Fraudulent Foreign Doctors Practising In Cambodia
...rnalist tipped the Health Ministry authorities who investigated the clinic. The journalist said that her daughter was grossly misdiagnosed by both Christie and another Australian working at the clinic, Jeff Gaden. The Prime Minister Hun Sen asked the ministry to take strict action against those who came to Cambod...Detox theory under the medical scanner!!!
...crutiny. // A number of detox products are to be investigated by the British government. This follows a report by the BBC which drew its attention to some of their medical claims. The Medical Health Care Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is taking action based on investigations by Real Story's Doctors on a De...Fertility Treatment Can Be Affected By The Use Of Marijuana
...ting the treatment. The doctor and her colleagues investigated the effects of grass on 221 couples that underwent in vitro fertilisation (IVF) or gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) treatment for infertility. The study showed that 10% of men and women smoked marijuana in the year before the fertility procedure...Academics Question Veracity Of NHS IT Upgrade Plan
... upgrade of the NHS IT system has to be thoroughly investigated before approving it. //Computer Weekly magazine said that the group of academics are questioning if the plan is foolproof. The government responded by saying that the plan was under a "constant review" and was "resilient". The 10-year IT programme ...Fat cells lethally connected to heart disease
... have previously gone unrecognized. They should be investigated further in future to better understand their role in the development of coronary heart disease."...White women show a reduction in depression rates with growth
...reatment. This is clearly an area that needs to be investigated further." Dr. Franko and her colleagues suspect that the different ways black and white girls view their bodies may also contribute to the difference in depression rates among the two groups. 2221 females (1146 African-American and 1075 Caucasian)...Two More Human Bird-Flu Suspects Taken To The Hospital In Islamabad
...g symtoms of cough, cold and fever. They are being investigated for the bird flu infection. // With this , the total number of cases reported so far touches 9. The health ministry has confrimed that no H5N1 strain has been detected any where in the country. Nearly 29,000 chickens have been culled ever since th...Bausch & Lomb Facility under Scrutiny
...lers to pull it from their shelves while officials investigated whether it contributed to cases of fungal keratitis. It was found that the fungal infections would lead to blindness if not treated properly. The FDA said it was inspecting Bausch & Lomb facilities in Greenville, South Carolina, with the federal C...Fluticasone Lotion Effective Against Atopic Dermatitis In Children
...e American Academy of Dermatology. The researchers investigated the efficacy and safety of the fluticasone 0.05 percent lotion when applied once daily in 438 children. These children who were at least 3 months of age with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis were given the lotion for daily application. The trea...180 dubious employees given the pink slip
...h) Manoj Parida said, "The matter is being further investigated and more such cases of fake appointment are likely to surface” The investigations are on in full swing and as they come to light, more people will face the cutting edge of losing their jobs. There are also parallel efforts in process to prosecute th...Multiple Sclerosis Patient Seeks Help of Stem Cells
...out any harmful side effects. But they are being investigated by the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport after allegations from top neurologists in the Netherlands about their work. There is also controversy over how the cord blood stem cells are supplied. In spite of all this the treatment offers som...Mystery Behind Lens Cleansing Solution and Eye Infection Unresolved
...here. The infection outbreak is being thoroughly investigated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to official estimates of the CDC, 106 people have been confirmed to develop the eye infection. The federal government inspected the Bausch and Lomb factory in South Carolina recently. No ...Link Between Immune System And Nervous System
...s system. In the current study, the Douglas team investigated two forms of NK-1R in a human monocyte/macrophage cell line. One was a full-length receptor, the other a shortened version with fewer amino acids. When the researchers added substance P to cell cultures with the receptors, both responded with an incr......e world. Variations between countries will also be investigated to build a comparative picture of standards in stroke care across the globe. Dr. Tomas Odergren, Vice President, Global Product Director, Development at AstraZeneca, commented: ‘Stroke is a medical emergency with potentially devastating consequence...Are Babies Conceived By Fertility Procedures Safe From Genetic Disorders?
... Severe Chronic Neutropenia International Registry investigated the cases of five children conceived by in-vitro fertilization or donor insemination who had severe congenital neutropenia (SCN)--a genetic disorder characterized by abnormally low levels of certain white blood cells in the body. Because these white ...Obese Women At Increased Risk Of Developing Breast Cancer
... M.P.H of the American Cancer Society, researchers investigated the risk between weight gain and type of invasive breast cancer among 44,161 postmenopausal women who were not taking hormone therapy. The researchers found that the greater the weight gain, the greater the risk for all types, stages, and grades of...LipB Protein Inhibitors Help To Fight Against TB
...erculosis proteins and their atomic structures are investigated to develop inhibitors against the proteins. It was found that a protein, LipB is necessary as it activates cellular machines that drive the bacterium's metabolism. Stefan Kaufmann's department at the MPIIB has found that a 70 fold increase in LipB in...Gene Variations Raise the Risk of Childhood Cancer Survivors
...e heart damage in some patients. The research team investigated two groups of childhood cancer survivors, all of w...oup of 195 patients without CHF. The researchers investigated 10 polymorphisms, naturally occurring variants in DNA bases called nucleotides, in seven genes they ...Pregnant women advised against canned tuna due to mercury poisoning!
...and steps are being //taken after Government tests investigated canned tuna and in found as much mercury as white tuna. Highlighting the effects on health FDA says that high levels of mercury in the bloodstream may harm developing nervous systems. Different doses of tuna have been permitted by different agenc......in partnership with the Ochsner Clinic Foundation, investigated adherence with prescribed medications in a group of 295 urban patients in a public clinic diagnosed with high blood pressure in the year before the study began. Interviewers collected self reports of medication use as well as lifestyle details by p...