Mexico’s Universal Health Insurance Programme Eases Crippling Household Expenses
An article written by Professor Gary King, and his collaborators from Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA, published Online First and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet, discuss the findings of an evaluation made at random of Seguro Popular, Mexico’s newly-introduced pilot universal health insurance system. Results show that household-crippling* expenditure has declined for poor [...]
Association Of Air Medical Services Cautions Spring Vacationers To ‘Plan Ahead, Play It Safe’ In Avoiding Traumatic Brain Injuries
First came the news of the tragic death of Tony-award-winning actress Natasha Richardson from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) after a fall on a Canadian ski slope. Then came the article about Janice Jackson, of Cincinnati, who died from a head injury after being thrown off a motor scooter while vacationing in Cozumel, Mexico. Their [...]
Exposure to Peanuts May Build Tolerance to Allergy
The therapy is still experimental, and more research is needed, study says Exposing children with peanut allergies to a carefully administered daily oral dose of peanuts helped them build tolerance to the point where some of them appear to have lost their allergies, a new study found. However, the researchers, from Duke University Medical Center [...]
Food Allergy Labeling Not Always Accurate
A small number of products contain allergens no matter what ingredients are listed, study finds A small number of food products with a “may contain” label actually do contain an allergen, while about 2 percent of foods products without such a claim also contain allergens, new research shows. But the offending products more often came [...]
Traffic Jams Harm the Heart
Forget road rage. A new study out of Germany has uncovered evidence that getting stuck in traffic prompts an even more serious and immediate consequence — a much higher risk for suffering a heart attack. The finding does not isolate which particular virtue of road congestion — stress, pollution, car exhaust or noise — might [...]
Printer Friendly Format Drugs Before Stents for Stable Heart Disease, Study Says
Most important, expert says, is to aggressively try to reduce risk factors Treating people with non-acute heart problems should start with drug therapy, not invasive techniques such as angioplasty or implanting stents, because there is no difference between the two approaches in outcomes, a new study finds. There has been an ongoing debate over whether [...]
New Test Seems to Spot Deadly Heart Condition
Promises to make diagnosis simpler for disease than can strike younger adults Researchers are reporting a promising new test for quick diagnosis of a rare but potentially deadly heart condition that is a leading cause of sudden death in young people. The disease is arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), in which a genetic flaw causes [...]
Genes May Decide Which Smokers Get Lung Disease
Certain DNA could encourage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, research shows Genes may be the reason why one-quarter of smokers develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), while the rest aren’t afflicted with the serious breathing problem, U.S. researchers conclude. They studied a gene called ADAM33 in 880 long-term heavy smokers with and without COPD. Previous research [...]
‘Male Lumpectomy’ May Help Some With Prostate Cancer
Procedure involves freezing tumor rather than removing entire gland A new procedure for prostate cancer that destroys only the part of the gland that is cancerous results in fewer side effects than surgery or radiation therapy, a new study finds. The so-called “male lumpectomy” is a minimally invasive procedure that freezes part of the prostate. [...]
