. Lynne Coulson Barr to take up new post on 1 July 2014 . Giving voice to people receiving public mental health services . Providing key safeguards for mental health patients Minister for Mental Health Mary Wooldridge said today the appointment of Lynne Coulson Barr as Victoria’s first Mental Health Complaints Commissioner is a landmark […]
Valletta, April 22 (IANS) The Malta’s Minister for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties said Monday that the legalisation of abortion is a “categorical no at this point in time”. Speaking at a press conference in the capital city on the topic of the newly passed civil union’s law which established gay couples with […]
London, April 21 (IANS) In a first, scientists have discovered a new property in the nuclei of embryonic stem cells that could pave way for wider application of the body’s master cells, including bulletproof vests. Known as auxeticity, the property may have application as wide-ranging as soundproofing, super-absorbent sponges and bulletproof vests, said the study. […]
Beijing, April 20 (IANS) One more case of bird flu in humans has been confirmed in China’s Jiangsu province, health authorities said Saturday. A 35-year-old woman surnamed Lu, who was confirmed to have the infection Saturday, is in critical condition, Xinhua quoted the local health department as saying Jiangsu has reported 7 human H7N9 cases […]
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) A sedentary lifestyle, increased alcohol consumption and obesity are contributing towards making India the “world capital of liver diseases” by 2025, a health expert said Saturday. “Urbanisation and changes linked with it like sedentary lifestyle, fatty food, uncontrolled blood sugar, obesity, smoking and high alcohol intake is leading Indians towards […]
Agartala, April 19 (IANS) A court in Tripura Saturday sent a Kolkata-based doctor to five days in police custody on charges of cheating two Tripura residents by taking money and promising their sons admission in medical colleges in Bangalore. Santanu Tathagata Pal, a radiologist who runs a clinic in Salt Lake City in Kolkata, was […]
Monrovia, April 16 (IANS) The government of Liberia has announced that measures have been stepped up to contain the Ebola outbreak in the West African country. Some of the measures include the establishment of a laboratory at the Liberia Institute of Biomedical Research (LIBR) in Margibi county to test for Ebola and Lassa Fever, the ministry […]
London, April 14 (IANS) Why is that the severity of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is not equal in all heavy drinkers? The secret may lie in the the gut flora or what is now known as microbiota, says a study. “These findings provide first evidence for a causal role of gut microbiota in alcohol-induced inflammation,” said […]
London, April 14 (IANS) Parents, let the kids play in the sun if you want them to keep non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) at bay as a research has confirmed links between low vitamin D and Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD refers to fat build-up in liver cells in people who do not drink alcohol […]
Toronto, April 14 (IANS) Even as women with diabetes are at higher risk of breast cancer, diabetic women get so hassled managing the chronic condition that they often end up leaving other preventative actions, like screening for cancer, to fall by the wayside, a study has found. Women with diabetes are 14 percent less likely to […]