The introduction of plain cigarette packaging has shown success in reducing smoking rates in Australia. But understanding why the laws have worked, hasn’t been clear.
Day: March 2, 2017
Healthcare Workers Proclaim ‘Sanctuary Union’, Push for Medicare for All in California
… help them to organize others. One of our longstanding goals is to ensure that patients have the same access to mental health services as they do to traditional medical care. We represent more than 3,000 California behavioral health clinicians that …
Emma McCloskey is celebrating two years clear after battling a tumour the size of a newborn baby.
A YOUNG woman who was given a five per cent chance of survival after she was diagnosed with a tumour the size of a newborn baby is celebrating a new lease of life after being given the all-clear. Emma McCloskey was diagnosed with sarcoma, an rare and aggressive soft tissue cancer, four-and-a-half years ago after doctors discovered that she had a tumour weighing nearly eight pounds wrapped around her right leg.
1,000 Thai hospitals play clip to promote HIV zero discrimation
… treatment. It is a part of the campaign conducted through the collaboration of The Ministry of Public Health of Thailand, the Thai Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (TNP+) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). “More than …
OPINION: We must be vocal on Lyme diagnosis and treatments
… signers will make those in authority finally sit up and listen. So I hope people will keep the petition going until health authorities have no choice but to do so. A Twitter account called TickingLymeBomb (@TickingLyme) has been set up to blast …
European shares steady, strong results boost Melrose and Subsea
European shares steadied early on Thursday, pausing after a strong rally in the previous session, with strong earnings updates driving shares in Melrose Industries and Subsea 7. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was flat in percentage terms by 0826 GMT. Basic resources stocks were again the top gainers, up 1 percent, after a more than 2.9 percent rise on Wednesday.
Surgeon ‘ignored’ patient’s request to stop during bowel op without anaesthetic
… you agree to our use of cookies. PATIENT consent must be beefed up beyond a “box-checking” exercise, Scotland ‘s health watchdog said as it revealed a series of breaches including the case of a woman traumatised when a consultant performed bowel …
UPDATE 1-Roche says drug combo cuts breast cancer deaths in key trial
Combining Roche’s Perjeta and Herceptin drugs with chemotherapy reduced recurrence of aggressive breast cancer or death compared to Herceptin and chemo, the Swiss drugmaker said on Thursday. “These results from the positive Aphinity study represent an important addition to the body of data for Perjeta in the treatment of people with HER2-positive early breast cancer,” Sandra Horning, Roche’s chief medical officer, said.
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Allowing insurers to market health care policies across state lines is one of President Donald Trump’s main ideas for bringing down costs. While supporters of the idea cast it as a way to make insurance policies more competitive, critics say it’s unlikely to result in more affordable plans and could undermine stronger consumer protections in states such as California and Hawaii.
Too many patients get liver tests they don’t need, which can raise fears and costs
It can start with the quick check of a box. A doctor orders a range of blood tests all at once, hoping to figure out what’s causing a patient to show signs of liver damage.
#Politics and 33% fewer #HIV infections in the #UK
… provide. Helpful friends monitor the supply and indicate what websites provide the correct substance The National Health System meanwhile did not want to fund the use of PrEP in 2016. As a result more and more people became aware of PrEP and learned …
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Study Finds Tax on Driving Leads…
… 50 percent, according to a Johns Hopkins Carey Business School economist’s study of the tax and its impact. The health improvement in the children appeared more gradually than the observed decline in the pollution level. This suggests that the full …
What is that sticker on my eggs? Why your free range eggs may no longer be free range
That’s because farmers are being forced to keep their chickens in barns for longer this winter to protect them from avian flu. That doesn’t mean they are being cruelly locked-up in battery-farm cages – it’s simply a measure to keep the chickens safe.
Acid Reflux Product Receives Top Rating from TopConsumerReviews.com
… is part of the HelloLife brand, an Applied Life Science and Technology company doing business in the fields of health and wellness. The company operates under Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), which allow total documentation of all processes, …
Desk jobs increase risk of heart disease
… seven to eight miles, or spending seven hours per day upright. “Our findings could be used as the basis of new public health targets for sitting, lying, standing and stepping to avoid metabolic risks. Participants in the study wore a tiny physical …
While most melanoma survivors limit sun exposure, some report getting suntans and sunburns
… by Rachel Isaksson Vogel, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health at the University of Minnesota. Incidence of melanoma , the deadliest form of skin cancer, has risen steadily for the past 30 years. …
Michael James on art, poetry and the caregiving experience
In 2015 New Bedford native Michael James – an internationally recognized textile artist now based in Lincoln, Nebraska – debuted a collection of new works at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln campus. This collection of non-traditional quilts represented his attempt, as a caregiver, to negotiate the psychic and emotional minefield that is the dementia experience for those suffering from diseases including Alzheimer’s, as well as for their caregivers.
Michael James lecture to precede reception
To mark the opening of the exhibit In Touch: The Expressive Magic of Judith James, her husband will present a lecture beginning at 1 p.m. at the UMass Dartmouth College of Performing and Visual Arts . Following the lecture, attendees will take a short walk to the New Bedford Art Museum/Artworks! To a reception marking the opening of the exhibit.
People using pet painkiller prescriptions to fuel opioid abuse
So after surgery, or if they’re in pain, some owners opt to help with a pet prescription painkiller called “tramadol.” “I got called by a pharmacist about eight o’clock one night and said, ‘This is the third prescription I’ve filled for these guys this month.’