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Cold Weather Brings Hypothermia Threat - Oregon Department Of HealthLow winter temperatures have brought warnings from experts in the Oregon Department of Human Services State Public Health Division. Exposure to cold can lead to hypothermia, so it is important to protect yourself against it. Hypothermia occurs when heat escapes from your body faster than it can warm itself and you body's core body temperature falls lower than 95 degrees F. Severe hypothermia can lead to death.
Medicalnewstoday.com Monday, January 05, 2009Osteoporosis Drug Linked To Bone Death In JawA new US study found that even short term use of oral bisphosphonates like Fosomax (alendronate), commonly used to treat osteoporosis, may leave the jaw vulnerable to devastating necrosis (death of bone tissue).
Medical News Today Monday, January 05, 2009Cancer that 'comes back from the dead'A KEY mechanism identified by scientists which allows tumours to survive may help explain how some cancers bounce back after chemotherapy.
CBC.ca Monday, January 05, 2009Scheme has changed my lifeSECURING her own flat through the PSL scheme in 2007 was the catalyst for a string of positive changes in the life of mother-of-two Tracey Lambert.
Scotsman Monday, January 05, 2009Supermarket offers blood testsShoppers at an Asda store in the West Midlands are now able to get a hospital blood test taken as they shop.
CBC.ca Monday, January 05, 2009American Medical Student Association Applauds Pharmaceutical Industry For Voluntary Ban; Continues To Call For Federal RegulationThe American Medical Student Association (AMSA), the nation's oldest and largest, independent association for physicians-in-training, applauds the pharmaceutical industry for implementing a voluntary ban on gifts to physicians, which began on January 1, 2009.
Medical News Today Monday, January 05, 2009MHRA - Brief Summary Of Reclassifications That Have Been Approved In The Past 12 Months, UKPlease see the relevant entry in List C (consolidated list of substances present in authorised products which have been reclassified since 1 April 2002) for full details.
Medical News Today Monday, January 05, 2009MRSA At Record Low For The Chesterfield Royal Hospital, EnglandThe Chesterfield Royal Hospital has recorded its lowest yearly MRSA rates since records began. The latest statistics have been released by the Health Protection Agency with just ten cases recorded at the Royal in the year between April 2007 and March 2008. And the news gets better with the hospital on course to do even better this year with only five recorded cases since April 1st.
Medical News Today Monday, January 05, 2009Study Links Obesity To Elevated Risk Of Ovarian CancerA new epidemiological study has found that among women who have never used menopausal hormone therapy, obese women are at an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer compared with women of normal weight.
Medical News Today Monday, January 05, 2009FDA Announces Class I Recall Of Ophthalmic Surgical DeviceThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a Class I recall of lot no. UD30654 of Healon D, an ophthalmic viscosurgical device (OVD) manufactured by Advanced Medical Optics Inc. (AMO) of Santa Ana, Calif. OVDs are viscoelastic materials used to maintain space in the eye during surgery. Typically, OVDs are pre-packaged in a syringe and are applied using a small tube. On Oct.
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