The High Court in London was due to make ruling last month on whether it is legal for a woman to carry out a self-administered abortion at home. To date, any medication taken by a patient had to be administered under controlled conditions in a clinic. This has been criticised as denying a woman to […]
Can the old adage – eating carrots improves your eyesight – really be true? Well, scientists recently decided to test it. However, although no direct link has been found to confirm this old wives’ tale, researchers do appear to suggest eating healthier is likely to benefit vision as well as overall general health. Speaking with […]
A voluntary organisation called Health and Dentistry that provides a free service to poor and uninsured people could close if rumours of federal funding cuts are true. The centre currently gets $1 million off the Federal Government to offer services to people in the local area. However this is under threat; it also amounts to […]
A free medical clinic was recently held at a school in Nashville, Tennessee, for those who do not have health insurance. It attracted over 1400 people. The Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps (RAM) organised the free clinic at McGavock High School in Nashville with 500 doctors and other medical professionals. A variety of surgeries including […]
A study by researchers at King Faisal University in Saudi Arabia has found a very high incidence of infertility in the Gulf. As high as 20% in fact. Addressing a medical conference in Riyadh, Dr Hassan Jamal, a gynaecology and obstetrics professor at King Abdul Aziz University in the western Red Sea port of Jeddah […]
The answer seemingly is yes and no. According to a study published in the US Journal of General Internal Medicine, people who are obese will readily lose weight if they thought they would lose money. However once this financial inducement stops, they are unlikely to continue. The study involved participants being given weight loss counselling […]
That’s the opinion of one prominent medical doctor – Dr Ananya Mandal. Dr Mandal believes that most patients with legitimate claims never actually see any money coming from a malpractice suit filed and won. The doctor also says that at the same time many doctors who have not done anything wrong are found liable for […]
Well known TV presenter, Richard Hammond who is one of the trio fronting the Top Gear programme on BBC is presenting a new technology programme. Interestingly the hair company Regaine is to sponsor the presenter. The deal involves Regaine branded adverts called bumpers being shown at the start and finish of each episode of TV […]
American actress, Jennifer Aniston told reporters recently that she hasn’t ruled out going under the knife when she is older. While not opposed to having cosmetic surgery per se, at the moment Ms Aniston does not feel getting work done at her present age is necessary. She said: “I think there is an extreme pressure […]
Members of a committee in the United States House of Representatives passed the pro-life ‘protect life’ bill despite a strong and determined fight by three prominent Democrats. The Protect Life Act seeks to amend and strengthen a previous act – the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which prevents any federal funding of abortion services. […]