Wealthier, insured patients receive no-cost drug samples from physicians more often than lower-income patients.
Hospitals in almost one-third of sudden cardiac arrest cases do not defibrillate patients in the recommended time, and such delays increase their risk for brain damage and death.
Just as additives help gasoline burn cleaner, a research report published in the January 2008 print issue of The FASEB Journal shows that the food industry could take a similar approach toward reducing health risks associated with fatty foods. [click link for full article]
Scientists at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson’s Kimmel Cancer Center have received approval for a first-of-its kind study on the effect high dose vitamin C has on non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients. Researchers from the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine and Kimmel Cancer Center in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health will study whether high doses of vitamin C can slow the progression of the deadly disease. [click link for full article]
According to an Editorial in the Lancet, dark chocolate that is rich in flavenols might be good for the heart. However, to gain the health benefits from dark chocolate might prove difficult. According to a study in Circulation, in 11 heart transplant recipients, dark chocolate which is rich in flavenols , induced coronary vasodilatation and improved coronary vascular function, compared with patients consuming a flavenol-free control chocolate. [click link for full article]
Test Identifies MRSA Bacterium in Two Hours.
Only 30 percent of patients receive life-saving cardiac defibrillation more than two minutes after cardiac arrest
MRI techniques could potentially replace liver biopsy.
Test Identifies MRSA Bacterium in Two Hours.
A Synovate study found that the British are the keenest fast food consumers in the world, closely followed by Americans. When asked to comment on the statement “I like the taste of fast food too much to give it up,” 45% of the British agreed, compared to 44% of Americans - Canada came third with 37%. At the other end of the scale 81% of the French disagreed with the statement, followed by 75% of people from Singapore. [click link for full article]