Choosing the Horoscope of Your Baby
... some cases the family members put pressure on the doctor to deliver the baby on that particular date and time even if the patient can go in for a normal delivery because they believe that the baby’s future should not be compromised at an cost. They even go to such minute details of taking the stars in ...Smokers May Be Denied Heart Surgery
...ccount by NHS while deciding upon the treatment. A doctor may call upon a smoking patient to give up the habit as smoking may raise the risks of the operation. A Liberal Democrat health spokesman has voiced the opinion that treatment should not be denied to people on the grounds of their lifestyle, nor sh...Nurse Held Responsible For Insulin Overdose
...ckson, defects in the system like not consulting a doctor before administering insulin and the confusion prevailing among the nurses on 11 January 2004 when the new nursing practices were introduced led to the death of the patient. The prescription chart of Mrs. Pullar had also been deliberately altered aft...This MMS Educates, And Not Titillates
...le urging them to have safe sex. The 27-year-old doctor in this Gujarat city said he was never inclined to... medium, I decided not to give up," he said. The doctor wants to explore healthcare communications but has not yet found a proper channel. His brief stint ...LASIK Treatments Still To Reach Common Man
.... He advises that patients should confirm that the doctor is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and has performed at least a 1,000 procedures. "I'd be cautious about going to places that advertise a lot. It's very expensive to advertise and they may have to do a lot of surgery to pay for it an...Scotland faces shortage of dentists questioning the dental facilities
...hat 41% of children are not registered with an NHS doctor in Grampian and Highland and 71% of the older people (over 60 years) in Argyll and Clyde. Scotland faces an acute shortage of dentist which adds to the problem of not being able to provide free dental checks. It has to convince more dentists and gi...Pakistan On Alert After Cases Of Fatal Fever
...g seriously. She was given blood and a senior lady doctor handled her but she died on Sunday afternoon," he told reporters. But suspicions persisted as Rukhsana's husband Mohammad Iqbal works at a tannery. Though he insisted that CCHF symptoms were not detected in Rukhsana's case, Habib said her blood sa...Murder Accused Wins Hearts By Donating An Eye
...at this injured eye," he said. "During tests, the doctor advised me to donate the damaged eye, as I could not use it," he said. "If my damaged eye would make anyone happy then I must go for it," Majhi decided. Guna Sagar Dash, an associate professor who performed the operation, said: "I was thrilled when ...Botox Can Be a Competent Painkiller
...ure. The substance in the hands of the experienced doctor is safe, provides effective treatment of several complaints, and is capable of reducing the need for surgery in many cases." Uwe Wollina can be contacted at wollina-uw@khdf.de. Contact: Sharon Agsaldamedicalnews@bos.blackwellpublishing.net781-388-8...Indonesia Has Ninth Bird-Flu Death as Risk Mounts
...ld man who died in Jakarta at 3 p.m. today, said a doctor at Sulianti Saroso hospital, where the man was treated. The patient was admitted to the hospital last night with Clinical symptoms indicative of bird flu. It is not clear if he had any previous contact with sick fowl. The hospital, in north Jakarta...British Doctor cleared of murder
A British family doctor was acquitted on Wednesday of murdering three of his patients with large doses of morphine. // Howard Martin, 71, a retired army officer from North Wales, was found not guilty by Teesside Crown Court of “deliberately terminating” the lives of three...Tainted doctor refused Saskatoon job
A doctor whose name was associated with several alleged miscarriages of justice has been denied a job in Saskatoon.// This decision has been hailed as one to preserve public confidence and trust in the province's health system.The health officials in Saska......to the patient being confined to a wheelchair. The doctor also // went on elaborate that smoking only aggrav...rs' pressure group has termed this decision of the doctor ‘totally unfair’. ...Euthanasia To Be Permitted In Swiss Hospital
...ng from an incurable disease access to an external doctor or to a member of Exit, the Swiss voluntary euthanasia society.Terminally ill patients will be allowed in this hospital to take their own lives on hospital premises, as long as they are of sound mind, are already too ill to return home, and have expr...Community hospitals inundated with Psychiatric care cases (12%)
...ents in the clinician’s home. This facilitated the doctor to have a close eye on the patient and would provide medical help if the patient’s health worsened. But it is very difficult now in the community mental health services. It also lacked enough well qualified staff to provide the services. As a re...Health Canada Gave Access To Unapproved Drugs To AIDS/HIV Patients.
...ed drugs coming to Canada for their treatment. The doctor said that his nervous system is damaged and he has lost sensation in his feet and one hand. But still he paints with his other hand. Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh was met by another patient who led a protest in which Santa and his elves brought 5 c...Bad professional behavior dates back to medical school
...s is in contrast to the all-knowing, paternalistic doctor whom medical schools educated prior to the 1970s. The change began in the 1980s and 1990s. Today there's a great deal more emphasis being placed on professionalism, humanistic behavior and ethical issues. Disciplinary action by a state medical boar...Five AIDS Patients To Receive Experimental Anti-retroviral Drugs
...stic effect of the two drugs. Following this, the doctor and his team sought the help of media and politicians. Unable to withstand the pressure, it has been decided to provide the patients with the drug under a unique approach, a clinical trial. The chair of St. Paul's ethical-review board that approved...Both Kidneys Robbed From A Poor Rickshaw Driver In Bihar
...r his life when both his kidneys were removed by a doctor under the pretext of conducting an appendicitis op...e assistants involved in removing the kidneys. The doctor along with his assistants has been absconding ever since the case came to light early this week. A ......y Shanthaveerappa in 2001. It said the 70-year-old doctor treated the patient with a chemotherapy drug calle...as not been arrested. His lawyer Donaway said the doctor plans to plead not guilty when he appears in court on Tuesday. Sources in the law enforcement agen...