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  • Skunk smokers 18 times more likely to be psychotic

    04/07/2008

    People who use super-strength skunk cannabis are 18 times more likely to suffer a psychotic episode than those who smoke milder forms of the drug, research has shown. Ne...view full story

  • Skunk smokers 18 times more likely to be psychotic

    04/07/2008

    People who use super-strength skunk cannabis are 18 times more likely to suffer a psychotic episode than those who smoke milder forms of the drug, research has shown. Ne...view full story

  • Dentist swaps drills for thrills

    04/07/2008

    An opera-loving dentist is to swap his drill for a microphone after winning a four-album recording contract worth one million pounds. Andrew Bain, 35, who has worked as ...view full story

  • Dentist feedback wanted

    04/07/2008

    Dentists and dental technicians are being sought to provide feedback on a new range of toothpastes and mouthwash. The new dental products allow people to repair daily we...view full story

  • New psychiatry chief slams squalid conditions of mental health hospitals

    04/07/2008

    Human rights and race equality groups have applauded the public condemnation of the squalid conditions of acute mental health wards by The Royal College of Psychiatry's n...view full story

  • Computers as safe as medical experts for prescribing blood thinning drugs

    17/06/2008

    The largest ever study into the administration of blood thinning drugs, principally Warfarin, has concluded that dosages calculated by computer are at least as safe and r...view full story

  • Children Treated For Addiction To Phones

    17/06/2008

    Two Spanish children are being treated for addiction to their mobile phones - and the clinic says it could take up to a year for them to recover.
    The children, age...view full story

  • Womb surgery 'saves baby's leg'

    10/06/2008

    Australian surgeons saved the leg of an unborn baby by operating when her mother was just 22 weeks pregnant.
    The surgery was carried out after the foetus developed...view full story

  • Scientists Launch Major Study Into Depression

    09/06/2008

    Depression will affect up to 25% of the population at some point in their lives. It also has been shown to have a strong genetic component. For example, if one of your cl...view full story

  • RCP: Launch of new report: 'Psychological Therapies in Psychiatry and Primary Care'

    09/06/2008

    Psychological Therapies in Psychiatry and Primary Care is the title of a new report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists in partnership with the Royal College of Gener...view full story

  • Do online games trigger a new psychiatric disorder?

    09/06/2008

    "I'm 31 years old. I should be out there achieving something, but I can't . . . Right now I'm hooked to this digital version of an IV drip with cocaine in it, and I ...view full story

  • Bottling it up 'can ease trauma'

    05/06/2008

    People who do not talk about traumatic experiences can fare better than those who "let it all out", say researchers. The University at Buffalo study compared the progres...view full story

  • Women spend 10 years of their lives on diets

    05/06/2008

    A study reveals that a woman will go on two healthy eating plans every year, with each one lasting an average of five weeks. That adds up to 104 diets between the ages o...view full story

  • Experts beat JetLag?

    05/06/2008

    Researchers have come up with a new way for travellers to recover quickly from jet lag - don't eat for 16 hours. They made the discovery while investigating the internal ...view full story

  • How a Cardiff computer could solve the mystery of the universe

    05/06/2008

    A multi-million pound supercomputer unveiled in South Wales could help solve the mystery of how stars are formed, accurately date ancient burial sites and even improve ca...view full story

  • Koncept Analytics Releases Report on Medical Imaging Market

    29/05/2008

    The report begins with a discussion of the medical imaging market and then goes on to analyze the worldwide and the US markets. The report profiles the major medical imag...view full story

  • Diagnosed with Skin Cancer Weeks Before Wedding

    29/05/2008

    For Carolyn, 30, life was going along exactly as she had dreamed -- an exciting job in entertainment, lots of social activities and falling in love and planning a wedding...view full story

  • Older Brain Really May Be a Wiser Brain

    21/05/2008

    When older people can no longer remember names at a cocktail party, they tend to think that their brainpower is declining. But a growing number of studies suggest that th...view full story

  • Skin cancer can sneak up on the most savvy

    15/05/2008

    More than 90 percent of US dermatologic surgeons have seen at least one patient in the past year with skin cancer that was overlooked or misdiagnosed by a nondermatologis...view full story

  • Regular dental checkups can save your life

    15/05/2008

    Regular dental checkups can pay off in many ways.
    For example, dentists can spot signs of diabetes, heart disease and cancer, along with a variety of rare skin an...view full story

  • Brain imaging could be potential future treatment strategy for anxiety

    12/05/2008

    In a move to develop a more personalised approach towards medication depending upon genetic information or other biological markers, researchers have shed light on the po...view full story

