English in Medical News

Survey Compares Aussie and English Barbeque Attitudes

GLASGOW, Scotland, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- As the battle for the Ashes is played out on the cricket pitch, 2,000 English and 2,000 Australians living in England have been questioned on their prowess and behaviours at the barbecue in a poll* commissioned by the AXA PPP healthcare Nutr...

Gold Rock Changed Name to RainEarth Inc. and Launches New English Web Site

BEIJING, May 14 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Gold Rock Resources Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GRKR), a company that recently entered into the consultant services related to the hollow fiber membrane materials' application and manufacturing market in China announced that has changed its name to: RainEarth...

VisionQwest Resource Group, Inc. Opens Nursing and English Review Centers in Asia

NCLEX-RN and English Language Review Centers Opened in Asia by VisionQwest Beverly Hills, CA, USA (PRWEB) January 24, 2009 -- VisionQwest Resource Group, Inc. has begun to expand its review center operations by opening review centers in Makati City, Philippines and in B...

On Memory, Older Americans Outsmart the English

Education, income and health care may explain results, study says FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Older people in the United States scored better than their counterparts in England on a memory and awareness test, possibly because of differences in levels of depression and education...

Good English Gives Better Mental Health To Asian Americans

Indian and other Asian men with good or excellent English skills are less likely to have mental health problems than those with poorer English //proficiency, according to a new study of immigrants to the US. Asian Americans in general have lower rates of psychiatric disorders than American-bo...

Ayurvedic Massage & English Food May Cheer England Team

Kochi, April 4. Given an awaiting crowd of 80,000 and the humid weather, the few things the thrice defeated one-day English team can feel cheerful about here are a spruced up// ayurvedic spa and typical English food. The fourth one-day cricket match between England and India takes place at th...

Nurses Help Sought To Check Teenage Pregnancies In English Schools

Nurses will now work for birth control in all the schools of England in a move to slash the rising incidence of teenage pregnancies//. There are currently 2,409 nurses who work in primary and secondary schools across the country but the latest announcement signals a massive extension, reported...

Fat chance: Live Statistics of an English Man

Not withstanding the Englishman’s love for beer and fast food, here’s some live statistics about how English men make their presence felt longer on the planet, beating other European counterparts hollow.// A significant report based on official statistics, has communicated that the average life ...

Drink till you drop dead in English Pubs- Restriction on Timings Lifted

London: For the first time in 90 years the timings for the last order for drinks has been lifted from the traditional 11PM to round the clock drinking. Thousands of revelers up and down the country greeted the news with an extra drink in pubs and bars after midnight. // No major untoward inciden...

Many NYC Pharmacies Fail to Translate Prescription Labels for Patients Who Don't Understand English

Despite widespread capacity to provide prescription medication labels in languages other than English, few New York City pharmacies do so and as a result//, limited-English patients face serious risk of medication error, according to a study by The New York Academy of Medicine presented today at th...

Siddha Medicine Texts to Be Published in English

A project to translate the ancient Tamil texts of Siddha system of medicine into English is on the verge of completion. // One set of translations from the texts, contained in palm leaf manuscripts, would be published soon, according to Arcot N.Veerasamy, a senior minister in the southern Indi...

When Kids Are Hospitalized, Parents Fret About Errors

... two-thirds reported feeling the need to watch over their child's care to ensure there were no medical errors. Parents whose first language was not english were most likely to say they needed to be vigilant about their child's care. The study also found that parents who felt more confident about talking w...

Many Opt for Surgery to Lower Breast, Ovarian Cancer Risk

...n with a high risk of breast or ovarian cancer have surgery to remove their breasts or ovaries in order to reduce the likelihood of developing cancer, english researchers report. Their study included 211 women, aged 35 to 45, with BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations, which are known to increase the risk of brea...

UC design research points the way so you won't get lost at the hospital

...be the best performers in terms of comprehension and recognition will then be integrated into surveys administered in pockets of language groups (both english and non-English speakers) in Cincinnati, Ohio; Kent, Ohio; and Ames, Iowa. Finally, the symbols that "make the grade" in terms of this community us...

Language Line Services Honored by Nebraska Association for Translators & Interpreters (NATI)

...es, business, volunteer language access activists, english as a second language (ESL) instructors and health ...eans that organizations that interact with limited english speakers must increasingly practice risk managemen...ing that organizations provide services to limited english speakers in their own languages. Language Line Ser...

