NHS hits targets but doctors warn of tough times ahead
THE health service in Scotland is succeeding in cutting waits and improving care, the NHS chief executive said yesterday, as doctors warned of the impact of tighter budgets on
The Scotsman,
Fri Dec 04 16:24:59 PST 2009
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Brigg Reilley: One Night Only with Doctors Without Borders
In "Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders," filmmakers open a window on an inaccessible world, revealing the medical and personal challenges of Doctors Without Borders vol...
The Huffington Post,
Fri Dec 04 15:58:17 PST 2009
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San Jose football player awake after skull surgery
... was the intended receiver of a pass when he was hit by an opposing player, falling backward and hitting his head. Doctors at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center had placed Blea in a drug...
Press-Enterprise,
Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:15:40 GMT
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Headlines: Nice Doctors Heal You Faster, and More
Empathy Heals: Patients whose doctors show concern recover from colds faster [More]
Scientific American,
Fri Dec 04 06:03:15 PST 2009
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Cold Noses: Pet photos with Santa are charitable, too UPDATED
... and the preferred time. For more information, click here . Saturday, Dec. 5 and Sunday, Dec. 6: Join Santa at Pet Doctors of America for portrait packages put together by Clix Portrait...
Florida Times-Union,
Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:10:32 GMT
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Dr Kelly WAS murdered and there has to be a new inquest, says six top doctors
Six doctors who believe government scientist David Kelly was murdered have launched a ground-breaking legal action to demand the inquest into his death is reopened.
Daily Mail: World News,
Fri Dec 04 14:50:53 PST 2009
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Signs Of E.coli In Mud After Cumbria Floods
... microbiological laboratories. Either bacterium could cause illness with symptoms similar to food poisoning. Doctors and biologists warn that silt left behind after a flood can be a bre...
Sky News,
Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:50:55 GMT
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Local eye doctors give the gift of sight this holiday season
Cataracts stole their vision, but today local eye doctors gave twelve people their sight back. This is the second year for the Cataract Care program.
WDBJ 7 Roanoke,
Fri Dec 04 13:36:09 PST 2009
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Senior Hurriyat Leader Critically Injured
... separatist leaders. Fazal Haque Qureshi had also been offered security, but he had declined the offer', Omar said. Doctors at the Sher-e-Kashmir Medical Institute Soura (SKIMS) are bat...
Sulekha.com,
Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:39:53 GMT
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Doctors on Duty gets more H1N1 vaccinations
Doctors on Duty Medical Clinics has received 600 H1N1 vaccinations, which are available at its Marina, Monterey and Salinas clinics.
The Monterey County Herald,
Fri Dec 04 13:02:17 PST 2009
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Key Notes: 04 December 2009
... Auckland Council will work. A select committee will hear public submissions on these changes in the New Year. Giving Doctors and Nurses More Say in Running our Hospitals We've previous...
Scoop,
Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:37:14 GMT
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Top 5 things doctors recommend having in your medicine cabinet
If doctors took a peek into your medicine cabinet, what would they find? Common answers include Tylenol, Theraflu, hand sanitizer and cough drops.
WHAS TV11 Louisville,
Fri Dec 04 12:30:19 PST 2009
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Deputies: Father Bloodied, Bruised Infant Daughter
The father of an Oconee County infant faces charges after doctors reported her bleeding from the mouth and bruised from ear to ear, according to the arrest report.
The Carolina Channel,
Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:32:52 GMT
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Doctors Report Fewer Flu Cases This Season
DUBAI - Improved personal hygiene and heightened awareness have contributed to a fall in the number of flu cases during the onset of winter, say doctors.
Khaleej Times,
Fri Dec 04 11:57:34 PST 2009
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Predicting breast cancer
... in a breast the greater the risk of developing breast cancer," Dr. Steve Cummings, a breast cancer researcher, said. Doctors also say it's much harder to detect tumors in the mammogram...
KOB-TV,
Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:25:09 GMT
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Twenty Quebec doctors quit over construction of uranium mine in remote town
SEPT-ILES, Que. - Twenty doctors have quit their practice in a remote Quebec town because of plans to build a uranium mine.
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News,
Fri Dec 04 06:44:00 PST 2009
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FDA warns of problems with sterilization device
WASHINGTON - Doctors and hospitals should stop using a device from Steris Corp. to sterilize surgical tools after reports of malfunction, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
KOB-TV,
Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:25:00 GMT
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Junior doctors err in 8% of prescriptions
One in 50 errors potentially lethal, but most are spotted by pharmacists Junior doctors make mistakes in about 8% of the prescriptions they write for hospital patients, but generally pharma...
Guardian Unlimited,
Fri Dec 04 08:52:53 PST 2009
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Stem-Cell Therapy Restores Damaged Heart
... normal heart function, with no evidence of a heart attack, is really a phenomenal finding and result." Doctors at Rush and the Carters believe this procedure has endless potential....
cbs2chicago.com,
Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:20:00 GMT
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FDA tells doctors to stop using unapproved Steris device to sterilize surgical too...
WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration says doctors and hospitals should stop using a device from Steris Corp. to sterilize surgical tools after reports of malfunction.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune,
Fri Dec 04 09:37:39 PST 2009
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