A regulatory body called the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has warned people to be careful when choosing weight loss tablets. This is because a certain natural weight loss pill that is able to be bought over the internet has potential side effects. It doesn’t state what the contamination is, but it is […]
Anew study reported in the ‘Journal of Clinical Obesity’ has found that surgery can of great help to severely obese teens who are trying to shed the pounds. It is bariatic surgery that this claim is based on, what is a multitude of surgical procedures that are done to limit the amount of food a […]
Health is fast becoming a major issue in Ireland along with the economy and the banking crisis. However many are positive that a proper health care system can be created in the country which is both fair and efficient. Unlike in Britain with a free national health service, Irish people, like most people around the […]
That’s a question now being asked in Australia after the Defence Force sent home several soldiers serving in Afghanistan for using steroids. Last year a Sydney newspaper discovered that 7 Special Forces soldiers were found to be positive for anabolic steroids, which are generally taken for body building purposes. All the solders were sent home […]
Suffolk County Council have paid in excess of £3330,000 in compensation over the last four years to people who have tripped and injured themselves on pavements in the County. The information, discovered thanks to a freedom of information request put forward by the East Anglia Times, details the cost to the County of paying personal […]
A new NHS dental surgery opened its doors recently in Earley, Berkshire. Called Pure Smile Earley Dental Practice Limited, it was commissioned by NHS Berkshire West in order to improve access to dental health in the area. It has proved very popular as over 400 patients have already joined since it was opened on the […]
Although the popularity of plastic surgery continues to grow fast, it turns out that around one-third of operations carried out are performed on people to correct previous surgical mistakes. That’s the finding of a Finnish Anthropologist who also said that one in 5 people are dissatisfied with the outcome of their treatment. Tarja Kinnunen also […]
The abortion debate in the United States took yet another disturbing twist recently when a Republican proposed a new bill. The proposal put forward by Joe Pitts will allow hospitals to decide whether to refuse to carry out an abortion even if that means letting the woman die. This is the latest in a number […]
Not content in seeking reform to the health insurance system in the United States, President Obama is now pushing for changes in Malpractice law. This apparently involves cutting down on the number of tests carried out by doctors simply because they fear a malpractice suit if something goes wrong. In order to do this, the […]
According to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), changing lifestyles among women in particular, such as smoking and erratic work routines are the route cause of infertility. It seems around 6% – 8% of Indian couples currently suffer from infertility problems. Abha Majumdar, director of the centre of Invitro human fertilisation (IVF) and […]