United Nations, Feb 1 – The UN Children’s Fund launched an appeal of $3.3 billion to provide emergency assistance in 48 countries around the globe, against the backdrop of children driven from their homes due to conflict, disasters and climate change. A total of 48 million children living through some of the world’s worst conflicts and other humanitarian emergencies will benefit from Unicef’s 2017 appeal, which was launched on January 31, Xinhua news agency cited a UN press release.
Category: Medicine
Diabetes or its rapid deterioration can be an early warning sign for pancreatic cancer
Patients and their doctors should be aware that the onset of diabetes, or a rapid deterioration in existing diabetes that requires more aggressive treatment, could be a sign of early, hidden pancreatic cancer, according to research presented at the European Cancer Congress 2017 today . Ms Alice Koechlin, from the International Prevention Research Institute in Lyon, France, told the meeting that an analysis linking nearly a million patients with type 2 diabetes in Lombardy and Belgium with recorded cases of pancreatic cancer showed that 50% of all pancreatic cancers cases in the two regions were diagnosed within one year of patients being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and being given their first prescription to control it.
Flu is breaking out; surprising studies reveal the cause and how you can protect your child
Watching for the first dip in temperature could protect your family from the annual influx of illness. Here’s what you need to know: Here are the facts Seasonal flu breaks out after the winter’s first cold spell.
Examining Finland’s tobacco-free plan
The Finnish government has set an ambitious goal for residents in a bid to benefit their health — and their bank balances. Officials plan to make the country tobacco-free by 2040, meaning they want less than 2% of their adults to consume tobacco — in any form — by that deadline.
The Royal College of Surgeons has said there is ‘no clinical justification’ for their plans
The Royal College of Surgeons has hit out at cost-cutting plans to ration who can receive hip and knee replacements. Three Clinical Commissioning Groups in the West Midlands have proposed slashing the number of people who qualify for hip replacements by 12% and introducing a 19% cut over who is eligible for knee replacements.
Client says many would be dead without medical heroin at Vancouver clinic
The smell of rubbing alcohol permeates a tiny room where chronic heroin users inject a pharmaceutical-grade version of the drug three times a day to just feel normal. Justin Hall, 48, exits the freshly cleaned injection room at the Crosstown Clinic in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside after his second visit of the day.
EXCLUSIVE: Sprague Man On hook For Massive Medical Bill After Having A Heart Attack
Robin Milne had a heart attack at his Manitoba home and was rushed to the nearest hospital in Roseau, Minn., part of a long standing, but little known agreement with the province called the Altru Agreement. He ended up stuck with a hospital bill of more than more than $118,000 .
Positive Three-Year Results from the Ovation European Post Market…
Endologix, Inc. , developer and marketer of innovative treatments for aortic disorders, announced today the presentation of positive 3-year clinical data from the Ovation European Post Market Registry at the 2017 Leipzig Interventional Course in Leipzig, Germany. The results were presented by Patrick Peeters, MD, Chief, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Imelda Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium and investigator for the study.
Vicki Jellie, the unsung cancer widow turned Australia Day Local Hero keeping families together
Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer View text version of this page Help using this website – Accessibility statement Join today and you can easily save your favourite articles, join in the conversation and comment, plus select which news your want direct to your inbox. As her husband Peter lay dying of oesophageal cancer, Vicki Jellie wasted too many hours driving from their home in regional Victoria to be at his bedside in hospital.
HMC performs Qatar’s first liver transplant from living donor
The Organ Transplant Team at Hamad Medical Corporation’s Hamad General Hospital has successfully performed the first ever liver transplant from a living donor, in Qatar. Since the commencement of the liver transplant programme at HMC all transplants were performed from deceased donors.
Schizophrenia US Therapeutic and Drug Pipeline Review H2
PUNE, INDIA, January 17, 2017 / EINPresswire.com / — GET SAMPLE REPORT @ Summary Schizophrenia is a heterogeneous behavioral and cognitive syndrome involving chronic or recurrent psychosis. The disorder is characterized by several symptom domains including positive symptoms , negative symptoms , and cognitive deficits .
Colic study stirs prickly debate on acupuncture
APRIL 02: A young Chinese cries as she waits for feeding at a foster care center on April 2, 2014 in Beijing, China. China’s orphanages and foster homes used to be filled with healthy girls, reflecting the country’s one-child policy and its preference for sons.
South Korea seeks arrest of Samsung scion in graft scandal
In this Dec, 6, 2016 file photo, Lee Jae-yong, a vice chairman of Samsung Electronics Co. arrives for hearing at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea.
