Britain has topped the survey of 80 countries in quality of death and quality of palliative care with Australia and New Zealand second and third respectively., followed by Ireland and Belgium.. Taiwan is sixth ahead of US in ninth , with China and India is ranked 67th and 71st respectively. Integration of palliative care into…
Scientists at the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah and Arizona state University and researchers from the Ringling Bros Centre for Elephant conservation, has identified a potential mechanism that may be key to cancer resistance. Their research results published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) , The…
The quality of improving end of life care which should be provided by the health and social care to all adults approaching the end of life irrespective of financial status. The latest report by Economist Intelligence Unit has ranked UK scored 93.9 per cent, as the best in the world for End-of-Life care, praising the…
First UK patient receives stem cell treatment to cure loss of vision,at the London’s Moorfields Eye Hospital last month. If this experimental transplant uses eye cells , called retinal pigment epithelium derived from stem cells, grown in a lab to form a patch that can be placed behind the retina during surgery, is successful could…
Swiss based pharmaceutical giant Novartis and Google had announced in 2014, their collaborative project to develop a smart contact lens that can continuously monitor the wearer’s blood glucose levels. When this research project is realized, millions of people suffering from diabetes around the world can do away with their painful routines of pricking their finger…
DONKEY MILK – THE NEW MEDICINE Research on donkey milks proves it to be one of the effective medicines to cure food allergies and breathing ailments in children. The practice of donkey milk consumption, for both medicinal and cosmetic purposes, dates back to the Egyptian period and can also be spotted in the history of…
Snake bites kill 100, 000 people worldwide every year. There are a number of misconceptions about what to do immediately after being bitten by a snake. You should never try to suck or cut the venom out, but remain calm and not to panic. Snake bites, particularly those that occur in the UK, are not usually serious and…
The new drug to treat sexual dysfunction in premenopausal women has received official approval from the US Food and Drug Administration. Manufactured by Sprout Pharmaceuticals, flibanserin ( brand name Addyi) nicknamed the “ female Viagra” has been given the green light by the FDA for treatment of hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD)- a condition which…
A recent study published in the British Medical Journal found that sunlight boosts testosterone by stimulating the hypothalamus – part of the brain responsible for hormones. According to Italian researchers, testosterone levels in men and women are highest in the morning at 5:48am- a prerequisite for making love. The researchers came to conclusion that 5.48…
The main protein in milk Casein, binds to the stain causing tannins in tea and stops them turning teeth brown, according to dentists from the University of Alberta’ s School of Dentistry. The tea is the second most consumed drink in the world, and the way it’s processed affects how teeth are stained, according to…