The Daily Mail has reported that "routine testing for prostate cancer in middle-aged men does not save enough lives to justify the harm". The news is based on a 20-year Swedish study that found screening did not reduce overall death rates or death...
Trace levels of radioactive material have been detected in the UK following the recent failure of the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan. While some media reports have suggested this could be dangerous, the levels of radiation detected are...
Le star da sempre sensibili ad aiutare le popolazioni in difficolt e colpite da calamit naturali, cominciano a darsi da fare per dare un sostanzioso aiuto al Giappone colpito dal terribile terremoto del 11 marzo con tutte le tremende conseguenze... Canali: Gwen Stefani Lady Gaga
Governments should start vaccinations against a lethal strain of the influenza virus circulating in birds and pigs, The Independent has reported. The news is based on an article written by US vaccine researchers, who said that an old flu strain...
Wednesday March 2 2011 "Thousands of lives could be saved by a new cancer test," the Daily Express reported today. It said that the new test for prostate cancer "detects twice as many cases as the current method". This story is based on a study in...
In an effort to protect more children against pneumococcal disease ? which causes life-threatening illnesses such as pneumonia, meningitis and sepsis ? the Government of Kenya, with support from WHO and partners, is introducing the pneumococcal... Canali: Videogiochi
Il progesterone è un ormone (femminile) steroideo che appartiene al gruppo di ormoni progestinici. In linea generale e sommaria possiamo ricordare che in materia di gravidanza questo ormone ha la sua azione sulla mucosa uterina in modo che questa...
Wider implementation of policies is needed to save lives and reduce the health impact of harmful alcohol drinking, says a new report launched today by WHO. Harmful use of alcohol results in the death of 2.5 million people annually, causes illness... Canali: Videogiochi Marketing
Scientists have developed "a new treatment for the most common form of blindness", The Daily Telegraph has reported. The newspaper said researchers have found that the lack of a protective protein, called DICER1, is behind the dry form of...
Breast cancer is now the UK's most common form of cancer, according to new figures released by Cancer Research UK. The charity has chosen to highlight the scale of the disease in the UK to coincide with World Cancer Day, and it estimates that one in...
"An artificial pancreas given to pregnant women with diabetes could save mothers' lives and improve the health of their babies," BBC News has reported. The broadcaster said the device can keep sugar at normal levels for pregnant women with type 1...
Antibiotics treat bacterial diseases, and sometimes save lives. But can we save antibiotics? Bacteria are evolving ways to evade the effects of some crucial antibiotics. At the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researcher Lauri Hicks says...
"A DNA blood test for Down's syndrome could save nearly all pregnant women from invasive tests like amniocentesis," reported BBC News. It said that invasive testing, which slightly increases the risk of miscarriage, is carried out in 3% to 5% of...
Friday January 7 2011 Many newspapers have reported that due to a shortage of flu vaccine, the government is breaking out stocks of 'old vaccine' from last year. Is there enough seasonal flu vaccine? Most areas still have vaccine, but in a few areas...
Thursday December 16 2010 "At least 33,000 lives could be saved each year if the nation ate more healthily," reported the Daily Mail. "Eating five portions of fruit and vegetables a day would by itself prevent 15,000 early deaths, including 7,000...
Tuesday November 9 2010 "Thousands of deaths could be prevented a year if people at risk of heart attack or stroke are prescribed more powerful statins," the Daily Mail reported. The newspaper said that intensive use of statins lowers cholesterol...
Friday October 29 2010 Moving clocks forward would cut road deaths in Scotland," reported The Guardian. It said that a new study claims that moving the clocks forward by an hour all year round would cut road deaths, improve health, and benefit...
Oltre 8 milioni di bambini sotto i 5 anni continuano a morire ogni anno per malattie banali, come diarrea e polmonite o perché malnutriti; 195 milioni quelli affetti da malnutrizione cronica nel mondo Nel 2000 il mondo all'unanimità prometteva:...
Scientists have found the root cause of pre-eclampsia The Guardian has reported. The newspaper said this could lead to treatments for the common but potentially serious complication of pregnancy. This news story is based on research into the body's...
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