Health Care

U.K. twin dies after separation surgery

LONDON, December 3 (RIA Novosti) - An operation in London to separate two conjoined twins has resulted in the death one of the girls, the head of the surgical team told journalists on Wednesday. The 11-hour operation to...

Zimbabwe riot police battle protestors

By Nelson Banya HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe riot police wielding batons charged protesting union members, doctors and nurses to disperse demonstrations on Wednesday as the country sank further into crisis. Zimbabwean trade...

Surgeon carries out Congo op by text

A doctor volunteering in war-torn Congo performed a life-saving amputation on a teenage boy using text message instructions from a colleague in London. Vascular surgeon David Nott was working 24-hour shifts with medical charity...

Golf: Seve Ballesteros returns to intensive care at Madrid hospital after fourth operation

Seve Ballesteros is back in intensive care after undergoing a fourth operation at La Paz hospital in Madrid yesterday. Five-time major winner Ballesteros underwent scheduled surgery for the placement of a cephalorachidian fluid...

Drug Marketing Techniques May Be Risking Patient Safety

Analysis: What can we learn from drug marketing efficiency? Dr David Kao from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, argues that while drug regulatory bodies are under pressure to make new drugs available more...

NHS spending millions fixing botched plastic surgery done abroad

NHS surgeons are having to fix botched plastic surgery after patients seek cheap deals abroad. By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor Thousands of patients travel to eastern Europe, South Africa and elsewhere for cheap cosmetic...

Wyeth Submits European Marketing Authorization Application for its 13-Valent Vaccine for the...

Wednesday December 3, 8:31 am ET Approval sought for investigational vaccine for protection against the 13 most prevalent serotypes associated with serious pneumococcal disease COLLEGEVILLE, Pa., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/...

AVI BioPharma Files IND for Clinical Trial of Marburg Virus Treatment

Wednesday December 3, 8:05 am ET Preclinical Results With AVI-6003 Demonstrate Uniform Survival in Non-Human Primates Following Lethal Virus Challenge PORTLAND, OR--(MARKET WIRE)--Dec 3, 2008 -- News ), a developer of RNA-based...

Queen's Speech: NHS patients to have legal right to demand drugs or treatments available...

NHS patients will have the legal right to demand drugs or treatments that are available elsewhere in the country under plans for a new NHS "bill of rights" announced in the Queen's speech. By Robert Winnett, Deputy Political...

NicOx Signs Agreement With DSM For The Commercial Manufacture Of Naproxcinod Drug Substance

NicOx S.A. recently announced it has signed an agreement with DSM for the commercial manufacture and supply of naproxcinod drug substance (or API, active pharmaceutical ingredient). Naproxcinod is NicOx' lead investigational...

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