Birdies for Breast Cancer Announces Fifth Annual Charity Golf Classic Hosted by Top Women's Golfer, Cristie Kerr

...vent, on Friday, August 14, 2009, will feature an afternoon of golf followed by a dinner reception and poker tournament. Renowned celebrity chef Todd english will steer the menu for the evening. All proceeds will benefit Birdies for Breast Cancer. Corporate partners of this year's event include Fireman Ca...

The State of Louisiana and Together Rx Access Join Forces to Improve Prescription Access for Uninsured Residents

...or completing a short paper application and returning it by mail. All enrollment materials, including the Together Rx Access website, are available in english and Spanish. About the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) serves to prote...

Hard to Treat Diseases (HTDS) To Re Release European TV Segment In N. America For Potential Treatment Of MS

...hD studies and got her PhD diploma, and now is a part of our team. Also, she is an assistant professor at the State University Novi Pazar, she speaks: english -professionally, CAE certificate, grades A, German - upper intermediate level, French - basics and is an enthusiastic young scientist with a lot of fr...

Max Value Insurance Group Rolls Out a New Program for Mortgage Brokers and Title Companies

...k quoted within the hour. If the broker or client is on the road, they can feel free to call us and we can quote them over the phone. Our agents speak english and Spanish. We also have several Auto Insurance Carriers available for our personal and commercial auto policy clients. Contact: Mario W Pi...

Los Angeles County Launches Its Most Comprehensive Campaign Ever to Encourage HIV Testing

..." The "Virus" campaign will officially begin rolling out this week and will be executed in three phases through 2010. The campaign will be in english and Spanish and will strategically target those who are most at risk for HIV in Los Angeles County. These groups include gay and bisexual men - with a...

Charlotte Attorney Calls on North Carolina Senate to Pass "Comparative Negligence" Bill in Order to Better Protect Injury Victims in State

...eceive any compensation from the defendant, even if they were found to be only 1% responsible. This doctrine originated in England and is regarded as english "common law" - but due to the harsh ramifications of this doctrine, it was abandoned in England in 1945 when they adopted a statute similar ...

Majority of Public Maintains Support for Addressing Health Care Reform Now

... 18 and older. Telephone interviews conducted by landline (800) and cell phone (405, including 126 who had no landline telephone) were carried out in english and Spanish. The margin of sampling error for the total sample is plus or minus 3 percentage points. For results based on subgroups, the margin of s...

The National Alliance for Caregiving and MetLife Foundation Honor Innovators Making a Difference in the Lives of Caregivers

... Copper Ridge Institute in Sykesville, MD for its Dementia Skills Training for the Home Caregiver , an innovative educational program available in english or Spanish, designed to be sensitive to the dignity and quality of life necessary for both patient and caregiver. This program was also honored with a...

New e.p.t.(R)/BabyCenter(R) Fertility Report Reveals 70 Percent of Moms Want Tighter Regulation on In-Vitro Fertilization

...n 100 million parents since its launch in 1997. BabyCenter(R) is available on the Internet in eight languages and has mobile applications available in english and Spanish. BabyCenter, LLC is based in San Francisco, California, and is a member of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies. Med...

Largest Gift in History of Reed College and National Jewish Health Received from Author David Eddings

...ll provide financial aid to help students of limited financial means attend Reed. In addition, funds will endow the David Eddings Professorship in the english department and support the cataloguing and maintenance of David Eddings' archives, which the author also gave to the college. "It is a gene...

LFAGW to Run 'Could I Have Lupus?' Workshop on July 26; Mystics Game Follows

...ave Lupus? Ninety percent of people with lupus are women of childbearing age. People wondering if they may have lupus can check their symptoms in english at http://www.couldihavelupus.gov/ and en Espanol at http://www.couldihavelupus.gov/sp/contents.php LFAGW's Free, Ongoing Serv...

Emerson Ecologics Expands Their Team of Naturopathic Doctors

...opathic Medicine in Tempe, Ariz. Dr. Conte received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Mass. with a double major in english and economics and attended the London School of Economics, London, England. Dr. Toomasi will be working directly for Dr. Conte consulting w...

