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Specialist status for breast doctors may be revoked

...to force//. A few radiologists who have had the opportunity of working with breast physicians understand the benefits of having them as part of the team. But the rest are still unconvinced about their contribution, so much so that breast physicians are unable to seek employment in breast clinics. And the few ...

Few Medicaid Kids with Asthma Get Recommended Flu Shot

... flu seasons, 40 percent of these children had the opportunity to become vaccinated, but were not. “Our finding...in the group, about 70 percent missed at least one opportunity to be vaccinated. Likewise, 22 percent were vaccinated for the 2002-2003 season, while about 70 pe...

Libyan Lawyers For The HIV-positive Children Seek 15million Dinars As Compensation

...at the offer of aid may give Tripoli a face-saving opportunity to free the nurses. While the prosecutors have demanded the death penalty for the six. The medics, Palestinian doctor Ashraf Alhajouj and Bulgarians Snezhana Dimitrova, Nasya Nenova, Valentina Siropolu, Christiana Valcheva and Valia Cherveniashka h...

Aussie Doctors Claim Breakthrough in Breast Cancer Treatment

... be successful and, if they are not, give them the opportunity to change course." "Certainly, if this is proving as successful as we are pretty sure it is, then obviously we will look to expanding its use in other settings." NLA...

Study Finds Parkinson’s Cell Death Blocked by Stopping Inflammatory Facto

...tures of Parkinson’s disease, and this gives us an opportunity with anti-TNF therapy to slow down or prevent the progression of the disease,” said Dr. Malú Tansey, assistant professor of physiology at UT Southwestern and senior author of the study. “Our prediction is that independent of the environmental toxin o...

Prison or Mental Health Institution?

...tal health reform over five years provides a clear opportunity to improve prison mental health services. “This must include…court diversion programs and well resourced inpatient and community forensic services that link mental health, judicial and correctional services, and provide specialist pre-release asses...

Patients Can Report Statins' Adverse Effects on New Web Site

...ccess to a broad group of people, facilitating the opportunity for patients to confidentially share information about their experience, said Golomb, who adds that a comprehensive understanding of the impact of cholesterol-lowering medications, including statins, has not been undertaken. The site also provides in...

Pharmaceutical Companies Banned from Giving Gifts at Stanford

... to walk the hallways of hospitals, looking for an opportunity to talk with medical faculty and residents. Shuer said, "These policies are to stop the industry reps from freely roaming the halls and pinning people down to grab a few minutes of their time." According to Lassman, who is with the pharmaceutical...

Indian American Surgeon Wins US "Genius" Award

...the new Fellows the gift of time and an unfettered opportunity to reflect, explore, and create," said MacArthur president Jonathan Fanton. According to the MacArthur profile of Gawande, he is a surgeon and author who applies a critical eye to modern surgical practice, articulating its realities, complexities, ...

Dabur Research to set up Drug Discovery Center in Oman

...ees Oman's plans to develop marine resources as an opportunity to combine forces to tap the potential for developing new products that can be marketed globally. "From our side we are ready to set up the venture with a likely initial investment of $10 million. But in five to seven years it would take to start g...

Virtual Meeting Place Unites Patients with Brain Tumors and Neurosurgical Disorders

...rs while offering patients and their caregivers an opportunity to share their hopes, anxieties and experiences. “The Internet Message Board is designed to be a meeting place and an educational forum for patients, family members, friends and caregivers, regardless of location. Because it is driven by patient ne...

Infection Risk High With All IVDs

... "We thought this analysis might provide a unique opportunity to wave the flag and convince both health care workers and patients that all types of IVDs pose a risk," Dr. Maki says. "Clinicians and quality assurance experts need to understand that these risks are significant and are often greater than they migh...

All Intravascular Devices Pose Risk of Bloodstream Infection to Patients

... “We thought this analysis might provide a unique opportunity to wave the flag and convince both health care workers and patients that all types of IVDs pose a risk,” Dr. Maki says. “Clinicians and quality assurance experts need to understand that these risks are significant and are often greater than they migh...

High-Speed Internet2 Link Revolutionizes Global Medical Education

...ettings in the world, and it will give Hopkins the opportunity to learn from experts in the field, thousands of miles away.' Bollinger says he chose HIV/AIDS for the Internet2 presentation because it’s a high-priority health issue in India and he has worked extensively in that country researching the disease. ...

Bypass Surgery, a Better Option than Angioplasty for Severe Heart Patients

... with angioplasty or medications and not given the opportunity to receive bypass surgery, the researchers estimate. Bypass surgery is more expensive and more invasive, but has the benefit of increasing patient life span significantly more than the other options, the scientists said. Bypass surgery involves ope...

New Guidelines for Osteoporosis treatment

...ent the first broken bone. Nice is missing a vital opportunity to protect future generations from the pain and misery that broken bones can cause." Nice provides guidance on drugs that should be made available on the NHS and this draft guidance will undergo a consultation process. GYT...

Ranbaxy To Market Pain Killer In Canada

...includes Risperidone, will provide Ranbaxy with an opportunity to commercialise products that continue to have a favourable impact on patient care, as well as on the Canadian healthcare system, and allow Ranbaxy to reinforce its presence in Canada," said Bill Abboud, RPCI president and general manager. RPCI is ...

Smoke-Filled Cars: New Fodder for the Next Clean Air Fight

...r seat. But I think there’s an equal communication opportunity to tell people whether it’s kids, it’s your spouse or your best friend – the exposures are there at hazardous levels, and they are dangerous” Source-Newswise SRM...

Health of Scot bar workers Improved since Smoking Ban

...l and Medical School in Dundee, Scotland took this opportunity to study 77 nonsmoking bar workers in Tayside, Scotland, before and after the ban went into effect. The workers were given questionnaires regarding their lung symptoms. In addition they also underwent lung function tests and provided blood samples...

Threat of Cervical Cancer Unknown to Most Women

...accination programme. She said, “This is a unique opportunity for a cancer to be prevented in future generations and one that should not be delayed.” <BR...

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