cancer. These results are generally consistent with previous studies and suggest that exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at different times of life may contribute to the risk of different diseases, say the authors. They also analysed the effect of duration of exposure to environmental toba...

Genital Herpes Rate Down In US

...d hygiene, the researchers said. 'Our findings are consistent with previous reports that genital herpes caused by HSV-1 may be increasing in the United States, as in other developed countries,' Xu said. However genital herpes caused by type-1 herpes virus increased maybe due to prevalence of oral sex. 'The su...

New Mad cow case confirmed in Canada

...ment agency revealed that the age of the animal is consistent with those of previous Canadian cases as well as its probable exposure to a low level of BSE infectivity.Investigations are underway to find the farm where the animal was born. According to the CFIA this information would help to confirm the animal...

Smoking Ban should Include Mental Health Units

...oblems than anticipated, and policies applied in a consistent way to all patients were more effective than selective bans. The health select committee has proposed that psychiatric institutions in England and Wales should not be exempt from the Health Act 2006, say the authors. "We strongly endorse this propo...

Mental Health Units Should not be Exempt from Smoking Ban

...oblems than anticipated, and policies applied in a consistent way to all patients were more effective than selective bans. The health select committee has proposed that psychiatric institutions in England and Wales should not be exempt from the Health Act 2006, say the authors. “We strongly endorse this propo...

Salmeterol - to be used in combination & only when required

...opulation-based study in the United States that is consistent with a previous study in England. The U.S. study showed a very small, but statistically significant, increased risk of asthma-related deaths -- 13 among 13,000 individuals who received salmeterol but only three among another 13,000 individuals who ...

AMA Backs Advance Care Planning by Patients

...rwal said the AMA is calling for clear, nationally consistent advance care planning legislation that recognises ...independence. “We also want clear and nationally consistent guidelines developed on the preparation, notification, and storage of advance care planning, includi...

Study Revels That Women Of Italy Are High-Risk Drinkers

...ained by May and his colleagues, noted Sokol, were consistent with the levels of FAS and FASD that were also found. “The study asked about the mean number of drinks currently consumed per week, after pregnancy," noted Sokol, "which is probably a surrogate measure for what they were drinking five years previou...

Complex Apnea May Explain Sleepless Nights

...ing to the researchers poor sleepers with symptoms consistent with both the obstructive and central forms of sle...re respiratory-related arousals per hour, which is consistent with the presence of the upper airway resistance syndrome. Patients who have the central apnea index...

Plateau Reached in the Battle against Breast Cancer

...rds said.Several experts said the leveling off was consistent with other trends. "The fact that the incidence has leveled off is good, because it shows that our screening is being effectively used and that there are no ongoing factors in the environment increasing the incidence," said breast cancer researcher ...

Bladder Control following Weight loss in women with Prediabetes

...5 to 7 percent of weight through diet as well as a consistent increase in physical activity reduced the onset of type 2 diabetes by 58 percent. In addition treatment with metformin lowered the chances of developing diabetes by 31 percent. NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D said, “To combat the dual epidemic...

Updated Sleep Apnea Screening Recommended for Commercial Drivers

...tional Sleep Foundation (NSF) offer an updated and consistent approach to the screening and management of obstru...l medicine and sleep medical organizations, a more consistent process for medical certification of these drivers can occur, decreasing the risk of accidents.” A...

‘Healthy Stores’ Program Boosts Demand for Better Food in Marshall Islans

...lts,” Jeffrey said. “For 40 years there has been a consistent emphasis on reducing fat intake by health professionals with some support from the industry, and our fat intake as a percentage of calories has dropped — by about 25 percent. We still continue to eat too many calories overall, however, and to grow fa...

Fatty Fish consumption may reduce Kidney Cancer risk

...n who did not consume any fish. Women who reported consistent long-term consumption of fatty fish at baseline and 10 years later had a statistically significant 74 percent lower risk," the authors wrote in a prepared statement. "Our results support the hypothesis that frequent consumption of fatty fish may lo...

NZ Doctor Found Guilty Of Professional Misconduct

...tter's concerns and recommendations which were not consistent with Dr N's view that Ms Duncan probably had irritable bowel syndrome," the tribunal said. RAS...

Envisaged Specialty Training Programme For Junior Doctors Encounters a Speed Breaker

...es. Unless all specialties are prepared and take a consistent approach, this new training programme will fail." An executive spokesman offering a peek into what is in store, said that Doctors would certainly be enabled with a choice of location for training, and all other clarifications that have been sought...

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