Kermit Gosnell guilty of three murders in late-term abortions
A Philadelphia doctor has been found guilty of the murders of three babies born alive and killed with scissors after late-term abortions. Dr Kermit Gosnell, 72, was acquitted on another charge of...
View ArticleMy Medical Choice
MY MOTHER fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56. She held out long enough to meet the first of her grandchildren and to hold them in her arms. But my other children will never have the...
View ArticleEmbryonic stem cells: Advance in medical human cloning
(BBC)Human cloning has been used to produce early embryos, marking a “significant step” for medicine, say US scientists. The cloned embryos were used as a source of stem cells, which can make new heart...
View ArticleOHSU research team successfully converts human skin cells into embryonic stem...
The breakthrough marks the first time human stem cells have been produced via nuclear transfer and follows several unsuccessful attempts by research groups worldwide (EurekAlert) PORTAND, Ore. –...
View ArticleMidwives shortage hits Ghana
Research has revealed a shortfall of midwives by 29 percent in Ghana. This means the country needs 1,459 additional midwives to cushion this deficit and make advancement to achieving the 95 percent...
View ArticleNewly discovered virus takes more lives, spreads
(CNN) – A new SARS-like virus recently found in humans continues to spread — with the worldwide total now at 49, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. Of the 49 known infections with the...
View ArticleScientists Crack HIV Coating, Leading to Possible AIDS Cure
Scientists have completely mapped the structure of the protein that encases HIV’s critical genetic information, a development that could eventually lead to new drugs to fight AIDS. A research team from...
View ArticleGenetic studies lead to clinical trial of new treatment for type 1 diabetes
New treatment could reduce insulin injections to just once or twice a week. A clinical trial is underway for a potential new treatment for type 1 diabetes that could eventually mean patients are able...
View ArticleNIH Scientists Discover How HIV Kills Immune Cells; Findings Have...
WHAT: Untreated HIV infection destroys a person’s immune system by killing infection-fighting cells, but precisely when and how HIV wreaks this destruction has been a mystery until now. New research by...
View ArticleForeign trained medical students disappointed
As usual in life, there is a kind of truth that scathes the ear. It is provocative, daring and probably acerbic but still deserves to be said and heard. The age old question of “is Ghana a country to...
View ArticleNot buying it: Medical professionals go generic, study shows
Researchers at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business have news for OTC drug marketers who may feel comfortable that branded drugs are highly regarded among HCPs: Don’t be. Looking at...
View ArticleUK reduces free health care services to foreigners
Proposals to charge more foreigners for using NHS services in England and to fix the “flawed” system for recovering costs have been unveiled. People from outside Europe staying for up to five years...
View ArticleFish oils may raise prostate cancer risks, study confirms
Omega-3 fatty acids, made from fish oils, have been found to increase the risk of men developing prostate cancer. ITV’s Sascha Williams reports. Everyone knows that fish oil is good for you, right?...
View ArticleMalaria Vaccine Found Safe and Protective
A candidate malaria vaccine is safe and protects against infection in adults, according to the results of an early-stage clinical trial. Malaria is one of the most common infectious diseases in the...
View ArticleBill Bowman obituary
Anyone who has had a general anaesthetic in the last 40 years has reason to be grateful to Bill Bowman, who has died aged 83. Bill played a pivotal role in both understanding how muscle-relaxing drugs...
View ArticleMeasles outbreak tied to Texas megachurch sickens 21
An outbreak of measles tied to a Texas megachurch where ministers have questioned vaccination has sickened at least 21 people, including a 4-month-old infant — and it’s expected to grow, state and...
View ArticleThe Brain and neurodegenerative diseases
Executive Director, DonMed Post. The brain is one of the most complicated organs in the body. Understanding brain diseases is a big medical topic under various researches. The brain uses 20 % of oxygen...
View ArticleNew discovery in Parkinson’s Disease Research
The content of this post is not by DMP. Summary Scientists have discovered that an active ingredient in an over-the-counter skin cream slows or stops the effects of Parkinson’s disease on brain cells....
View ArticleNano-Dissection Identifies Genes Involved in Kidney Disease
Understanding how genes act in specific tissues is critical to our ability to combat many human diseases, from heart disease to kidney failure to cancer. Yet isolating individual cell types for study...
View ArticleKrokodil the flesh-eating drug spreads to Chicago suburbs with three cases in...
Use of a a flesh-eating heroin substitute that rots the skin of addicts has now spread to a Chicago suburb, according to local media reports. Krokodil, which is considered more addictive that heroin,...
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