A leading surgeon is warning many people in the UK are "in denial" about the consequences of dehydration - resulting in thousands of new cases of kidney stones every year. Mr Bhaskar Somani, a consultant urological surgeon at Southampton General Hospital, said a lack of awareness around regular...
Cardiologist questions whether current guideline daily amounts are fit for purpose Dietary advice on added sugar is damaging our health, warns a cardiologist on bmj.com today. Dr Aseem Malhotra believes that "not only has this advice been manipulated by the food industry for profit but it is...
A leading pharmacist based at Southampton's teaching hospitals has warned it may take the death of a celebrity to highlight the dangers of increasing antibiotic resistance in the UK. Dr Kieran Hand, a consultant pharmacist in anti-infectives at Southampton General Hospital, spoke out following...
One of the world's leading producers of diagnostic tests has been falsely marketing one of their products, an investigation by the BMJ shows. Oxoid, owned by US diagnostics giant Thermofisher, has been selling antimicrobial susceptibility test (AST) discs that do not always contain the...
If you are at risk for colon cancer, a new study has provided some interesting and important information: You can lower your risk of getting this disease by avoiding certain foods. Researchers from Wageningen University in the Netherlands evaluated 486 people with Lynch syndrome--a genetic...
If you and your family are considering heading to a petting zoo or agricultural fair before the summer's over, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) would ask that you keep your hands away from the pigs. Apparently, those curly-tailed cuties may be harboring a new strain of swine flu. More »Post...
It is illegal to sell unapproved diet products that make unsupported claims, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has warned seven companies which are selling "homeopathic HCG weight-loss drugs. The marketers of these products tell users to follow an extremely restricted and potentially...
Here we go again: Another Christian warning us that yoga is sinful. In his blog, Pastor Mark Driscoll from the Mars Hill Church in Seattle, says that "yoga is a religious philosophy that is in direct opposition to Christianity". Because of this, he believes that "yoga cannot be simply received...
All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award-winning Dirty Tackle...
Philippe Senderos just can't do anything right. [101gg]
My ridiculous yet plausible Premier League predictions for this season. [Life's a Pitch]
Man City new boy gets a Bentley to match his new...
Medical student leaders called on ministers to take urgent action to address the fall-out from their decision to allow universities and medical schools to increase tuition fees, which was passed this evening in Parliament. Karin Purshouse, Chair of the BMA's Medical Student Committee said...
UNISON, the UK's largest public service union, has warned the Government that it's cuts programme will damage the real progress being made in the NHS. Following news from the Royal College of Surgeons that death rates for NHS Cardiac surgery are 25% better than the European average, Karen...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says Vigor-25, a product marketed as a natural dietary supplement to enhance male sexual performance, should not be purchased or used because it contains sildenafil, the active ingredient in the prescription drug Viagra. Sildenafil may interact with...
JERUSALEM (AFP) – Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas warned against a rise in extremism if the ongoing peace process failed, in an interview to Israeli public television.
"Desperation will feed extremism," Abbas said in the exclusive interview aired Sunday, adding that he...
As Halloween approaches, you may be thinking about finishing off your costume with zebra-striped or glow-in-the-dark decorative contact lenses or maybe the newest fad, circle lenses. But do you know the risks associated with these lenses? Obtaining decorative lenses without a prescription is...
Regional Director of WHO for Africa Luis Sambo discussed during the 60th session of the Africa Committee of the WHO how the global economic situation could impact funding for health programs in Africa and the ability for countries to reach U.N. Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets...
Doctors who are rude to colleagues could pose a threat to patient safety and quality of care. The day to day stresses of modern medical practice can easily lay the foundations of a situation where a doctor may cause offence. The UK-wide medical defence organisation MDDUS is warning doctors...
The Obama administration has informed 13 countries that they face possible U.S. sanctions for failing to meet minimal international standards for combating human trade and sexual slavery, according to the State Department's 10th annual report on the topic, the AP/Boston Globe reports. The...
Oil firm BP may be "pushed out of the way" if it fails to perform in the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster clean-up, a top US official has warned. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the British company had missed "deadline after deadline" in its efforts to seal a blown-out oil well.
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Commenting on the results of a survey from Pfizer released today (16.01.10) estimating that the counterfeit medicines market in Europe is worth more than ?10.5 billion per year, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPSGB) urged the public to be vigilant when buying online. RPSGB Head of...