Tag Archives: Family
Child cancer ‘postcode lottery’
11 November 2012 Last updated at 19:24 ET A “postcode lottery” is seeing some children denied a life-saving cancer treatment merely because of where they live. Doctors in Germany and the US are pioneering a new antibody treatment for neuroblastoma, one of the deadliest forms of childhood cancer.
Depression in pregnancy warning
10 November 2012 Last updated at 19:25 ET More than a third of women who become depressed during their pregnancy have suicidal thoughts, suggests a snapshot survey carried out by the Royal College of Midwives and Netmums. The poll of 260 mothers with antenatal depression found they were at greater risk of worsening mental health problems then women with postnatal depression. Only 22% sought help from their GP.
New drug target found for cystic fibrosis lung disease
ScienceDaily (Nov. 7, 2012) Vancouver researchers have discovered the cellular pathway that causes lung-damaging inflammation in cystic fibrosis (CF), and that reducing the pathway’s activity also decreases inflammation.
New drug target found for cystic fibrosis lung disease
ScienceDaily (Nov. 7, 2012) Vancouver researchers have discovered the cellular pathway that causes lung-damaging inflammation in cystic fibrosis (CF), and that reducing the pathway’s activity also decreases inflammation.
‘No resuscitation’ case in court
5 November 2012 Last updated at 15:42 ET A hospital is under scrutiny in the High Court after a man alleged two “do not resuscitate” (DNR) orders were put on his wife’s notes without consent. David Tracey, 65, made the allegation against Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The trust said a doctor did seek consent from Janet Tracey, 63, who was being treated at Addenbrooke’s Hospital for lung cancer and a fractured neck.
Religious opposition to organ law
5 November 2012 Last updated at 03:44 ET Plans to introduce presumed consent organ donation in Wales face opposition from within the Jewish and Muslim communities. Some members of both religions have concerns about Welsh government proposals to to create the UK’s first opt-out donor system.
Dementia patients need urgent support after diagnosis
ScienceDaily (Oct. 30, 2012) There is an urgent need for support from outside the family after diagnosis of dementia according to a study led by researchers from the University of Hertfordshire.
Survival of U.S. Affordable Care Act assessed in new commentaries
ScienceDaily (Oct. 24, 2012) As the presidential candidates clash over the fate of the Affordable Care Act, a set of seven essays by leading legal experts, economists, and scholars examines the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision on the ACA and makes it clear that there is no consensus about what is economically or morally just when it comes to health care coverage in this country
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