Laci Wilkins a 27 year old from Palm Desert will soon be the proud owner of a specially trained service dog, which will greatly increase her ability to be more independent. Having been diagnosed with Epilepsy as a young person her condition has progressed as she has got older.   It now makes it difficult [...]

The British Medical Journal yesterday  published a report of research carried out by  Danish researchers which reveals that adherence to a healthy lifestyle could help  prevent colorectal (bowel) cancer.  The  Institute of Cancer Epidemiology and Aarhus  University research was funded by the Danish  Cancer Society. Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in [...]

Bed Bugs have been around since ancient times and while initially they were thought to have some medicinal purpose through their  blood-sucking behaviour this was disproved long ago. They did not take kindly to the introduction of strong pesticides such as DDT and improvements in sanitation and general living conditions in the 20th century and [...]

The days of women having to suffer the side effects of nausea, acne and the weight gain  from the contraceptive pill may be numbered. Development of a contraceptive gel which can be rubbed on the skin like a moisturiser could be an attractive alternative say researchers at  the not-for-profit Population Council Research Center in New [...]

NO FUMAR signs will be greeting Spanish smokers in the New Year as the days of lighting up in their local Tapas bar are numbered.   The  Congress of Deputies, the Spanish lower house of Parliament, passed legislation on 20 October that will see new anti-smoking legislation  come into effect from 2 January 2011.  The legislation [...]

The Pain Truth, is a state-wide educational campaign by the Florida Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (FSIPP) which is dedicated to  fighting prescription drug abuse.   Some prescription drugs can become addictive, especially when  used in a way which does not follow  labeling instruction or for reasons other than those they were prescribed for. The [...]

Research from the University of Gothenburg based on the H70 studies says 70-year-olds born in 1930 and examined in 2000 performed better in the intelligence tests than their predecessors born in 1901-02 and examined in 1971 in the first study.  The current H70 study started in the year 2000, is still ongoing. Data from a [...]

While it is yet to be confirmed, there are growing fears that the outbreak of severe diarrhoea affecting hundreds and which has killed 135 people in Artibonite a rural area in central Haiti is due to an outbreak of cholera. There was relief among aid workers and medical staff that this was not one of [...]

Sibutramine an anti-obesity drug which the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Authority, which oversees medicines in the UK instructed doctors to cease prescribing in January has been discovered in two herbal products. Paiyouji herbal tea and Pai You Guo Slim capsule an unlicensed herbal medicine on sale in the United Kingdom have now been found to [...]

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease which usually affects the lungs but can also attack other areas of the body.  It is spread much like the  common cold is  from the coughs and sneezes of infected people.  The microscopic bacilli they propel into the air is inhaled by others and the infection can ensue. Despite [...]