Please prove climate-puberty linkJan. 13, 2017, 12:10 Am Ast
The following statement was made by Senator Maulana Dr Waffie Mohammed during his recent contribution in the Senate on the debate on child marriage: ‘…the age of puberty will vary in climatic conditions…from place to place…’ Senator Mohammed has spoken of puberty in the context of it being a definitive factor in deciding whether a girl should be married during her minor years. I have conducted diligent and vast research, reading scientific studies conducted throughout the world so as to attempt to confirm the effect of climate on the onset of puberty.
Hospital to admit more out-of-county patients following closure of major unit
Wycombe hospital is readying to admit more people suffering from a stroke following the closure of an emergency-response stroke unit in Slough. The closure of the acute stroke unit in Wexham Park at the end of last year means more people from Windsor and Slough are expected to travel to High Wycombe to use its health services.
Only 4% of Czech attempts to give up smoking succeed
The number of Czechs trying to give up smoking is one million a year but only 4 percent of them succeed, Eva Kralikova, from the Centre for tobacco addicts at the 1st Medical Faculty in Prague, has told Wednesday’s issue of daily Pravo. Most of those who try to quit smoking do so without consulting experts.
‘Tree Man’ Becomes First Person Cured Of Epidermodysplasia…
After 16 surgeries spanning an entire year, Bangladesh’s “Tree Man” has been cured. Adul Bajandar, 27, has a rare disease called epidermodysplasia verruciformis that causes warts to grow uncontrollably on his hands and feet.
Optimized treatment relieves pain in chronic pancreatitis
For most patients with chronic pancreatitis , optimized medical and interventional treatment is associated with significant pain relief, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology . For the study, researchers from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi enrolled 313 consecutive patients with CP who were treated with a well-balanced diet, pancreatic enzymes, and antioxidants.
Turkey moves to support currency after it hits record low
Turkey’s central bank has moved to support the currency after it hit another record low amid investor concerns that the country might concentrate political power under its president. The central bank effectively freed up $1.5 billion in foreign cash liquidity for the banks by allowing them to reduce the amount of foreign currency they have to hold in reserve.
New group researching Big Bang Theory named in memory of Kingswood eight-year-old
A NEW group formed to further research the Big Bang Theory has been named in memory of an eight-year-old who died from a rare form of cancer. Callands Community Primary School pupil Ava Scott, was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma in 2012 and died in September 2013 at the age of eight.
Unit helps South Yorkshire hepatitis C sufferers get crucial…
A mobile clinic unit which could help more people with hepatitis C live a disease-free future will be visiting Devonshire Green on Thursday January 26 and Hanfia Masjid mosque, 372 Sheffield Road, Tinsley on Friday January 27. Hepatitis C is a virus that infects the liver. If untreated, it can cause serious and life-threatening damage to the liver, including cirrhosis and liver cancer.
Higuain helps Juventus to record 26th straight home win
Roma’s Brazilian defender Bruno Peres, second from left, celebrates with his teammates Bosnian forward Edin Dzeko, Argentinian defender Federico Fazio and Brazilian defender Emerson Palmieri, after Genoa’s Italian defender Armando Izzo scored an own goal during a Serie A soccer match between Genoa and Roma at Genoa’s Luigi Ferraris Stadium, Italy, Jan. 8, 2017. Inter Milan’s head coach Stefano Pioli gives directions to his players during a Serie A soccer match between Udinese and Inter Milan, at Friuli stadium in Udine, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017.
Azelis eyes African middle class with Ivory Coast investment
Ingredients specialist Azelis has set its sights on Africa’s growing middle class with a new import and distribution office in the Ivory Coast. The office, located in the country’s administrative capital, Abidjan, will initially focus on food and health ingredients but plans to expand into agriculture and horticulture.
Hessle firm Agencia hopeful of first Chinese contract after trade mission
An East Yorkshire-based company is looking to build on two years of developing links with the world’s second largest economy. Change management business Agencia is confident of securing its first contract in China after attending a major healthcare trade mission, headed by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
Manorlands-based Airedale healthcare worker ‘humbled’ to receive MBE
A HEALTHCARE worker with Airedale NHS Foundation Trust said she was “humbled” to be rewarded in the New Year Honours List. Dr Helen Livingstone, a specialist palliative care consultant currently working at Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice Manorlands, was awarded the MBE.
More Queensland women choose midwives to deliver babies
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of Queensland women choosing midwives to manage the birth of their babies, despite doctors’ concerns the practice puts patients at risk. The midwife model of care operates in five hospitals across the state, which have all reported a rise in demand.
