Lung disease diagnosis confusion
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008Most GPs have difficulty differentiating chronic severe lung disease from asthma, a survey finds.
Archive for the 'Health' Category
Nurses warn over needle injuries
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008Nurses are calling for safer needles to be used after a poll suggested nearly half have been accidentally jabbed.
Windpipe transplant breakthrough
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008Doctors in Spain give a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, avoiding the need for anti-rejection drugs.
Study: Ginkgo doesn’t cut dementia risk
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008The popular herb ginkgo biloba does not reduce the risk of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study of more than 1,500 elderly patients who took the supplement. Often touted as a way to preserve aging memories, no large-scale, randomized clinical trial — until now — has thoroughly evaluated the safety and effectiveness of ginkgo biloba extract as a way to prevent dementia.
Exercise plus sleep lower cancer risk in women
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008Regular physical activity may lower a woman’s overall risk of cancer, suggests a new government study — but only if her workouts don’t cut into a good night’s sleep. Otherwise, lack of shut-eye appears to cancel out much of exercise’s protective benefits.
Brush your teeth, save your life?
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008Oral surgeon Dr. Gary Bouloux is about to pull a diseased wisdom tooth from his patient’s mouth, using forceps that look like a pair of silver pliers.
‘I can’t forget’
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008Noel Martin explains why he still wants to die
Drum skin plea at anthrax inquiry
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008The brother of a man who died of anthrax calls for tighter controls on importing drum skins.
Fertility treatments linked to some birth defects
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that infants born as a result of assisted reproductive technology, or ART — such as in vitro fertilization and the use of donor eggs — are two to four times more likely to be born with certain types of birth defects than infants conceived naturally. But, the study’s lead author says, the overall risk is still relatively low.
How astronauts stay fit, on and off the planet
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008Being in space is like being Superman every day, says Clay Anderson, a NASA astronaut from Omaha, Nebraska. But floating around in zero-G can have some serious consequences for the human body, NASA’s experts have learned.