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Wales may adopt new organ donation laws

New legislation in Wales proposes the modification of current organ donation rules. It could mean that relatives would not be able to prevent a dead person's organs being used in transplants if they had not opted out before they died. If the proposals are passed then Wales will be the first in the UK to go forward with the system.

8 Nov 2011

Assisted reproduction rates rise and multiple births decline: Australian report

Latest reports from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show that the number of Australian and New Zealand women giving birth to twins after becoming pregnant with the help of assisted reproductive technology has reduced and may continue its declining trend.

8 Nov 2011

Victorian nurses protest over ‘lockout dossier’

Victorian hospitals have been provided with a 51-page dossier on how to conduct a lockout of nurses in a move slammed by the Australian Nursing Federation. This dossier was sent by the Hospitals Industry Association last week and includes templates for letters to be sent to nurses if they are to have their pay docked.

8 Nov 2011

80% of Melbourne tanning salons allow underage customers

According to a recent survey by the Cancer Council Victoria, solarium operators are flouting rules by allowing teenagers under 18 to use sun beds despite laws banning them from doing so.

8 Nov 2011

Stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s

U.S. researchers have finally found a way to overcome difficulties in coaxing human embryonic stem cells to become the neurons killed by Parkinson's disease.

8 Nov 2011

Study looks at influence of father's depression on his children

There have been numerous studies that looked at the effect of mother's depression upon her children. But there have been no studies that explore the influence a father's depression on his children.

8 Nov 2011

Laser therapy to turn brown eyes blue

A laser treatment developed by Stroma Medical's Dr. Gregg Homer takes only 20 seconds to perform but can turn brown eyes into blue ones permanently.

8 Nov 2011

Two decades since Magic Johnson’s HIV announcement

It is 20 years since basket ball legend Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson, now 52 years-old, retired from the Lakers basketball team while announcing his diagnosis of HIV, a virus that causes AIDS.

8 Nov 2011

Cigarette package warnings stopped citing free speech

A federal judge has obstructed a U.S. rule requiring tobacco companies to display graphic images on cigarette packs citing free speech.

8 Nov 2011

Study to explore how people with disabilities can better access personal health records

Personal health records have been going electronic, and patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers are learning to navigate the new digital world of health information. Now three institutions are teaming up to discover how a large population—people with disabilities—can best access this information.

8 Nov 2011

HUOH pays $3,500,000 in dividends to Ohio doctor owners/insureds in the last 40 months

HUOH is committed to its policyholders and their professional reputation by having a "zero tolerance" for nuisance claims and unparalleled aggressive defense programs for its physicians. Once again, continuing to build on its success from 2010, HUOH is attracting extraordinary physicians, managing claims exceptionally and now delivering another dividend to its' Ohio physician owners of $1,000,000.

8 Nov 2011

AMERIMED Hospitals now part of Global Health Voyager network

Global Health Voyager, Inc., a publicly-traded, full-service, international medical tourism company, today announced that AMERIMED Hospitals -- spanning key tourist destinations in Mexico including Cabo San Lucas, Cancún, Puerto Vallarta, and San José del Cabo - are now part of the Global Health Voyager network.

8 Nov 2011

Five-year results from Abbott's HUMIRA ATLAS study on ankylosing spondylitis

Abbott today announced five-year results from the open-label extension of the ATLAS study, which evaluated the long-term impact of treatment with HUMIRA (adalimumab) on disease activity, including spinal mobility in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis.

8 Nov 2011

Study to investigate health and wellbeing of adults, children in York

An exciting new research project is being launched by York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to track the health and wellbeing of children and adults.

8 Nov 2011

New results from BioCryst's BCX4208 Phase 2b gout study

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. presents new results from its Phase 2b randomized, double-blind, dose-response study of BCX4208 in patients with gout who have failed to reach the clinically important serum uric acid (sUA) goal of <6 mg/dL on allopurinol alone.

8 Nov 2011

Medidata third quarter revenues increase 13% to $46.3 million

Medidata Solutions, a leading global provider of SaaS-based clinical technology solutions that enhance the efficiency of clinical development, today announced its financial results for the third quarter 2011, as well as provided financial guidance for the fourth quarter and full year 2011.

8 Nov 2011

Computer-tailored intervention may have positive effects on eating behaviors in adolescents

A web-based computer-tailored intervention aiming to increase physical activity, decrease sedentary behavior, and promote healthy eating among adolescents was not associated with positive long-term outcome measures, but may have positive short-term effects on eating behaviors, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

8 Nov 2011

Racial/ethnic disparities among adolescents with substance-related disorders

Substance use is widespread among adolescents in the United States, particularly among those of Native American, white, Hispanic and multiple race/ethnicity, and these groups are also disproportionally affected by substance-related disorders, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

8 Nov 2011

New book: Aging Our Way

In 1998, Hallmark unveiled a series of "One-Hundredth-Birthday" cards; by 2007 annual sales of the cards were at 85,000. America is rapidly graying: between now and 2030, the number of people in the U.S. over the age of 80 is expected to almost triple. But how long people live raises the question of how well they live.

8 Nov 2011

Study: Genes that are active in brain are transcribed with special mechanism

Knowledge about the development of the nervous system is of the greatest importance for us to understand the function of the brain and brain disorders. Researchers at Uppsala University have examined the key step when genes are read and found that genes that are active in the brain are transcribed with a special mechanism.

8 Nov 2011