The long, strange odyssey of bringing Oscar fave ‘Toni Erdmann’ to the screen
But the upstart German filmmaker Maren Ade employed an especially unconventional technique in greeting the stars of her new picture “Toni Erdmann” for the Romanian portion of production. Ade showed up at the down-on-its-heels Bucharest airport as an over-the-top character – tricked out as a goofball mogul, pouring Champagne wearing bathroom slippers in the back of a white stretch limo.
The long, strange odyssey of bringing Oscar fave ‘Toni Erdmann’ to the screen
But the upstart German filmmaker Maren Ade employed an especially unconventional technique in greeting the stars of her new picture “Toni Erdmann” for the Romanian portion of production. Ade showed up at the down-on-its-heels Bucharest airport as an over-the-top character – tricked out as a goofball mogul, pouring Champagne wearing bathroom slippers in the back of a white stretch limo.
Scientists find genes driving Bahama pupfish specialization
The saltwater lakes of the Bahama’s San Salvador Island are home to a rich diversity of fish species, including several species of Bahama pupfish. What makes such diversity possible? In a new study, scientists have offered a genetic explanation for how at least three pupfish species coexist in the same lake.
Scientists find genes driving Bahama pupfish specialization
The saltwater lakes of the Bahama’s San Salvador Island are home to a rich diversity of fish species, including several species of Bahama pupfish. What makes such diversity possible? In a new study, scientists have offered a genetic explanation for how at least three pupfish species coexist in the same lake.
China to ease curbs on foreign investment after complaints
The Chinese government said Friday it will ease restrictions on foreign investment in sectors ranging from banking and internet services to rail equipment and motorcycles, in response to mounting complaints from foreign business groups and governments. An official with China’s National Development and Reform Commission, the economic planning agency, said service sectors such as accounting and auditing, architectural design and ratings services will be open to foreign investment.
U. researcher awarded for decades of study and care
The second desk drawer on the right in John Opitz ‘s study isn’t lined with the typical pens, pencils and Post-it notes: It’s lined with eggs. Twenty-two eggs, to be exact, laid by his bird, Darwin, who is just one of myriad animals that roam Opitz ‘s home, his love of zoology and biology brought to life.
Do we need another wake up call? Dr. Shmuel Katz
Dr. Shmuel Katz was born in Hungary and was raised in Israel. He served as an officer in the Israeli army during the Six Day War where he decided to become a doctor.
President calls for public private partnership in healthcare
Hyderabad, Dec 24 : President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday called for public private partnership to overcome deficiencies in healthcare infrastructure in the country. [NK Andhra Pradesh] Expressing concern over the deficiencies in the healthcare infrastructure, he said the only long-lasting solution was to create cooperative structures comprising the government and private stake holders as well as civil society.
The year of the fentanyl crisis: How we got here
Marchers carried a coffin to remember friends, family and community members during a procession to mark Overdose Awareness Day in Vancouver in August. The highly potent opioid fentanyl was detected in more than 370 drug overdose deaths in British Columbia between January and October 2016.
The year of the fentanyl crisis: How we got here
Marchers carried a coffin to remember friends, family and community members during a procession to mark Overdose Awareness Day in Vancouver in August. The highly potent opioid fentanyl was detected in more than 370 drug overdose deaths in British Columbia between January and October 2016.
CTD Holdings Files Clinical Trial Application with Italian Drug…
The study will be led by Dr. Bruno Bembi, of the Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital in Udine, Italy. Dr. Bembi has extensive experience in treating rare diseases.
OxyContin boom in China becomes gold mine for one drugmaker
Jiang Xueying holds a phone showing a picture of her late sister at her traditional medicine therapy clinic in Xinteng Township of Jiaxing, China, on November 22, 2016. : Bloomberg photo by Qilai Shen.
1 in 4 in NZ emergency departments affected by alcohol
The latest snapshot survey of alcohol-related presentations to emergency departments in Australia and New Zealand has shown once again that alcohol continues to impact on staff, patients and health systems in both countries. In New Zealand, the survey shockingly revealed that one out of four patients were there as a result of the harmful use of alcohol.
1 in 8 Emergency Department presentations related to alcohol
The latest snapshot survey of alcohol-related presentations to emergency departments in Australia and New Zealand has shown once again that alcohol continues to impact on staff, patients and health systems in both countries. In Australia the survey revealed that one out of eight patients were there as a result of the harmful use of alcohol.