Medicine NewsThe NHS wants your views on an online personal health information service called HealthSpace. Electronic patient record systems such as HealthSpace have the potential to bring huge benefits to people with diabetes by improving the way healthcare teams work, and by giving people more control of their care. Please give your [...]
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) said that it has initiated a recall of specific lots of Quick-set® infusion sets that are used with MiniMed Paradigm insulin pumps. An infusion set is a thin plastic tube used to deliver insulin from an insulin pump to a diabetes patient, and is typically replaced by the patient every three days. [...]
A psychologist who investigated the effects of childbearing on women’s body image will present her findings at the British Psychological Society’s Division of Counselling Psychology annual conference, held at the University of Warwick. Dr Elena Gil-Rodriguez from London Metropolitan University said: “Pregnancy and the year following birth bring major transformations to [...]
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22nd Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP), 12 – 16 September 2009, Istanbul, Turkey Professor William T. Carpenter from the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA, will present the major directions of current scientific activities and point to the clinical implications of this paradigm shift, [...]
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22nd Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP), 12 – 16 September 2009, Istanbul, Turkey Dr. Barbara Franke, who is coordinating the International Multicentre persistent ADHD CollaboraTion (IMpACT) will present the latest findings in the identification of risk genes for ADHD.
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An alcoholic is a person who suffers from alcoholism – the body is dependent on alcohol. An alcoholic is addicted to alcohol. Alcoholism is a chronic (long-term) disease. People who suffer from alcoholism are obsessed with alcohol and cannot control how much they consume, even if it is causing serious problems at home, work and [...]
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AP – Some swine flu cases in Michigan are raising questions about obesity’s role in why some people with infections become seriously ill.
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AP – The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a highly anticipated blood thinner from Eli Lilly, though the drug must carry the agency’s sternest warning because of its bleeding risks.
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AP – Key House Democrats decided Friday to raise taxes on the wealthy to help pay for health care legislation, capping an up-and-down week for President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority. At the same time, Democratic leaders tried to quell concerns among moderate and conservative lawmakers about other elements of the bill.
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UT Southwestern Medical Center and UT Arlington have reached an agreement with Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. to develop a groundbreaking toolbox of magnetically controlled surgical instruments for minimally invasive surgery.
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