NICE Thumbs Up For Anti-Clotting Drug Eliquis
Submitted by Gunraj Sandhu on Sat, 11/26/2011 - 08:15
In a recent revelation, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has given green signal for a new drug which could help in preventing blood clots. The drug is told to be manufactured by Pfizer and Bristol- Meyers Squibb. There has been concerns raised about blood clots in patients undergoing hip and knee replacement surgery, and this has been now addressed by this drug.
NHS Plan Failed to Combat Obesity, Says Report
Submitted by Gunraj Sandhu on Sat, 11/05/2011 - 12:43
Obesity can be considered as an epidemic of present era where the said health condition continues to take more and more number of people under its spell, regardless of age.
Pregnant Women Treated Unfairly At Workplaces
Submitted by Gunraj Sandhu on Tue, 06/28/2011 - 12:45
It has been revealed, according to a recent report, that as many as third of the pregnant women in the nation are treated unfairly at work. There are a number of statistics that reveal the reality of this scenario in the workplace.
Synthetic Cannabis to Be Banned in South Australia
Submitted by Latika Sharma on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 12:50
South Australian government is now all set to ban the synthetic cannabis, which is a drug made from the hemp plant. Synthetic cannabis will now soon be banned in South Australia, after having considered the calls from doctors and the reports of the users who have now been hospitalized after they had consumed the synthetic cannabis, as stated by the government officials.
Smoke alarm use to increase by Fire Service record
Submitted by Kanika Mehta on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 09:43
To save lives in homes across the region, West Midlands Fire Service is using the power of R n' B music for doing so.
In the West Midlands in homes without a smoke alarm either fitted or working, there are nearly 4,000 household fires every year.
A record has been produced which has been written by one of its firefighters in the battle to increase awareness and save lives.
Omega-3 fatty acids can have a downside too
Submitted by Kanika Mehta on Sat, 09/04/2010 - 11:16A new study has found that inflammation in obese mice was reduced when they were fed omega-3 fatty acids that can lead to diabetes.
In the United States one of the most popular dietary supplements are fish oil supplements that contain high levels of omega-3 fatty acids.
Study co-author Saswata Talukdar, a post-doctoral fellow at University of California, San Diego, said that how exactly omega-3 fatty acids work has not been figured out and that is why omega-3 fatty acids are widely believed to be beneficial.
