Health

Medpedia: The Largest Medical Wikipedia Announced Today

Odur Joe — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:45:59 -0500

The medical field as for long been hailed has a profession which constantly brings new findings and innovations. However, even with all the available wealth of information in the medical filed, there has been no central website which offers an online collaborative medical encyclopedia for use by the general public. That is why the creation of supposedly the world’s largest online medical encyclopedia called Medpedia was announced today.

Dr. Phil To The Rescue Of Mindy McCready

admin_huliq — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:02:02 -0500

Mindy McCready is going back to rehab after trying to do herself in with her favorite swiggable and pharmaceutical — vodka and Ambien — and we hear Dr. Phil's inserting himself in the whole situation picture as the rescue mental health doctor.

Gates, Bloomberg In $500M Anti-Smoking Campaign

admin_huliq — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:52:11 -0500

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Bill Gates today announce that in their efforts to combat smoking and tobacco they donate $500 Million dollars in combined funds helping people to quit smoking and have healthier lifestyles.

No need for gene screens in breast cancer families

harminka — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:29:32 -0500

Research reported today should provide relief to women who are worried after a relative's breast cancer diagnosis. The study in the open access journal BMC Cancer shows that a family history of breast cancer does not give a useful indication of the likelihood that a woman will develop it herself at an early age.

Heart disease is linked to worse mental processes

harminka — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:27:35 -0500

Coronary heart disease is associated with a worse performance in mental processes such as reasoning, vocabulary and verbal fluency, according to a study of 5837 middle-aged Whitehall civil servants. The study also found that the longer ago the heart disease had been diagnosed, the worse was the person's cognitive performance and this effect was particularly marked in men.

Tuberculosis presents major challenges to HIV treatment in developing countries

harminka — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:23:00 -0500

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care and treatment programs in resource-limited settings must aggressively address tuberculosis (TB) and the emerging multidrug-resistant TB epidemic to save patient lives and to curb the global TB burden, a major cause of death for persons with HIV, according to an article in the July 23/30 issue of JAMA.

Which populations of foreign-born persons living in US at higher risk of TB

harminka — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:21:01 -0500

The relative yield of finding and treating latent tuberculosis is particularly high among higher-risk groups of foreign-born persons living in the U.S., such as individuals from most countries of sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, according to a study in the July 23/30 issue of JAMA.

Researchers urge integrating TB into HIV care

harminka — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:17:34 -0500

In resource-limited settings where tuberculosis is a major cause of mortality among HIV patients and where a multidrug-resistant TB epidemic is emerging, researchers are pressing for approaches to integrate TB prevention and treatment into HIV care and treatment.

Parasitic worm infections increase susceptibility to AIDS viruses

harminka — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:07:20 -0500

Persons infected with schistosomes, and possibly other parasitic worm infections, may be more likely to become infected with HIV than persons without worm infections, according to a study published July 23rd in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Researchers at the U.S.

An overview on Pharmaceutical companies in the Middle East and Africa

Bharatbook — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:21:48 -0500

Bharatbook.com included a book that provides detailed information on the pharmaceutical companies in the Middle East and Africa. The pharma company profiles in the Middle East & Africa are discussed.

Ed McMahon Sues Cedars-Sinai Hospital Over Botched Treatment

admin_huliq — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:28:06 -0500

Ed McMahon, the long-time sidekick to talk show host Johnny Carson, sued a Los Angeles hospital on Friday, claiming doctors failed to diagnose his broken neck after a fall and discharged him without taking an X-ray.

Viagra, Now For Depressed Women

admin_huliq — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:23:55 -0500

A study out in JAMA went after the tricky problem of women going off anti-depressants due to sexual dysfunction side effects by giving a group of women Viagra while another group got placebo. According to the study, 72 percent of women saw improved sexual functioning while only 27 percent did who got a placebo.