Ottawa won’t intervene in generic OxyContin decision
Canada’s health minister says she cannot delay or block the approval of generic OxyContin on the premise that some could misuse and become addicted to it. In a letter to her provincial counterparts, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq said that there’s…
Woman dies after abortion request ‘refused’ at Galway hospital
The husband of a pregnant woman who died in an Irish hospital has said he has no doubt she would be alive if she had been allowed an abortion. Savita Halappanavar’s family said she asked several times for her pregnancy…
55 Cases of dengue fever under investigation
From Cayman islands Public Health Department Dengue Update as of Week Ending November 10, 2012 Total cases under investigation for dengue since the beginning of the year: 55 Total results received for 34 cases: 16 positives, 18 negatives and 21…
James Buchanan Duke: Father of the modern cigarette
By William Kremer, BBC World Service It looks harmless enough – white, 8cm (3in) long and about the width of a child’s finger – but the cigarette is vilified like no other product. Who invented it and how much responsibility…
Anxiety
Written by Rudolph E. Tanzi, Ph.D., who is the Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy Professor of Neurology at Harvard University and Director of the Genetics and Aging Research Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital coauthor of Super Brain. In today’s…
Hypnosis is a safe therapeutic tool
There are many stories about hypnosis and hypnotherapy being dangerous, turning people into chickens, people not being able to wake up, and unscrupulous hypnotists exploiting their ‘vulnerable’ patients. However there are many people who are adamant that it has helped…
Dr Shetty training RCS surgeons
NHS heart surgeons could be trained in India to gain enough experience By Dean Nelson, New Delhi, The Telegraph NHS heart surgeons will soon have to be trained in India because European Union rules on working hours are stopping young…
Dengue Update: 15 positive cases
As of previous update on October 24, 2012: There were 37 cases being investigated for dengue Results were received for 17 of these cases; 8 positives of whom 3 had a travel history to an endemic country There were 9…
A Close Encounter with GAD
Watching a child struggle with anxiety can be very difficult for parents. Anxiety may begin to mask their perception and convince them that their child is already psychologically or emotionally impaired. Many parents find it helpful to keep track of…
A breath of fresh air from second hand smoke
All over the world, there is a concerted effort from different sectors of the government to enact stiffer anti-smoking laws due to the overwhelming evidence that cigarette smoking causes lung cancer and other serious diseases. These laws are also being…