  • Computers may aid drug abuse treatment

    09/05/2008

    People in treatment for drug abuse may be more likely to succeed with the help of computer-based behavioral therapy, a pilot study suggests.
    In a study of 77 adult...view full story

  • Cannabis ruling condemned by drugs experts

    09/05/2008

    Cannabis is to have its classification raised by the UK government from a class C drug -- to class B.
    It will bring with it a higher jail term of five years for u...view full story

  • World experts at cancer conference

    09/05/2008

    The prevention, treatment and care of cancer will come under the spotlight at a major health conference in Dublin. Experts from all over the world will address some 200 p...view full story

  • Imaging Advances Map Brain Areas Affecting Mood

    07/05/2008

    Recently developed types of imaging techniques enable researchers to map brain circuits and chemical systems believed to play a role in depression, bipolar disorder and o...view full story

  • Pandemic flu threat remains substantial, health experts say

    07/05/2008

    The world still faces a substantial threat of a flu pandemic and countries need to speed up preparations for a global outbreak, health experts said Tuesday.
    "...view full story

  • School children 'depressed and anxious'

    30/04/2008

    A new report has highlighted the fact that many school children are suffering mental health problems.
    The Good Children Inquiry, commissioned by the Children's Soc...view full story

  • Detecting breast cancer in the dentist's office

    29/04/2008

    Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have developed a test to identify the presence and number of protein markers in a person’s s...view full story

  • Picture book helps children deal with plastic surgery

    24/04/2008

    So you want to have your tummy tucked and your boobs lifted but are worried the kids won’t understand. Well, there’s a new picture book coming out on April 28...view full story

  • Psychology Experts Begin Educational Podcasts on Human Condition

    24/04/2008

    As Web 2.0 expands reach and shortens distances, Texas Tech psycology experts have begun plying their trade to the world of podcasting.
    The Department of Psycholog...view full story

  • Innovative approach helps to reverse tumour blood vessel growth

    24/04/2008

    Researchers at the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) have discovered that turning off a specific gene in cancer cells - RGS5 - can reverse angioge...view full story

  • A million children 'mentally ill' through stress

    23/04/2008

    More than a million children have disorders ranging from depression and anxiety to anorexia, a report is expected to claim this week.
    The fifth in a series of six ...view full story

  • Depression Awareness Week, 21-26 April 2008

    23/04/2008

    The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) welcomes the opportunity provided by Depression Awareness Week to raise the profile of and encourage more empl...view full story

  • Sheffield NHS develops innovative nuclear imaging technology

    21/04/2008

    A groundbreaking technology developed at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (STH) will allow clinicians to manipulate and view nuclear medicine images on c...view full story

  • Expert child doctors express 'concerns'

    17/04/2008

    Delegates at an annual meeting of paediatricians have voted to express their "grave concerns" at the GMC.
    The "disproportionate" ban by the Gen...view full story

  • Experts target blood vessel growth in cancer

    17/04/2008

    Scientists in Australia have identified a gene that appears to be linked to blood vessel growth in tumours in mice and they hope the discovery can pave the way for improv...view full story

  • Optos adds new retinal imaging device to armoury

    17/04/2008

    Optos, the Scottish eyecare specialist and rising technology star, yesterday said it had added a third device to its range, and that the new product was aimed at the need...view full story

  • Holidaying Cosmetic Dentist Saves Shark Bite Victim in Fiji

    16/04/2008

    A dentist on an island holiday had an adventure that wasn't part of his travel plans performing emergency surgery on a shark bite victim.
    A cosmetic dentist from ...view full story

  • Conference on asbestos dangers

    16/04/2008

    Hundreds of workers' representatives from across Yorkshire and Northern England will be at a Sheffield conference next week to discuss the dangers of asbestos.
    Org...view full story

  • Fertility experts recommend wine not fertility tests

    15/04/2008

    Experts have told couples trying to have children to forget buying fertility testing kits and spend the money on a romantic meal out and a good bottle of wine instead.view full story

  • UK surgeon develops infection-reducing lavage tray

    15/04/2008

    A UK surgeon has developed an innovative product designed to reduce the risk of infection during patient transit and surgery.
    The Clinicon Lavage Tray was designed...view full story

  • The Doctor Who Hears Voices, Channel 4 Film

    15/04/2008

    When Ruth began hearing voices, she turned to a controversial drug-free therapy programme. Now, her story is told in a powerful TV film.
    Ruth is a junior doctor li...view full story

  • Websites and designers face prosecution in new French anorexia law

    10/04/2008

    Promoting extreme thinness will become a criminal offence punishable by a jail sentence under a government-backed law that was tabled yesterday in France to combat anorex...view full story

