Potential Bacterial Alternative to Bariatric Surgery
Gastric bypass surgery is the commonest form of bariatric surgery. It is a procedure aimed at curing obesity by short circuiting the small intestine. There...
Diabetes: The Social Disease That Won’t be Helped by Social Media
If diabetes is a social disease then surely the cure can be a social one too? But not really, because Web and phone based contacts,...
Does Osteopathic Medicine actually Help those Who Suffer from Chronic Pain?
Osteopathy, a form of alternative healthcare, involves gentle manipulation and repositioning of joints into more appropriate positions in terms of its philosophical considerations. Its intent is...
A Tale of Two Recalls – OneTouch Verio IQ Meters / Pallamid Pharmacy
Quality failures in the medical sector are a big cause for concern. Recently there have been two high-profile product recalls, one for prescription drugs and...
You Tube Cinnamon Challenge- No Joke
At the moment teenagers are finding the cinnamon challenge on YouTube a great adventure to embark on. The thing is though doctors are warning people...
Screening Device for African Countries to Spot Counterfeit Pills
Health officials in the United States are making sure that high-tech screening devices that are able to spot counterfeit pills are available in Africa. The...
Red Cross & Pharmaceuticals Research Company Team Up to Fight Disease
GENEVA—Non-communicable diseases cause deaths all over the world, but three organizations in the EU have teamed up to fight non-communicable diseases in an unprecedented cross-sector...
Measles Spreading too Fast | Health Officials Call for More Vaccinations
Recent health reports from health officials in the United Kingdom indicate that an epidemic of Measles in Wales could cause severe brain damage in those...
“Compression Is the Only Way to Go,” Says American Heart Association
CPR is a lifesaver, as Susanna Rohm of Marietta, Ga. discovered. Her 3 month-old son Isiah, had stopped breathing while at home. Susannah called for...
Fear Rising Over Pancreatic Cancer and Incretin Mimetics Link
The Food and Drug Administration, FDA, are looking into links between various diabetes prescription and pancreatic cancer. The diabetes drugs involved are ‘Januvia’ (made by...
MS Patients Shouldn’t Rush Into Liberation Therapy – Venous Angioplasty
Researchers at the University of Buffalo report that percutaneous transluminal venous angioplasty (Liberation Therapy) does no harm to patients. But neither does it make the...
