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Small and medium sized UK businesses have little or no access to occupational health physicians

The work of occupational health physicians (OHPs) is highly rated by organisations, but small and medium sized businesses have little or no access to their support.

29 Jun 2004

Largest hospital in New Zealand switches to Masimo SET Oximetry

Masimo has announced that Auckland City Hospital, the largest hospital in New Zealand, has performed a hospital-wide conversion to Masimo SET Oximetry.

29 Jun 2004

Nearly 50 million U.S. adults have hypertension, more than two-thirds of them also have high cholesterol

People who have high blood pressure are highly likely to also have untreated or insufficiently treated cholesterol problems that significantly increase their risk for heart attack and stroke

29 Jun 2004

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability in the elderly

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability in the elderly, according to information in the article. Treatment for knee OA, which includes surgery, weight loss, muscle-strengthening exercise, and joint protection techniques, is aimed at improving or maintaining knee function, and targeting symptoms.

29 Jun 2004

Women with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) report more illnesses and poorer health

Women with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) report having more illnesses and poorer health than women with depression alone, according to an article in the June 28 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

29 Jun 2004

UK launch of The Institute of Medical Law

The University of Birmingham is continuing to lead the way in international research into medical-legal issues such as MMR, euthanasia and drug regulation with the launch of The Institute of Medical Law.

29 Jun 2004

Depression in young women doubles risk of metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome is a combination of medical disorders that affect a large number of people in a clustered fashion. In some studies, the prevalence in the USA is calculated as being up to 25% of the population.

29 Jun 2004

U.S. approval for commercial marketing of leeches for medicinal purposes

The medicinal leech has a long history of use in medicine, although today its use is mainly limited to limb reattachment procedures instead of the wide-ranging medical use of the past. Leeches were once so commonly used that doctors were popularly called leeches. In Old High German, lâhhi (etymon of leech) means "physician".

29 Jun 2004

Repeating balloon angioplasty and/or stenting procedures in elderly patients add more than $700 million a year to Medicare expenses

Repeating balloon angioplasty and/or stenting procedures to open narrowed arteries in elderly patients may add more than $700 million a year to Medicare expenses, according to a report in today’s rapid access issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

29 Jun 2004

Studies show new massage and physical therapy technique increased pregnancy rates in infertile women

The researchers reported that the Wurn Technique(R) (patent pending) is highly effective at increasing fertility in both natural conception and in vitro fertilization (IVF). The therapy uses neither drugs nor surgery.

29 Jun 2004

New heart surgery without opening chest

Thoracic surgeon Daniel Bethencourt, MD, one of the few cardiac surgeons to cure atrial fibrillation (rapid, irregular heartbeat) without opening the patient's chest, will perform endoscopic microwave ablation to treat atrial fibrillation in a 59-year-old man

29 Jun 2004

Opuntia ficus indica, a type of prickly pear cactus reduces hangover symptoms

A gene involved in the adhesion of cells is less active in breast tumors with a poor prognosis than those that are less aggressive

Physicians may be able to make early decisions on the best treatment for breast cancer, thanks to research published in Breast Cancer Research today.

28 Jun 2004

Medicine News and Research

Small and medium sized UK businesses have little or no access to occupational health physicians

Largest hospital in New Zealand switches to Masimo SET Oximetry

Nearly 50 million U.S. adults have hypertension, more than two-thirds of them also have high cholesterol

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability in the elderly

Women with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) report more illnesses and poorer health

UK launch of The Institute of Medical Law

Depression in young women doubles risk of metabolic syndrome

U.S. approval for commercial marketing of leeches for medicinal purposes

Repeating balloon angioplasty and/or stenting procedures in elderly patients add more than $700 million a year to Medicare expenses

Studies show new massage and physical therapy technique increased pregnancy rates in infertile women

New heart surgery without opening chest

Opuntia ficus indica, a type of prickly pear cactus reduces hangover symptoms

New Harvard website recommendations could help prevent over half of all chronic disease in the U.S.

The EU is contributing €9 million to the “Vigilance against Viral Resistance” (VIRGIL) project

AIDS is the fifth leading killer of women aged 25-44

First university-based research center devoted to studying epigenetics

Prince Charles has called for more research into the benefits of complementary therapies for cancer patients

Researching the history of reproductive medicine during the Nazi era is still taboo

A moderately high protein diet could reduce a woman’s chances of becoming pregnant

A gene involved in the adhesion of cells is less active in breast tumors with a poor prognosis than those that are less aggressive

Everything there is to know about biosimilars eBook

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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