  • Canada leads battle against Prostrate Cancer

    07/04/2008

    A $500,000 grant from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research promises to propel London, Ontario onto the global stage in the fight against a major killer of men -- pro...view full story

  • Judge attacks government over family life breakdown

    07/04/2008

    A leading judge launched an attack on the Government yesterday over the breakdown of family life.
    Mr Justice Coleridge warned the fracturing of society would, with...view full story

  • Dentist gearing up for a round-the-world charity challenge

    07/04/2008

    Dentist Brendan Ball 57, from Freshbrook Dental Practice, will down tools for three months from May 2008 to travel the world on his motorbike.
    The trip will raise ...view full story

  • Experts urge smokers to replace cigarettes with exercise

    04/04/2008

    Experts are urging smokers to replace cigarettes with exercise in a bid to help them stub out the habit.
    Research has revealed physical exertion can help reduce ni...view full story

  • Parexel Appoints Leading Central Nervous System Experts to Its Clinical Pharmacology Business

    03/04/2008

    Parexel International Corporation, a leading global biopharmaceutical services organization, announced that Larry Ereshefsky, Pharm.D., F.C.C.P., B.C.C.P., and Malek Bajb...view full story

  • Chasing size zero leads women to ‘famine then feast’ eating disorder

    02/04/2008

    The size-zero obsession could be forcing women into extreme diets followed by periods of bingeing on junk food, an expert said yesterday.
    Janet Treasure, of the In...view full story

  • Imaging device that can detect tiny tumours

    02/04/2008

    A new approach to medical imaging using an instrument that can reveal details of tumours and tissues with a precision 1,000 times sharper than existing techniques has bee...view full story

  • Royal College of Psychiatrists: Anxious mother - anxious children?

    02/04/2008

    Children of mothers with anxiety disorders have an increased risk of developing anxiety themselves, compared with children of mothers who are not anxious.
    This ne...view full story

  • Hyperactive girls 'struggle as adults'

    01/04/2008

    One in ten girls were found to have hyperactivity problems
    Hyperactive young girls are more likely to have "serious" problems in adulthood, research sugg...view full story

  • £750,000 Plastic Surgery Centre opens

    01/04/2008

    A new £750,000 centre that is set to revolutionise plastic surgery in Lancashire has opened in Preston.
    Inspired by the successful American system of day cas...view full story

  • Personal injury payouts higher for men

    01/04/2008

    Men receive higher average payouts than women when it comes to claims through the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB), but women make more claims.
    But this c...view full story

  • UK's Chartered Insurance Institute Joins Calls for Personal Injury Reform

    01/04/2008

    The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) added its voice to the growing calls on the UK government to follow through on its proposed reforms to the personal injury compens...view full story

  • The Use of Imaging Tools in Toxicology Assessments

    01/04/2008

    In the last decade, in vivo imaging methods have become established tools in basic science research. This lecture is designed provide a general overview of ultrasound ima...view full story

  • Too Many Women Still Dying From Breast Cancer

    01/04/2008

    Thousands of women die from breast cancer each year because current treatments are not always effective and in some cases fail to stem the disease, warns Breast Cancer Ca...view full story

  • Surgeon And Laser Pioneer Warns Cosmetic Deregulation Is A Danger For Patients

    01/04/2008

    Consultant Plastic Surgeon and international laser expert David Gault spoke out against the Department of Health's proposal to deregulate laser and Intense Pulsed Light (...view full story

  • Special MRI Spots When Brain Tumors Turn Deadly

    01/04/2008

    A sophisticated imaging technique can detect the changes in blood flow in the brain that often herald the emergence of highly malignant brain tumors, researchers report.<...view full story

  • Personal injury claims affect car insurance prices

    01/04/2008

    The spiralling legal costs from personal injury claims are having a huge impact on the cost of insurance, with 10% of every car insurance premium which is taken in by the...view full story

  • HRT ‘might ward off Alzheimer’s’

    01/04/2008

    Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may protect post-menopausal women against memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease.
    A study found women’s memories are aff...view full story

  • Gand Theft Childhood -- politicians are wrong about games

    01/04/2008

    A new book by Drs Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl K Olson says playing video games is not as bad as it's often painted
    Most gamers have noticed that millions of kids ma...view full story

  • Milosevic Aides’ War Crime Trial Postponed for Health Reasons

    01/04/2008

    Medical report states that one of the accused is too ill to attend the trial.
    The war crimes trial of two aides of he late Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic was...view full story

  • Marital strife 'linked to rise in blood pressure'

