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Rising awareness, new product alternatives to boost prospects of European sleep apnea diagnostics market

Low levels of awareness among patients and physicians about sleep apnea are hindering the uptake of related diagnostics. Increased knowledge about this breathing disorder together with the emergence of new alternatives to current diagnostics tools is set to aid in market expansion.

28 Feb 2005

Methamphetamine, biggest illegal drug menace in America

Ten Attorneys General and officials from 13 other states came together today to attack what they called the biggest illegal drug menace in America: the use and production of methamphetamine.

28 Feb 2005

Promising new strategy for Swedish medical research

Research scientists at Karolinska Institutet are planning an international initiative to map out the relationships between health, genes and lifestyle. Discussion partners include world-leading researchers from the USA, Britain, Singapore and Norway.

27 Feb 2005

Several causes for concern regarding children's health in general practice in Britain

An editorial in this weeks BMJ highlights several causes for concern regarding children's health in general practice in Britain. Once greatly admired, the British model of general practice raises concern over the future of children's health.

27 Feb 2005

Trial results on the use of recombinant activated factor VII in acute intracerebral haemorrhage

The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) today reports positive results from the recently completed clinical trial of recombinant activated factor VII (NovoSeven/rFVIIa) in intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH).

24 Feb 2005

Sir Bobby Robson opens state-of-the-art research centre

Cancer survivor Sir Bobby Robson marked the official opening of a state-of-the-art research centre by meeting the doctors and scientists using its facilities to help patients.

23 Feb 2005

Health promises need budget scrutiny

Commitments by both major parties to restore WA's ailing health system are meaningless in the absence of budget adjustments to deliver core promises, the Australian Medical Association (WA) said yesterday.

23 Feb 2005

Need for greater understanding of shingles

Results from a recent international survey reveal that most people are aware of herpes zoster -- more commonly known as shingles -- but do not truly understand the complexity of the condition or the potential impact it has on their overall health.

23 Feb 2005

Biggest-ever study of constipation in the world

An embarrassing medical problem that costs UK health services £50m each year is to be investigated in the biggest-ever study of the condition in the world.

23 Feb 2005

Health insurance that pays the full cost of smoking-cessation treatments can increase quit rates

Health insurance that pays the full cost of smoking-cessation treatments can increase quit rates, compared to benefit plans that pick up only part of the tab or that offer no cessation benefits at all, according to a new review of studies.

22 Feb 2005

People drink less alcohol as they age

A new UCLA study shows that people drink less alcohol as they age--but drinking among those who were born in earlier years showed a faster decline than among people born more recently.

22 Feb 2005

Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry in the new EU countries presents considerable potential

In contrast to subdued growth in the pharmaceutical markets of the former 15-state European Union (EU), pharmaceutical markets in the 'new' EU accession markets are expanding vibrantly.

22 Feb 2005

When breast augmentation or reduction cases are medically necessary

Traditionally, breast augmentation and reduction surgeries are defined by health insurers as cosmetic. It's a definition that often puts patients at odds with health insurers. Payers have difficulty deciding if breast augmentation or reduction cases are medically necessary.

22 Feb 2005

Pharmaceutical companies will be named and shamed for misleading advertising

The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) will be naming and shaming companies which engage in misleading advertising of their pharmaceutical products, or which show poor practice in the way they set about their advertising and promotional campaigns.

22 Feb 2005

Stop-smoking products increase quit rate for smokers who need to quit the most

An article in the current issue of the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment (Volume 28, Issue 1, 2005) provides new hope for smokers who are highly dependent upon tobacco and who smoke more than two packs per day.

21 Feb 2005

Antidepressant drugs may be associated with an increased risk of suicidal behaviour

Antidepressant drugs may be associated with an increased risk of suicidal behaviour, particularly in the early stages of treatment, shows new evidence in this week's BMJ.

20 Feb 2005

Caution on cosmetic injections administered in non-healthcare settings

Local health departments in Northern Virginia, the District of Columbia and Maryland are investigating an outbreak of serious skin reactions among at least 16 women who have developed the condition after receiving cosmetic injections in October and November 2004.

17 Feb 2005

FDA will create a new independent Drug Safety Oversight Board to oversee the management of drug safety issues

In a recent meeting with employees, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt shared an emboldened vision for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that included a new culture of openness, improved oversight and enhanced independence.

16 Feb 2005

Genetically engineered potatoes offer new hope in the fight against the Hepatitis B

Genetically engineered potatoes offer new hope in the fight against the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), an acute sometimes fatal form of viral hepatitis caused by a DNA virus that persists in the blood serum and is transmitted by sexual contact or by transfusion or by ingestion of contaminated blood or other bodily fluids.

14 Feb 2005

UK tops Euro league for costs of living with heart disease

The UK is shouldering the brunt of economic burden from coronary heart disease, according to new pan-European statistics from the British Heart Foundation and the European Heart Network.

13 Feb 2005

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Rising awareness, new product alternatives to boost prospects of European sleep apnea diagnostics market

Methamphetamine, biggest illegal drug menace in America

Promising new strategy for Swedish medical research

Several causes for concern regarding children's health in general practice in Britain

Trial results on the use of recombinant activated factor VII in acute intracerebral haemorrhage

Sir Bobby Robson opens state-of-the-art research centre

Health promises need budget scrutiny

Need for greater understanding of shingles

Biggest-ever study of constipation in the world

Health insurance that pays the full cost of smoking-cessation treatments can increase quit rates

People drink less alcohol as they age

Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry in the new EU countries presents considerable potential

When breast augmentation or reduction cases are medically necessary

Pharmaceutical companies will be named and shamed for misleading advertising

Stop-smoking products increase quit rate for smokers who need to quit the most

Antidepressant drugs may be associated with an increased risk of suicidal behaviour

Caution on cosmetic injections administered in non-healthcare settings

FDA will create a new independent Drug Safety Oversight Board to oversee the management of drug safety issues

Genetically engineered potatoes offer new hope in the fight against the Hepatitis B

UK tops Euro league for costs of living with heart disease

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Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

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