August 31, 2012
IT was the tragic end to a winter break: caught off guard by an avalanche, Prince Friso of Holland was crushed under a heavy wad of snow for 23 minutes, his brain starved of oxygen. Now, six months after the … Read More
August 31, 2012
Reports of “superbugs” that can evade our strongest antibiotic treatments are becoming uncomfortably commonplace (think MRSA), but that’s no reason to become complacent about the growing threat from invisible armies of microbes. (CNN)
August 31, 2012
Some of the most widely promoted public health interventions are not necessarily the most effective. (American Medical News)
August 31, 2012
When it comes to taking motherhood to an extreme, Frieda Birnbaum is unsurpassed — literally. In 2007, at age 60, she became the oldest American woman to give birth to twins. (ABC News)
August 31, 2012
The Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) has set up a special ethics committee to help expedite the resolution of 900-odd complaints of medical negligence that piled up over the dozen years that the council remained defunct. (Indian Express)
August 30, 2012
An agreement on joint guidelines on euthanasia was reached between the associations representing doctors and pharmacists in the Netherlands, officials said. (UPI)
August 30, 2012
They beat like real heart cells, but the rat cardiomyocytes in a dish at Harvard University are different in one crucial way. Snaking through them are wires and transistors that spy on each cell’s electrical impulses. In future, the wires … Read More
August 30, 2012
Rates of medical exemptions from vaccination requirements are higher in states where exemptions are easier to get, potentially compromising immunity and posing a threat to other children, according to public health experts at Emory University. (ABC News)
August 30, 2012
The more abortions a woman has before her first child, the more likely she is to give birth prematurely, a study has suggested. (BBC News)
August 30, 2012
A bionic eye has given an Australian woman partial sight and researchers say it is an important step towards eventually helping visually impaired people get around independently. (Reuters)
August 30, 2012
More than 40% of tuberculosis infections that are resistant to front-line treatments are also resistant to some common backup drugs, according to research published this week in The Lancet. (Nature News)
August 30, 2012
The United States lags France, Britain and Germany in reducing the number of preventable deaths, researchers found. (UPI)
August 30, 2012
A new issue of the New England Journal of Medicine is now available in print and online. Articles include: Infections of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices by L.M. Baddour, Y.-M. Cha, and W.R. Wilson  842-849. Transparency for Clinical Trials — The TEST Act by J.M. … Read More
August 29, 2012
Scientists have found that a man’s fertility could be restored by the growing of early stage sperm from a skin sample. (Telegraph)
August 29, 2012
They are spending up to £30,000 a time on trips to New York, to guarantee a boy or a girl, according to a clinic. (Telegraph)
August 29, 2012
In 2014 billions of viewers worldwide may remember the opening game of the World Cup in Brazil for more than just the goals scored by the Brazilian national team and the red cards given to its adversary. (Scientific American)
August 29, 2012
Italy’s ban on screening embryos for diseases before they are implanted in a womb violates the rights of a couple whose first child was born with cystic fibrosis, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday. (Washington Post)
August 28, 2012
When members of the public participate in research studies, they are often given incentives – such as cash or gift cards for food – as compensation or reimbursement for their time and effort. (Medical News Today)
August 28, 2012
India’s rising global presence is often associated with its booming tech sector. But in many poor countries, India’s role is that of a low-cost pharmacy. (TIME)
August 28, 2012
The Food and Drug Administration approved a new once-a-day H.I.V. treatment from Gilead Sciences that contains four different drugs in one pill. But the price Gilead plans to charge for the new drug — about $28,500 a year — was … Read More
August 28, 2012
Ireland awaits a September report on its abortion laws by a European Court of Human Rights panel of experts at a time of rising political tensions over the issue and a backdrop of steep declines in the popularity of religion. … Read More
August 28, 2012
A New issue of Journal of Public Health (August 2012, Volume 34 Number 3) is now available in print and online. Articles include: “Compression of morbidity outcomes key to investment in public health” by Jane Powell “Mandatory evacuation of residents … Read More
August 27, 2012
Murder or mercy killing? One story that dominated headlines this week raised that question in a particularly dramatic fashion: An Ohio man is accused of shooting to death his ailing wife of 45 years, possibly as part of a “death … Read More
August 27, 2012
The nation’s most influential pediatricians group says the health benefits of circumcision in newborn boys outweigh any risks and insurance companies should pay for it. (Washington Post)
August 27, 2012
The US government cannot force tobacco firms to put large graphic health warnings on cigarette packages, an appeals court in Washington has ruled. (BBC News)
