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Priory reveals shock figures of alcohol-related problems

SallyPreston — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:57:37 +0000

SHOCK FIGURES HIGHLIGHT PREVALENCE OF ALCOHOL-RELATED PROBLEMS

11/11/09

Millions of people across the UK could be putting themselves at risk of alcohol related violence, casual sex or blackouts, according to an ICM poll carried out on behalf of the Priory Group.

61% of people questioned had been adversely affected following a night’s heavy drinking.

The most common occurrence was not being able to remember what had happened the night before.

The research shows that alcohol can negatively affect behaviour in a number of ways:-

Toumaz Technology and Imperial College London In Landmark Clinical Trial Of Sensium™-Enabled Digital Plaster

neondrum — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:56:16 +0000

Toumaz Technology Limited, the leading provider of ultra-low power wireless infrastructure for body monitoring solutions and wholly owned subsidiary of Toumaz Holdings (AIM: TMZ.L), today announces that it has begun clinical trials of its Sensium™ “digital plaster” wireless body monitor. The trial of the ultra-low power, ultra-small size body monitoring system is being conducted by a specialist clinical research team at Imperial College London.

HIV Vaccine

srrpenna — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:07:58 +0000

The combination of two vaccines that has previously failed to produce a response on their own has cut the risk of becoming infected with HIV by more than 31 per cent.

It is the first time in human trials that a vaccine has protected against the virus which leads to Aids.

Do you think there is role of stem cell treatment for fractures?

srrpenna — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:16:32 +0000

Yes

55% (6 votes)

27% (3 votes)

Not Sure

18% (2 votes)

Total votes: 11

Swine flu pandemic could trigger spate of heart attacks, doctors warn

srrpenna — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:13:02 +0000

The swine flu pandemic could trigger a spate of heart attacks if rates of illness surge as predicted this autumn, doctors warned.

Patients with heart disease are being advised to accept a vaccine against H1N1 swine flu as it becomes available next month in order to reduce the risk of fatal complications.

An estimated 5,200 people in England went down with the virus in the week before last compared with about 3,000 the previous week, suggesting that a predicted second wave of illness may be on its way.

Vitamin D can boost survival from cancer

srrpenna — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:07:44 +0000

Those who had higher levels of vitamin D - produced by the body in the presence of sunlight -when diagnosed with colon cancer were 50 per cent more likely to survive than those with low levels, researchers found.

A separate study also found that patients who had high levels of the vitamin when they were diagnosed with skin cancer were more likely to have thinner tumours.

Read from Telegraph

Aspirin can prevent inherited form of bowel cancer

srrpenna — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:03:38 +0000

A daily dose of aspirin can help prevent an inherited form of bowel cancer, a new study shows.

read from Telegraph

Priory Warns of Effects Of Unemployment on Mental Health

SallyPreston — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:23:02 +0000

With unemployment figures released today experts at the Priory Group are warning that one of the side effects of a higher number of jobless could be a surge in the number of people seeking treatment for depression.

Unemployment increased to 2.38 million in July and the figure this week is expected to be even higher and many commentators believe it will top 2.5 million.

For medical professionals: what is your preferred smartphone

srrpenna — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:49:04 +0000

A Stem-Cell Discovery Could Help Diabetics

srrpenna — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:25:55 +0000

Researchers are inching ever closer to bringing the latest stem-cell technologies from bench to bedside — and are, in the process, learning more about some diseases that long have remained medical black boxes.