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Rates of suicide in England and Wales have plummeted in middle-aged and elderly men

British men who hit their mid-fifties today are half as likely to kill themselves as their fathers and grandfathers.

10 Jul 2004

Mollycoddled boys are more likely to grow into men who will be more successful at work and in their relationships

Boys who are “mollycoddled” as babies and toddlers are more likely to grow into men who will be more successful at work and in their relationships than babies who are taught to be tough.

10 Jul 2004

Russian dictator Stalin suffered from dementia following a series of strokes

If Stalin had taken the trouble to visit a psychiatrist, millions of Russians might have been saved from death in the purges of the early twentieth century.

10 Jul 2004

Terrorists are sane, doctors claim

The widespread view that terrorists are isolated, vulnerable young men with paranoid or borderline personality disorders, is false. It is entirely perpetuated by experts relying on second hand reports, he told the conference.

10 Jul 2004

Simple plastic ring could help the seven million men in Britain who suffer from premature ejaculation

Dr Andy Zamar, a consultant psychiatrist at the Priory Hospital, Roehampton, Surrey, who invented the device, presented the results of a newly-published randomised controlled trial of 52 men with premature ejaculation. They were treated either with the device or cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) at the Maudsley Hospital, South London.

10 Jul 2004

Having a good time can strengthen different centres in the brain and help it grow healthy brain cells

Dr Ian Reid, professor of mental health at the University of Aberdeen, told delegates that for many years psychiatrists believed that poor mental health was just caused by imbalances in various brain chemicals.

10 Jul 2004

Role of environmental risks in the development of autism

Funding for a new study to find out more about the role of environmental risks in the development of autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD), has been announced by The Medical Research Council.

10 Jul 2004

NHS waiting times for May 2004

The number of patients, for whom English commissioners are responsible, waiting over 9 months at the end of May 2004 was 43.

10 Jul 2004

DNA testing of one millionth sheep for scrapie susceptibility

Orchid BioSciences has announced that its animal genetic testing facility in the U.K. has completed DNA testing of its one millionth sheep for scrapie susceptibility.

10 Jul 2004

Natural hormone called melatonin may guide our sleep patterns

Our general sleep patterns – being sleepy at night and awake during the day – are guided to a great extent by our exposure to light and darkness.

10 Jul 2004

More than 75% of children with asthma were unprepared for an exercise-induced asthma attacks

Since exercise can be a trigger for asthma attacks and inhalers are the best treatment, the researchers stressed that it’s critical inhalers be available during physical activity.

10 Jul 2004

Evidence that new anti-inflammatory drug may sensitize leukemia, and breast and lung cancers to conventional chemotherapy

Ohio researchers have used a recently developed anti-inflammatory drug as a starting point to construct a possible new, targeted anti-cancer agent.

10 Jul 2004

Chewing aspirin over a prolonged period could severely damage your teeth

“Aspirin can cause severe damage to both the hard and soft tissues of the mouth,” said researchers from the University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore.

10 Jul 2004

Stress may increase risk for the most common type of uterine cancer

Research in monkeys suggests the possibility that stress may increase risk for the most common type of uterine cancer, according to a report from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

10 Jul 2004

New rotavirus vaccines could reduce mortality from the disease by up to 60 percent

Health officials from 16 countries today asked for budgetary support "to ensure the sustainability of the existing vaccination programs and the introduction of new vaccines," at the conclusion of a global symposium on rotavirus, a diarrheal disease that kills over 600,000 children worldwide every year.

10 Jul 2004

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Rates of suicide in England and Wales have plummeted in middle-aged and elderly men

Mollycoddled boys are more likely to grow into men who will be more successful at work and in their relationships

Russian dictator Stalin suffered from dementia following a series of strokes

Terrorists are sane, doctors claim

Simple plastic ring could help the seven million men in Britain who suffer from premature ejaculation

Having a good time can strengthen different centres in the brain and help it grow healthy brain cells

Role of environmental risks in the development of autism

NHS waiting times for May 2004

DNA testing of one millionth sheep for scrapie susceptibility

Natural hormone called melatonin may guide our sleep patterns

More than 75% of children with asthma were unprepared for an exercise-induced asthma attacks

Evidence that new anti-inflammatory drug may sensitize leukemia, and breast and lung cancers to conventional chemotherapy

Chewing aspirin over a prolonged period could severely damage your teeth

Stress may increase risk for the most common type of uterine cancer

New rotavirus vaccines could reduce mortality from the disease by up to 60 percent

New York Health Department says EAT NO MORE THAN ONE MEAL of fish per week to reduce exposure to chemical contaminants

Myriad Genetics awarded a $14.2 million contract for AIDS and hepatitis research

Three studies in acid maltase deficiency or Pompe’s disease are progressing on schedule

Music therapy helps children who have Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Lao People’s Republic opium cultivation in 2004 shows a 45 per cent decline in comparison to 2003

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

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