Diseases invented by drug firms
The researchers have warned the public that the pharmaceutical firms are inventing diseases to increase the number of drugs on the market, but they denied this statement. In Australia, the Newcastle University researchers said that firms were putting healthy people at risk by medicalising...
Danny
Health of survivors of 9/11 to be monitored
Survivors of the terrorist attacks on New York's World Trade Center, especially the ones who were exposed to dust from the towers' collapse, are suffering worsening respiratory and psychological symptoms. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a study that will be monitored for...
derrickM.
The risk of human version of bird flu is very low
The Government's chief scientific adviser said that the chances of the avian flu virus mutating into a form that spreads between people is "very low". The Department of Rural Affairs was called by 3,500 people last Friday and Saturday. Tensions among the public increased after details of...
derrickM.
Ovary removal increases the risk of dementia
A study of 2,500 patients suggests that women that have their ovaries removed may be at increased risk of dementia. In Minnesota a Mayo Clinic team found the risk was raised especially among the young women- removal of one ovary by the age of 38 raised the risk by 260%. They believe the key could...
Miia2818
Girls under 13 are being prescribed the pills
The Researches of the Aberdeen University found that 23 girls under age 13 were given the Pill. The shocking fact is- 2 among them were under age 10. The study in Archives of Disease in Childhood prompted claims that doctors may be breaking the law. In Scotland, having sex with a child aged under...
Miia2818
Cigarette smoke inhaled directly/passively equally dangerous
Apart from being bad for lungs, it is found that smoke is also increasing the risk of diabetes. More than 4,500 Americans were examined and the incidence of glucose intolerance was found related to exposure to tobacco smoke. After 15 years, the researches have found smokers with the highest risk of...
Jenny3481
A Drug Trial Became a Big Confusion
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) says that in the experimental drug TGN1412, has not been found anything other than correct ingredients and the product seems to not have been contaminated. But still, the health of the six volunteers of the drug trial is still in danger....
Markos
A vaccine to fight cervical cancer found
It’s reported that experimental cervical cancer vaccine remains effective for nearly five years and may protect women against more types of cancer-causing viruses than was originally thought. On the online issue of The Lancet it is today reported that more than 1,100 women participated in a study...
Markos
Affordable insurance needed!
I've had problems on where i could get an insurance with me only earning a little i need a cheaper health insurance for me and my family.Can you help me regarding to my problem?? Kindly reply to this thread... :-)
alston664089
Change your lifestyle and prevent the cancer
According to a new study, enabled by the American Cancer Society, dying from cancer could be avoided by changing the lifestyle by quitting smoking, adopting nutritious food habits, regular exercise etc. The study outlines that smoking carries the highest risk of cancer and about one third of cancer...
derrickM.