'Waste' of midwives and nurses without jobs By Kate Devlin, Medical Correspondent Last Updated: 2:53am GMT 20/03/2008 Hundreds of nurses and midwives are still struggling to find an NHS post six months after qualifying, figures show. The lo

Eight out of 10 Americans are concerned about access to care for seniors and baby boomers because of government cuts to Medicare reimbursements, according to a new public poll released today by the American Medical Association (AMA). On July 1, Medicare p

A German retiree is taking a hospital to court after she went in for a leg operation and got a new anus instead, the Daily Telegraph is reporting. The woman woke up to find she had been mixed up with another patient suffering from incontinence who was

Shocking but true: Earlier this week, 800 small dogs were seized from a filthy triple-wide trailer in Tucson, Ariz., where the elderly residents were overwhelmed trying to care for the animals. Also this week, Kentucky police found 117 starving and diseas

ATLANTA - If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, then Mars is a land where the refrigerators are stocked with meat and frozen pizza and Venus has a bounty of yogurt, fruits and vegetables, a new study suggests. The study of eating habits of adu

NESS CITY, Kan. - A man whose girlfriend authorities say spent nearly two years in a bathroom in their house, sitting on the toilet so long that the seat adhered to her body, has been charged with mistreatment of a dependent adult. Kory McFarren, 37, w

NEW YORK - A happy marriage is good for your blood pressure, but a stressed one can be worse than being single, a preliminary study suggests. That second finding is a surprise because prior studies have shown that married people tend to be healthier th

NEW YORK - Athletes who take human growth hormone may not be getting the boost they expected. While growth hormone adds some muscle, it doesn’t appear to improve strength or exercise capacity, according to a review of studies that tested the hormone

WASHINGTON - Patients treated with a Medtronic stent to prevent aneurysms appear more likely to die than those who undergo surgery, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. The FDA said new data on the company’s AneuRx stent showed patients wi

Throughout history, the experiences of doctors in wartime have led to dramatic advances in civilian medical care. Hippocrates, best known for the oath every graduating medical student takes, recognized this in 400 B.C. when he wrote that war was a sur

For Cancer Patients, Empathy Goes a Long Way Joseph Hart Sign In to E-Mail or Save This Print Reprints Share Digg Facebook Mixx Yahoo! Buzz Permalink By DENISE GRADY Published: January 8, 2008 Four years ago, my sister found out s

Weight gain and diabetes linked to sleep deprivation By LEE BOWMAN SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE Even with sleeping in on New Year's Day, many of us are starting 2008 feeling groggy. And that could undermine good intentions about losing a few pounds.

The president of the Nevada Board of Medical Directors a few days ago tried to lay the blame of the HIV and Hepatitis scare solely on the nurses in the clinics. Now, it is out that he and the good Dr Desai are buddies. Dr. Javaid Anwar, president of th

Having once weighed 1,235 pounds, he's lost 440 pounds over the past two years thanks to a high-protein diet. So, he arranged to have a forklift come to carry him out of his house, and he hired a flat-bed truck to haul him to the festivities.

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America's children are increasingly suffering from cholesterol problems. You're never too young for high cholesterol. In fact, as many as one-third of American children (from age 2 through the teenage years) have high cholesterol. It's no surprise.

CRNAs Surrender Licenses in Nevada Hep C Investigation Print Page Send to a Friend Share By Debra Wood, RN, contributor Five nurse anesthetists voluntarily surrendered their licenses to the Nevada Board of Nursing as public health authorities cont

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of respiratory illness in young children. RSV causes infection of the lungs and breathing passages. In adults, it may only produce symptoms of a common cold, such as a stuffy or runny nose, sore throat,

If you're a parent, you probably remember the very first time your baby waved hello to you. Now, developmental experts say building on that simple gesture can help parents talk with their baby before the child actually says a word. Doctors who've been

WASHINGTON (March 13) - The U.S. syphilis rate rose for the seventh straight year in 2007, driven by a continued surge in cases among homosexual and bisexual men, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday. Since 2000, when t