Acupuncture has for many years now been used to treat a variety of disorders including stress, aches and pains, and even joint problems. It’s been used by the Chinese for well over 2000 years. However Swedish scientists now think the Chinese medical therapy could be useful in treating one form of infertility – polycystic ovarian […]
Kevin Smith, a well known film maker told a TV interviewer that an incident at an airline helped him decide to lose weight. Apparently, when Mr. Smith tried to sit in his seat on a Southwest Airlines plane, a steward asked him to get off, although the person didn’t give an explanation. Kevin Smith said: […]
Scientists in the USA have suggested that Omega-3 fatty acids, which are found in fish oil, could help prevent blindness. Researchers working at the Boston Children’s hospital have already found that Omega-3 helps prevent retinopathy, a disease that causes eventual blindness, as result of leaking blood vessels. However the same researchers think the fatty acids […]
Anyone who has health insurance in India will soon be allowed to swap and change policy holders in just the same way as they can with mobile phone providers. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has issued new guidelines which come into force on the 1st July this year. The rules will apply to both […]
It seems so, if Utah is anything to go by. A cosmetic surgeon and a leading economist in the US State carried out some research last year using blind interviews with patients. They were astonished at what was found. It seems that when the economy is doing well, people are prepared to have plastic surgery; […]
The Canadian province of Saskatchewan is updating its abortion rules to allow doctors to opt out of carrying out an abortion if they don’t want to. The guidelines produced by the Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1991 have been updated to take into account planned and unwanted pregnancies. As such, the new rules […]
Dentists in the USA are at the forefront of getting people to take greater care over oral health. As such, they regularly propose dental festivals such as the ‘Dentistry from the Heart’ day. At this particular event 360 people were treated for free by a group of dentists from Smith Dental Care practice in East […]
Britons living abroad are being warned that their health insurance premiums could rise by as much as 15% from April onwards. Some insurers are thought to only increase premiums by around 10% but the average could be between 12-15 %. Speaking with the Daily Telegraph, a Bupa spokeswoman said: “The 12 to 15 per cent […]
In an interesting piece of research, scientists in Israel found that pregnancy rose from 20% to 36% in women undergoing IVF treatment when they were entertained by a clown. The research was carried out by Dr. Shevach Friedler at the Assaf HaRofeh Medical Centre in Tel Aviv. After embryo implantation women were entertained for 15 […]
The US Federal Food and Drug Administration, (FDA) is refusing to give a licence to a new weight loss drug until further clinical tests have been carried out. The FDA is worried that Contrave, a new combo medication has been thoroughly evaluated for any cardiovascular risks. Contrave which is manufactured by pharmaceutical company Orexigen contains […]