Patients Beyond Borders Thailand Edition to Launch in September

...lthy Travel Media and the Tourism Authority of Thailand jointly announce the launch of Patients Beyond Borders : Thailand Edition, to be published in english for international distribution in September 2009. Produced in collaboration with the Tourism Authority of Thailand and supported by hospitals an...

Children of undocumented parents may be at higher developmental risk

...n's development. The sample included 5,856 children under the age of six; of that number, 1,786 had Mexican ancestry. The data were collected in english and Spanish. The response rate was 25 percent, which is consistent with those of general telephone surveys and similar to other recent major telephone...

For Kids, Two Languages Can Be as Easy as One

... of humanity speaks more than one language. In the United States, more than 18 percent of the population aged 5 and older speaks a language other than english at home, according to the 2000 U.S. census. One child psychologist who read the Italian study found the results intriguing and said she would like ...

Better Business Bureau Selects Language Line Services for New Language Access Program

...ple in this country are considered to have limited english proficiency, a segment of the population that is o...th more languages planned as needed. "Limited english speakers own an increasingly growing share of buyi...ing that organizations provide services to limited english speakers in their own languages. Language Line Ser...

AHRQ Launches Monthly Health Advice Column and Enhanced Web Site In Spanish

...rt, the quality of health care is slowly improving for the nation as a whole but is getting worse for most Hispanics, especially those with limited english proficiency. AHRQ data show that Hispanics are 38 percent less likely than non-Hispanics to have visited the doctor within the past year. In addition,...

NEUTROGENA(R) and BabyCenter Sun Survey Finds While 'Mom Knows Best' She Can Learn Even More When it Comes to Sun Protection

...n 100 million parents since its launch in 1997. BabyCenter(R) is available on the Internet in eight languages and has mobile applications available in english and Spanish. BabyCenter LLC is based in San Francisco, California, and is a member of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies. ...

Newly Launched Free Choice Foundation Attempts Rescue of Japan's Private Heath Care Network

... doctors and health care plans. He states, "The foreign doctors here are generally better able to treat foreign patients. They can communicate in english more effectively than their Japanese counterparts and usually have had years of experience in dealing with the symptoms that foreign nationals tend to...

Comic Strip Delivers Message on Diabetes Health

... Cantu and co-creator Carlos Castellanos hope the comic, published in both english and Spanish, will encourage readers to call the Alliance's toll-free Su Fam...-SU-FAMILIA). Callers can speak to a health promotion advisor in Spanish or english to get a free bilingual booklet on diabetes and answers to their questions,...

Comic Strip Aims to Educate Families About Diabetes

...ealthier, according to a news release from the National Alliance for Hispanic Health. It is hoped that the comic, which is published in Spanish and english and appears in more than 200 newspapers nationally, will encourage readers to call the Su Familia National Hispanic Family Health Helpline (1-866-783-...

Wildlife faces cancer threat

... in humans, and PAHs are suspected carcinogens for beluga whales as well. Fish in other industrialized waterways, including brown bullhead catfish and english sole, also exhibit high levels of cancer. Virus-induced cancers can affect the ability of some wildlife populations to reproduce. Genital tumors i...

Helix Biopharma Corp. Begins Trading on the OTCQX International Market Listing as HXBPF

...es a gateway to U.S. securities markets for international companies that are listed on a qualified non-U.S. exchange and provide ongoing disclosure in english to U.S. investors. More importantly, OTCQX distinguishes the reputable international issuers from the 9,000 over-the-counter securities traded in the ...

Cancer Patients Use New Guided Imagery CD to Help Boost Healthy Immune Functioning

.... Pharmas such as Roche, Glaxo Smithkline and Ortho Biotech have distributed over half a million CDs to Chemotherapy and Radiation patients around the english speaking world, and there are currently over a dozen clinical trials testing efficacy, yielding particularly powerful results in studies with returnin...

Photos: Soccer Hall of Famer Marcelo Balboa Encourages Men to 'Team Up Against Prostate Cancer'

...inary treatment team, consisting of a urologist along with radiation and medical oncologists, so all treatment options can be considered. Available in english and Spanish, the Playbook, as well as free PSA screening referrals, can be downloaded at www.prostateconditions.org , or obtained by calling the toll...