The biggest bug in gut discomfort
In spite of our long and painful relationship with Campylobacter jejuni, we are just starting to answer basic questions about the bug that is the leading cause of bacterial food-borne illness in the United States, and one of the most common causes of diarrhea worldwide. The Centers for Disease Control estimate that "campylobacterioisis" strikes 2.4 million Americans a year. While most suf...The 10 biggest events shaping biotech in 2006
Here's my list, in order of importance: biofuels, stem cells, BIO 2006 in Chicago, the reshaping and resurgence of Abbott Labs, biogenerics in the U.S., the internationalizat...Privacy, trust still the biggest barriers to electronic record sharing
The question has been raised on many fronts, including the Congress, where some bills seek to provide incentives to encourage the adoption of interactive personal health records, and others that raise privacy concerns are construed...Stage Set For Final Hearing On India’s Biggest Ever Medical Compensation Clai
The stage is set for the final hearing of India's biggest ever medical compensation claim against doctors of a Kolkata hospital charged with negligence in a woman's death eight years ago.// "I am hopeful about tomorrow, though I realise my case can again be postponed by the machinations of my opponents," Ohio-based AIDS researcher Kunal Saha told IANS Wednesday, a day ahead of the fin...Consumer Court Dismisses India’s Biggest Ever Medical Error Clai
The apex consumer court in New Delhi Thursday dismissed the case of highest-ever medical compensation claim filed by India-born US scientist Kunal Saha for the death of his wife in 1998 due to alleged wrongful treatment//. The judgement of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has 'shocked' the AIDS researcher. 'This judgement is utterly shocking not...Depression Could Quickly Grow Into UK’s Biggest Proble
Depression, a disease is fast becoming a bane in the health policy of Britain. Experts arguably explain that as the person suffering from depression are not physically //marked or hurting it becomes difficult to identify and to be treated and controlled. For it to be classified as an epidemic one in six people at some point of their life have suffer from depression or anxiety serious enough to wa...Biobank gets a go-ahead for the world’s biggest medical research
The UK Biobank plans to collect DNA samples from 5,00,000 Britons to unravel the genetic basis of several killer diseases including cancer, heart disease, diabetes,// dementia and joint problems. This project was approved on Tuesday. Since a local three-month pilot phase, involving 3,800 participants around Manchester succeeded, it means that the UK Biobank project can conduct it at a...Gardasil Hailed as one of the Biggest Research Successes
A national screening program for cervical cancer has been called for by the Well Woman Centre.// This call was made following the announcement that a vaccine against cervical cancer is expected to be available in Ireland in four weeks time. Doctors have hailed the development of the vaccine, Gardasil, as one of the biggest research successes of recent times. Det...