Dead Palestinian Boy Saves Lives Of Six Others
... and there were no transplants available. When the doctor told me that my boy was clinically dead, I remembered my brother." "I don't mind seeing the organs in an Israeli or a Palestinian. In our religion, god allows us to give organs to another person and it doesn't matter who the person is," he told Isra...Antibiotics Given Too Often For Sore Throat: Study
...on American children with sore throats who visit a doctor each year receive antibiotics. But antibiotics are called for in just 15 percent to 36 percent of cases where the source of the pain and inflammation is strep throat, or group A streptococcal pharyngitis. Half the children who were prescribed antibio...Northeast To Get Mega Rural Health Mission
...th a pledge that every rural hospital would have a doctor and adequate nursing staff. "We shall make it mandatory for all medical graduates who have completed their internship to serve in a rural area for one year. During this period they would be given a temporary registration and once they complete the y...Lung Cancer: Nutritional Intervention Comes To The Rescue
...acids. According to Pardini, D.H. was told by his doctor in 2000 that he had only a few months to live. But five years later, he is still alive, and has even gained a little weight. While beginning to take high dose of fish oil and golden algae oil capsules daily, D.H. also reduced corn-based foods from h...Another Benefit For Human Health Attributed To Omega-3-Fats
... year-old D.H. was diagnosed with lung cancer, his doctor told him he had only a few months to live. “But five years later, he is still alive, and has even gained a little weight,” Dr. Pardini said. What saved D.H. is not the conventional chemotherapy and surgery, but a nutritional intervention - drastical...Doctors unhappy with insurer’s ratings proposa
... means that patients will be allowed to choose the doctor rated best by the insurer as well as by other patients. Naturally, doctors are not amused by this idea. United Healthcare members will have the option of checking out the ratings of their doctors in an online directory that is to be formatted for thi...A warning for children consuming hamburgers: Asthma
...ess.” said Dr. Wickens Asthma caused 12.7 million doctor visits, 1.2 million hospital outpatient visits, 1.9 million emergency department visits, 484,000 hospitalizations and 4,261 deaths in the US in 2003, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Source: Wellington Medical School...Phase II trails of new HIV vaccine to be held in South Africa
...reventative vaccine holds," said Eftyhia Vardas, a doctor at the country's Perinatal HIV Research Unit, who will coordinate the trials. Investigators test the immune response and acquire more data on safety during second phase trials on drugs that have already been proven safe during first phase tests.tgA...Illegal Drug Use In England Mounting Up At An Alarming Rate
...epartment of a hospital in South West England. The doctor in charge of emergency care was also asked to asse...consistency regarding the issue, with the treating doctor relating the reason for admission/illness to either a direct or indirect episode of drug abuse in le...Are You Ill? Have A Hard Laugh!
...trician at the organizing Nihon Medical School. A doctor herself, Takayanagi has prescribed laughter to her...g more, and feeling depressed less frequently, his doctor said. Takayanagi first realized how healthy laughter is and how it could help fight serious illness...British Scientists Doubt Delhi Doctor’s Stem Cell Claim
...claims about the use of embryonic stem cells. The doctor whose claims have evoked some concern here is Geet... cord injury. And we have concerns with that. This doctor has not published a peer-reviewed paper. How can one independently verify the results?' The report...New Sexual Misconduct Rule Against Doctors In The US
... the measure was passed unanimously and that every doctor and physician assistant in the state will come und...ating ban is unnecessary since in a small town the doctor may not have anyone else to date....Drinking Laws 'Fuel Disease' In UK: Expert
The doctor treating ailing football legend George Best has condemned the relaxation of licensing laws in England and Wales, saying it reflected a 'society falling apart'.// The new legislation took effect at 00:01 GMT on Thursday, consigning the traditional 23:...Indian Doctor Suspended For Negligence In UK
An Indian doctor has been suspended by the General Medical Council .... He said he would have preferred to have seen the doctor struck off the medical register. (IANS)...Breast Cancer Examinations To Be Reviewed In Irish Hospitals
...Ireland. // These clinical decisions by the Irish doctor have come under the scanner and have necessitated the recall of close to 7,000 women to reassess their breast cancer examinations. The enquiry team will be headed by Dr Robin Wilson, a Nottingham-based expert, whose team will initially review 1,900...Indian Doctor in World's 65 'caring' doctors
Indian doctor Dr.Sanjiv Malik is among 65 "caring" physicians of the world listed in a new book released by the World Medical Association (WMA).// The Indian doctors form the backbone of health services of many countries including the UK and USA are very popular...Rising Rates of Whooping Cough in Idaho
...he final stages it will be advisable if they see a doctor immediately when they are in the earlier stages. ...Early Intervention Required For The Hearing Impaired
...as would a normal child," said Sunil Kathuria, the doctor who spearheaded the operation. "Congenital hearing loss is very common among Indian children. The estimated incidence varies from one to four per 1,000 births," Kathuria, head of the ENT Department at Batra Hospital here said. Experts say children ...Rolling Stones Guitarist Wants Chemotherapy
...ents are likely to turn out to be true, however no doctor is likely to comply to Keiths request knowing the side effects that sometimes can be fatal with chemotherapy. (Edited from source:ANI) Medindia Related Articles: Furthermore, gene silencing was found to enhance the effect of chemotherapy by up ...... pay thousands of dollars as a compensation to her doctor as the jury rejected her case against the doctor//. Doctor Robert Newton is the family doctor of Deborah Carney against whom she had put a case for negligent treatment as they feel that the doct...