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Medical News Today: 12-27-2004
Epilepsy Action has produced a self help guide for people with epilepsy who are experiencing memory problems... click link for more info.
"The Diamorphine Injection availabilty situation in the UK has become critical because of the disruption of supplies from the major supplier, who accounted for approximately 70% of the supplies in UK... click link for more info.
Kelley Sperry's right nostril is twisted... click link for more info.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has launched a preliminary appeal for 7... click link for more info.
Oxfam is rushing to the aid of the thousands affected by the flooding in Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka is one of worst affected countries by the recent Asian floods... click link for more info.
The devastating floods that have affected East and South Asia will need to be met with a rapid response if the death toll is not to rise further, warned international aid agency Oxfam today... click link for more info.
The Japanese government decided Sunday to send a medical team to Sri Lanka, possibly on Monday, as part of an international emergency assistance team to the country hit by tsunami caused by a large earthquake, government officials said... click link for more info.
Tokyo (JCNN) - Nipro (TSE: 8086), a leading Japanese medical device manufacturer, launched FreeStyle Flash, a blood glucose meter designed for self-monitoring, on December 22... click link for more info.
Tokyo (JCNN) - The Q'SAI Analysis & Research Center (TSE: 2596) has announced that it has upgraded its existing multi-pesticide residue analysis service Issei Bunseki 210 Pesticides in commemoration of receiving official authorization from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare... click link for more info.
World Vision, the Federal Way based Christian relief and development organization, will send videographer Tom Costanza and photographer Jon Warren to India to cover the organization's response to the deadly earthquake and tsunami ravaging coastlines surrounding the Indian Ocean... click link for more info.
Electronic pacemakers, cannot react to situations like the heart's own can, such as raising the heart rate when a person is scared or about to climb up a hill but researchers say a pacemaker created by stem cells may bypass this problem... click link for more info.
About one half of all amputations are currently performed among the diabetic population... click link for more info.
A new study suggests getting active can help elderly patients who have trouble sleeping ... click link for more info.
How Can You Help? Humanitarian Organizations Working in the Disaster RegionThe most efficient and effective way to help those affected by a disaster overseas is to make a monetary donation to a humanitarian organization that is implementing relief programs in the affected region... click link for more info.
Monks at the Buddhist College in Vientiane, the capital of Lao People's Democratic Republic, have developed a series of posters aimed at spreading love and compassion for people living with HIV and AIDS, while addressing the stigma and discrimination surrounding the disease... click link for more info.
UNICEF country offices circling the Indian Ocean are assessing damage from the Sumatra earthquake that touched off a series of tsunamis early today, killing thousands of people and leaving hundreds of thousands of children and their families in jeopardy... click link for more info.
A group of physicians and scientists led by Associate Professor Daniel Salomon, M... click link for more info.
The two leading candidates to head the Democratic National Committee - former Vermont Gov... click link for more info.
The first cloned-to-order pet has been delivered by a US company, reigniting debate over the ethics of commercial cloning... click link for more info.
A colonoscopy is the gold standard for detecting colon cancer... click link for more info.
A recent study has shown that for those suffering form asthma, the key to their relief could be found in a lemon... click link for more info.
Only 12% of hospitals in Japan conduct post-transfusion blood tests on all recipients as required by a government guideline, the Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Saturday in its first nationwide survey on the issue... click link for more info.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation on Wednesday announced plans to hold a second concert next year to raise funds to fight the HIV/AIDS pandemic... click link for more info.
A former New York regional sales manager for Swiss biotechnology company Serono on Tuesday pleaded guilty to bribing doctors in New York City to write prescriptions for the company's AIDS-related drug Serostim, the Boston Globe reports (Boston Globe, 12/22)... click link for more info.
The UK Government has warned that there could be a shortage of a frontline NHS painkiller over the next few weeks... click link for more info.
Worldwide, the production and consumption of foods derived from genetically modified crops (GM crops) is rising rapidly... click link for more info.
University of Nevada study finds plants assimilate mercury from air Mercury gets around... click link for more info.
MSF is offering its services to the Indonesian Government to assist the affected population... click link for more info.
Latest reports indicate that over 7,000 people have died as a result of a devastating earthquake that hit Southeast Asia early this morning... click link for more info.
If you have diarrhoea and vomiting give the stomach a rest and abstain from food and alcohol... click link for more info.
Happy 15th Birthday BOTOX(R)! First approved by the FDA to treat two rare eye disorders in December 1989, then approved to treat a debilitating movement disorder affecting the head and neck and, most recently, approved to treat severe underarm sweating not managed with topical agents, BOTOX(R) (Botulinum Toxin Type A) is one of the world's most versatile medicines... click link for more info.
Media coverage of a British study on children and asthma wrongly links the use of cleaning products to asthma suffering -- and ignores the health benefits of responsible product usage, according to The Soap and Detergent Association (SDA)... click link for more info.
Cellegy Pharmaceuticals, Inc (Nasdaq: CLGY) announced that it received a communication from the U... click link for more info.
The Wellness Community(R) (TWC), an international, non-profit organization dedicated to providing free support, education and hope for all people affected by cancer, announced that its founder, Harold H... click link for more info.
A tidal wave that hit the East Coast of India killed scores of people and devastated property on Sunday morning, shortly after a strong earthquake hit Indonesia and sent tremors through the subcontinent... click link for more info.
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has set up a special hotline for people with relatives in South-East Asia and south Asia, where Tsunamis and earthquakes struck earlier today... click link for more info.
The Swiss president, Joseph Deiss, has sent a message of sympathy and solidarity to the victims of Sunday's disastrous earthquake in southeastern Asia... click link for more info.
Russia says it will send AID and personnel to help the international relief efforts after the tragic earthquake and tidal waves that have hit Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, The Maldives, Thailand and Bangladesh... click link for more info.
The European Union on Sunday committed 3 million euros (US$4 million) in emergency aid to help victims of the massive earthquake and tsunamis that hit coastal communities in several south Asian nations... click link for more info.
Pope John Paul II prayed Sunday for the victims of the earthquake and tidal waves in Asia, and called for international relief efforts... click link for more info.
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