Carestream Health Wins Orders for Eleven DR Systems In Scotland
Carestream Health has won orders to supply a total of eleven DR systems to Greater Glasgow & Clyde and Fife Health Boards, building further on the company's recent successes in Europe. Geneva (Vocus) March 30, 2009 -- Carestream Health has won orders to supply a...BMA Scotland Calls for Public Debate on How Best to Increase Organ Donation Rates
BMA Scotland has renewed its calls for a public debate on the need for a system of presumed consent for organ donation. The call comes in the event of the launching of National Transplant Week (7-14 July 2007). With waiting lists for organs at an all time high, and with the gap between the...BMA Scotland Publishes Plan to Tackle Scotland's Drink Problem
BMA Scotland today [Monday 25 June 2007] published a five point plan to tackle Scotlands alcohol problem. The five demands where highlighted in a new paper published by BMA Scotland on the opening day of the BMAs annual UK conference in Torquay. Alcohol kills six people every day in Scotla...Doctors in Scotland Prescribe Homeopathic or Herbal Remedies
60% of doctors’ surgeries in Scotland prescribe homeopathic or herbal remedies and the Researchers call for critical review, especially of prescribing to babies and young// children. The results of the study of nearly two million patients were published in the December issue of the British Journal ...Radiotherapy Centers in Scotland Undergo Inspection
Inspection of Scotland's radiotherapy centers will be conducted to ensure that similar incidents like the devastating overdose administered // to teenager Lisa Norris, who died last week, does not happen again, An official report released yesterday stated that Lisa, 16, from Girvan, had become the...Alcohol-related deaths in Scotland on the rise
According to statistics, there is a significant rise in the number of deaths linked with alcohol in several health board areas in Scotland.// In 2005, the numbers were 177 in Argyll and Clyde, 76 in Fife and 184 in Lanarkshire. The Scottish Executive figures reveal that there is a 20% increas...Nutritional Screening in Scotland Hospitals Needs Improvement
The NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (QIS) review of the performance of the 14 boards against standards drawn up in 2003 for food, fluid and nutritional care finds// too little progress is being made too slowly. The NHS Quality Improvement Scotland had issued advice including recommendations ...Survey Shows That Nurses In Scotland Are A Bullied Lot
The survey poll that was conducted by the nursing union of the Royal College of Nursing, RCN in Scotland has found bullying and harassment a continuing problem in// healthcare. Stating that their findings were shocking, they said 21% of nurses have suffered abuse from fellow staff and manager...Docs In Scotland Want Cigarette Buying Permissible Only To People Aged 18 And Over
Doctors in Scotland are calling for an increase in the age from 16 to 18 to be able to legally buy cigarettes. This is the latest attempt to deter young people// from getting hooked on cigarettes. This call was made at the opening of the annual conference of BMA Scotland. A report released o...Ancestry.com DNA Testing Reveals 'Roots' Author's Scottish Ancestry
...base, June Baff Black, whose father's DNA very closely matched his. According to the DNA results, an ancestor who likely lived in the 1600 or 1700s in scotland connects Mr. Haley with Ms. Black, making them distant cousins. Mr. Haley and Ms. Black met for the first time on Feb. 28, 2009, in London, England. ...Shingles Pain Treatment Will Benefit More Patients
.../PRNewswire/ -- The medicated pain relief plaster, (Versatis) is now approved by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) for restricted use within NHS scotland for patients suffering pain following shingles(1) http://www.scottishmedicines.org.uk/smc/5850.html . This reversal of the previous SMC decision (iss...AstraZeneca Submits sNDA for NEXIUM(R) I.V. for Peptic Ulcer Bleed Indication
.... Am J Gastroenterol 2006;101(5):945-53. (5) Kang JY et al. Recent trends in hospital admissions and mortality rates for peptic ulcer in scotland 1982-2002. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2006;24(1):65-79. (6) Soplepmann et al. Peptic ulcer haemorrhage in Tartu County, Estonia: epidemiolog...New Analyses of Long-Term LIALDA(TM) (mesalamine) Data Presented at ACG
...LDA is generally well tolerated in mild to moderate UC patients -- were presented at the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) meeting in Glasgow, scotland in March 2007. "Earlier studies showed that LIALDA is well-tolerated and effective at inducing remission in patients with active, mild to moderate UC...Scottish Scientists Test ‘Secret Weapon’ Against Tumours
...readily tested for its potential development in human tumours.” Professor Jim Cassidy, Cancer Research UK’s chair of medical oncology in scotland said: “This fascinating piece of basic research has resulted in an experimental treatment that can cause malignant tumours to stop growing. In l...Presentations at 2007 European Stroke Congress Highlights New Direction for Viprinex (ancrod)
...t of their investigational drug, Viprinex (ancrod), for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke at the 16th annual European Stroke Congress in Glasgow, scotland in the United Kingdom. Viprinex is a defibrinogenating agent derived from the venom of the Malayan pit viper. "The ancrod data presented this week i...Scientists uncork a potential secret of red wine's health benefits
... Scientists from scotland and Singapore have unraveled a mystery that has perplexed scientists since ...ecturer on the faculty of medicine at Glasgow Biomedical Research Centre in scotland and one of the researchers involved in the work. "Moreover, many survivors...Wolf reintroduction proposed in Scottish Highland test case
...nstrate the same ecosystem recovery is possible in scotland that has been accomplished in some parts of the U....e been brought back. "Wolves were last found in scotland more than 250 years ago, and as a result it's like...uman hunting fail to do. The native red deer in scotland essentially the same animal as elk in the United ...Scots and Irish at greater risk of drink-related death, study shows