    01/04/2008

    A Happy marriage is good for blood pressure, but a stressful one can be worse than being single, according to new research.
    In the study by Julianne Holt-Lunstad, ...view full story

  • City barrister writes ‘valuable’ book on care law

    01/04/2008

    Family law specialist Jonathan Butler, of India Buildings Chambers, is the author of the new Community Care Law and Local Authority Handbook, out this month.
    He sa...view full story

  • Medical experts have welcomed alcohol price rise

    19/03/2008

    Professor Ian Gilmore, president of the Royal College of Physicians and chairman of the UK Alcohol Health Alliance, said evidence suggested even moderately higher taxatio...view full story

  • Medical imaging company has new name

    19/03/2008

    Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.'s former medical imaging unit in Billerica has a new name and management team. Avista Capital Partners, which bought the company from Bristol-Mye...view full story

  • Psychology News Gets Off The Fence

    19/03/2008

    Off The Fence Productions has announced that it is teaming up with UK factual indie company Psychology News Productions for two new projects.
    The first project wil...view full story

  • Cosmetic surgery to carry health warnings?

    18/03/2008

    Strong new proposals from the Irish Association of Plastic Surgeons (IAPS), including the recommendation that advertisements for cosmetic surgery clinics should carry hea...view full story

  • Addicted to your iphone ipod or computer?

    18/03/2008

    Pyschiatrists say forget your Bird Flu and West Nile virus – the latest epidemic sweeping the world is an addiction to the internet, gaming and texting…and i...view full story

  • Forthcoming guidelines on The Physical Signs of Child Sexual Abuse

    18/03/2008

    New guidelines on the Physical Signs of Child Sexual Abuse, published by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, are to be released on 2nd April 2008. They rep...view full story

  • US Medical Imaging Participates in National Colon Cancer Study

    14/03/2008

    In the wake of the American Cancer Society’s new guidelines on colon cancer screening, Scottsdale Medical Imaging (SMIL) announces that the organization was a leadi...view full story

  • Experts 'rebuild' composer's face

    04/03/2008

    The face of Johann Sebastian Bach has been recreated by experts at Dundee University more than 250 years after the German composer's death.
    It is believed that onl...view full story

  • US Experts Study Neuroscience Use in Courts

    04/03/2008

    When Peter Braunstein was put on trial in New York last year for a twisted Halloween torture attack, his lawyers used a visual aid to suggest that his actions were the pr...view full story

  • Drinking tea could help fight diabetes, say experts

    04/03/2008

    Drinking tea could help combat diabetes, Scottish scientists claim. The potentially therapeutic properties in black tea have been discovered by scientists at the Universi...view full story

  • Experts to help with spate of suicides

    21/02/2008

    MENTAL health experts will be sent to every school in an area of South Wales that has been rocked by a spate of suicides that has claimed 17 young liv...view full story

  • Government and medical regulators are failing to defend expert paediatricians against attacks

    18/02/2008

    Professor Terence Stephenson said child health doctors faced intimidation in the difficult field of child protection and could be put off acting as expert witnesses in co...view full story

  • Experts pioneer 'DIY' stem-cell treatment for broken bones

    18/02/2008

    A pioneering new way of mending damaged bones is being pioneered by researchers in Edinburgh. Scientists are experimenting with using a patient's own stem cells – t...view full story

  • Drug experts tackle trouble with medication names

    04/02/2008

    Even though a new report on medication errors has found that thousands of people receive the wrong drug because too many have confusing look-alike or sound-alike names, e...view full story

  • Angolan bug mystifies experts

    29/01/2008

    United Nations health experts say they remain mystified by an unidentified disease in Angola that has killed four people.
    About 200 other victims are in hospital s...view full story

  • The Legal and Medical Conference - March 08

    16/01/2008


    Barker Brook is organising a one-day conference for professionals working in Personal Injury and Clicnical Negligence on 31st March 2008 in London.

    ...view full story

  • Shortage of Pathologists forcing illegal transportation of children’s bodies

    04/01/2008


    Members of the British Medical Association, Royal College of Pathologists and coroners have claimed that bodies are being moved illegally for post-mortems due to ...view full story

  • Leading expert calls for new rules on medical screening

    11/12/2007

    Leading epidemiologist and preventive health expert, Professor Nicholas Wald has called for a new Medical Screening Code of Practice to protect the public against insuran...view full story

  • Government backs ‘world-class’ medical research centre

    05/12/2007

    The Prime Minister has backed plans to build a £500 million medical research centre, the biggest of its kind in the world. The new UK Centre for Medical Research an...view full story

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