Red Cross Strike Fails to Hit Blood Supply
Notwithstanding the strike by some local American Red Cross employees and a decision by the organisation not to take any blood donations in the area until the agitators returned to work, health officials have allayed the fears of blood shortage due to the protest.
The Director of the blood lab at Marietta Memorial Hospital, Michael McGowan, says the institution receives 80-90% of its blood supply from its own lab. The hospital, which is one of only two in Ohio with its own donor program, only gets 10-15% blood supply from the American Red Cross.
FDA’s Fresh Guidelines on Asthma Drugs’ Usage
Aimed at instructing doctors on the usage of products that are meant for the most severe cases of asthma, the Food and Drug Administration has issued tougher warnings regarding a class of long-acting asthma drugs.
Announced Wednesday, the new guidelines would affect GlaxoSmithKline PLC's (GSK) Advair and Serevent, Novartis AG's (NVS) Foradil, which is marketed in the U. S. by Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK), and AstraZeneca PLC's (AZN) Symbicort. While GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca had to be ordered to make the label changes, other companies agreed voluntarily to the new labels, the FDA said.
Meditation Might Reduce Pain’s Emotional Affect
According to a new study, meditation helps in making pain less unpleasant and decreases its emotional affect.
To arrive at the conclusion, scientists from The University of Manchester hired individuals into the study who had a different range of experience with meditation, straddling anything from months to decades.
It was only the more superior meditators whose expectation and experience of pain varied from non-meditators.
Aurora Ranks the Best Children Hospital
The U. S. News & World Report has, in its annual statement, presented Aurora, The Children Hospital, as a top rank holder among all the children hospitals in the country. The hospital has been given this rank in nine of 10 specialty categories. The hospital ranks in top 20 in other eight specialty categories, including diabetes, endocrinology, gastroenterology, pulmonology, neonatology, orthopedics, cancer, heart, neurology and neurosurgery.
"This is a fantastic news, not just for us but for the children of Colorado," says Jim Shmerling, President and CEO of The Children's Hospital.
Borders General Hospital Hit By Vomiting Bug
It has been reported that two wards at Borders General Hospital were closed after the patients began to display the symptoms of the norovirus, the diarrhoea and vomiting illness. The wards are not admitting new patients in these two wards.
A spokesman from NHS Borders said that they have introduced a number of restrictions at the hospital and other health-care facilities. Visitors have been asked to go straight to the wards and not to move around other areas of the hospital
HIV/AIDS Workshop Starts
The two day workshop on Prevention of HIV/AIDS in the World started today at Hotel Millennium in Kohima. It is being organized by V. V. Giri National Labour institute, Noida, in association with the Labour Department of Nagaland and Nagaland State AIDS Control Society. Dr. Chumben Murry, Minister for Agriculture, was the chief guest.
Post-Mastectomy Radiation Therapy Found to Elevate Breast Cancer Survival Rate
A recent study has found that the post-mastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) elevates the breast cancer survival rates.
This research study also revealed that PMRT is capable of lessening the risk of recurrence of breast cancer in patients by almost 30%. This in turn raises the five-year overall survival in patients by 50%.
The study was concluded after observing 544 patients suffering with T1-2 N1 invasive breast cancer. All these patients were treated with modified radical mastectomy between April 1991 and December 2005.
Stringent Checks Implemented on Foreign Doctors in Cornwall
It has been reported that the man who was given an overdose of diamorphine by a German doctors and who died because of that has created many problems for the doctors in Cornwall.
David Gray, who was suffering from Renal Colic, was injected with 10 times the normal amount of diamorphine by Dr. Ubani. As a result, David Gray died after a few hours.
New Portable Inexpensive Paper 'Dipstick' Test Developed to Determine Blood Type
It has been reported by scientists from the American Chemical Society on ScienceDaily that soon a ‘dipstick’ test will be used by physicians for determining a person's blood type, doing away with the complicated lab equipments.
Scientists claim that simply placing a drop of blood on a paper strip will make it possible to know the blood type of a patient.
This discovery was reported in ACS' semi-monthly journal Analytical Chemistry. In the report, the test has been explained in detail.
Mackay and Bundaberg Get $1M for New Autism Centers
As per the figures, autism is a rare behavioral disorder that is seen in one in 160 children within the age bracket of six and twelve years.
According to Autism Queensland, critical families in the state's regional areas need to have access to the early intervention services.