... Alcohol-related deaths in England and Wales are twice as high among people born in scotland or Ireland compared with the rest of the population, a study has shown. Research, conducted by the University of Edinburgh and the Office for Natio...Researchers may have found why women have an edge on salt-sensitive hypertension
...ically determine what different receptor subtypes are doing in the kidney's tubules and vasculature while colleagues at the University of Edinburgh in scotland are beginning studies to look at how ETA receptor blockers impact sodium excretion in humans. ...Sedimentary records link Himalayan erosion rates and monsoon intensity through time
...his core were eroded from the drainage area of the Pearl River system in China, according to Peter Clift, a geologist at the University of Aberdeen in scotland and lead author of the paper. "Their chemistry records the relative intensity through time of chemical weathering in an area that received the bulk of...July 2008 GEOLOGY and GSA Today media highlights
...ian detrital zircon in the closing Iapetus Ocean, Southern Uplands terrane, scotland John W.F. Waldron et al., Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, 1-26...dmonton, Alberta T6G 2E3, Canada. Pages 527-530. The Southern Uplands of scotland are built from sandstones and shales that were deposited during the Ordovic...Research suggests parts of UK could be too hot for wine making by 2080
...vineyards throughout history, Professor Selley predicts that these cool and intermediate grape varieties will be confined to the far north of England, scotland and Wales by 2080, with warm and hot varieties seen throughout the midlands and south of England. Explaining the significance of his new study, Em...Research suggests parts of UK could be too hot for wine-making by 2080
...vineyards throughout history, Professor Selley predicts that these cool and intermediate grape varieties will be confined to the far north of England, scotland and Wales by 2080, with warm and hot varieties seen throughout the midlands and south of England. Explaining the significance of his new study, Em...Antarctica's coldest, darkest season draws Montana State University researchers
...eam members already in Antarctica. This year's team includes former MSU students, as well as graduate students and postgraduate students from England, scotland and Canada. One team member is Amy Chiuchiolo, an MSU research associate who has traveled to Antarctica six times in the past. Her latest trip befo...Neogen Partners With Chinese Government
...is expected to bring an economic boost of more than 10 million pounds to Scotland, paving the way for increased exports to China, driving expansion in scotland and solidifying Scotland's reputation for world-leading sciences. The company's Neogen Europe subsidiary, based in Ayr, Scotland, does research a...Call for papers for Pira International's Global Crop Protection Summit 2009
...don, UK (PRWeb UK) - Pira International and partner CCM International are inviting abstracts for the 2009 Global Crop Protection Summit in Edinburgh, scotland on 15 - 17 September 2009. With a strong focus on emerging markets, regulatory trends, and driving factors, the Global Crop Protection Summit 2009 wil...Scotland Highlights New Partnerships and Cutting-Edge Drug Discovery Research
...IO International Convention, May 18-21 in Atlanta, scotland will showcase the commercial success of its resear... 31,000 employees. At this year's conference, scotland will present a panel on 'The Ubiquitin Story,' a look at an exciting new research area in which scotland has invested heavily through the $15 million Scott...Intercell Announces European Approval of New Vaccine, IXIARO(R), to Prevent Japanese Encephalitis
...immunization against infections with Japanese Encephalitis virus. The new vaccine is manufactured in Intercell's proprietary manufacturing facility in scotland and is prepared using tissue culture rather than live organisms. In addition to the European approval, Intercell's vaccine was also approved by t...Intercell Announces FDA Approval of IXIARO(R), a Novel Vaccine to Prevent Japanese Encephalitis
...for active immunization against viral infections of Japanese Encephalitis. IXIARO is manufactured at Intercell's proprietary manufacturing facility in scotland and is prepared using tissue culture rather than live organisms. Novartis AG holds marketing and distribution rights for IXIARO in the United States, ...US Patent Office Rejects 95% of Verathon Claims in Patent Case With Aircraft Medical
...h America, Europe and Australasia. Matt McGrath, Aircraft Medical's CEO, was last year named "Young Scot of the Year" by the Institute of Contemporary scotland in recognition of the invention of McGrath(R) Series 5 and its advancement of healthcare and subsequent international success. Contact: Fi...Oncolytics Biotech(R) Inc. Completes Enrolment in Combination REOLYSIN(R)/Gemcitabine Trial
... de Bono of The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research, U.K., and Professor Jeff Evans of the University of Glasgow, scotland . A total of 15 patients were enrolled in the trial. Of the ten patients evaluable for response, two patients (breast and nasopharyngeal) had partia...Neogen Reports Record Third Quarter
...'s sales represent a combination of sales of Neogen food safety products produced in the U.S. for the European market, and diagnostics manufactured in scotland for worldwide distribution. Sales of Neogen's food safety diagnostics, including its Soleris(TM) rapid microbial detection system continue to gr...University of Glasgow Becomes a Member of GeneGo's MetaMiner Stem Cell Partnership Program
... of a global perspective and allows newcomers to the field to get up to speed quickly." "Professor Nicol Keith, of the University of Glasgow in scotland is world renowned for his pioneering work in cellular immortality and we are pleased to have him on our team," said Julie Bryant, GeneGo's VP of Busin...