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Australian Doctors Against Move Midwives to Function Without Supervision
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Australian doctors have attacked the federal government plans to give midwives the same responsibilities as doctors in natal care.
Health Minister Nicola Roxon has released a discussion paper on maternity services in...
Zimbabwe Health Crisis "A Disaster of Unimaginable Proportions"
Imagine for just a moment hospitals shutting down in downtown Los Angeles, dead bodies sprinkled over Sunset Boulevard, free-flowing water and electricity a figment of the imagination and Governor Schwarzenegger intentionally blocking humanitarian...
HIV Infects Women Through Healthy Tissue: U.S. Study
Instead of infiltrating breaks in the skin, HIV appears to attack normal, healthy genital tissue, U.S. researchers said in a study that offers new insight into how the AIDS virus spreads.
They said researchers had assumed the human immunodeficiency...
Smoking Ups Colon Cancer Risk
Adding to the long list of cancers caused by smoking, Italian researchers report that the risk of getting colorectal cancer is higher in smokers, as is the risk of dying from that disease.
Smoking increases the risk of developing colorectal...
Global Cancer Deaths to Double by 2030
Report Predicts Poor Nations Will See Biggest Increases in Cancer.
Cancer deaths are projected to more than double worldwide over the next two decades, largely from a dramatic increase in cancer incidence in low- and middle-income countries...
Anti-Aging Skin Care Treatments – What To Look Out For
If you’re reading this, you probably have realized that none of us are getting any younger. However, there are ways of defying the images of aging, for example, with the use of anti aging skin care treatment. While there may be more seemingly...
Young Adults Hit by Mental Health Issues
Nearly half of college-age adults struggle with a mental health disorder, from alcohol dependency to depression and anxiety. But only a quarter seek treatment, according to a study published today.
“This study gives a picture of the magnitude...
Get The Facts About Acne Treatments
By now, most people are familiar with the common skin condition acne. Everyone from teenagers to adults, and celebrities to regular folk have experienced acne, and all of the nodules, blackheads, whiteheads and cysts that go along with the package.
Because...
Five Ways To Keep Alzheimer’s Away
Blanche Danick may be 86 years old, but she’s pretty hip. She keeps up with all the latest health news, and a while back, she called her daughter wanting to know whether she should start taking the herb ginkgo biloba. She’d heard...
Global Warming Affecting Seabird Population
The sudden decline in the population of seabirds on the Great Barrier Reef and surrounding waters is being viewed as the result of global warming, a new research has revealed.
Tens of thousands of seabirds were unable to breed due to warmer...
