A national study that finds cataract surgery is likely to benefit patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) at all stages of the disease, a
New evidence published on BMJ today reveals that some trusts have continued to use gagging clauses in NHS contracts, despite government measures to outlaw them.
Some 45% of adults surveyed in Hong Kong in Summer 2009 say they would take up free swine flu vaccination.
However, this figure drops to around 1
Dr. Brian McCrindle told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009 that a seven-year ongoing study examining over 20,000 Canadian grade 9 students shows
An Australian brain cancer surgeon has called upon people to use mobile phones and clock radios with caution as, according to him, they are ‘catalysts’ for cancer.
Liquid-based cytology, a commonly used alternative to conventional Pap tests, is not superior to Pap tests for the detection of cervical cancer precursors,
A 3-pound injection could prove priceless for partners of loud snorers, as the jab can help cure snoring, says a British doctor.
The two-minute ’snoreplasty’
Switzerland on Friday restricted the use of British drugs group GlaxoSmithKline’s swine flu vaccine Pandemrix, excluding pregnant women, minors and people over the age of 60.
An alarming trend in Britain reveals that anti depressant prescriptions for children has risen by 30 percent in the counter with more than 35,000 children
Scientists have found that the skin of pumpkin contains a substance with an antibacterial effect against microbes that cause millions of cases of yeast infections in adults and infants each year.