Reports claim that as part of the state budget, the Queensland Government has made the announcement of $1 million a year, over three years for new centers in Bundaberg and Mackay.
Report on Cartwright Inquiry Principles- Relevant for Today’s Age
Following the revelations about Dr. Green's unethical study, which involved observing women with major cervical abnormalities without definitively treating them and without their knowledge or consent, not only appalled the public but led to public outrage and eventually to a Ministerial Committee of Inquiry.
Calcium Intake Might Increase the Risk of Prostate Cancer in Men
Calcium ingestion, not necessarily from dairy products, might raise the risk of prostate cancer in men of small physical build.
Calcium, an essential part of a person's daily diet, is significant for bone health. Earlier studies looking at the connection between calcium consumption and prostate cancer risk have presented contradictory outcomes.
Intake of dairy products, the main source of calcium in Western diets, has been discovered to be definitely related to prostate cancer.
Stroke Foundation’s Audit Highlights Deficiencies in Stroke Services
As per an audit conducted by the Stroke Foundation, there are widespread deficiencies in the stroke services provided by the district health boards in New Zealand.
It was highlighted in the audit that less than half of all district health boards provided services at par with the top international standards.
Further, the people in New Zealand did not have adequate access to the organized hospital stroke services, the audit found.
Chili Peppers Rich in Fat-Reducing Ingredients
A new study has claimed that chili peppers are essentially rich in ingredients which can trigger weight loss and prevent fats.
According to boffins, the key ingredient in the chili peppers, called capsaicin, can lead to weight loss and prevent the development of fats in the body. It functions by triggering some useful proteins in the body, said the study.
The study was published in ACS' monthly Journal of Proteome Research.
Scientists Hoping Blaeberries Can Help Treatment of Diabetes
It has been reported that the Aberdeen scientists are seeking to discover whether the extract of one of Scotland's most popular wild fruits, Blaeberry, could be used to combat diabetes.
The disease, which has affected more than 220,000 people in Scotland, develops when the body either does not produce enough insulin or the insulin that is produced fails to work properly, reports The Scotsman.
Sony PS3 will outperform Xbox 360: Strategy Analytics
The Sony PlayStation 3 sales will outshine Xbox' significantly during the current year, Strategy Analytics predicted.
As per analysts' estimates, PS3 sales could hit 14 million as compared with 10.5 million potential sales of Xbox 360. PS3 has already reported an increase of 31 per cent in market share during the first three months of current year.
Analysts said PS3 would continue to benefit from previous year's price cut and introduction of the slim model.
Dell Streak to make UK debut on June 4
Network provider O2 has confirmed that the eagerly-anticipated Android-powered tablet computer, the Dell Streak, would be made available from June 4th.
The Dell Streak is seen as a potential rival of Apple's iPad which is making its UK debut today. The five-inch Dell Streak comes with Bluetooth, built-in WiFi and 3G. Like Apple's iPad, it allows its users to access e-mails, texts, instant messages and voice calls.
Vodafone to offer Symbian 3-based Nokia N8 smartphone
Vodafone UK has confirmed that the first smartphone running revamped Symbian 3 mobile operating platform, the Nokia N8, will be available on its network soon.
The N8 comes with a 12MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics and Xenon Flash, 3.5-inch AMOLED touchscreen with resolution of 640 by 360 pixels, mini HDMI slot, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G and GPS.
It has 16GB of internal memory and is capable of recording HD content. As per the network provider's claims, the N8 can present up to 960 minutes of video playback without charging.
Nokia offers fare-free taxi rides to promote Ovi Maps service
Nokia is offering free cab rides in major cities of the UK to promote its Ovi Maps service.
People in major UK cities including London, Manchester and Birmingham can enjoy a ride free of charge in cabs that displays advertisements for Nokia’s Ovi Maps service.
The fare-free taxies will have Nokia X6 smartphones preloaded with Nokia Ovi Maps, which will allow passengers to test the service on wheels.
The Nokia Ovi Maps service is like Google Maps and TomTom satellite navigation system that allows users to browse street maps.
New PSPgo owners to get ten free games
Sony has confirmed that gamers who bought PSPgo on or after April 1, 2010 will be entitled to download ten games free of charge.
The offer is part of Sony’s efforts to boost the sales of the struggling download-only handset, which is reporting poor performances at retail. Sony believes that the offer will help win over gamers to adopt the PSPgo.
Speaking on the free download offer, Mark Howson from Sony said, “We're using it as a method to drive the hardware as well by making the whole proposition much more appealing."