Hospitalizations because of chicken pox down dramatically since implementation of vaccine
Since the introduction of the varicella (chicken pox) vaccine in 1995, hospitalizations and doctor visits because of chicken pox have dropped dramatically, according to a study in the August 17 issue of JAMA. Varicella vaccine is recommended for routine immunization of children aged 12 to 18 months and for older susceptible children and adults in the United States, according to background...Restaurant seafood prices since 1850s help plot marine harvests through history
Seafood prices collected from U.S. restaurant menus dating to the 1850s will help plot the shifting harvest of marine species, according to a study to be announced at Oceans Past a Census of Marine Life conference in Denmark on the History of Marine Animal Populations. Led by paleo-oceanographer Glenn Jones at Texas A&M University at Galveston, researchers are charting over 150 years o...Fitness has fallen since the days of Ancient Greece
We may not be as fit as the people of ancient Athens, despite all that modern diet and training can provide, according to research by University of Leeds (UK) exercise physiologist, Dr Harry Rossiter. Dr Rossiter measured the metabolic rates of modern athletes rowing a reconstruction of an Athenian trireme, a 37m long warship powered by 170 rowers seated in three tiers. Using portable meta...Cancer drugs in development nearly doubled since 1995
The number of drugs being developed for the treatment of cancer has nearlydoubled during the past six years, according to a new survey of pharmaceuticalcompanies.Currently, 170 pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms various CancerInstitutes are investigating 402 compounds for the treatment of variouscancers, up from 215 in 1995. Many of the drugs are alternatives to standardradiatio...Drug Menace among Youth Quadruples since 1997
Scotland: This ain’t funny, but drugs seem to hold many youth under a spell. Recent figures have revealed the alarming rise of drugs among youngsters,// to the tune of an increase of 400%, ever since the labour has come to power. Experts have reiterated the need for specialized services to remedy this menace, among children. Neil McKeganey, professor of drug misuse research at the Uni...Doctor’s Continue Manslaughtering Since 179
A study on manslaughter by doctors in UK, says that many were convicted since 1990’s, and in 2004 a surgeon named Steven Walker was found to be convicted //but the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, found that conviction was low. Due to vengeance and retribution, Birmingham City Hospital researchers found 85 doctors had been charged with manslaughter since 1795. Becaus...Statistics South Africa shows decline in homicides since 1990s
There is a decline in the number of homicides in South Africa since 1990, statistics South Africa has portrayed. However, the homicide rates are still very high, especially// for males in the age bracket of 35-39 years. It was observed that there were no apparent changes in death rates due to cancer, between 1997 and 2004 for both the sexes. But the death rate due to other causes, fo...Health of Scot bar workers Improved since Smoking Ban
Ban on smoking in bars improves the health of the lungs in bar workers according to a new study//. The study has been published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, and comes from Scotland where smoking in bars and other confined public places has been banned on March 26, 2006. Researchers such as Daniel Menzies, MBChB, of Ninewells Hospital and Medical Sch...