Archive for March 13th, 2008

NHS IT delays ‘hit cash savings’

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Potential savings from the £12.4bn NHS IT project in England have been hit by key delays, says the government.

Antibiotics ‘no good’ for sinus bug

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Doctors should cut down on antibiotic prescriptions for sinusitis because the drugs do not work, researchers say.

Health inequality gap ‘widening’

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

The difference in life expectancy is widening between the richest and poorest, a government report shows.

Pratchett funds Alzheimer’s study

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Fantasy author and Alzheimer’s sufferer Terry Pratchett donates $1m to research into the disease.

NHS uncovers hospital ‘failings’

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Recommendations hospital services should be transferred as soon as possible after patient safety failings found.

HK schools close amid flu fears

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Kindergartens and primary schools close in Hong Kong after a flu-like illness kills three children.

Chinese medicine ‘eases eczema’

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

A traditional Chinese herbal medicine of five herb extracts could benefit eczema patients, research suggests.

Questions to ask before undergoing surgery

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

… it's a small number, find another surgeon. If the surgery may put nerves, the spinal cord or brain at risk of injury, ask whether the surgeon uses intra-operative neurophysiologic monitoring. If not, find another doctor. Before …

Pendergrass gives blessing to musical biography

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

… new songs. And despite his catastrophic car crash in 1982 — resulting in severe spinal cord injuries that left him paralyzed from mid-chest down — he remains a man very much …

U.S. Patent Office Upholds Two Additional Human Embryonic Stem Cell Patents In Reexamination Decisions

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

… is developing first-in-class biopharmaceuticals for the treatment of cancer and chronic degenerative diseases, including spinal cord injury, heart failure and diabetes. The company is advancing an anti-cancer drug and a cancer …