Day May 21, 2013

It is estimated that the cost to society of treating drug addicts with methadone in England alone is £3.6bn a year and around 150 thousand people are on a methadone treatment programme in the UK right now. Critics of the…

21 May 2013Last updated at 12:28 ET By Jane DreaperHealth correspondent, BBC News Ministers Lynne Featherstone and Anna Soubry talk to midwife Comfort Momoh about female genital mutilation Female genital mutilation, the cutting of sexual organs, is thought to affect…

Fewer Canadian kids are commuting by walking or biking as a new report reveals a marked decline among young people using active modes of transportation. Active Healthy Kids Canada released its annual Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and…

A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported. His sons were treated and have since recovered but…

12 to 13-year-olds most vulnerable to suicidal tendencies following friend’s suicide – they were five times more likely to have suicidal thoughts Researchers say ‘contagious’ effect can last up to two years or longer  By Emma Robertson PUBLISHED: 12:35 EST,…

Study by the The National Confectioners Association found that those who enjoyed sweet treats every other day were not at higher risk of disease But experts say findings are not a carte blanche to binge on chocolates and that eating…

By Margot Peppers PUBLISHED: 12:14 EST, 21 May 2013 |UPDATED: 12:14 EST, 21 May 2013 Botox is becoming increasingly popular among 20-something women as a means of preventing their youthful skin from aging. A study by ABC News found that…

21-May-2013 [ | E-mail | ] Contact: Nathaniel [email protected] Thoracic Society ATS 2013, PHILADELPHIA?Treatment with an Alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor (A1-PI), a naturally occurring protein that protects lung tissue from breakdown and protects the lung’s elasticity, is effective in slowing the…

21-May-2013 [ | E-mail | ] Contact: Nathaniel [email protected] Thoracic Society ATS 2013, PHILADELPHIA ? A novel approach to obstructing the runaway inflammatory response implicated in some types of asthma has shown promise in a Phase IIa clinical trial, according…

21-May-2013 [ | E-mail | ] Contact: Nathaniel [email protected] Thoracic Society ATS 2013, PHILADELPHIA ? Clinical measurement of physical activity appears to be an independent predictor of whether or not patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will end up…

21-May-2013 [ | E-mail | ] Contact: Nathaniel [email protected] Thoracic Society ATS 2013, PHILADELPHIA ? The negative effects of poorly controlled asthma symptoms on sleep quality and academic performance in urban schoolchildren has been confirmed in a new study. “While…

21-May-2013 [ | E-mail | ] Contact: Nathaniel [email protected] Thoracic Society ATS 2013, PHILADELPHIA ? Extended use of a common antibiotic may prolong the time between hospitalizations for patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a post-hoc…

21-May-2013 [ | E-mail | ] Contact: Nathaniel [email protected] Thoracic Society ATS 2013, PHILADELPHIA ? Delayed transfer to the intensive care unit (ICU) in hospitalized patients significantly increases the risk of dying in the hospital, according to a new study…

By Ransdell Pierson (Reuters) – A new type of asthma drug meant to attack the underlying causes of the respiratory disease slashed episodes by 87 percent in a mid-stage trial, making it a potential game changer for patients with moderate…

There’s a reason that many eyes were on Plaza Towers Elementary as Moore, Oklahoma began to assess the damage from a deadly, devastating tornado that blasted through the town Monday evening and killed at least 51 people: the school was leveled,…

Singer Miguel tweeted that he just “got caught up in the moment” when he leapt over the crowd at the Billboard Music Awards and landed on a fan’s face Sunday night. Billboard Music Awards: Stars Dazzle on Red Carpet The…

Singer Miguel tweeted that he just “got caught up in the moment” when he leapt over the crowd at the Billboard Music Awards and landed on a fan’s face Sunday night. Billboard Music Awards: Stars Dazzle on Red Carpet The…

20-May-2013 [ | E-mail | ] Contact: Marianne [email protected] 44-020-784-83840King’s College London VIDEO:This video shows the development of the frontal and temporal regions of the cerebral cortex in preterm infants during the last three months before the normal time of…

20-May-2013 [ | E-mail | ] Contact: Fred [email protected] 44-078-857-98680University of Cambridge IMAGE:This is an image, magnified a million times, of amyloid fibril, the type of protein structures that are formed in Alzheimer’s. Click here for more information. Researchers have…

20-May-2013 [ | E-mail | ] Contact: Angela [email protected] 913-269-2269American Academy of Family Physicians Findings provide practices with a roadmap on how to achieve transformation LEAWOOD, Kan. Primary care practice transformation on a large scale is the cornerstone of current…

20-May-2013 [ | E-mail | ] Contact: Christa [email protected] Society of America Boulder, Colo., USA New Geology articles posted online ahead of print 9 and 16 May 2013 cover a wide swath of geoscience subdisciplines, including minerals exploration, archaeology, planetary…

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With the White House already reeling from three major controversies, some Republican lawmakers are zeroing in on what they perceive is another possible scandal tied to President Barack Obama‘s landmark health reform law just…

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – One of Alaska‘s most active volcanoes, which has been belching ash and spewing lava since last week, has forced regional flight cancellations and dusted some nearby communities with ash, scientists and local officials…

By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Nearly 13,000 healthcare employees at five University of California medical centers plan to strike on Tuesday in a move that threatens to back up emergency rooms and already has forced the postponement of…

First and foremost, spring and summer mean sun. We all know we need some of it (sunshine enables our body to absorb vitamin D, which is essential for bone density and a strong immune system), but there’s also the sun’s…

By Susan Donaldson James Allana Maiden wanted her mother to feel beautiful again after she’d undergone  a radical mastectomy. But Victoria’s Secret, the company she hoped would design sexy lingerie for women who’ve  had breast cancer surgery, has rejected her…

Louise Jones, 29, was knocked down by a car in 2007, hospitalised for 5 months and left with poor memory, balance problems and difficulty walking Geraint Jones, 28, was attacked after walking a female friend home and was left with…

When a friend says she likes your outfit, how do you respond? A recent Inside Amy Schumer skit suggests that most of us self implode (heads up: Seriously NSFW): Of course, this scene is a bit extreme—but it gets at…

Enlarge image i John Warner surveys the damage near a friend’s mobile home in the Steelman Estates Mobile Home Park, destroyed in Sunday’s tornado, near Shawnee, Okla., on Monday. Sue Ogrocki/AP John Warner surveys the damage near a friend’s mobile…

/ o comments Melissa Block talks to Jon Hamilton about the science of tornadoes. 0 Comments You can be the first one to leave a comment. Leave a Comment Click here to cancel reply. You must be logged in to…

    In addition to these major limitations in making broad, sweeping statements about risk based on this meta-analysis, there are two addition issues that are of significant concern in the paper as a whole. We address these herein.  The…