Future Burden of Fractures in Europe View Story: www.medindia.net
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) in collaboration with the European Federation of the Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) calculates the future burden of fractures and calls for improved methods to close the treatment gap ... read more
2011-06-19
That's one of the main findings of a landmark report 'Osteoporosis - Burden, Healthcare provision and Opportunities in the European Union' newly published in the journal Archives of Osteoporosis. The study, compiled by the International O
CORWITH - Dialysis patient John Babcock faces a questionable future following notice from his healthcare provider that he must pay up or lose his life-saving dialysis machine and medications.
KUALA LUMPUR: Travellers having symptoms of dysentery (bloody diarrhoea) on their return from Europe have been advised to seek medical treatment at the nearest healthcare provider immediately.
One morning after waking up early, Karrie Cannell was online and discovered a website of an organization that is dedicated to promoting and sponsoring adoptions of special needs children around the world. It was there she saw Carson, an orphan in Eas
Tackling Malnutrition In The Elderly Could Reduce Neck Of Femur Fractures And The High Rate Of Relat
Neck of femur (NOF) fractures are a predominant cause of hospitalisation among people over the age of 65. They result in an end to independent living for 60% of those affected and death within six months from surgery for 30%. One major reason for bot
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced CE Mark approval and first use in Europe of its Blazer™ Open-Irrigated Catheter, the Company's latest radiofrequency ablation (RFA) catheter designed to treat a variety of arrhythmias such a
LONDON (AP) -- A super-toxic bug is causing the frightening food poisoning outbreak in Europe that has sickened at least 1600 people and killed 18, researchers and global health officials said Thursday. The new E. coli strain that is believed to have
Two Americans have been hospitalized with kidney failure after returning to the US from Germany. Now, the Food and Drug Administration is stepping up inspections of produce from Europe to try to prevent the outbreak from spreading to America. ...
As the current virulent Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) outbreak in Germany spreads, experts from The European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) are concerned not only about the pressure health facilities
Hundreds of those sickened so far have suffered kidney failure and also have neurological problems, like seizures and language difficulties. No one knows the source of the outbreak, but it's thought to be related to raw vegetables grown in Europe