The last remaining antibiotics used to treat gonorrhoea (cefixime and ceftriaxone) in England and Wales are becoming less effective. But recent changes in prescribing practice, based on new recommendations that challenge previous public health thinking, seem to have delayed or reversed this...
There was a sharp drop in the number of unnecessary prostate cancer hormonal treatments after Medical policy changes reduced reimbursements. However, hormonal therapy for prostate cancer patients who clearly benefited from such therapy continued unaffected, researchers wrote in an article...
Florida's governor is weighing whether to sign a bill that would require ultrasounds before abortions, while Allen County, Ind., officials are considering the Alliance Defense Fund's offer to provide no-cost legal services to defend a county ordinance imposing abortion regulations. Summaries...
Responding to Sir Michael Marmot's health inequalities review, NHS Confederation chair Bryan Stoten said improving access and working with other organisations so people do not fall into, and remain in, ill health, are the keys to tackling this issues. Commenting on today's Marmot Review, NHS...
He is predicting the US will divide up into 4 sections by the year 2010. Read the article on him in the news...
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I first heard about this on the Glenn Beck TV show when he was still over at Headline News.
The...