Long-term marijuana smoking leads to respiratory complaints
Long-term exposure to marijuana smoke is linked to many of the same health problems as tobacco smoke, such as increased respiratory symptoms like cough, phlegm and wheeze, according to a new study by researchers at Yale School of Medicine. Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug in the United States, and abuse of the drug is on the rise. The study is published in today's Archives o...Business liability law complaints grow with state Supreme Court decisions
- During a week in which President Bush announced his choice for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, it would have been easy to overlook the storm building around the next election for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. If you're a business owner worried about the next lawsuit, however, you should pay as much attention to recent decisions by W...Gastrointestinal Complaint to be dealt Psychologically
According to researchers in Norway should not lookout the psychological side when patients present with gastrointestinal complaints. Nausea is a tricky symptom to investigate.// It is unpleasant for the patient and physical exams which can be invasive often reveal no apparent problem. Before packing the patient off to the gastroenterologist's office, doctors might consider whether anxiety and dep...Complaints Of Memory Loss Could Be Signs Of Alzheimer's disease
A new study shows that Patients who have complains about remembering things especially and if they are at a genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease, they may be at a higher risk// for cognitive decline. Though not always they might perfect candidates harbouring Alzheimer’s potentially. Dr. Linda Ercoli, an assistant clinical professor at the University of California's Semel Institute fo...Dental Complaints Service Launched By GDC In UK
The General Dental Council, a regulatory body for UK dentists is launching a Dental Complaints Service in order to fast track the hearing of complaints// related to private dentistry. The new service expects around 2000-3000 complaints each year. At the moment there is very little recourse for people who have complaints with private dentists. "We hope that patients will use this serv...Complaint about the levy of £1 a week for medical care alarm service, brushed of
The wife of an ailing Parkinson’s patient has challenged the view of The Sterling Council, of levying £1 a week for the medical emergency care alarm service, which the// Scottish public service refuses to buy. The complainant, Mrs. C, has not minced words that the ruling is a target at the weaker sections of the society, and truly a mockery of the free care provided for the elderly....Health commission in a tight spot over delays in NHS complaints investigation
The BBC Radio 4 Today programme turned the spotlight on the healthcare commission, in charge of examining the complaints from patients about their experience with NHS//, which the commission has heavily fallen back on meeting the deadline. The Healthcare Commission has a huge pile of 3000 cases yet to investigated, which makes up almost 55% of the total number of complaints given to...