Repairing a broken heart is the subject of many popular songs but is likely to become a reality in as little as five years from now. Researchers at The Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease have discovered a revolutionary new way of changing connective muscle tissue into beating heart cells. This will enable a damaged heart […]
Along with the Obama reforms there have been moves in the US to put limits on money paid out in malpractice suits. However there is some opposition to this proposal in Albany, New York. In fact the suggested new arrangements have become a hot political potato. Supporters of the changes have been criticised as being […]
Studies in the US appear to suggest it possibly is better than other treatments. However one surgeon warns that it is important that people considering getting stomach bypass surgery carried out go to someone who has performed a large number of them. According to one New York Surgeon, Dr. Mitchell Roslin: “[Gastric bypass surgery is] […]
A new company which specialises in helping women suffering from hair loss has opened a branch in Scotland. The Greater Manchester-based business has found sales of its products and services have rocketed in the four years it was established. It is expected that turnover will double this year; at the end of August last year, […]
It seems infertility amongst Punjabi men is in crisis with a large of proportion having a lower sperm count than other parts of India. Medical practitioners also blame the consumption of alcohol as the major factor. The information came from the World Health Organisation (WHO) committee for semen analysis which appears to show that worldwide […]
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic hospital in Oswestry, Shropshire is to conduct a year long trial using stem cells to repair damaged knee cartilage in osteoarthritis patients. This trial is funded by Arthritis Research UK and aims to determine the effectiveness of stem cell treatment in a group of 70 volunteers. These volunteers […]
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has recommended that the obesity drug sibutramine (marketed as Reductil) should be suspended until further notice. This suspension was announced in January 2010 and follows a review by the European Medicines Agency. They have found that there is an increased risk of non-fatal heart attacks and strokes […]
American researchers have found a link between common painkillers and hearing loss in men under 60. Over the counter painkillers such as aspirin, paracetamol and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs e.g. Ibuprofen appears to double the risk of hearing loss. This risk of hearing loss effectively doubles in men under 50 but drops once they reach their […]
According to one rich family in New York, it appears so. Speaking with reporters from the New York Times one family member said: “Unlike many others, my family can afford medical care, with or without insurance.” She added: “The truth is that individual health insurance is not easy to get.” President Obama has tried to […]
The State of Texas recently passed the controversial Sonogram Bill, by a margin of 21 votes to 10. The aim of the bill is to force a woman who wants an abortion to have sonogram so that she hears and see the baby she (according to anti abortionists) is about to kill. The hope is […]