New International Alliance Launched To Address Urgent Needs Of Palliative Care Patients Worldwide Today marks the launch of the Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance (WPCA), a new global action network designed to focus exclusively on hospice and palliative care development worldwide. More than 100 million people and their families worldwide need palliative care and support each year, however, it is estimated that only seven per cent actually receive it.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comWebsite Announces Acai Berry Rap Contest to Win Free Six-Month Supply of Acai For anyone out there with lyrical skills, AcaiBerryFlush.com is offering a free six-month supply of acai berry extract to the person who can write the best rap about acai berries. (PRWeb May 5, 2009)
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Source: www.prweb.comPersonalized Treatment For Early Lung Cancer Cancer vaccines and targeted therapies are beginning to offer new treatment options following surgery for patients with early stages of lung cancer, experts said at the first European Multidisciplinary Conference in Thoracic Oncology (EMCTO) in Lugano, Switzerland (1-3 May 2009). "Personalizing therapy is the key strategy for longer and better survival in lung cancer," said Prof Paris Kosmidis, head of the second Medical Oncology Department at Hygeia Hospital in Athens, Greece.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHealth Infrastructure Vital At COAG, Australia As COAG meets today to address the nation's infrastructure needs, it must include examination of the health system's capacity to meet the future needs of the community. AMA President, Dr Rosanna Capolingua, said with the Federal Budget less than two weeks away, the $5bn currently available in the health and hospital fund should be immediately released as part of the infrastructure stimulus.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCMS Announces Series Of Proposed Regulations, Including Payment Cuts CMS last week announced a series of proposed regulations, including a proposal to reduce Medicare payments for inpatient hospital care by 0.5% in fiscal year 2010, CQ HealthBeat reports. The agency said the proposed cut primarily is the result of adjustments for excessive payments to hospitals in past years.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comModern Communication Gadgets EMF Radiation May Not be Very Good for You Researchers worldwide are reporting that harmful effects on human cells are occurring from Information Carrying Radio Waves (ICRWs) and other strong electromagnetic fields (EMF) that are emitted from cell phones, wireless routers, microwave towers, satellites and household appliances. It is shown that EMF can weaken and create a loss of vitality in the cells, loss of intracellular communication, loss of membrane sensitivity, an increase in brain tumors and what is being closely studied - the possible cause of increases in autism, allergies, immune system disorders, ADD, and ADHA. BiomagScience, a magnet therapy research company with 30 years of study says there is an inexpensive solution to overcoming this problem. (PRWeb May 5, 2009)
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Source: www.prweb.comLithium May Help Radiation Target Cancer, Spare Healthy Tissue Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators have uncovered a mechanism that helps explain how lithium, a drug widely used to treat bipolar mood disorder, also protects the brain from damage that occurs during radiation treatments. In the May 1 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Fen Xia, M.D., Ph.D.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comUGA Biomedical Engineer Publishes On 'Super-resolution' Video Imaging A crucial tool in the evolution of scientific capability in bioscience, the fluorescence microscope has allowed a generation of scientists to study the properties of proteins inside cells. Yet as human capacity for discovery has zoomed to the nanoscale, fluorescence microscopy has struggled to keep up.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comRole Of Zinc Supplements In Diarrhea Treatment Questioned Zinc supplementation can be ineffective in the treatment of diarrhea. A randomised controlled trial published in the open access journal BMC Medicine has shown that supplementation with either zinc or zinc and copper is no more effective than placebo. Archana Patel, from the Lata Medical Research Foundation, India, led a team of researchers who studied the effects of the different
supplements on a group of 808 children in Nagpur, also in India.
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